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Competitiveness — Innovation — Export — Performance

Design Victoria’s seminars and workshops are run in collaboration with professional associations, industry peak bodies, tertiary education institutions and government to ensure relevance and value for participants.

Events for Designers

Business Ready events aim to increase your ability to compete in local and international markets through improved business and export skills and opportunities to engage with industry and business.

Our calendar of upcoming seminars and workshops for designers are designated by this symbol  .

Events for Industry and Business

Design Ready events aim to assist small to medium business and industry to gain the competitive edge in local and export markets by demonstrating how to capitalise on Victoria’s excellence in design.

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State of Design 2009
15 July, 2009 - 25 July, 2009
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Design Capital 2009
16 July, 2009 - 17 July, 2009
BMW Edge, Federation Square
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Sense of Place - Sampling the Future
22 July, 2009
RMIT Gallery 344 Swanston Street
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Portable Symposium – Coolhunting
21 July, 2009
National Wool Museum, 26 Moorabool Street
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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The Deakins 09 - Electric Horizon
22 July, 2009
BMW Edge, Federation Square
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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The Deakins 09 - A Local Car for the Silent Highway
22 July, 2009
BMW Edge, Federation Square
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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The Customer Experience – The next generation of retail
24 July, 2009
Berwick Inn Hotel, 1 High Street
Berwick, Victoria, Australia
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Make Your Website Work
6 August, 2009
Whitehorse Centre, 397 Whitehorse Road
Nunawading, Victoria, Australia


