The International Council of Societies of Industrial Design has announced the results of their recent election. As Peter Zec stands down, Professor Carlos Hinrichsen of Chile steps up as new top dog. The new Executive Board is as follows:

- President Prof. Carlos Hinrichsen (Chile) - President-Elect Dr. Mark Breitenberg (USA) - Treasurer Brandon Gien (Australia) - Wen-long Chen (Taiwan) - Leimei Julia Chiu (Japan) - Martin Darbyshire (United Kingdom) - Prof. Lorraine Justice (China) - Dr. Darlie Koshy (India) - Jae-jin Shim (Korea) - Kazuo Tanaka (Japan) - Judit Vàrhelyi (Hungary).

Hinrichsen inherits an organization that turns 50 this year. "We will continue to make our network stronger, make Icsid regional meetings more vibrant and Icsid Interdesigns better known and understood by world leaders and funding agencies," said Hinrichsen. More details available here.