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IDSA International Design Conference & Education Symposium

The US industrial design society's annual conference: product designers, design-firm principals, in-house leaders and educators.

Dates
Usually August (next dates not announced)
Where
In person
Cost
Paid ticket. Rate tiers shown as images; member rates require active IDSA membership; 5% group discount for five or more.
Type
Conference · Paid ticket
Organizer
IDSA
Program
keynotes, breakout sessions, networking events
Suits
Growing in role, Going for promotion, Student or new grad
Last checked
October 23, 2026 against the event’s own site

Official site and registration

Cheaper ways in: Student member rate; 5% discount for groups of five from one organization; IDSA membership unlocks member rates.

Speaking opportunities

Has sessions, ask how speakers are chosen

Who goes

Roles and segments the organizer or our research tag this event for.

Segments: Design and user experience

Roles: ux designer, design systems lead

The field it serves: Technology & Software

Verified open jobs
about 89,532

Source: NextChapter job data, jobs verified live in the last 7 days.

Typical posted salary
$184,000 a year (middle half $131,000 to $234,000)

Source: NextChapter job data: salary ranges employers posted, midpoint of each range, 2,228 of the newest 5,000 verified open jobs.

Entry or early-career level
24% of openings

Source: NextChapter job data: level read from the full posting, newest 5,000 verified open jobs.

Employment, year over year
−4.2% in information, the closest BLS sector

Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, seasonally adjusted payroll employment, September 2026.

Full Technology & Software snapshot: jobs, pay, layoffs and conferences

Technology & Software employers hiring now

We have not yet published an exhibitor or attendee list for this event. These employers in its industry have open verified jobs, so they are the ones worth meeting.

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