International Design Alliance Congress

The biennial IDA Congress is the primary event for dialogue between designers and stakeholders of design in a summit format. The aim of the IDA Congress is to- bring together the unified voice of designers around the world in a themed framework to advance the vision and mission of the IDA, by exploring and realising the benefits of design in a variety of fields with a stake in design, such as government (commerce, trade, culture etc.), INGOs, business, science and technology, education or social sciences (ethnography, sociology etc.)

The IDA's primary objectives for the Congress are:

To promote the value of design-based collaboration between the IDA disciplines, to highlight their similarities as well as their unique attributes;

• To emphasise the value of design-based collaborations with other fields that have a stake in design;
• To provide an engaging and educational experience for the memberships of the IDA and the global congress audience;
• To promote interaction among the memberships of the IDA and stakeholders of the congress;
• To position the IDA as the global voice of design and an enabler of innovation;
• To platform the host city, country and region for their commitment and contribution to design globally;
• To attract and influence government action to the importance of design.