Montreal (Canada) - The organisers have confirmed almost all key note speakers to IFA's 9th Global Conference on Ageing next September.

New York (United States) - The first posthumous exhibition of the late Italian design luminary Ettore Sottsass opened May 1 at the Friedman Benda Gallery in New York. The exhibition, which aims to explore how Sottsass' use of form, colour, pattern, texture and structure conveys both universal and abstract ideas, will feature work previously unseen in the United States.

Sydney (Australia) - Don't miss your opportunity to pay tribute to 50 years of Australian design icons, pioneers and past winners, and look forward to the future as we announce the 2008 Australian International Design Awards at a gala dinner event.

Brussels (Belgium) - On May 22 2008, the first conference and intensive training on user-centred design in Brussels, U² Understanding Users, will emphasise the importance of user-centred design and other cutting-edge methods and their applications for industry.

New York (United States) - Millennium Promise, in partnership with Design 21, announce the The Millennium Promise Cometition to Fight Poverty to create an online campaign design for the United Nations Millennium Development Goals in Africa.

Kyoto (Japan) - The signing of the Kyoto Design Declaration was the highlight of the Kyoto Design Conference, Japan, organiased by Cumulus, the International Association of Universities and Colleges of Art, Design and Media.

Bavel, (The Netherlands) - With near 400 entries from all over the world, the sixth edition of the Marksman Design Award (2007 - 2008) would hereby like to congratulate the prizewinners.

Milan (Italy) - I Saloni 2008 closed on April 21, having seen a record number of visitors. The closing estimates do, in fact, point to a total number of 348,000 visitors: 29% more than the previous edition, 210,000 of whom came from abroad.

Melbourne (Australia) – An international programme that provides a platform for indigenous design entitled Indigo was launched last night in Melbourne by Icograda, the world body for professional communication design, in partnership with Australia’s National Design Centre.

Hong Kong - The Design for Asia (DFA) seeks to raise awareness amongst businesses and the public about the value of good design as an essential component in business success, as well as for a sustainable, higher quality of life for all.