The Latvian Design Information Centre will highlight European Design Day on the 1st October in 2009 organizing the Regional Meeting of design practitioners, policymakers and design organizations. The aim of the proposed regional meeting is to initiate an informal, strong cooperation among Central and Eastern European countries. We would like to invite the representatives of organisations that play a significant role in design in our region.

The regional meeting will be structured around a few presentations, in a way that would leave time for roundtable discussions to find common interests.

The current situation of the global economic and financial crisis, as well as acute problems in a local environment pose a fundamental question – is design a real tool for enhancement of our life quality, is design and creative industries a driving force for economics or is it only a fashionable issue in political speeches?

The official language of the regional meeting will be English. You are welcome to take part with a presentation of your organization or activities in design field in your country. We are open to receive recommendations concerning the program and would appreciate your participation!

On 2^nd October the conference Design and State Policy will take place at Stockholm School of Economics in Riga. More detailed information concerning conference programme will be sent to you within upcoming weeks. In the same time 1-3 October Riga will host BEDA regional meeting – so don`t miss the opportunity to meet design professionals from all Europe.

Additional information: info@dic.lv