Paris (France) - The call for applications for the 2011 UNESCO-Aschberg Bursaries is now now open. The bursaries promote the mobility of young artists between 25-35 years old, enriching their personal perspectives, enabling them to engage in an intercultural dialogue and exposing them to cultural diversity.

Singapore - Organised by >60 Design Centre, in partnership with Design Singapore Council and with the support of Temasek Polytechnic, Global Age-Friendly Design Awards 2010 invites students, design professionals, design firms and the general public to submit their ideas on products that can change and enhance the lifestyles of the elderly.

Sydney (Australia) - In an important move for the future of Australian professional design, the Australian Design Alliance (ADA) will be launched this Friday 3 September at Australia's most prominent design icon - the Sydney Opera House.

Montreal (Canada) - Icograda is pleased to welcome to the Friends network Asif Shah, a designer, a photographer, an educator and a communications strategist from Pakistan.

Washington, DC (United States) - Leading environmental graphic design professionals from North America and Europe will meet to share ideas, strategies, and resources during SEGD's first-ever international symposium 22 October in London.

Porto (Portugal) - This fall, Porto will host the annual meeting of Alliance Graphique Internationale (11-16 October), one of the most important events in communication design that gathers the world's leading graphic artists and design professionals.

Toronto (Ontario) - RGD Ontario invites participants for the Creative Business Summit 2010, where attendees will be able to refine their relationships with clients and collaborators, improve the performance of their creative team and build their understanding of key issues impacting their business and those of their clients.

San Jose (United States) - The 2010 Adobe® Design Achievement Awards have announced the finalists for this year's competition. Following a successful round of judging in San Jose, 34 students from all 12 categories were chosen as this year's finalists.

Montreal (Canada) - On August 16 2010, Icograda and the Seoul Design Centre established a co-operation agreement to extend the recently concluded Asia Design Survey pilot project to a global scope.

Toronto (Ontario) - The Association of Registered Graphic Designers of Ontario is conducting a national survey on billing and salaries. More than 5000 graphic design and communications professionals from across Canada have completed this survey in past years and RGD hopes to hear from even more this year.