InfoD: IIID Vision Plus 11 + IIID Summer Academy

        * InfoDesign conference and Summer Academy *

          1) Vision Plus 11
             July 7-9, 2005. Vienna, Austria
	 2) Summer Academy "(Im)Material Exchange"
	    July 11-23, 2005. Bozen/Bolzano, Italy,

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1) Vision Plus 11. Needs, trends and themes for Information Design:
    Developing Information Design Subject Areas
    July 7-9, 2005
    Vienna, Austria

Vision Plus 11 will focus on the development on information design as 
a distinct profession and area of expertise. The symposium will be 
carried by the IIID Board Members and invited speakers, who will 
discuss the development of information design subject areas. About 20 
speakers of 10 countries are expected to give presentations.

WEBSITE:
http://www.iiid-visionplus.net/

PARTICIPATION FEE:
EUR 560
Various reductions are available for
- IIID and AIGA members (10%)
- students (33%)
- additional participants from same address (33%) and
- early bird bookings until 3 June 2005 (10%).

ORGANIZATION:
- International Institute for Information Design (IIID)
- The American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA)

PATRONAGE:
- UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)

SPONSORS:
- Verband Wiener Volksbildung
- VHS Urania
- Design Austria
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2) IIID/AIGA Summer Academy 2005 "(Im)Material Exchange":

The IIID/AIGA Summer Academy is in harmony with the 8th UN Millennium 
Goal "Developing a Global Partnership for Development". Its focus: 
the Cape Verde Islands, situated in the middle of the Atlantic.

The IIID/AIGA Summer Academy is an integral part of idX (the IIID 
Information Design Exchange project) within the EU/USA Cooperation 
Programme in Higher Education and Vocational Education and Training. 
It will enable all idX participants of Italy, The Netherlands, 
Sweden, Idaho, Illinois and Michigan to meet, to exchange experiences 
and to work collectively - together with the other participants - on 
the development of a challenging communication project focussing on 
issues of cultural, educational and economic development.

The IIID/AIGA Summer Academy is open to information design students 
and professionals likewise.

Availability of places is limited. Applicants will be accepted - 
depending on their qualification - on a first come first served basis.

PATRONAGE:
- UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)

DIRECTOR:
- Prof. Jay Rutherford, Free University of Bozen/Bolzano

PARTICIPATION FEE:
- EUR 1100 (Members of IIID and AIGA, students and participants of
previous IIID summer academies: EUR 990)

WEBSITE:
http://www.iiid.net/SummerAcademy.htm
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