International Association of Societies of Design Research (IASDR 07)

Emerging Trends in Design Research

Call for Papers

The International Association of Societies of Design Research (IASDR) 
will have a conference 11-15 November, 2007 at The Hong Kong 
Polytechnic University. This is a large, international design 
research conference with an intensive and high quality programme. 
Keynote speakers will be invited from other disciplines - the social 
sciences, computing, and business, for example. Multiple paths 
through the papers will be suggested to help participants find 
synergies among people and papers. Ample time will be available for 
informal meeting and discussion. Please consider your research 
interests in terms of the following description and consult your 
calendar for availability.

Emerging Trends in Design Research

Design Research is becoming more acceptable as a knowledge resource 
in collaborative actions, in practical applications, in building 
scholarly foundations for the discipline, and in post-graduate 
programmes worldwide. Some research follows well-worn paths of 
investigation and development, and some research strikes out into new 
territories of disciplinary overlap, technology development and 
application, large system dynamics, difficult to solve social 
problems, fundamental knowledge development, or needs for better 
processes or methods. Emerging Trends is particularly interested in 
design research explorations that respond to our changing life 
context, globally, locally, economically, educationally, socially, 
technologically, and particularly through design research 
interventions. The following list presents some ideas that signal 
emergent trends, but it is not inclusive. Your work might be located 
on the list or expand it. We are interested in ideas emerging now 
that will influence future developments. Here are some emerging 
topics.

Design Process issues:

-	identifying the limits of user research
-	making collaborative decisions
-	managing information resources
-	evaluating innovation potential
-	exploring multimedia and multimodality

Design Research issues:

-	developing collaborative research strategies
-	exploring digital convergence
-	managing multiple problem/solution perspectives
-	translating research findings to design action
-	communicating research findings effectively
-	creating research community
-	developing new research methods
-	funding basic research in design

Design Education issues:

-	blending art and science
-	identifying fundamental knowledge for design
-	creating distance learning approaches for design
-	exploring industry-academia research partnerships
-	developing quality assurance for design education

Social issues:

-	controlling privacy
-	controlling environmental degradation
-	supporting human equality
-	supporting development in undeveloped regions
-	changing human behavior

The schedule for abstract and paper submission is as follows:

February 27 - Abstracts deadline
March 26	- Paper selection & invitation
June 1 - Full paper due
August 1	- Review back to author
September 1 - Complete paper

Review Process for Full Papers

Two appropriate reviewers in a double blind process will review the 
abstract. Invitation to submit a full paper will be accompanied by 
reviewer comments and suggestions. Every attempt will be made to use 
one of the original reviewers to read and comment on the resulting 
full paper draft. This set of comments will be sent to the author to 
help polish the paper for final submission.

Poster Proposals

A small committee will review poster proposals and respond to authors 
regarding suitability, sharing any suggestions or comments. The 
minimum poster size is one vertical A0 (841mm wide x 1189mm high) and 
the maximum is two vertical A0 (side by side). More detailed 
specifications for the poster will follow in subsequent mailings.

IASDR 2007 Conference Committee

Prof. Lorraine Justice, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Prof. Sharon Poggenpohl, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Prof. Lin-Lin Chen, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Prof. Nigel Cross, The Open University
Prof. David Durling, Middlesex University
Prof. Ming-Chyuan Ho, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology
Prof. Kun-Pyo Lee, KAIST, Korea
Prof. Soon-Jong Lee, Seoul National University
Prof. Kazuo Sugiyama, Chiba University
Prof. Toshimasa Yamanaka, University of Tsukuba

As an interim accommodation, contact [log in to unmask] for 
further information and watch for the official website release in 
January.