We'll start with the Northeast, since we'll actually be at that one. Here's the pitch: This year's Shift Conference will hit the pulse of industrial design! Shift takes on current notable shifts in our industry by gathering a speaker line-up from Patagonia, Black Diamond, Treehugger, Kid Robot, Core77, Frog Design, the Smithsonian Institute and the Ministry of Culture...to name just a sampling of the talent.

IDSA and the RISD ID Department are honored to host each attendee on RISD's world class campus for discussions on topics including: eco-strategies, entrepreneurialism, progressive research methods, interaction design, and comparisons between China and India.

IDSA Northeast District Conference. April 20-22. RISD. Providence, RI. Find out everything you'll need to know at www.idsa-ned.org.

Not sure which to attend? The Core77 Event Calendar's got all the information on all the district conferences.