Chicago USA 2009-09-18 Two days of innovation, intelligence, provocation and inspiration courtesy of 20+ incredibly diverse presenters. If you believe in the power of ideas, the value of imagination, the strength of the human spirit -- and that thinking like a designer is more important than being one -- Cusp Conference is for you. 2008 presenters included Robert F Kennedy Jr. / Environmentalist / attorney Dr Carl Hodges - The Seawater Foundation Paul Polak - D-Rev - design for the other 90% Bryan Anderson - Iraq War Veteran / Actor Mike Ivers - GoodCity / former Catholic priest Dr. Ayanna Howard - Robotics engineer / Georgia Tech Adam Kalkin - Architect / Artist Brian Murphy - Intellectual Property Attorney Homaro Cantu - Chef / Inventor John Bielenberg - Activist designer / MavLabs Richard Farson - Educator / Psychologist / Founding Dean, California Institute of Arts School of Environmental Design Kirsty Hawkshaw - Popstar 2.0 Smoking Popes - Punk-pop pioneers Douglas Gayeton - Filmmaker / photographer 2009 presenters to be announced. September 16-17, 2009 Museum of Contemporary Art Theater Chicago Seating is extremely limited. Approximately 35% of available seats are currently pre-sold (01.27.09). Early registration and group discounts are available. 632 IL A conference about the design of everything. 2009-09-16 false http://www.cuspconference.com http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/632 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/632/cusp-size2.jpg alternative energy, architecture, creativity, design, education, ethics, innovation, law, music, technology