CALL FOR PAPERS | IDSA 2011 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AND EDUCATION SYMPOSIUM

IDSA’s 2011 International Conference and Education Symposium: Sept. 14 to Sept. 17, New Orleans. Follow this link to see the speakers, read about the amazing events around the conference and to register.

Call for Papers, Presentations, Panel Discussions and Posters

The Industrial Designer Society of America’s (IDSA) National Education Council, along with the National Conference Committee, invites submissions for papers, presentations, panel discussions, charrette workshops and poster proposals for the 2011 IDSA International Conference hosted this year in New Orleans from Sept. 14 to 17 at the Roosevelt New Orleans. The conference theme is “Community” and will explore the importance of community across multiple layers of design. The theme will examine emerging social issues, the decentralizing influence of online resources in manufacturing and distribution, the interplay between local and global participants, and many others. Educators, graduate students and industry practitioners are encouraged to submit abstracts of their recent work.

This is the second year that IDSA has held its international conference in New Orleans. In 2000, the conference was one of IDSA’s largest stand-alone events with over 800 people attending. Please join us for a conference that is guaranteed to make you think, not just about the design profession, but also about the work you practice.

Abstract Submission Protocol:
Proposals will be considered for presentation, publication or both. The Eastman – IDSA Education Council encourages abstracts or proposals on subject areas related to the field of industrial design practice, research, teaching or other emerging design issues. Ideas for panel debates or workshop sessions are also encouraged.

Please fill out the online submission form then send your abstract to educationpaper@idsa.org.
Make the body of the abstract blind without any reference to your name, company or school.
Keep the abstracts as brief as possible—one page maximum—with no artwork. (Exception: proposals for poster sessions should show examples of the proposed visual presentation - Web standard .jpg format (no larger than 72 dpi and 1 MB per photo)
Write both abstract and subsequent article in the third person.
Where possible, provide references.

Abstracts will be accepted in the following categories:

Presentation only
Publication only
Presentation and publication

Note: Presentation at the conference or publication in the online Proceedings is not guaranteed by approval of the abstract. The jury will make the final evaluation for acceptance into any category on review of the finished piece. Although most of the articles accepted in the “presentation and publication” category will be accepted for both venues, the jury reserves the right to recommend that a paper submitted in that category be presented but not published or published and not presented.

We are specifically looking for topics that coincide with our professional sections and include:

Historical perspectives on the evolution of industrial design practice: specifically with regard to new specialties (design research, human factors, GUI, etc.)
Design management: management strategies when a company is NOT design driven
Intellectual property: best practices for sponsored studios that are mutually beneficial for academic institutions and industrial partners
Design research: we did the research but is it evident in the design?
Ergonomics: tangible applied examples and methodologies
Topical design issues and trends: transportation design, medical device design, etc.
Collaboration: promotion of the “win-win” not “win-lose” model
Asian design: influences and methodologies
Young professional development
Designers in unorthodox fields: entrepreneurship, real estate, etc.
Distance learning in design: use of virtual worlds such as Second Life in education
Open source design
Ecodesign & Sustainability: new advances applied in design
Interaction design and new technologies
Design for underserved / developing communities
Other

Review Criteria for Papers, White Papers and Abstracts

Papers accepted at IDSA’s International Conference include scholarly works from academia and industry. The IDSA Education Council sponsored by Eastman, along with support from the IDSA special interest areas, reviews the submissions and promotes high standards of excellence among submissions. As an aid to those submitting their work for review, the council offers the following guidelines used to guide the jury process:

We seek abstracts, proposals or papers that are:

Significant:
    •    The abstract, proposal or paper has intellectual merit and impact, and is thought-provoking and provocative. The conclusions are important, clearly stated, consistent with the observations, and the implications for design education and the profession are apparent.

Forward-moving:
    •    The abstract, proposal or paper shows observations, techniques and vision that are fresh and forward-thinking, challenge existing norms and advance the profession.

Relevant:
    •    The subject is relevant to industrial design education and practice, both nationally and internationally.

Clear:
    •    The proposal or objective is well-defined.
    •    Findings and data are clearly stated, logically reported, and build to a sound and relevant conclusion.
    •    Methodology and references are cited; research protocol is defensible.

Well-written:
    •    The abstract, proposal or paper is succinct, well-written, interesting and easy to understand.

Online Submission Form

Important Deadlines and Information:
• Abstract submission deadline is April 1, 2011. Abstract must be submitted via: educationpaper@idsa.org
• Pending approval of abstract, final paper will be due in June.

For questions about submission, e-mail Carrie Rice, CMP, director of conferences and meetings at carrier@idsa.org.

For general questions about the education symposium, e-mail Mary Beth Privitera at privitmb@ucmail.uc.edu.

(Copyright will be carried by IDSA.)