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CONNECT Design Conference

Submitted by mjvesper on Tue, 05/04/2010 - 12:29am
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The CONNECT Design Conference is this Friday. It is a speaker series organized by The Illinois Institute of Art - Chicago which brings together speakers from a variety of design disciplines and takes place in Chicago at the Merchandise Mart. It runs from 10 AM to 4 PM.

I am speaking as a web designer, but the focus isn't on web design per se. The audience will run the gamut of both design professionals and students so the topic will be more about leveraging technology and the context of its use in design.

It's been a while since I've had to do anything in front of an audience and never in this capacity. It's a little scary but exciting. According to the organizers of the event, there should be around 300 people.

I'm speaking last at around 3 PM. The schedule and the list of speakers can be downloaded here. If you happen to be in the area, the event is free and open to the public. You don't need to register beforehand though there is an online invite with more information at this Facebook page.

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Connect Conference

Submitted by Guest (not verified) on Fri, 05/21/2010 - 1:49pm.

Hi Mike,

 

I was one of the students at the conference and I just wanted to thank you for your presentation. It was a very interesting one and it also inspired me that I really can find a way to learn anything I want. Makes me push myself further to learn all that I can, which will come back to help and inspire me in my work. Thanks a lot for all your information and advice.

 

Tom Skordalos