Delegation to the Design Declaration Summit in St. Etienne, France.

Our Director, Kristin Agnello, has been invited to represent the Commonwealth Association of Planners and the Commonwealth Women in Planning Network at the Design Declaration Pre-Summit Meeting in St. Etienne, France. This meeting, taking place from April 3-6, 2019, is the next milestone on a path leading to future full-scale Design Summit Meetings in 2020 and 2023.

The Pre-Summit Meeting will focus on the development of three key projects outlined in the Montreal Design Declaration which were identified as highest priority by the Declaration Signatories in a recent internal survey. 
 
Thus, the Saint-Étienne Pre-Summit Meeting sessions will be devoted to developing three projects:
— Establishing metrics and collecting data and case studies to more effectively communicate the value of design;
— Supporting development of national and regional design policies;
— Fostering development, recognition, support and funding for design education and research, including development of new formats for design education curricula.