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About IDA
The International Design Alliance (IDA) is a strategic venture between the international organizations representing industrial design, communication design and interior architecture/design. The alliance was created by its founding partners, the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (Icsid) and the International Council of Graphic Design Associations (Icograda) in 2003. In 2008, the IDA welcomed the International Federation of Interior Architects/Designers (IFI) to the alliance as the third partner.
About the IDA Congress
The IDA Congress is the primary event for dialogue between designers and non-design stakeholders in a summit format. The 2011 IDA Congress marks the alliance's inaugural event since its establishment in 2005. Taipei was selected as the host city after an international competitive bid process.
Design at the Edges
The congress theme is "Design at the Edges." The theme addresses the blurring of the edges between industrial design, communication design and interior architecture/design, as design becomes a pan-disciplinary practice and less structured by specific skill set or product outcome.

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I really think the 2011 IDA Congress Taipei is going to be a cutting-edge event.
We are looking forward to having designers from all backgrounds, from all around the world, coming together here in Taiwan.
It is a unique, exiting, and innovative congress model for the 21th century of design.