Past Events

June 2009
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Outdoor Living Workshop with Erling Christoffersen
5 June, 2009 - 6 June, 2009
Victoria University, Newport Campus, 80 Champion Road
Newport, Victoria, Australia
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The Case for Export – How To Kit Launch
23 June, 2009
Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI), Federation Square
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Managing in Volatile Times Workshop
24 June, 2009
550 Bourke Street
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Rules of Engagement – The Brand Review
25 June, 2009
Gordon Gallery – Gordon Institute of TAFE, Gordon Street
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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Future of Design Thinking: A conversation with IDEO
18 June, 2009
Swinburne University, PA Building, Lecture Theatre, Level 3, 144 High Street
Prahran, Victoria, Australia
May 2009
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D4S – Design for Sustainability at designEX
30 April, 2009 - 2 May, 2009
Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre, 2 Clarendon Street
Southbank, Victoria, Australia
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designEX Form & Function Seminar Series
1 May, 2009
Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre
Melbourne , Victoria, Australia
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Communicating Eco-Design — Staying on top of the market
5 May, 2009
CH2 Building, Little Collins Street
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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agIdeas 2009 Advantage
6 May, 2009
Hamer Hall, The Arts Centre. 100 St Kilda Road
Melbourne, Victoria , Australia
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agIdeas 2009 International Design Forum - Day Two
6 May, 2009
Hamer Hall, The Arts Centre. 100 St Kilda Road
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Law and Design – Do you use protection?
11 May, 2009
Oscar's Hotel – 18 Doveton Street South
Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
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Threadless In Conversation 2009
26 May, 2009
Village Roadshow Theatre, State Library of Victoria, Entry 3, La Trobe Street
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Masterclass with Professor Arturo Dell'Acqua Bellavitis
29 May, 2009 - 30 May, 2009
Swinburne University of Technology, Faculty of Design, PA Building, 144 High Street
Prahran, Victoria, Australia
April 2009
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Marketing ‘Greener’ Products Workshop
1 April, 2009
CH2 Building, Little Collins Street
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Managing in Volatile Times
7 April, 2009
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu 180 Lonsdale Street
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Do I Make You Curious? – Workshop
29 April, 2009
Treetops at Melbourne Museum, 11 Nicholson Street
Carlton, Victoria, Australia
March 2009
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Marketing ‘Greener’ Products Seminar
5 March, 2009
Digital Harbour Ground Floor, Innovation Building, 1010 La Trobe Street
Docklands, Victoria, Australia
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Design Safari Workshop — Mapping the global journey
12 March, 2009
Bong Su Room at Melboure Zoo, Elliott Avenue
Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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Do I Make You Curious? Pleasure and beyond
18 March, 2009
TreeTops at Melbourne Museum 11 Nicholson Street
Carlton, Victoria, Australia
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V21: The New Business of Media Conference
18 March, 2009
Waterfront Venues, BCM Bar (Next to Kobe Jones), Level 1, Shop 20 – 22, 427 Docklands Dr
Waterfront City, Docklands, Victoria, Australia
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The Inspiration Seminar 2009
20 March, 2009
Sofitel Melbourne on Collins
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
February 2009
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Online, Lifeline
3 February, 2009
Treetops at Melbourne Museum, 11 Nicholson St
Carlton, Victoria, Australia
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Moving the Web Forward
5 February, 2009
Doherty Lodge, 613 Main Road
Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
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Design Safari — Mapping the global journey
19 February, 2009
Bong Su Room at Melbourne Zoo, Elliott Avenue
Parkville, VIC, Australia
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Embedding Eco-Design — Tools for success
24 February, 2009
CH2 Building, Little Collins Street
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Online, Lifeline Workshop
24 February, 2009
Treetops at Melbourne Museum - 11 Nicholson St
Carlton, Victoria, Australia
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January 2009
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Setting the Agenda for 2009
30 January, 2009
Fenix - 680 Victoria Street
Richmond, Melbourne, Australia
December 2008
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Brand Strategy and Authenticity
2 December, 2008
Melbourne Museum, 11 Nicholson Street
Carlton, Victoria, Australia
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Five Years On. Victoria's Design Sector 2003-2008
5 December, 2008
The Sir Redmond Barry Room - Level 46, 55 Collins Street
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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November 2008
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Business Case for ‘Greener’ Products Workshop
11 November, 2008
CH2 Building, Little Collins Street
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Test Before You Invest
12 November, 2008
Deloitte Touche Tomatsu, 180 Lonsdale Street
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Brand Strategy and Tone of Voice
13 November, 2008
Melbourne Museum, 11 Nicholson Street
Carlton, Victoria, Australia
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Good Design — Great Business
18 November, 2008
Capitol Theatre, 113 Swanston Street
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Life Cycle Eco-Design Strategies — Effective decision making
25 November, 2008
Digital Harbour, Ground Floor, Innovation Building, 1010 La Trobe Street
Docklands, Victoria, Australia
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New Views 2
14 November, 2008
Melbourne Gallery, Melbourne Museum, 11 Nicholson Street
Carlton, Victoria, Australia
October 2008
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Open Space — Shaping the design agenda
2 October, 2008
The Arts Centre, ANZ Pavilion, 100 St Kilda Road
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Shaping the New Customer Experience
6 October, 2008
La Trobe University, Visual Arts Centre, View Street
Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
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Innovation and Design in Plastics
7 October, 2008
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, 2 Clarendon Street
South Bank, Victoria, Australia
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Is Showing Telling? IP for Product Designers
8 October, 2008
The Age Theatre, Melbourne Museum
Nicholson Street, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
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The True Value of Design
14 October, 2008
Webinar
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Business Case for ‘Greener’ Products Seminar
16 October, 2008
Digital Harbour, Ground Floor, Innovation Building, 1010 La Trobe Street
Docklands, Victoria, Australia
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Designing Business Partnerships That Work
21 October, 2008
Deloitte Touche Tomatsu, 180 Lonsdale Street
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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The Truth and Nothing But the Truth...
21 October, 2008
Treetops, Melbourne Museum, 11 Nicholson Street
Carlton, Victoria, Australia
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Intellectual Property 'How To' Kit Launch
28 October, 2008
Project Space, 23-27 Cardigan Street
Carlton, Victoria, Australia
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September 2008
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Managing the Talent in Your Organisation
2 September, 2008
Deloitte Touche Tomatsu, 180 Lonsdale Street
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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New Retail — Location is everything — or is it?
4 September, 2008
Melbourne Town Hall, 90-120 Swanston Street
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Fashion Affairs — Why planning matters?
23 September, 2008
Fenix, 680-682 Victoria Street
Richmond, Victoria, Australia
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Manufacturing Profit by Design
23 September, 2008
South East Networks, 4th Floor, 329 Thomas Street
Dandenong, Victoria, Australia
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Delivering Eco-Design for Clients — Principles and introduction
30 September, 2008
Digital Harbour, Ground Floor, Innovation Building, 1010 La Trobe Street
Docklands, Victoria, Australia
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August 2008
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Mildura Industry Forum — Towards sustainable industry
