US Design Policy Summit being held today (Dec 1)

See Dori Tunstall's note on the schedule (and how you can participate
remotely) for the US National Design Policy Summit, being held today. I
will be attending, representing IxDA:

This is the last communique before the beginning of the 2009 U.S. National
> Design Policy Summit. The room is ready. I'm ready. Are you ready? This
> experiment in open policy formation will only work with your participation,
> so we hope you will join us.
>
> Notes on participating tomorrow:
>
> 01
> We tested the http://www.facebook.com/l/d7b90;ustream.tv system and you
> are required to sign into the show before you are able to view it. Sign-in
> tonight or early morning, so you don't miss anything.
>
> 02
> The show will be in two parts:
> Part one will go from 9:30am to 12:30pm.
> http://www.facebook.com/l/d7b90;www.ustream.tv/channel/us-design-policy
>
> Part two will go from 1:00pm to 3:30pm.
>
> http://www.facebook.com/l/d7b90;www.ustream.tv/channel/us-design-policy-part-ii
> This will allow the facilitators to eat lunch.
>
> 03
> Julie Lasky, editor of Change Observer, will be fielding your messages and
> tweets on the Social Stream. When tweeting, don't forget to use
> #usdesignpolicy.
>
> 04
> Final program for tomorrow:
>
> 09:30am–10:15am
> Greetings, introductions, overview of 2009 accomplishments
>
> 10:15am–10:45am
> Guest speaker via video, Under Secretary and Director David Kappos, and in
> person Brian Hanlon from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
>
> 10:45am–11:45am
> Design policy activities assessment exercise
>
> 11:45am–01:00pm
> Lunch and the People’s design policy Q&A (Sponsored by IIDA and SEGD)
>
> 01:00pm–02:00pm
> 2010 Design policy activities prioritization exercise
>
> 02:00pm–02:15pm
> Break and the People’s design policy Q&A
>
> 02:15pm–03:15pm
> Sharing of triple bottom line design case studies
>
> 03:15pm–03:30pm
> the People’s design policy Q&A
>
> 03:30pm–04:30pm
> Discussion of activities stewardship and commitments (Closed session)
>
> See you in the morning,
>
> Dori Tunstall
> Organizer, U.S. National Design Policy Initiative

Thanks,

Janna DeVylder
President, IxDA