This is the announcement for the upcoming DRS conference to be held in
2004. I imagine that most folks on this list will already have seen it
in Design Research News last month. I will repeat further main
announcements here anyway, for example the conference website will be
live soon.
My apologies if you receive this more than once.
David Durling
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DESIGN RESEARCH SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2004
Monash University, one of Australia's leading research
universities, is proud to host the DRS International Conference
during November 2004 in Melbourne.
The theme is FUTUREGROUND, and will feature leading edge
design research from the international research community.
Supporting the central theme will be discourse around design as
both cultural activity and production; mapping the discipline's
development; and research in an industrial context. Particular
emphasis will be on the opportunities this presents for
reconsidering the nature of design and an exploration of the
scope for future research.
Melbourne, a sophisticated multicultural city of 3.5 million
people, is the base for Monash's Australian campuses, and will
provide a stimulating stage for FUTUREGROUND 2004.
Melbourne has impressive contemporary architecture, within a
rich heritage of 19th century buildings, and is a thriving
centre for good living and all the arts.
CONFERENCE DATES: 17-21 November, 2004
SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS: 28 November, 2003
SUBMISSION OF PAPERS: 23 April, 2004
FUTUREGROUND 2004 is a fully refereed international conference
and will be supported by a schedule of associated events.
Further information regarding keynote speakers and the paper
refereeing timeline and process, will be listed on the
FUTUREGROUND web site, operational in July 2003. In the
meantime, if you have specific queries, please contact the
Conference Coordinator, at the Faculty of Art & Design.
Email: <[log in to unmask]>
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Dr David Durling
Director, Advanced Research Institute
School of Art & Design, Staffordshire University
College Road, Stoke on Trent, ST4 2XN, UK
tel: +44 (0)1782 294556 (direct)
tel: +44 (0)1782 294602 (ARi office)
fax: +44 (0)1782 294530
email: [log in to unmask]
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