Hello,
The international conference 'Design, Senses and Sensibility in Technology' was held in Lisbon by the IADE Design School and the Communication and Design Research Centre (UNIDCOM) during 25-26 Sept 2003. This conference was the first of a new series of international design research conferences from a country that is developing its profile in the design research field.
I didn't know what to expect and arrived to find a very professional high-quality well organised international conference. The review processes were tight and good quality using experienced reviewers. The organisation of the conference was well integrated into the national agenda (the strong committee of honour included Jorge Sampaio, the President of the Portuguese Republic). The setting was stunning - the Pombal Palace in the centre of Lisbon. Simultaneous translation English<->Portuguese was available throughout the conference by skilled translators. English was widely spoken.
The organisers, chairs and co-chairs arranged the conference programme and events in ways that were very professional and yet made it very human scale. It was a delight to be there. I'm sure this conference is likely to become a cornerstone conference in the international design research calendar. Good points - really well organised and planned; a real warm friendly atmosphere; very competently designed presentation of website, proceedings conference displays etc; wonderful location; enjoyable events; good spread of different types of design research papers and good quality management by the referees and conference chairs. The sketches on the website were a nice touch! A big congratulations to Conference Chairs Fernanado Carvalho Rodrigues, Eduardo Corte-Real and Carlos Duarte, Director Antonio Roquette Ferro and their staff on creating a great event.
The proceedings (in English) offer good insights for design researchers looking to understand developments in Portuguese design research. For further details on the conference or to obtain copies of the proceedings see www.iade.pt/sst Details of the next in this conference series, PRIDE AND PRE-DESIGN :: 2005, are also available on www.iade.pt/sst
Best regards,
Terry
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Dr. Terence Love
Dept of Design
Faculty of BEAD
Curtin University
+61 (0)8 9266 4018
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