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3 July 2009

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excerpt: Not only has Michael Chen, the founding partner of Snood Creative, gained a new perspective of the Designers Association Singapore (DAS) as a professional design body to forge a common purpose and add value to design buyers, he also gleaned crucial insights to resolve interface issues for future government collaboration. This is just one of the many positive testimonials that were collected during the inaugural Design Business Forum 2009.

1 July 2009

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excerpt: This is the first ever design business forum. At this event, we would like to invite everyone in the design business to share your challenges and concerns in small groups. Relevant government agencies will also be presenting their solutions and how they can help us grow our businesses. It is for CEOs, Business Development Directors, Entreprenuers and anyone interested in the business of design. Please join us.

1 July 2009

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excerpt: DAS presented its strategic plans to the government agencies on 11 June 2009 at the Raffles Design Institute. Government agencies that attended the briefing were Design Singapore Council (DSC), International Enterprise Singapore (IE), Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS), Media Development Authority (MDA), PSB Academy, Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA) and SPRING Singapore.

1 July 2009

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excerpt: On the evening of 28th May, Consulus Cato Partners generously opened their doors for the 2nd Designers Nite. Around 30 young designers, design professionals and academia gathered for the event. DAS president Lawrence Chong, started off with an update on upcoming events like the Design Business Forum, scheduled to be held on 30 June. Members were also invited to participate in the inaugural Singapore Designers Day to be held on the 16th of Oct or volunteer and join the various commissions like youth or business.