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Dear Colleagues, A reminder that the deadline for abstracts for the: 3rd Engineering & Product Design Education International Conference Napier University, Edinburgh, Scotland, 15 and 16 September, 2005 is: Monday January 31, 2005 Abstracts (maximum 500 words) should be sent to: [log in to unmask] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------- 3rd Engineering & Product Design Education International Conference Napier University, Edinburgh, Scotland 15 and 16 September, 2005 The 3rd Engineering and Product Design Education International Conference will be organised by the School of Design and Media Arts at Napier University, Edinburgh in participation with the Design Education Special Interest Group (DESIG) of the Design Society [http://www.designsociety.org], and the institution of Engineering Designers, UK (IED) [http://www.ied.org.uk]. The official conference language will be English. Conference Aims The conference aims to explore novel approaches in design education within the wider context of product design and development. The theme "CROSSING DESIGN BOUNDARIES" reflects our wish to incorporate many of the disciplines associated with, and integral to, modern design pursuits. For example, the conjunction of anthropology and design, the psychology of design products, soft computing and wearable products, new media and design and how they can be best exploited within a product design arena. Discussions about product design education and the cross-over into these established fields are warmly welcomed as are links between other specialist design areas such as interaction design, jewellery design, furniture design, and exhibition design which have been under represented at E&PDE conferences in the past. Papers are welcomed in the following categories: * Professional Collaborations with SMEs * Design Curriculum Development * Philosophies of Design Education * Developing Design Expertise * Design Knowledge * Teaching and Learning Tools * Problem-based Learning * Studio-based Design Projects * Interdisciplinarity * New Materials and New Technologies in Design * Design Education and the Internet * Design Collaboration and Team Working * Industrial Collaborations and Working with Industry * Design Theory * Design Communication * Design Thinking Deadlines Submission of Abstracts (maximum 500 words) - January 31, 2005 Submit Abstracts to: [log in to unmask] Notification of Successful Abstracts - February 18, 2005 Submission of Full Papers - March 25, 2005 Camera-ready Papers - June 3, 2005 Conference proceedings will be published by Professional Engineering Publishing [http://www.pepublishing.com] Conference Organising Committee Paul Rodgers, School of Design and Media Arts, Napier University, Edinburgh Bjorn Rodnes, School of Design and Media Arts, Napier University, Edinburgh Duncan Hepburn, School of Design and Media Arts, Napier University, Edinburgh Euan Winton, School of Design and Media Arts, Napier University, Edinburgh Chris Dowlen, School of Architecture and Design, South Bank University, London Bill Ion, DMEM, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow Libby Brodhurst, Institution of Engineering Designers, UK ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------- Dr Paul A. Rodgers Reader in Design School of Design and Media Arts Napier University Merchiston Campus 10 Colinton Road Edinburgh EH10 5DT Scotland UK t: 00 44 (0)131 455 2313/2678 f: 00 44 (0)131 455 2292 e: [log in to unmask] w: http://www.napier.ac.uk/dama