(Hannover, Germany) -- In recognition of design's growing influence on product development, CeBIT will present a new special display, "design:driving innovation", during its 4-9 March 2008 run in Hannover, Germany.The event is organized by iF International Forum Design in cooperation with Hannover-based Deutsche Messe AG and will spotlight such themes as
lifecycle, lifestyle and sustainability.
Located in Hall 27, "design: driving innovation" will demonstrate the interaction of technological and design-related innovations that are destined to have a fundamental impact on our future work and personal lives.
Topics include:
* Sustainable and innovative materials
* Products and services that conform to universal design criteria, i.e., user-friendly and cross-generational
* Visionary designs for new working and residential realms
* The latest product and fashion trends for different lifestyle cultures
* Eco design, i.e., products and services that are ecologically friendly and economically feasible
* Medicine of the future, i.e., the latest methods for prevention, diagnostics and therapy
* Concepts, products and visions for the mobility industry
"design: driving innovation" is open to companies, designers, architects,universities and associations that want to present cutting-edge ideas and solutions. For program and registration information, visit www.ifdesign.de/projects_driving_innovation_index_e or contact:
Annegret Wulf-Pippig
International Forum Design GmbH
Phone +49 (511) 89-32434
annegret.wulf-pippig@ifdesign.de
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About CeBIT
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CeBIT is the world's most important international business platform and showcase for digital IT and telecommunications solutions. It attracts a highly international audience of users from the worlds of industry,commerce, the skilled trades, banking and finance, the services sector, the public sector, R&D and science. CeBIT 2007 hosted 6,153 exhibiting companies from 79 countries and 480,000 attendees -- 50,000 more than in 2006. 106,000 visitors came from outside of Germany. Orders worth a total of eleven billion euros were placed at CeBIT 2007. Visit www.cebit.de for more information.
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