Since the first congress in Stockholm, Seweden in 1959, the biennial congress and general assembly continue to provide an ideal environment for representatives of member organisations to exchange ideas on current and future design directions, as well as to engage in innovative programmes of extraordinary speakers, leading thinkers and inspiring individuals from around the world.

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XXV GENERAL ASSEMBLY ATTENDANCE OVERVIEW
The following information explains the breakdown of participation at the recent general assembly in San Francisco in an effort to interpret the level of support for the most significant event on the Icsid calendar.
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PAST CONGRESSES AND GENERAL ASSEMBLIES

2007
CONNECTING'07: Connecting to People and to Ideas
San Francisco, United States

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2005   
era'05: The Changing Role and Challenges of Design
Copenhagen, Denmark

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2003   
Reflecting Experience: Design Between Industrial Innovation and Enhanced User Services
Hanover/Berlin, Germany

2001   
"Oullim" – The Condition of Being Undivided
Seoul, Korea   

1999  
Viewpoint in Time
Sydney, Australia   

1997  
The Humane Village
Toronto, Canada   

1995   
Design for a Changing World – Toward Century 21
Taipei, Taiwan

1993   
Design Renaissance
Glasgow, Scotland   

1992   
At the Crossroad
Ljubljana, Slovenia   

1989
The Emerging Landscape: Order and Aesthetics in the Information Age
Nagoya, Japan

1987
Design Response
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

1985
World Design
Washington, D.C., United States

1983   
From Spoon to City, 30 years later
Milan, Italy

1981
Design Integration
Helsinki, Finland

1979
Industrial Design as a Factor
Mexico City, Mexico

1977
Development Identity
Dublin, Ireland

1975
Design for Man and Society
Moscow, Russia

1973   
Soul and Material Things
Kyoto, Japan

1971   
Seventh Congress
Ibiza/Barcelona, Spain

1969
Design, Society and the Future
London, United Kingdom

1967   
Man to Man
Ottawa/Montreal, Canada