What influences you? Every designer is challenged to create the next big thing. In order to achieve this, we often look to the people and places that inspire us - those that challenge conventional thinking and push the boundaries beyond what we've come to expect from the world of design.

INFLUENCE, the 2008 IDSA Midwest District Conference in Kansas City, MO, will be the forum for you to explore these ideas with your peers.

We're hosting a range of innovative thinkers across different disciplines that are redrawing the boundaries of their medium. They will engage us in new ways of thinking about the influence that designers have in shaping product experiences.