Compostmodern is fertile ground for sustainability by design. Presented by the San Francisco Chapter of AIGA and the AIGA Center for Sustainable Design (CFSD), this interdisciplinary conference explores the range of design thinking necessary to create a socially and ecologically responsible society. Designers, manufacturers and business leaders come together to find inspiration, share knowledge and explore real world opportunities for transforming products, industries and lives.

Compostmodern 09 will be held at the Herbst Theatre in San Francisco on Saturday, February 21. This year’s conference demonstrates how sustainable solutions converge as design, ecology, social activism, business, and economics intersect. Speakers include Eames Demetrios of Eames Office, Allan Chochinov of Core 77, climate strategist Michel Gelobter, John Bielenberg and Pam Dorr of Project M and the HERO Housing Resource in Alabama, Emily Pilloton of Project H Design, and Autodesk Sustainable Design Program Manager Dawn Danby. GreenBiz editor and sustainability author Joel Makower will reprise his role as emcee.

Webcast Expands Conference Reach
For the first time, the event will also be webcast live and will be available for 90 days following, encouraging online participation and satellite events at AIGA chapters and educational institutions everywhere.

Partnership Opportunities
We invite businesses and organizations to partner with AIGA San Francisco and the Center for Sustainable Design in producing Compostmodern 09. The detailed information is available here. If you have any questions, please contact AIGA SF’s executive director, Donald W. Savoie, at 415.626.6008 or .

About the Center for Sustainable Design
The AIGA Center for Sustainable Design is dedicated to providing designers with a wide range of information regarding sustainable business practices. Through case studies, interviews, resources and discourse, the Center encourages and supports designers as they incorporate sustainable thinking into their professional lives.

For more information, please contact Don Savoie, AIGA SF’s Executive Director at 415.626.6008, or email at .