APSDA Asia Pacific Space Designers Association The Asia Pacific Space Designers Association (APSDA) was founded by the Chinese Society of Interior Designers (CSID), the Japanese Society of Commercial Designers (CSID), the Japanese Society of Commercial Designers (JCD) and Korean Society of Interior Designers (KOSID) in 1989 in Taipei, Taiwan, CSID of Taiwan, JCD OF Japan and KOSID of Korea had previously held regular annual meeting since 1987. In 1989, other Asian Countries were invited as observers in their congress and the congress was called "Asia Pacific Space Designers Congress". It was attended by the Asian Countries in the Asia Pacific Region among others, Malaysia, Indonesia, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Singapore and Australia. At the fourth meeting in Tokyo, the three countries decided to expand the meeting into an Asia Pacific Regional Conference. To accelerate the process of formation of a regional body representing design interest, in March 1991, the first Preliminary Meeting between CSID, JCD and KOSID delegates culminating in the establishment of APSDA and the eventual Inaugural Assembly in Seoul. The Inaugural Assembly and Congress of the Asia Pacific Designers Association took place at the Swiss Grand Hotel in Seoul, Korea on 21st October 1991. Ten organisations from nine countries covering the Asia Pacific region were invited to participate in the event. The participants were CSID of Taiwan, JCD of Japan and KOSID of Korea who are the founding members, along with PIID of the Philippines, DIA of Australia, HIID of Indonesia, MSID of Malaysia as full Members and JCD of Japan, TIDA of Thailand and IDA of Hong Kong soon became full members. The Congress holds their meetings bi annually. Since the Fukuoka Congress in 1996, founders agreed to have the congress outside the founding members 'countries' for the first time. MSID of Malaysia during En. Bakar Abrahim's presidency had won the honor to host this biennial congress, this being the first time in APSDA's 10 year history, that a country outside the founding member's countries hosted the 10th Anniversary of APSDA in 1998. More than 500 delegates and students attended the APSDA in 1998. More than 500 delegates and students attended the APSDA Congress in Shah Alam which also brought in internationally renown speakers from all over the world. The APSDA 2000 Congress was hosted by HIID of Indonesia in BALI Indonesia. The APSDA 2002 Congress will be held in Manila, Philippines hosted by PIID. Objective of APSDA: APSDA is the gathering for designers from all over the Pacific region. The objectives are : To socialize and to have a better understanding of the different cultures of its members. To exchange information and knowledge between members through networking. To enable us to work closer and better to achieve a better solution for our design community in facing the free trade zone to come.