Wednesday 11th of January 2012
The 3rd TUM Spring School on Systems Engineering is going to take place 26.-30.03.2012 in Munich, Germany.
Please note: Applications for participation are due 15.01.2012!
3rd TUM Spring School on Systems Engineering will be held in cooperation with the Stevens Institute of Technology, USA. The spring school refers to PhD students of all disciplines whose working areas are related to any aspects of systems engineering. The aim of the four day course is to encourage international scientific exchange on important literature, definitions and actual and future topics. Furthermore the PhD students should be enabled to gain an insight into industrial implementation and application of systems engineering.
Besides general talks on Systems Engineering the participants of the course will present their own topics and there will be intense discussions with invented guest from academia and industry. Those will also present current requirements and challenges in their companies.
We are pleased to announce that the participants will gain 3 ECTS credits!
more info: www.tums3e.org
Wednesday 11th of January 2012
The 14th International DSM Conference will take place September 13-14, 2012, in beautiful Kyoto, Japan.
Dependency and Structure Modeling (DSM) originates from the methods that have come about from using the Design Structure Matrix and similar methods (matrix-based as well as graph based). These methods have proven very valuable in designing complex systems, optimizing technical systems and product architectures and organizations, densely networked processes and large market structures. With its ability to manage complexity by looking into the structure of a system, it has led to many other advances and methodologies nowadays.
The International DSM Conference provides a platform for practitioners, researchers, and developers of DSM-related tools to exchange experiences, discuss trends and showcase results and tools. It also acts as a forum to develop new ideas regarding complexity management in all kinds of industries and from many different perspectives.
In addition, factory tours, tutorials, workshops and a solution seminar will complement the event.
Please note: Kyoto is the venue originally planned for DSM 2011, but due to the sad natural catastrophies in Japan the event had to be re-located to the USA. We are happy that our Japanese friends are so soon in a position again to host DSM 2012 in the fantastic environment of Kyoto.
The International DSM Conference is endorsed by the Design Society. The papers of the conference will be available through the Design Society website for members.
Important dates are:
25.04.2012 Short paper submission
01.06.2012 Notification of preliminary acceptance
24.06.2012 Submission of revised contribution (for publication in proceedings)
Please note: No deadline extenstions are possible!
more info: www.dsm-conference.org
Tuesday 20th of December 2011
The ASME 2012 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences (IDETC) and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (CIE) will take place during August 12-15, 2012 in Chicago, IL, USA. The conference includes the following conferences:
24th Conference on Mechanical Vibration and Noise (VIB)
1st Biennial International Conference on Dynamics for Design (DFD)
32nd Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (CIE)
38th Design Automation Conference (DAC)
36th Mechanisms and Robotics Conference (MECH)
6th International Conference on Micro- and Nanosystems (MNS)
9th International Conference on Design Education (DEC)
24th International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology (DTM)
17th Design for Manufacturing and the Life Cycle Conference (DFMLC)
14th International Conference on Advanced Vehicle Technologies (AVT)
The Design Theory and Methodology conference may be of particular interest to Design Society members. This conference promotes research, dissemination of knowledge, and debate in topics including scientific theories of design, creativity and innovation in design, formal design methods, product modeling, design pedagogy, and design management.
The deadline for submission of abstracts is Monday 6 February 2012 and for submission of full-length draft papers is Monday 20 February 18th 2012.
more info: www.asmeconferences.org/IDETC2012
Tuesday 06th of December 2011
The 2nd International Conference on Design Creativity (ICDC 2012) is now accepting full paper submissions. The conference will take place in Glasgow, Scotland 18th-20th September 2012, and will provide a forum to discuss the nature and potential of design creativity from theoretical, methodological and practical viewpoints. It will include panel discussions on the ʽdirections for design creativity researchʼ, and is an official conference promoted by the Design Creativity Special Interest Group (SIG) of the Design Society.
Submissions
Papers should be submitted electronically through the conference CMS system and must not exceed 8 pages. Please adhere to the Instructions for Authors.
• Due date for full paper submission: 9th March
• Due date for paper acceptance notifications: 4th May
• Due date for revised papers: 1st June
• Conference: 18th- 20th September
Scope
The topics and themes of the conference include ―but are not limited to― the following:
• Collaborative creative design
• Cognition in creative design
• Creative design processes, methods and techniques
• Creative design styles and cultures
• Design creativity support tools
• Formal education in creative design
• Global creativity and innovation
• Measuring creativity and its impact
• Social dimensions of creative design
All submitted papers will be peer reviewed by the International Programme Committee. Papers accepted and presented at the podium sessions will be edited into a book tentatively titled 'Design Creativity 2012'. The most significant papers, after revision and extension, will be recommended for submission to a special issue of an international journal, which will be published in collaboration with this conference
Location
ICDC 2012 will be held at the Radisson Hotel in Glasgow, Scotland. Glasgow is a stunning Victorian city, the home of Charles Rennie Macintosh, and a gateway to Scottish highlands. We look forward to welcoming you!
Yours sincerely,
The Local Organising Committee
more info: www.icdc2012.org.uk
Thursday 17th of November 2011
On 1 November 2011 Norbert Roozenburg of TU Delft was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the Society by President Chris McMahon in a presentation at the IASDR 2011 Conference in Delft. Norbert has made strong contributions to design research and scholarship over many years, and was a member of the Society's Advisory Board from its foundation.
