Events

Calendar: Hundreds of events to inspire, educate and collaborate are offered by AIGA nationwide each year. See what’s happening near you.
Business Perspectives for Creative Leaders: In 2010, creative leaders will meet at Yale to discover a better understanding of design from the CEO’s perspective.
Gain: AIGA Design and Business Conference: Learn how industry leaders addressed their business challenges through design at “Gain,” October 14–16, 2010 in New York City.
AIGA Leadership Retreat 2010: The annual AIGA Leadership Retreat is an invitational event for chapter board members to gather together, share successes of the past year and plan for the future.
Aspen Design Summit: The Aspen Design Summit, a partnership of AIGA and Winterhouse Institute, was held in November 2009 at Aspen Meadows with support from The Rockefeller Foundation.
Design Legends Gala: The sixth annual Design Legends Gala took place on September 17, 2009, at New York’s Waldorf-Astoria. Watch videos online.

AIGA National Design Center Exhibitions: There is currently no exhibition on view in the AIGA National Design Center gallery. The next exhibition will open in May 2010.
response_ability: In May 2010 at this AIGA Design Educators Conference, attendees will participate in ongoing dialogue and debate about design ethics, sustainability and design education.
Y-Conference: The 15th Annual AIGA Y-Conference will be held March 26–27, 2010 in San Diego. This two-day event will focus on the cross-disciplinary shift affecting the design industry.
AIGA Design Conference 2011: The 2011 design conference, a biennial gathering of the design community to celebrate excellence, is scheduled to take place in Phoenix, Arizona. Tickets and pricing will be available in late fall 2010.
AIGA Design Conference 2009: From October 8–11, in Memphis, “Make/Think” took on the dueling dynamics for designers as creators and strategists. View presentations.
Past AIGA conferences: Learn about previous conferences for designers, creative and business leaders, design educators, UX professionals and more.