We would like to invite you to submit a workshop proposal to this years’ DeSForM conference! The workshops are organised together with Philips Design at their Co-creator lab on the High Tech Campus.
They offer a unique opportunity to bridge design research and practice. Accepted workshops will be included as publication in the conference
proceedings.
We look forward to your contributions!
Kind regards,
Elif Ozcan & Miguel Bruns Alonso
DeSForM 2017: Sense and Sensitivity
10th Conference on Designing for the Semantics of Form and Movement
October 17-18 Delft, October 19-20 Eindhoven, The Netherlands
desformx.org
| CALL FOR WORKSHOPS
Important dates and deadlines
- Workshop proposal deadline, April 21, 2017
- Notification of acceptance, June 21, 2017
- Camera-ready deadline, July 21, 2017
| DESIGN AND SEMANTICS OF FORM AND MOVEMENT - 10th EDITION
This year we celebrate the 10th edition of the DeSForM conference series, which will be hosted by the industrial design schools of TU Delft and TU Eindhoven and Philips Design.
We look forward to your contributions!
Kind regards,
Elif Ozcan & Miguel Bruns Alonso
DeSForM 2017
Chairs
DeSForM 2017: Sense and Sensitivity
10th Conference on Designing for the Semantics of Form and Movement
October 17-18 Delft, October 19-20 Eindhoven, The Netherlands
desformx.org
| CALL FOR WORKSHOPS
Important dates and deadlines
- Workshop proposal deadline, April 21, 2017
- Notification of acceptance, June 21, 2017
- Camera-ready deadline, July 21, 2017
| DESIGN AND SEMANTICS OF FORM AND MOVEMENT - 10th EDITION
This year we celebrate the 10th edition of the DeSForM conference series, which will be hosted by the industrial design schools of TU Delft and TU Eindhoven and Philips Design.
DeSForM 2017 will host up to five one-day (or a maximum of 10 half-day) workshops on Friday October 20th, 2016. The aim for these workshops is to
translate theoretical perspectives, tools, methods, materials from DeSForM design research to relevant use for practice and industry. We are looking for workshops that try to explore novel approaches to methods, tools and techniques for future design paradigms.
Inspiration may be found, for instance, in Gardien et al. (2014).
We encourage workshops to explore applications covering the conference topics. We find it important that workshop organizers concretely address the theme they propose and their approach towards novel insight and method generations are emphasized in their proposals.
The workshops will be co-organized with the Philips Design CoCreator Lab at the High-Tech Campus in Eindhoven. Companies such as Philips have always been actively involved in collaborations between academic design research and their industry practice. The DeSForM 2017 workshops are an excellent opportunity to further support and explore these relationships and interactions.
| GENERAL INFO
Each workshop must be introduced in the format of a short intellectual and creative output where appropriate.
We encourage tangible outcomes of the workshops, such as product prototypes, videos, models, acted-out scenarios, etc. These should be made accessible to the community as much as possible. Workshops can be full day, or half-day (9:00 am-12:00 pm / 1:00 pm-4:00 pm), with organized coffee and lunch breaks.
At least one author of each accepted workshop submission must register for the conference and the workshop before the early registration deadline for the workshop to be included in the conference program, and the short paper to be published in the conference proceedings. The organizing committee of DeSForM 2017 will communicate the workshops though their website, social media and distribute it amongst participants. However, workshop organizers are also encouraged to recruit participants themselves. A minimum number of registered participants will be required for a workshop to take place. All participants will need to register for the workshop they are attending.
Proposals ideally accommodate around 10-15 participants, with a maximum of 20. We encourage the workshops to be open to any conference participant although this is ultimately at the discretion of the proposers.
| FORMAT
Short Paper – describing the workshop:
- 2000 - 2500 words max (including images/tables, and references)
- Abstract (150 words maximum)
- Detailed proposal description
- Topics and challenges to be addressed
- A positioning in the continuum of practical and theoretical skills
- Learning goals and discussion objectives
- Intended outcome
- Highlight relevance for academia and practice
- Supporting documents/images or photographs/references
Logistics document (3 pages maximum):
- Event coordinator bio(s) (100 words each maximum)
- Intended audience and recruitment strategy.
- Proposed schedule and description of activities planned (incl. detailed agenda)
- Estimated budget (if applicable)
- Technical Requirements (equipment and space conditions)
- A draft ‘Call for Position Statements’
- Proposed call for participation
- Plan for publication/dissemination after the workshop
| REVIEW PROCESS
The review process considers the organizers’ ability to clearly articulate a plan for a workshop that will provoke discussion on DeSForM-related issues and/or lead to a rich hands-on experience. Additional criteria are: the expected community interest level in the topic, available equipment, how the topics and processes covered complement other workshops.
The Workshop Chairs may suggest organizers of submissions that are similar in topic to collaborate on a joint session. For the short paper to appear in the conference proceedings, at least on organizer of each workshop must register for the conference and their Workshop, and organizers must have secured the commitment of a minimum number of participants to attend, by the early registration deadline.
Accepted workshops will be included in the InTechOpen digital library proceedings. Selected workshops will be invited for a special book series that represent and demonstrate the best of design research and practices.
| WORKSHOP ORGANIZER RESPONSIBILITIES
|| BEFORE THE CONFERENCE
- Arrange for delivery of required materials (options include bringing items in-person or shipping them to the venue). Some materials can be organized locally (white boards, printing, pens, post-its, etc.).
- If required, a call for position statement submissions, and manage of the review process for the intended participants
- Develop a final agenda of activities, and review with workshop chairs
- Recruit participants. Organizers of an accepted session are encouraged to set up and maintain a web page providing information about their workshop.
