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[Image: Outside View of North Building of Emily Carr. Source: www.ecuad.ca]

Education roundtable at Design Currency 2010

Vancouver (Canada) - What do prospective students need to know to make an informed decision about their future study in graphic design? How do we as educators define graphic design education, classify institutions and quantify program outcomes? As part of Design Currency: Icograda Design Week in Vancouver 2010, Emily Carr will host a round table on current thinking in design education.

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[Image: Don Ryun Chang (Korea) and Freeman Lau (Hong Kong SAR)]

Icograda at Adobe Education Leadership Forum 2010

Sydney (Australia) - Furthering shared design education objectives, the upcoming Adobe Education Leadership Forum 2010 will feature two keynote presentations from the Icograda network. From 16-17 March speakers from around the world will share vibrant ideas and programs they have implemented to equip students with the tools that they need for living and working in a digital future.

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[Image: Audrey Bennett and Prof. Ahn Sang-Soo]

Icograda announces Co-Chairs of Design Education Manifesto 2010

Montreal (Canada) - Icograda is pleased to announce that Prof. Ahn Sang-Soo (Korea) and Audrey G. Bennett (United States) will co-chair the tenth anniversary update of the Icograda Design Education Manifesto.

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Call for entries: Australasian Student Design Awards 2010

Melbourne (Australia) - The Design Institute of Australia invites nominations of top Australian and New Zealand student projects for this year's Australasian Student Design Awards. The deadline for educators to register their schools is 17 March 2010.

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Reminder: Young Package 2010 submission deadline approaching

Prague (Czech Republic) - Students and young creative people of up to 30 years of age have until 29 March 2010 to submit their designs of corrugated and smooth cardboard used in packaging design to Young Package 2010.

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Download your 2010 Adobe Design Achievement Awards poster today

San José (United States) - The official poster for the 2010 Adobe Design Achievement Awards is now available for download in 11 languages. Spread the word - professors and students can print and distribute the poster to encourage other students to participate.

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Above banner: Identity for Design Institute of Australia's Australasian Student Design Awards 2010.



[Image: Banner for Design Currency: Icograda Design Week in Vancouver 2010]