A Better x Design conference

Schedule

The following events are open to the public:

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6TH
5:30-7:30 pm Nine Planets Wanted! Reception RISD Store Gallery

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH
8:00-5:00 pm Registration Sayles Hall Lobby
9:00-9:15 am Welcome Sayles Hall
9:15-11:15 am Shifting Landscapes Sayles Hall
  Jocelynn Wyatt  
  Lukas Feireiss  
  Monica Bueno & Paddy Harrington  
  Ross Evans  
11:30-12:15 pm Panels  
  Social Design in the Workplace Sayles Hall
  Social Design in Academia Wilson 302
  Medical Design Barus & Holley 168
  Green Consumer Products Petterutti Lounge
12:15-1:45 pm Lunch Leung Gallery
  Ecolect's Materials Petting Zoo  
1:45-2:45 pm Keynote Speaker: Cameron Sinclair Sayles Hall
3:00-5:00 pm Design for Development Sayles Hall
  Bernard Amadei  
  Sheila Kennedy  
  Clarice Odhiambo  
  Christian Werthmann  
7:00-10:00 pm Mixer and "Make Some Green" Exhibition Keeseh Studio

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH
8:00-5:00 pm Registration MacMillan Hall Lobby
9:00-11:00 am Tech to Kickstart Economies MacMillan Hall
  Paul Polak  
  Erik Hersman  
  Ken Banks  
  Niti Bhan  
11:15-12:00 pm Panels  
  Research Barus & Holley 159
  Graphic Design for Activism Barus & Holley 160
  Appropriate Technology Barus & Holley 161
  Urban Housing Barus & Holley 166
12:00-1:30 pm Lunch RISD Auditorium
  Ecolect's Materials Petting Zoo  
1:30-3:00 pm Workshop Session I RISD
3:30-5:00 pm Workshop Session II RISD
8:00-11:00 pm Gala Durkee Brown Architects

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH
9:00-11:00 am Greening the World MacMillan Hall
  Aliza Peleg  
  Krista Botsford  
  Steve Glenn  
  Denise DeLuca  
11:15-12:00 pm Panels  
  Social Change in the Arts Barus & Holley 159
  Social Entrepreneurship Barus & Holley 160
  Sustainability in Architecture Barus & Holley 161
  Global Food Solutions Barus & Holley 166
12:00-1:30 pm Lunch Barus & Holley Lobby
  Ecolect's Materials Petting Zoo  
1:30-2:30 pm Keynote Speaker: Iqbal Quadir MacMillan Hall
2:30 pm Closing MacMillan Hall