JANUARY 23-26, 2025
Metro Toronto Convention Centre North Building
We acknowledge the unceded land on which we're living and working.
The land on which IDS Vancouver takes place is the unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.
We're committed to sustainable practice in the event industry.
IDS commits to becoming a more sustainable event. As an organizer, we can structure the event to lower our climate impact in the following ways:
- Recycling signage. This sign, and the majority of signs around IDS, is made from fully recyclable material; we also re-use signs where possible
- Removal of the majority of aisle carpet, which ends up in landfill due to its limited life cycle
- Partnering with venue on Organic waste sorting
- Event powered by Renewable Energy
- Bring sustainability to the forefront of conversation through our content programs
- We encourage all exhibitors to produce re-usable booths, and track every aspect of the impact of their involvement with the show through our sustainability questionnaire
- Our sustainability award, introduced in 2024, recognizes the exhibitor who has mitigated their climate impact in a creative way. In past IDS shows, we have seen booths turned into furniture, adapted for multiple exhibitions, and turned into construction material. We value and appreciate the effort the design community has put in to support our mission to reduce the impact of IDS.
We're committed to championing diversity.
We pledge to diversify our roster of community partners, vendors and service providers, welcoming a wider range of perspectives into our day-to-day operations and our social platforms. We are committed to consistently increasing the diversity of our speaker roster. This year’s IDS will see 50% representation by women and 32% BIPOC representation.