From: Leon Gurevitch <[log in to unmask]>
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce DeSForM 2012:MEANING.MATTER.MAKING, the 7th
International Workshop on Design & Semantics of Form & Movement, to be held
18-20 April, 2012, at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.
http://desform2012.schoolofdesign.ac.nz/
DeSForM was conceived as ³the first international conference seeking to
present current research into the nature, character and behaviour of
emerging new typologies of co-designed, content rich, connected and
intelligent objects within adaptive systems.²
http://www.northumbria.ac.uk/sd/academic/scd/research/desformhome/desformwha
t/
It is a global conference with truly international participation, as
witnessed in the recent success of the 2009 DeSForM conference in Taipei,
Taiwan and in 2010 in Lucerne, Switzerland. DeSForM
2012:MEANING.MATTER.MAKING will continue this tradition of diversity and
exchange, bringing its sphere of influence for the first time to the
Southern Hemisphere. DeSForM 2012 workshop and conference will be hosted by
Victoria University School of Design in Wellington, New Zealand from
18th20th April 2012. In reaching out to the many innovative schools,
businesses, designers, researchers and cultural organizations in the
Southern Hemisphere and beyond, DeSForM 2012:MEANING.MATTER.MAKING will grow
the organisationıs community, offering new horizons, insights and audiences.
The School and its location in New Zealandıs Creative Capitalı embodies
many of the ideals behind DeSForM as a pioneering forum for exchanging
knowledge and ideas, unburdened by tradition and accepted ways of doing
things. Our South Pacific location has inspired a commitment to digital
technologies, which offer real opportunities to overcome distance with new
forms of communication, interaction and enhanced experiences. As a result
the city has a colourful and growing community of pioneers in digital
design, fabrication and distribution, game and interface designers, software
specialists, technology developers, usability experts, social networking
service providers, film makers and special effects researchers, as
exemplified by the internationally recognized leader, Weta Digital.
Against this backdrop, DeSForM 2012:MEANING.MATTER.MAKING invites
participation from practice-led researchers and research-led practitioners
from academia and industry, as well as representatives from the many
disciplines, perspectives and interpretations integral to the design and
semantics of form and movement.
Extended abstracts for proposed research papers, performances and
demonstrations are due 19 August, 2011. More information and submission
details are available on the conference website.
http://desform2012.schoolofdesign.ac.nz/call-for-works/
We look forward to receiving your submissions and to seeing you in
Wellington in 2012!
Kind regards,
DeSForM 2012 Committee
Dr. Leon Gurevitch
Acting Programme Director // Postgraduate Research Coordinator // Lecturer
in Design // Culture+Context //
The Faculty of Architecture and Design // 139 Vivian Street // Victoria
University of Wellington // Wellington //
Aotearoa-New Zealand // PO Box 600 // Office: +64 4 463 6207 // Info:
www.drleongurevitch.com
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Sue Gollifer
University of Brighton
School of Arts and Media
Director of ISEA International Headquarters
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