Compostmodern is fertile ground for sustainability. Presented by the San Francisco chapter of AIGA and the AIGA Center for Sustainable Design (CFSD), this interdisciplinary conference explores the range of design thinking necessary to create a socially and ecologically responsible society. Designers, manufacturers and business leaders come together to find inspiration, share knowledge and explore real world opportunities for transforming products, industries and lives.

Compostmodern 09 will be held at the Herbst Theatre in San Francisco on Saturday, February 21. For the first time, the event will be webcast live (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM PST) and will be available for 90 days following, encouraging online participation and satellite events at AIGA chapters and educational institutions everywhere. To sign up for the webcast, visit the Compostmodern website.

This year’s conference demonstrates how sustainable solutions converge as design, ecology, social activism, business, and economics intersect. Speakers include:

• Eames Demetrios of Eames Office
• Saul Griffith of Makani Power
• Allan Chochinov of Core 77
• Nathan Shedroff, Chair, Design MBA, California College of the Arts (CCA)
• Climate strategist Michel Gelobter
• John Bielenberg and Pam Dorr of Project M and the HERO Housing Resource in Alabama
• Emily Pilloton of Project H Design, and
• Autodesk Sustainable Design Program Manager Dawn Danby.
• GreenBiz editor and sustainability author Joel Makower will reprise his role as emcee.

Early Bird Special:
$10 off all prices if purchased prior to February 6, 2009.

Want to Host a Viewing?
If you are interested in hosting a webcast viewing through your chapter on Saturday, February 21 or at a later date, email webcast. The Compostmodern Seedpacket, a starter kit for producing your own satellite webcast event, can be downloaded from Compostmodern.org, or accessed at Compostmodern 09 Seedpacket. In addition to technical details and logistics, the Seedpacket contains an email template for use in marketing and instructions for listing your event on www.compostmodern.org.

The organizers of Compostmodern would like to encourage students to participate in this event via our webcast interface. For information about hosting a webcast viewing for a group of students or an educational institution, email webcast. Other questions? Email email webcast or check the resources on the conference website at Compostmodern.org.

Want to Be a Sponsor?
Sponsorship information is available here. Or contact AIGA SF at 415.626.6008.

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