This Thursday 10th May 2012 Scuola Politecnica di Design will host a presentation of the Renault Twizy design story with Patrick Lecharpy and Luciano Bove.

Planned for 25-26 April 2012 in London, the Global Automotive Lightweight Materials 2012 Initiative will present case studies and best practices on the adoption of advanced lightweight materials in the car industry.

A selection of the most interesting classes – including the free virtual workshops – from the Autodesk University event, which takes place in Las Vegas from today until December 1, 2011.

On 10 November 2011 IED will inaugurate the IED on the ROAD exhibition, hosted at the Turin Museum of the Automobile and featuring five full-scale concept cars.

A report from the AutoDesign Prague 2011, held on 20 October 2011, which saw the participation of 250 among designers, students and professionals, and featured live presentations covering many aspects of automotive design.

To complement the Future Car Challenge 2011, taking place November 5th 2011, the Royal Automobile Club is holding an exhibition featuring designs by students at the Royal College of Art (RCA).

On the next week-end (15-16 October 2011) the Peugeot Museum of Adventure in Sochaux, Eastern France, will host the Week-end Style & Design event, with the participation of 15 Peugeot designers.

Taking place in Turin, Italy from 25 to 28 October 2011, the VIEW Conference focuses on Computer Graphics, Cinema and 3D Animation, and features some automotive design related presentations.

The 2011 edition of the AutoStyle Design Competition event will take place on October 6th and 7th in San Benedetto Po, Northern Italy and will feature a conference with several design workshops.

The first AutoDesign Prague international conference will take place on 20th October 2011 in Prague and will see the participation of designers from major brands including Pininfarina, Volvo and Land Rover.