"Come see Bunkspeed Render Them Speechless"

The Bird and the Buffalo:
Symbiotic Relationships in the Ecosphere of Design
Art Institute of Portland — Portland, OR
April 25-27, 2008



Planning to register for the Western District Conference, "The Bird and the Buffalo?"

The earlybird registration rate has been extended to Friday, March 21, so why not register now and save?



You won't want to miss a minute of this fantastic event.

• Hear from thought-provoking and provocative speakers such as Jody Turner, www.CultureofFuture.com; Carson Lev, Foose Design; Frank Tyneski, IDSA; Max Burton, Nike Tech.Lab; Howard Meehan, Renaissance Designer; Winston Wang, T-Mobile, and more to be announced.


• Participate in a 2.5-hour design charrette on Sunday afternoon to work with your fellow designers to discuss and create options to create safer roads and eliminate bike to bike and bike to car accidents. (There is no additional fee; please email Zara Logue at zara@uoregon.edu to participate.)


• Explore the relationships and dynamics of our profession!



Need a Place to Stay??

You have two hotel choices, both within minutes of the Art Institute of Portland: Hotel Ace and Hotel Lucia.

At the Hotel Ace, a limited number of rooms have been reserved for the evenings of Thursday, April 24 -Saturday, April 26, at a rate of $125/night for a single or double room, plus taxes. To reserve a room at the Hotel Ace, call 503.228.2277 and be sure to specify you are with IDSA. Reservations must be made by Thursday, April 3.

At the Hotel Lucia, a limited number of rooms have been reserved for the evenings of Thursday, April 24- Saturday, April 26, at a rate of $169/night for a single or double room, plus taxes. To reserve a room, call 503.225.1717 or 877.225.1717, and be sure to mention you are with the IDSA Western District Conference. Reservations must be made by Thursday, April 3.

Keep checking the conference web site, www.idsa-western.org, for further updates on speakers and events.

See you in Portland!!