Eustace Tilly might as well be getting LASIK. With a lineup that’s plucked from the design and technology conferences of the past year, the New Yorker Conference/2012: stories from the near future is rallying to be a heavyweight for those of the innovation persuasion:

“It’s the ultimate insider’s look at the works in progress that will shape our world, from boardrooms to courtrooms, from biology labs to design studios.”

Design studios indeed: Yves & Curls will be in attendance, as will be Miss Zaha, plus our interactive angels Will Wright and Craig Newmark. You even get to hang out at the IAC/InterActiveCorp building “designed by Frank Gehry.”

And all this can be yours for the low price of $1200, but think about it this way: That’s $600 to hang out with David Remnick and $600 for Malcolm Gladwell. Not sold? Watch the video. They talk about Google!

You bet your bottom dollar we’re tuning in to “Design Matters” in 15 minutes to hear Malcolm Gladwell and his writer-mom, Joyce, chat it up with Debbie Millman for her season premiere.

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