Dear Design Colleagues,
Call for Papers
Cumulus 38° South invites educators, practitioners, and researchers to
join our cross-disciplinary conversation, “How can design as a
discipline transcend boundaries, shift thinking,
and evolve to meet the needs of our future?
Cumulus is an international association of 140 universities and
colleges of art, design and media. RMIT and Swinburne Design are
organising the conference for Melbourne, Australia, 12-14 November,
2009. Presentations will be held in Melbourne's city centre as well
as on both campuses.
The four conference themes are:
-Transcending disciplinary boundaries, creating new practices,
processes and knowledge
-Transitions in art + design education, balancing teaching, learning
and research
-Shifts in art + design practice and technology, defining new ways of
working
-Repositioning art + design’s role in society, a catalyst for social
change
Deadline
Submission of Abstracts deadline 14 March, 2009
Call for Student Work
There is also a call for student design projects that have positive
social impact.
Deadline
Submission of Abstracts deadline 17th July, 2009.
Please visit www.cumulus09.com for more information.
Regards
Emily Wright, BS, MDes
Lecturer, Communication Design
Swinburne Design
Swinburne University of Technology
Melbourne, Australia
Telephone +61 9214 6093
www.swinburne.edu.au/design
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