7 August, 2008
Theatre Room – Mildura Brewery, Langtree Ave
Mildura, Victoria, Australia
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Business Planning for Designers
12 August, 2008
Rainforest Room, Melbourne Zoo
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Design Protection - The right IP for your small business (Ballarat)
13 August, 2008
Doherty Ballarat Lodge, 613 Main Road
Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
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Rocketboom — In conversation
14 August, 2008
Village Road Show Theatre, State Library of Victoria, Entry 3 on Latrobe Street
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Market Right — Design right for competitive advantage
15 August, 2008
Royal Geelong Yacht Club, 25 Eastern Beach
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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Business Without Borders — Optimising e-commerce opportunities
19 August, 2008
The Westin Melbourne, 205 Collins Street
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Practical Steps for Online Export Success
20 August, 2008
The Westin Melbourne, 205 Collins Street
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Maximise e-Business Opportunities with Design (Wangaratta)
21 August, 2008
Quality Hotel Wangaratta Gateway, 29-37 Ryley Street
Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia
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The Human Side of Design – How design anthropology adds value
21 August, 2008
Swinburne University, Mecanix Restaurant, 144 High Street
Prahran, Victoria, Australia
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Maximise e-Business Opportunities with Design (Glen Waverley)
26 August, 2008
Novotel Glen Waverley, 285 Springvale Road
Glen Waverley, Victoria, Australia
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Leverage Your Intellectual Property to Grow Revenue
27 August, 2008
online webinar
July 2008
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Understanding Financials — Managing cash flow for success
10 July, 2008
Deloitte Touche Tomatsu 180 Lonsdale Street
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Design Capital — Australia's Design and Business Conference
16 July, 2008
Melbourne Museum
Carlton Gardens, Victoria, Australia
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Brave New World
18 July, 2008
Melbourne Exhibition Centre, Level 2, Auditorium, 2 Clarendon Street
Southbank, Victoria, Australia
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Sense of Place — New dialogues for airport design
22 July, 2008
RMIT Gallery, 344 Swanston Street
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
June 2008
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Award Winning Packaging Means Business
2 June, 2008
Innovation@257 – Level 1, 257 Collins Street
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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EcoDesign, Services and New Business Strategies
5 June, 2008
Prince Philip Theatre, University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Sustainable Design and Business Success
6 June, 2008
Experimedia – State Library of Victoria
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Design Industry of the Future
17 June, 2008
Swinburne University, Prahran Campus, Mecanix Restaurant
Prahran, Victoria, Australia
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Preparing a Design Brief
19 June, 2008
Karstens at CQ, Level 3, 123 Queen Street,
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Preparing a Design Brief
19 June, 2008
Karstens at CQ, Level 3, 123 Queen Street,
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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e-Business — Trends and directions
20 June, 2008
Digital Harbour, Ground Floor, Innovation Building, 1010 Latrobe Street
Docklands, Victoria, Australia
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Growing by Design — Design strategies that succeed globally
24 June, 2008
Greenhills Conference Centre, Ballarat Tech Park University Drive
Mt Helen, Victoria, Australia
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Design Your Website to Work
26 June, 2008
Karstens at CQ, Level 3, 123 Queen Street
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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May 2008
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Big Steps With Small Footprints
7 May, 2008
The Alexandria on Lydiard, 30 Lydiard Street North,
Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
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Law and Design — The ten commandments of copyright
13 May, 2008
The Alexandria on Lydiard, 30 Lydiard Street North
Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
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Succeed by Design
13 May, 2008
The Alexandria on Lydiard, 30 Lydiard Street North
Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
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Open for Business — Finance essentials
15 May, 2008
Deloitte Touche Tomatsu, 180 Lonsdale Street
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Preparing a Design Brief
20 May, 2008
Karstens at CQ, Level 3, 123 Queen Street,
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Strategic IP Protection by Design
21 May, 2008
667 Warrigal Road
Chadstone, Victoria, Australia
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Growth by Design
28 May, 2008
The Hotel Windsor - Grand Ballroom, 111 Spring Street,
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Building New Business in 90 Days
29 May, 2008
Deloitte Touche Tomatsu, 180 Lonsdale Street
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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April 2008
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Business Planning for Creatives
3 April, 2008
Bong Su & Rainforest Room, Melbourne Zoo
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Will you Export by Design or by Accident?
16 April, 2008
Deloitte, 180 Lonsdale Street
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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AGIdeas Advantage Business Breakfast
30 April, 2008
Hamer Hall, The Victorian Arts Centre, 100 St Kilda Road
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
March 2008
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Collaboration in Design — Fashion as song
5 March, 2008
ACMI Cinemas, Federation Square, Flinders Street
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Highway to Global Markets
6 March, 2008
Melbourne Exhibition Centre, Level 2 Auditorium
Southbank, Victoria, Australia
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Demystifying the National Packaging Covenant
11 March, 2008
Australian Industry Group, 20 Queens Road
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Design for International Trade Shows
26 March, 2008
AusBiotech - Level 1, 322 Glenferrie Road
Malvern, Victoria, Australia
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Law and Design — Do you use protection?
18 March, 2008
The Age Theatre, Melbourne Museum, 11 Nicholson Street
Carlton, Victoria, Australia
February 2008
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Creativity for a Sustainable Future
6 February, 2008
Carrillo Gatner Theatre, Sidney Myer Asia Centre at the University of Melbourne (Swanston Street, opposite end of Faraday Street
Carlton, Victoria, Australia
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Sustainable Packaging Trends and Opportunities
13 February, 2008
Village Roadshow Theatre, State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Street
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Export and Design — Stepping out
21 February, 2008
Yarra Room, Melbourne Town Hall, 90-120 Swanston Street
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Business Planning for Creatives
28 February, 2008
Melbourne Zoo
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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January 2008
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Setting the Agenda — Design in 2008
31 January, 2008
Garden Restaurant, NGV International (National Gallery of Victoria)
180 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
December 2007
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Successful Design of Medical and Scientific Products
4 December, 2007
Experimedia, State Library of Victoria
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Demystifying the Design Process for Business
11 December, 2007
RMIT City Campus Building 94, 23-27 Cardigan St Carlton 3053
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Conflict Resolution for Designers
12 December, 2007
Comme, 7 Alfred Place
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
November 2007
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Law and Design — The ten commandments of copyright
21 November, 2007
ACMI, Federation Square
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
September 2007
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Innovation in Retail — Change, difference, innovation
5 September, 2007
The Melbourne Town Hall, Swanston Street
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Why Packaging Design Matters
11 September, 2007
Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) Federation Square Flinders Street
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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