- A minimum number of 6 registered participants is required for a workshop to take place, but we encourage 10-15 participants to have sufficient dynamics and discussion. It is recommended to start invite to potential (groups of) participants as soon after the acceptance notification as possible.
|| AT THE CONFERENCE
Organizers are responsible for setting up the Workshop before the start of the session, leading discussions and sustaining participation.
|| AFTER THE CONFERENCE
It is strongly encouraged that you communicate your workshop conferences (after consent of your participants should you be showing their likeness through photos/videos and if showing their projects). This material can range from online photos and videos, design documents and/or schematics, a blog, or a report for publication. Finally, successful workshops can be invited to contribute to the edited book that will be written after the conference.
| SUBMISSION
Please format your proposals appropriately and submit them via the EasyChair website easychair.org/ by April 21, 2017, 23:59 pm CET.
| MORE INFORMATION
If you have further questions about Workshops, send an e-mail to info@xxxxxxxxxxxx, and use “Workshop” in the subject title.
Janne van Kollenburg, Thomas Visser, Tom Djajadiningrat and Miguel Bruns
| REFERENCES
We encourage workshops to explore applications covering the conference topics. We find it important that workshop organizers concretely address the theme they propose and their approach towards novel insight and method generations are emphasized in their proposals.
The workshops will be co-organized with the Philips Design CoCreator Lab at the High-Tech Campus in Eindhoven. Companies such as Philips have always been actively involved in collaborations between academic design research and their industry practice. The DeSForM 2017 workshops are an excellent opportunity to further support and explore these relationships and interactions.
| GENERAL INFO
Each workshop must be introduced in the format of a short intellectual and creative output where appropriate.
We encourage tangible outcomes of the workshops, such as product prototypes, videos, models, acted-out scenarios, etc. These should be made accessible to the community as much as possible. Workshops can be full day, or half-day (9:00 am-12:00 pm / 1:00 pm-4:00 pm), with organized coffee and lunch breaks.
At least one author of each accepted workshop submission must register for the conference and the workshop before the early registration deadline for the workshop to be included in the conference program, and the short paper to be published in the conference proceedings. The organizing committee of DeSForM 2017 will communicate the workshops though their website, social media and distribute it amongst participants. However, workshop organizers are also encouraged to recruit participants themselves. A minimum number of registered participants will be required for a workshop to take place. All participants will need to register for the workshop they are attending.
Proposals ideally accommodate around 10-15 participants, with a maximum of 20. We encourage the workshops to be open to any conference participant although this is ultimately at the discretion of the proposers.
| FORMAT
Short Paper – describing the workshop:
- 2000 - 2500 words max (including images/tables, and references)
- Abstract (150 words maximum)
- Detailed proposal description
- Topics and challenges to be addressed
- A positioning in the continuum of practical and theoretical skills
- Learning goals and discussion objectives
- Intended outcome
- Highlight relevance for academia and practice
- Supporting documents/images or photographs/references
Logistics document (3 pages maximum):
- Event coordinator bio(s) (100 words each maximum)
- Intended audience and recruitment strategy.
- Proposed schedule and description of activities planned (incl. detailed agenda)
- Estimated budget (if applicable)
- Technical Requirements (equipment and space conditions)
- A draft ‘Call for Position Statements’
- Proposed call for participation
- Plan for publication/dissemination after the workshop
| REVIEW PROCESS
The review process considers the organizers’ ability to clearly articulate a plan for a workshop that will provoke discussion on DeSForM-related issues and/or lead to a rich hands-on experience. Additional criteria are: the expected community interest level in the topic, available equipment, how the topics and processes covered complement other workshops.
The Workshop Chairs may suggest organizers of submissions that are similar in topic to collaborate on a joint session. For the short paper to appear in the conference proceedings, at least on organizer of each workshop must register for the conference and their Workshop, and organizers must have secured the commitment of a minimum number of participants to attend, by the early registration deadline.
Accepted workshops will be included in the InTechOpen digital library proceedings. Selected workshops will be invited for a special book series that represent and demonstrate the best of design research and practices.
| WORKSHOP ORGANIZER RESPONSIBILITIES
|| BEFORE THE CONFERENCE
- Arrange for delivery of required materials (options include bringing items in-person or shipping them to the venue). Some materials can be organized locally (white boards, printing, pens, post-its, etc.).
- If required, a call for position statement submissions, and manage of the review process for the intended participants
- Develop a final agenda of activities, and review with workshop chairs
- Recruit participants. Organizers of an accepted session are encouraged to set up and maintain a web page providing information about their workshop.
- A minimum number of 6 registered participants is required for a workshop to take place, but we encourage 10-15 participants to have sufficient dynamics and discussion. It is recommended to start invite to potential (groups of) participants as soon after the acceptance notification as possible.
|| AT THE CONFERENCE
Organizers are responsible for setting up the Workshop before the start of the session, leading discussions and sustaining participation.
|| AFTER THE CONFERENCE
It is strongly encouraged that you communicate your workshop conferences (after consent of your participants should you be showing their likeness through photos/videos and if showing their projects). This material can range from online photos and videos, design documents and/or schematics, a blog, or a report for publication. Finally, successful workshops can be invited to contribute to the edited book that will be written after the conference.
| SUBMISSION
Please format your proposals appropriately and submit them via the EasyChair website easychair.org/ by April 21, 2017, 23:59 pm CET.
| MORE INFORMATION
If you have further questions about Workshops, send an e-mail to info@xxxxxxxxxxxx, and use “Workshop” in the subject title.
Janne van Kollenburg, Thomas Visser, Tom Djajadiningrat and Miguel Bruns
| REFERENCES
Gardien, P., Djajadiningrat, T., Hummels, C., & Brombacher, A. (2014). Changing your Hammer: The Implications of Paradigmatic Innovation for Design Practice. 8(2),
119-139.