Participants Confirmed for Design Avenue: Icsid Interdesign Workshop in Monterrey

A total of 48 outstanding designers and other related specialists have confirmed their participation for "Design Avenue", an Icsid Inderdesign workshop in Monterrey, Mexico.

Taking place from 25 May - 5 June 2009, participants will arrive from 17 different countries, including Argentina, Botswana, Canada, Chile, China, El Salvador, Guatemala, India, Iran, Irland, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Panama, Russia, Turkey, United Kingdom and United States.

These participants have been carefully selected from over a 100 hundred applications from 28 countries.

Working under the main theme, "Design transforms knowledge into meaningful innovation" these participants will break into five multi-disciplinary teams to show the value of design in a city that has openly declared its vocation to knowledge.

"Monterrey ciudad del conocimiento" Monterrey, city of knowledge, is about to experience a fantastic journey of transformation from this motto, to the following one: "Monterrey city of knowledge, culture and design".

A strong selection of group leaders and technical specialists will work with the teams over the course of the two-week workshops.