Beyond the panel: What makes a design event worth attending?

The architecture and design calendar is rarely quiet. There are launches, talks, panel discussions, showroom openings, awards nights and dinners, often several competing for attention in the same week. Yet the events that stay with people are not necessarily the biggest or the most polished.In the lead-up to Saturday Indesign, we asked members of the architecture and design community what would make industry events more engaging, memorable or valuable. Their answers returned repeatedly to the sa