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The International Design Alliance IDA Executive Committee Concludes Meetings in QatarThe International Design Alliance (IDA) Executive Committee held its first meeting of the 2006/2007 term in Doha (Qatar).
The meetings were organised in parallel with Tasmeem Doha, the international design conference hosted by the VCU School of the Arts in Qatar from 20-23 February 2006.
On the agenda of the meetings were project updates for the IDA World Design Capital pilot project, the IDA World Design Report pilot project and the IDA Global Summit.
The IDA World Design Capital pilot project is being led by Icsid on behalf of the IDA.
The city of Torino (Italy) will be the first World Design Capital in 2008.
As Torino 2008 approaches, the next steps will be the organisation and investment in design-related events for a period of one year, with a focus on industrial and graphic design.
A call for entries for the 2010 designation will be launched later this year.
The IDA World Design Report, led by Icograda, will map the design sector in at least 12 countries (or economic development communities) as a pilot project to determine the contribution of the design economy and the level of strategic engagement of design as a developmental imperative at the governmental level.
An open Call for Expressions of Interest was reveiwed and approved by the committee and will be circulated alter this month.
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