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events organised by CSD

CSD EVENT DATES FOR 2010

MAY
Wednesday 19
CSD Council
Closed meeting of the Trustees

Thursday 20
North West Focus Group
CSD third Thursday meeting at 6-8pm in the bar in 'Kitchen' the Ground Floor Restaurant above the Circle Club, 13 Barton Arcade, Deansgate, Manchester M3 2BB

If you wish to be notified of events and meetings for this group
Email Dave Spence MCSD for details...

JUNE
Friday 11
Surrey Focus Group
15:30
Visit the Sickert Exhibition in the main gallery the Lighthouse.
17:00
Meet for coffee if attending the exhibition and evening CSD meeting.
18:00 onwards
Lightbox in Woking and talk about our next major discussion, theme or outing.
The Lightbox
Chobham Road
Woking, GU214AA
The venue details ...
Restaurant and a solo jazz piano from around 7.00pm with supper for all those who want to linger on into the evening.

If you need to book a restaurant table for later in the evening that is up to you to organise.
Book a table ...
Or telephone: (01483) 737829 for a reserved table booking.

Contact Christopher Turrall ...

Thursday 17
North West Focus Group
19.00 - 21.00
will be meeting upstairs at Odder Bar
Oxford Road M1 5QA (opposite the BBC).
Our monthly meeting coincides with the official book launch of 'God is a Manc' by Mike Garry (acclaimed Mancunian poet) and he will be reading extracts from his poetry.

Further info about the event: http://www.cheersta.co.uk/
or http://www.didsburylife.com/news/239/god-is-a-manc-by-mike-garry-book-launch-17th-june.html
Further info about the venue: http://www.oddbar.co.uk/odder

If you wish to be notified of events and meetings for this group
Email Dave Spence MCSD for details...

Monday 28
London Focus Group
18.30 to 20.00 - meet at the Festival Hall
If you wish to be notified of events and meetings for the group
Email Dianne Davies MCSD for details ...

JULY
There will be no meeting this month
North West Focus Group
normally meets on the third Thursday of the month. Each meeting is dedicated to a different type of event ranging from talks, networking, visits or purely social.
If you wish to be notified of events and meetings for this group
Email Dave Spence MCSD for details...

AUGUST
Wednesday 11
CSD Council
Closed meeting of the Trustees

SEPTEMBER
Thursday 16
North West Focus Group
normally meets on the third Thursday of the month. Each meeting is dedicated to a different type of event ranging from talks, networking, visits or purely social.
If you wish to be notified of events and meetings for this group
Email Dave Spence MCSD for details...

Monday 27
London Focus Group
18.30 to 20.00 - venue to be confirmed
If you wish to be notified of events and meetings for the group
Email Dianne Davies MCSD for details ...

Tuesday 28
MaDE on a BUS
10:00 to 18:00
A Design Pool collaboration.
A full day excursion to visit Rainham Landfill site, and then follow two waste streams, involving the reprocessing of PET bottles and separately mixed glass waste. On the return leg to London, a presentation will be given concerning the recycling of mixed plastic waste. A must for product/packaging designers.
This event is free of charge for CSD members. Food and drink will be provided.
NOTE: Places limited to 4 only - to ensure your place contact CSD before noon Friday 3 September 2010.

OCTOBER
Thursday 21
North West Focus Group normally meets on the third Thursday of the month. Each meeting is dedicated to a different type of event ranging from talks, networking, visits or purely social.
If you wish to be notified of events and meetings for this group
Email Dave Spence MCSD for details...

NOVEMBER

Monday 1
CSD members promotion WUXI, China.
Twenty CSD Product Design members will have the opportunity to exhibit their work during a design promotion event in Wuxi.
If you are interested please contact CSD for further details.

Wednesday 17
CSD Council
Closed meeting of the Trustees

Thursday 18
North West Focus Group
normally meets on the third Thursday of the month. Each meeting is dedicated to a different type of event ranging from talks, networking, visits or purely social.
If you wish to be notified of events and meetings for this group
Email Dave Spence MCSD for details...

Monday 29
London Focus Group
18.30 to 20.00 - venue to be confirmed
If you wish to be notified of events and meetings for the group
Email Dianne Davies MCSD for details ...

DECEMBER - no events listed

News

China Britain copyright agreement

Intellectual Property Minister Baroness Wilcox today signed a new Memorandum of Understanding on copyright with Liu Binjie, Minister of the National Copyright Administration of the People’s Republic of China read more ...

WIPO Gold IP resource now active

The World Intellectual Property Organisation, of which CSD holds Observer Status, has launched WIPO Gold, a portal intended to be a dynamic and evolving tool, expanding over time to build a one-stop gateway for IP data.

Further deatails can be found by visiting the 'intellectual property' page of the CSD website. Click here ...

Design Council rebuked

In a press release today, British Design Innovation (BDI) rebuked the Design Council for comments made by its Chair Lord Michael Bichard when announcing the Design Council review as to 'market failure'.

Frank Peters FCSD, Chief Executive of CSD said, 'We appear to be in strong agreement with BDI on this matter and it would be interesting to hear what the DBA have to say on the issue' read more ...

Government announces review of the Design Council

The government has announced a review of the Design Council to consider its role and status. The review will be chaired by Martin Temple CBE and will report back to the minister in September.

For full details of the review, including the TOR and a CSD survey click here ...

CSD on panel for Ergonomic Design Awards

The CSD President, Chris Ramsden FCSD, will be joining the panel of judges for the Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors' (IEHF) Ergonomic Design Awards later this year.

Commenting on the awards, Chris said, 'Ergonomics are vital to good design and the Society is pleased to have built a strategic relationship with IEHF. The awards are only one aspect of the partnership which will be strengthened by future collaborations on training modules and joint events.'

All designers and ergonomists are eligible to enter the awards and full details can be found on the CSD awards pages of this website.
Read more ...

CSD maps the profession over 80 years

The Society is celebrating its 80th year by embarking upon a major three year initiative, in collaboration with the University of Brighton, to map the development of the design profession from 1930 - 2010. The project has been made possible due to the award of ARHC funding read more ...

Design Pool

An exciting new initiative has been launched by three important membership design sector membership organisations, the Chartered Society of Designers, the Institute of Engineering Designers and the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining. Read more ...

James Dyson reports on Ingenious Britain

David Cameron and Shadow Business Secretary Ken Clarke have welcomed Sir James Dyson's Ingenious Britain report ... read more and download the full report.