[greenyes] Design: Green -- Workshops for Product Designers

["Marjorie J. Clarke" <mclarke@no.address>]

We've been talking about educating the designers to be more environmentally 
conscious for a decade now.  And now we can start to spread the word in an 
organized way.  I understand the entry fee to be quite reasonable.

DESIGN:GREEN Launches

Workshops for Product Designers
Scheduled For Spring 2004

New York, NY? This is to announce the official launch of Design:Green, a 
groundbreaking program aimed at jumpstarting green design education for 
U.S. product designers and ensuring competitiveness for U.S. manufacturers 
in the global marketplace.

Design:Green is being spearheaded by the Design Foundation of Industrial 
Designers Society of America, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
J.Ottman Consulting, and leading design schools.  It has been endorsed by 
the Industrial Designer Society of America, the largest professional 
association of product designers, and the o2-Global network of green 
designers.

The hallmark of Design:Green will be three highly interactive one-day 
workshops, to be conducted in New York, Chicago and Minneapolis during 
Spring 2004. They are open to product design practitioners, educators, 
students, and other interested professionals. Taught by leading experts in 
eco-design, the workshops will bring attendees up to speed on key 
environmental issues effecting product design. They will equip designers 
with practical skills and easy-to-use tools for incorporating eco-design 
into their work and business.

Networking events, a special web site which will house the workshop 
materials, and other activities will help extend reach to the broader 
audience of product designers.

The Design:Green workshops are scheduled as follows:

New York
March 27, 2004
Pratt Institute Manhattan
144 West 14 Street
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Minneapolis
April 24, 2004
Minneapolis College of Art and Design
2501 Stevens Avenue South
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Chicago
June 17, 2004
Merchandise Mart
320 N. Wells
Chicago, IL
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

In Minneapolis and Chicago, Design:Green will be co-promoted with the 
EnvironDesign 8 and NEOCON events, respectively.

Sponsorships are currently being sought to help underwrite supplemental 
pre-and post-workshop networking events and a green product slide show.

For more information and for registration details, visit: 
http://www.greenmarketing.com/designgreen

Or contact: Kakee Scott
212-879-4160
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Kakee Scott
J. Ottman Consulting
Eco-Innovation and Green Marketing
315 East Sixty-Ninth Street
New York, NY 10021-5527
212.879.4160

We're on the web:
http://www.greenmarketing.com

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Maggie Clarke, Ph.D.
mclarke@no.address
Environmental Scientist and Educator
http://everest.hunter.cuny.edu/~mclarke/index.html
New York City