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WDC Seoul 2010 Calendar

Published: 23 Feb. 2010, 08:47

WDC Convocation Ceremony

TODAY
09:00 - 09:20
Opening Ceremony
Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon, Icsid President
Mark Breitenberg
09:20 - 10:20
Keynote Speech, “Design and the Future:
How Design Changes the World.”
Matthias Horx, futurist
10:30 - 11:45
Plenary 1, “World Design Capitals.”
Chair: Nah Ken, director general of
WDC Seoul 2010
13:15 - 14:50
Plenary 2, “Caring for Citizens in the
Future Design City." Chair: Helena
Hyvonen, rector of University of Art
and Design Helsinki
15:20 - 17:50
* Session I, “Design and Urban Development.”
Chair: Nam Ki-young, assistant
professor of department of Industrial
Design at Kaist
* Session II, “Design and Business.”
Chair: Michael Thompson, director of
Design Connect
* Session III, “Design and Quality of
Life.” Chair: Russell Kennedy, president
of Icograda

TOMORROW

09:00 - 09:40
Mayor’s Round Table
Chair: Chris Wainwright, dean of
the School of Art at Central Saint
Martins, University of the Arts London
10:00 - 10:40
Press Conference
10:00 - 12:00
• Special Session, “Design and Future
Cities.” Chair: Don Ryun
Chang, former president of Icograda
14:00 - 18:00
Design Seoul Tour
19:00 - 21:00
Farewell Dinner
Information culled from
www.wdcseoulsummit.kr

Seoul Design Assets Exhibition

Seoul Design Assets Exhibition

Jan. 8 to March 7 and

Sept. 17 to Oct. 7:

Fifty-one design assets that reflect 600 years of Seoul’s history will be exhibited.

Seoul Museum of History and Jamsil Stadium

Sept. 17 to Oct. 7:

Children’s Design Camp

May 5:

Design events for children

Venue to be announced

Seoul Design Fair 2010
(formerly called the Seoul Design Olympiad)
Sept. 17 to Oct. 7:

Children’s Design Camp

Various conferences, exhibitions, competitions and festivals will be showcased to raise citizens’ design awareness.

Jamsil Stadium, near the Han River and other areas in Seoul Various conferences, exhibitions, competitions and festivals will be showcased to raise citizens’ design awareness.

Jamsil Stadium, near the Han River and other areas in Seoul

World Design Cities Exhibition
Sept. 17 to Oct. 7

Seoul Design Fair 2010

Introducing design trends and design projects

WDC Convocation Ceremony

November TBA Conference about WDC Seoul 2010 business performance and convocation ceremony for the next World Design Capital for 2012. Venue to be announced