Green Drinks NYC

May 8, 2007
Solar ONE, New York, New York
Every month, people who work in the environmental field meet up for a beer at networking events known as Green Drinks – it’s a chance to mix with other like-minded people, share info, and make friends. These events are very simple and unstructured, but many people have found employment, developed new ideas, done deals, and had moments of serendipity. It's a force for the good, and it’s spreading around the world.

Cre8 Conference

May 9 - 10, 2007
Orlando, Florida
The CRE8 Conference provides participants a first, in-depth look at the Adobe Creative Suite 3 applications, including Photoshop, Flash, Dreamweaver, InDesign, Illustrator, and Acrobat 8.

Handsets World

May 15 - 17, 2007
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Uniting, Analyzing, and Influencing the Mobile Device Ecosystem.

IIT Institute of Design Strategy Conference

May 15 - 18, 2007
Chicago, Illinois
An international executive forum addressing how businesses can use design to explore emerging opportunities, solve complex problems, and achieve lasting strategic advantage.

Maker Faire

May 18 - 19, 2007
San Mateo, California
Organized by the staff of Make and Craft magazines, Maker Faire is a newfangled fair that brings together science, art, craft and engineering in a fun, energized, and exciting public forum.

International Contemporary Furniture Fair

May 19 - 22, 2007
New York, New York
North America's singular showcase for contemporary design, the Fair draws the most intrepid seekers of design truth and design trends to an extraordinary exhibition of the most inspired models of design on the forefront, as well as thought-provoking programs and a schedule of supplementary exhibits and features.

Prototyping Symposium

May 23, 2007
New York, New York
Cimquest and Core77 invite you to a half-day symposium covering leading edge industrial design and rapid prototyping tools.

International Design Forum Dubai

May 27 - 29, 2007
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
The International Design Forum creates a groundbreaking environment that engages leaders from the worlds of design and business as well as the public, across the Arab world and internationally, in crucial discussions. frog Creative Director Luke Williams will participate on the panel “Put Your Finger on the Next Industrial Revolution," alongside Jonathan Ive, SVP of Industrial Design for Apple; Kung-Hee Lee, Chairman and CEO for Samsung; and William F. Christopher, Executive VP and Group President, Engineered Products and Solutions for Alcoa.

D5: All Things Digital

May 29 - 31, 2007
San Diego, California
The Wall Street Journal’s D: All Things Digital is unlike any other executive conference. Since its debut four years ago, D has brought to life the energy and excitement of the digital revolution in an unscripted, upfront, and unparalleled way.

PSFK Conference London

June 1, 2007
London, UK
Trends, Ideas, and New Marketing.

PUSH Conference 2007

June 10 - 12, 2007
Minneapolis, Minnesota
PUSH is high-octane imagination dosed with high impact insight. Geopolitics, Energy, Demographics, Media: The stuff power is made of. PUSH 2007: SuperPower. Supercharge your next move with the power of perspective.

Digital Hollywood Spring

June 11 - 14, 2007
Santa Monica, California
frog Associate Creative Director David Merkoski speaks on the panel, “Platforms for New Media Creation: Enablers of the Personal Media Experience - Broadband, Rich Internet Application, Social Media, Mobile, DVD and ITV.”

Sonar 2007

June 14 - 16, 2007
Barcelona, Spain
Electronic music, dance sounds, conferences, exhibitions, museum format, discussion panel, record market, meeting point for professionals, and more.

Award Competitions

International Design Awards

Deadline: May 4, 2007
A handful of designers, thinkers, and entrepreneurs created the International Design Awards in 2007 as a response to the world's need for smart and sustainable design. Winners will be celebrated at the ICFF Design Week in New York.

Design and Catalyst Awards

Deadline: May 11, 2007
Late Deadline: May 18, 2007
The Design & Business Catalyst Award takes traditional design competitions a step further by recognizing excellence in market and financial performance, as well as strategic and social impact.

Spark Awards

Deadline: May 15, 2007
Late Deadline: May 30, 2007
Spark is a bold new competition—a unique crossroads of design, where the interests of all participants in the community are represented and their strengths brought to bear. Spark leaps beyond the '50s view of design to embrace criteria for process, strategy, integration, aspiration, collaboration, sustainability, and other 21st century concerns. frog is an official sponsor of the first Spark awards.

2007 Create Awards

Deadline: June 6, 2007
With over 300 categories across eight industries, the Create Awards are open to creative professionals and students. The Best of Show winner will receive a $30,000 Dream Studio prize package.

Design 21 Design Contest

Deadline: June 17, 2007
Entries must address the broader topic of global warming. Choose from: designing an awareness campaign to educate the public on global warming issues, an object that encourages children to cultivate their own imagination and creativity, or design a temporary emergency shelter for deployment in natural disaster.