Call for Papers. 8th Swiss Design Network Conference 2012: “Disruptive Interaction” Friday 9 November 2012. Lugano, Switzerland. We are pleased to announce this year's Swiss Design Network Conference 2012 in Lugano. This one day conference focuses on the dialectical relationship between design and disruptive ideas, practices and innovations. “Disruptive Interaction” aims to investigate and discuss the capability, responsibility and agency of design in areas of disruptive change. We invite designers, researchers and scholars to present their work in Lugano, Switzerland. Mon 24 June 2012 Submission deadline for abstracts Thu 16 August 2012 Notification of acceptance for abstracts Mon 1 October 2012 Submission deadline for final papers Fri 19 October 2012 Papers revised Fri 9 November 2012 Conference opens The general chairs Massimo Botta, Scuola universitaria professionale della Svizzera italiana SUPSI Martin Wiedmer, University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland FHNW For more information about the conference topic, submission and review process please visit our website: http://www.sdn2012.ch ------------------------------------------------------------ Prof. Martin Wiedmer Leiter Institut Design- und Kunstforschung Präsident Swiss Design Network Adresse: Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz FHNW Hochschule für Gestaltung und Kunst HGK Institut Design- und Kunstforschung IDK Steinentorstrasse 30 CH-4051 Basel ------------------------------------------------------------ [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> http://www.fhnw.ch/hgk/idk http://www.idk.ch Lageplan: http://bit.ly/frTvVf ------------------------------------------------------------