PRIMER 18

The Design Futures Initiative

<H2><A HREF="http://www.primerconference.com/2018" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="PRIMER 18" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">PRIMER</A> was created to prepare you for the future, and to equip you to help shape it.</H2>
<H3><STRONG>Envision the impact of design and technology and how it will shape the agendas of today for a better tomorrow.</STRONG></H3>
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<P><STRONG>Why should you attend?</STRONG></P>
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<P>You care about the impact your work will have on our future</P>
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<P>You are in a domain and industry that has the power to affect society’s culture, politics, and economies and want to incite change </P>
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<P>You are part of an emerging technology group or product and looking for a radical reframing of how you look at the world and your work</P>
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<P>You are a visionary and want new tools to shift boundaries and usher in new methods of thinking and ideation</P>
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<P>You are simply looking for inspiration and new lenses to apply to your work or craft</P>
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<P>In short, we are building a global community of thought leaders and visionaries—people who want to imagine a brighter future and deliver impact at their company or practice. We need people like you to help drive innovation with a close eye on ethics and responsible design strategies. The world we are imagining is not science fiction; they are the realities we live in today and the agendas we must shape for a better tomorrow.<BR><BR><BR></P>
<H2>General Schedule:</H2>
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<P>We’ll kick off on <STRONG>Thursday, May 3</STRONG> at Parisoma with talks, a panel and an opening party (included with General Admission ticket or available for separate purchase as a single-event/Meetup)</P>
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<P>The main speaker day will be <STRONG>Friday, May 4</STRONG> and held at the David Brower Center in Berkeley, CA</P>
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<P>Workshops will be held on <STRONG>Saturday, May 5</STRONG> at multiple design studio locations in San Francisco (sold separately)</P>
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<H2>Special Thanks to Gold Level Sponsors: <A HREF="http://www.idean.com" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="IDEAN" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">IDEAN</A>, <A HREF="http://www.autodesk.com" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="Autodesk" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Autodesk</A>, <A HREF="http://www.ibm.com" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="IBM" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">IBM</A>, <A HREF="http://www.lunar.com" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="Lunar" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Lunar</A>, <A HREF="http://www.parisoma.com" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="Parisoma" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Parisoma</A>, <A HREF="http://www.mozilla.org" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="Mozilla" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Mozilla</A></H2>
<H2>Special Thanks to Silver Level Sponsors: <A HREF="http://www.vurv.co" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="Vurv" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Vurv</A></H2>
<H2>Special Thanks to our conference Supporters: <A HREF="http://www.nearfuturelaboratory.com" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="Near Future Labs" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Near Future Labs</A>, <A HREF="http://ixdasf.ning.com/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer"></A><A HREF="https://www.futuresplatform.com/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Futures Platform</A>, <A HREF="http://ixdasf.ning.com/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">IXDASF</A></H2>
<P><STRONG>Interested in sponsoring PRIMER? <A HREF="https://primerconference.com/2018/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2018PrimerSponsorshipProspectus-1.pdf" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Download</A> our prospectus and <A HREF="mailto:sponsorships@primerconference.com" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">contact us</A> today!</STRONG></P>
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<P><STRONG>Check out our <A HREF="https://www.primerconference.com/2017" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="PRIMER 17" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">2017 Conference</A></STRONG></P>
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<H2><STRONG>The theme for PRIMER is “Transformation & Possibilities”</STRONG></H2>
<P>This year's theme revolves around the power of transformation and possibility. More than ever we face issues that are challenging societies worldwide. From climate change to economic disparity, we must continue to imagine futures we want to manifest and ignite new possibilities for change. Join us this year and become one of the voices of our 2018 program that will transform our world toward the futures we all want and deserve.<BR></P>
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<P><EM>PRIMER is a project of the Design Futures Initiative, a 501c3 nonprofit that organizes the <A HREF="http://www.futures.design" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Speculative Futures</A> meetups in San Francisco, Austin, New York, Indianapolis, Berlin, and London.</EM></P>
<P><A HREF="http://www.primerconference.com" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.primerconference.com<BR></A><A HREF="http://www.futures.design" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.futures.design</A></P>
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