Montreal (Canada) - In addition to the nine members previously announced on 31 August 2009, the Icsid Board has approved the application of the Institute of Apparel Management. Icsid is pleased to welcome this new Educational member to the network.

Montreal (Canada) - Four new design media have joined the International Design Media Network, Behance Network (United States), Klik (Slovenia), Grafika (Canada) and TAXI (Singapore).

Montreal (Canada) - At the latest Board Meeting in Tokyo, Japan, the Icsid Executive Board was pleased to approve the applications of nine new Members, representing eight different countries from five different regions.

Montreal (Canada) - Icsid has announced on behalf of the members of the WDC Jury that the City of Eindhoven (The Netherlands) and the City of Helsinki (Finland) have been selected for the shortlist of cities that will move on to the next round of evaluation in the hopes of becoming World Design Capital in 2012.

Montreal (Canada) - Hosted by the Hungarian Design Council , the latest Icsid Executive Board meeting took place in Budapest, Hungary, from 16-17 May 2009.

Montreal (Canada) - Icsid is pleased to welcome a new Associate Member to the network. Welingkar Institute of Management, based in Mumbai, India, ranks among the top Business Schools in South Asia.

Montreal (Canada) – Icsid announces the winner of the first student poster competition for World Industrial Design Day. The winning entry was submitted by Carla Sapiain, from the Instituto Profesional DuocUC de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.

Singapore - Early bird registration is now available online for the Icsid World Design Congress 2009, to held from 23-25 November 2009 at Suntec International Convention Centre in Singapore. Delegates who register before 31 July 2009 will receive a 45% discount on the regular rate.

Singapore (Singapore) – Organisers of the 26th Icsid World Design Congress announce the latest programme developments relating to “Design Difference – Designing Our World 2050". Icsid, the world body for industrial design, will be holding its biennial congress for the first time in Singapore from 23 to 25 November.

Singapore - The call for papers for the Icsid Design Education Conference 2009 is now open. With the theme, "Design Difference - Design Education 2050," the Education Conference will take place on 22 November, as part of the Icsid World Design Congress 2009 in Singapore.