Call for Participation

The organising committee invites submissions of research papers in all areas of design. This includes all dimensions, e.g., people, product, tools, processes and environments of design, with research results contributing to its understanding and support.
Some example topics are:

• Design Theory and Methodology
• Human factors in Design
• Design for X (Product Safety, Manufacture & Assembly, Cost , Reliability etc.)
• Enabling Technologies & Tools (Computer Aided Conceptual Design,
• Virtual Reality, Haptics, etc)
• Design Management, Knowledge Management and Product Life Cycle Management
• Applications in Practice (Automotive, Aerospace, Biomedical Devices, MEMS, etc.)
• Eco-Design, Sustainable Manufacturing, Design for Sustainability
• Design Creativity, Synthesis, Evaluation and Optimisation
• Design Lexicon, Taxonomy, Ontology
• Design Collaboration and Communication
• Design Aesthetics, Semiotics, Semantics
• Design Training and Education
• Design Research Methodology

Important Dates

Abstracts Due:	28 April 2010
Notification of Abstract Acceptance:	1 May2010
Full Papers Due:	15 July 2010
Notification of Acceptance:	1 October 2010
Final Papers Due:	1 November 2010