2012 IndyCar Series
The 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series was the 17th season of the IndyCar Series, and the 101st season of American open wheel racing. Its premier event was the 96th Indianapolis 500, held on Sunday, May 27. The series was sanctioned by IndyCar, and took place in three countries on two continents. Chevrolet returned to the series for the first time since 2005 while Lotus debuted, with the latter leaving the IndyCar Series after the 2012 season due to poor performance.
Ico-D
In January 2004 the "Icograda Design Week in Istanbul" was held in Turkey. The Week's programme included "6 Alfabe, Icograda Student Workshop", an IEN Symposium, Regional Meeting, "Building Bridges: Icograda Design Conference", "Design Perspectives Icograda Regional Design Seminar", as well as the launch of the Icograda Design Media Network (IDMN). This was followed by the Icograda Design Week in São Paulo, Brazil, in April of the same year. The Week's programme included "The Language of the City Student Workshop", a Latin American Regional Meeting, "Design in Latin America Regional Design Seminar", and the "Fronteiras! Icograda Design Conference". In August, Icograda and ICSID hosted a Joint Board Meeting and evaluation of the final six bids for the Joint Secretariat in Essen, Germany. Montreal's bid was selected as most ambitious and beneficial, followed by a site visit by representatives of Icograda and ICSID in September to initiate the final negotiations regarding relocation of the two organisations’ Secretariates to Montreal.