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Like the Olympics, every two years a different country gets to host ICSID's World Design Congress, and this year it's coming to the 'States. (In recent years it's been held in Asia, Europe and Scandinavia, the Yanks haven't had it since '85.) Host city San Francisco will be laden with designers from October 17th to the 20th, and the ISDA will be helping out.

"We are planning the design event of a lifetime," writes Bill Moggridge, Congress Chair and Cofounder of IDEO, on the IDSA website. "I promise you a program that will be lively and fun, as well as make your head hurt some of the time. Our location in the heart of San Francisco is spectacular, and the weather is lovely in October. Join us for an experience that you will remember forever!” Chances are Moggridge is not planning on striking people in the cranium, he probably just has some very cool exhibits and features planned.

Booths start at US$ eight large and go up to thirteen-five, and they've got nearly fifty exhibitors lined up, from Autodesk to BMW Group Designworks. Click here for details.