I’ve compiled this listing of various design-related conferences coming up in 2009, with their dates and fees, as a quick bulletin for folks pondering certain events (or just want to know what’s the buzz in the design industry). Enjoy!
Also be sure to check out Core77’s calendar and the BayCHI calendar too.
IxDA Interaction 09: Vancouver
Feb 5-8
$700
http://interaction09.ixda.org/
AIGA Future History: Chicago
March 7-8
$175 to $225
http://www.futurehistory3.com/index.html
O’Reilly Emerging Technology: San Jose
March 9-12
$1390 to $1690
http://en.oreilly.com/et2009/public/content/home
SXSW Interactive: Austin
March 13-17
various packages
http://sxsw.com/interactive/
MIX 2009: Las Vegas
March 18-20
$1400
http://2009.visitmix.com/
Game Developer’s Conference: San Francisco
March 23-27
$800 to $2200
http://www.gdconf.com/
CHI 2009: Boston
April 4-9
$800 to $1200
http://www.chi2009.org/
AIGA Aspen Design Summit: Aspen
June sometime, TBA
http://aspendesignsummit.org/
How 2009: Austin
June 24-27
$995 to $1075
http://www.howconference.com/
HCI International: San Diego
July 19-24
$600 to 745
http://www.hcii2009.org/index.php
SIGGRAPH: New Orleans
Aug 3-7
various packages
http://www.siggraph.org/s2009/
AIGA National: Memphis
Oct 8 – 11 2009
$500 to $700
http://www.aiga.org/content.cfm/design-conference-2009