Beijing (China) - Online registration for Xin: Icograda World Design Congress 2009 Beijing and Pre-Congress Workshops is now open. Delegates from around the world can now register to attend the Pre-Congress workshops from 19-24 October and the International Conference and Education Conference, from 24-30 October 2009.

Toronto (Canada) - Applied Arts has announced the Jury for the Design & Advertising Awards 2009, one of the largest and most-respected shows of its kind in Canada. Winning work is reproduced in the November Design & Advertising annual, and kept as a valuable reference by the Applied Arts readership.

Montreal (Canada) – The Design Capital seminar series presented as part of State of Design 2009, is Australia's premier business seminar series showcasing design vision, innovation and strategies that provide a critical, competitive edge. Icograda, the world body for professional communication design, is pleased to be a major partner with the Festival for the 2009 Design Capital seminar series.

Fort Collins (United States) - Graphic Responses is an online poster exhibition initiated in 2003 as a "graphic response" to upheavals in international events. It seeks provide new international perspectives on current issues and offer an online outlet for graphic designers to express visual opinions that may never see ink on paper.

Montreal (Canada) - INDIGO, the International Indigenous Design Network, is pleased to partner with the State of Design Festival in presenting a unique panel discussion on contemporary issues at the intersection of indigenous knowledge and design.

Melbourne (Australia) - Senator Kim Carr, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, has called for written submissions on proposed reforms to Australia's intellectual property (IP) system.

London (United Kingdom) - The British Design Council and the Technology Strategy Board have announced a new partnership that will see the two organisations working closely together on joint projects to strengthen design's role at the heart of science and technological innovation.

Athens (Greece) - The programme for the European Design Conference 2009, an Icograda endorsed event, is now published on the EDAwards and EDConference website.

Trnava (Slovakia) - The call for entries for the Trnava Poster Triennial (TPT) 2009 is now open. From now until 15 May 2009, designers, authorial teams or design studios and students of Fine Arts academies can submit their designs for posters or websites.

Seongnam (South Korea) - The dates have been announced for Design Korea 2009, organised by Icograda Promotional Member Korean Institute of Design Promotion (KIDP).