Speaking Engagements CONTACT CORBIN

We’re proud to share our wayfinding and graphic design expertise through speaking engagements and presentations to a wide range of organizations. Below is a partial list of groups that founder Jeff Corbin, president Mark VanderKlipp, and other Corbin Design staff members have spoken with in recent years. If you’d like one of our staff members to speak with your group, feel free to contact us using the form on our contact page.


American Institute of Architects

AIA Florida, Annual Meeting, 1995

AIA Michigan, Saginaw Valley Chapter Meeting, 1998

AIA Minnesota, Annual Convention, 2001

“Intuitive Architecture: Helping People Find Their Way” – National Convention, San Diego, CA – May 9, 2003


American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)

“The 10 Commandments of Firm Promotion” – Ann Arbor, MI – October 2002


American Society of Healthcare Engineering (ASHE)/American Hospital Association (AHA)

International Conference and Exhibition on Health Care Facility Planning, Design and Construction – 1993, 1996


Association of Professional Design Firms (APDF)

numerous speaking engagements to APDF members at APDF events


Creating Cool: Linking Culture, Community and the Economy

Designing the Creative Downtown” and “Design Tools for Improving Downtown Economic Performance” – delivered at a conference sponsored by Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm and the Michigan Council for Arts & Cultural Affairs to revitalize Michigan’s communities – Lansing, MI – December 11, 2003


Facilities Conference for Higher Education

Penn State University – 1999

University of Cincinnati – 2000


FacilityCare Audio Conference

Finding the Way – Implementing Greater “Findability” in your Healthcare Facility” – Joint audio presentation with the Director of Marketing and Program Development for the University of Virginia Health System – April 26, 2006

 
Healthcare Facilities Symposium & Expo

“Incorporating interactive kiosks into healthcare wayfinding: A case study” – Joint presentation with Barbara Natal, Project Manager of Campus Development for Northwestern Memorial Hospital – Chicago, IL – October 3, 2007


Indiana Institute of Transportation Engineers, Indianapolis Section

1999


International Downtown Association Annual Convention

Los Angeles, CA – 2000

“Downtown L.A. Walks: A Comprehensive Wayfinding Program for the Nation’s Second-Largest City” – Denver, CO – September 11, 2005

“Navigating the Process: Developing a Dynamic Wayfinding System” – Portland, OR – Joint presentation with Nancy Hormann, President and CEO of the Downtown Raleigh Alliance – October 8, 2006

“Southern Hospitality: A Coordinated Approach Creates a Successful Wayfinding System for Atlanta” – New York, NY – Joint presentation with Jennifer Ball, Vice President of Planning for Central Atlanta Progress, Inc. – September 6, 2007


Ferris State University - Kendall College of Art and Design

“Wayfinding 101” - March 8, 2007

 

Mammoth Lakes Trails and Public Access

CAMP: SUMMER
“Wayfinding and Signage in Mammoth: The Essential Steps to Success” – November 3, 2007

Michigan Department of Education

“Functional Aspects of Software Design” – August, 2000


Michigan Society of Planning Officials / Michigan Chapter American Planning Association

Annual Joint Conference – October 1998


National Symposium on Healthcare Design

Nashville, TN, 2001

“Wayfinding Pursuit: the Not-So-Trivial Game of Questions and Answers for Producing a Winning Wayfinding and Signage Program” – San Francisco, CA – 2002

“The Doctor is Where? – Using New Technology and New Research Findings To Help People Find Their Way” – Las Vegas, NV – September 2004


No Name Annual Facilities Conference

“Producing a Winning Wayfinding System: Managing Information And Its Delivery” – Pittsburgh, PA – May 2004


Society for Environmental Graphic Design

“The LA Walks sign program and the regulatory environment for designers and planners” – Urban and Heritage Area Wayfinding and Identity Conference – October 11, 2002

Modularity in EGD” – SEGD Teleconference – April 18, 2006

LA Walks” – a workshop focusing on the complex, five-year effort to implement a sign system in downtown Los Angeles – SEGD 2006 Annual Conference & Expo – June 1, 2006

Modular Signs - Interior and Exterior” – SEGD 2006 Annual Conference & Expo – June 2, 2006


Society for College and University Planning (SCUP)

Annual Conference – 1997


Tipping to Cool: Next Steps in Linking Culture, Community and the Economy

“Tipping Points for Successful Community Design Initiatives” delivered at a followup conference to the Creating Cool conference sponsored by Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm and the Michigan Council for Arts & Cultural Affairs to revitalize Michigan’s communities – Lansing, MI – December 9, 2004


University of Michigan School of Art and Design

“What is Wayfinding?” – February 2003


Wayfinding and Waysides: An Interpretive Signage Workshop

The Center for Applied Environmental Research

“Wayfinding for Trails and Greenways ” – Grand Blanc, MI – March 4, 2008



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