April 23-24, 2019, Shanghai, China

Economies, technologies, and societies are rapidly co-evolving, requiring shifts in mindsets and techniques to reach and maintain relevance. The 2019 SDN China Conference on “Service Design Futures” aims to explore and support this paradigm shift in how we deal with the complexity of creating purposeful and valuable experiences.

What’s going on Here? Decoding Digitality in Higher Arts Education
September 25-27, 2019 Stuttgart, Germany
Submission deadline: January 14, 2019

The 9th ELIA Academy is hosted by Stuttgart State Academy of Art and Design, and State University of Music and the Performing Arts Stuttgart.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) Institute
Applications by January 23, 2019

The call targets visual artists with a thematic focus on Urban Rejuvenation and Disruption: the Imprint of Man.

Aalto University, Finland
Conference dates: June 3-4, 2019
Submissions by January 15/ February 12 (depending on the category), 2019

The 8th biennial NORDES conference poses the question, “Who cares?”, exploring related questions, issues and propositions concerning responsibilities, relationships, ways of doing and directing design today.

2019 Special Focus: Design + Context
1 – 3 March 1-3, 2019 St. Petersburg, Russia

The Thirteenth International Conference on Design Principles & Practices is an initiative from the Saint Petersburg DESIS Lab. The 2019 edition of the International Design Principles and Practices Conference invites designers and academics to present their ideas and experience, concerning the differing relationships between Design and Context.

July 9-12, 2019, Middle East Technical University METU, Ankara, Turkey
Full paper submission EXTENDED: December 30, 2018

September 2-5, 2019 Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
Final deadline for full paper submission: February 15, 2019

The conference theme – DESIGN REVOLUTIONS – will explore how design drives and responds to revolutionary thinking through questioning the norm, probing the now and embracing the new.

November 28-29, 2018 Pescara, Italy

In this important European year of Cultural Heritage we celebrate also the 25th anniversary of EIDD Design for All Europe.

Pre-Cumulus Conference Organized by College of Design and Innovation Tongji University and DESIS Network
October 2018, 28-29 Shanghai, Tongji University, China

The DxCC Conference is built on the first results of DESIS Network activities at the crossroad of social innovation, design and city making processes, with a focus on Design for Collaborative cities.

April 4-6, 2019 Pasadena, California, US
Proposals are due November 1st, 2018

For the Spring 2019 AIGA Conference in Pasadena, the Design Educators Community Steering Committee invites educators and industry professionals to submit proposals that address the topic of Perspectives on Design & Culture.