Tuesday 31st of January 2012
The 23rd DFX symposium will take place 04.-05.10.2012 in Bamberg, Germany.
Since more than 20 years, the aim of the DFX-Symposium is to bring together scientists - especially young scientists - of different countries for discussions on current and emerging topics in the field of DFX, Integrated Product Development, Design Methodology, Design Processes, Computer Tools in Design and Mechatronics.
The main topics of DFX 2012 are:
Knowledge-based Design
Tolerancing / Robust Design
Digital human models in Virtual Product Development
Lightweight design
Besides these main topics any contribution in the area of Design for X ist welcome.
After having been organised 20 times by Prof. Harald Meerkamm (Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nόrnberg), since 2010 a new team has taken over the organisation of the DFX symposia: Prof. Dieter Krause (Hamburg-Harburg University of Technology), Prof. Sandro Wartzack (Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nόrnberg) and Prof. Kristin Paetzold (University of the German Federal Armed Forces, Munich) - with the venues of the symposia alternating between the three locations.
Important dates:
From 01.03.2012: Registration with conference management system open
01.06.2012: Deadline for contributions (extended abstract)
29.06.2012: Notification of acceptance (including reviews)
27.07.2012: Deadline for final contributions (full papers)
08.08.2012: Hotel booking deadline for discount rooms
03.10.2012: Welcome reception at hotel
04.10.2012: Start of DFX Symposium
Please visit the homepage of the event (see below) for further information.
more info: www.dfx-symposium.de
Tuesday 31st of January 2012
Due to the mayor reconstruction of local power transformer station the computer center of FMENA Zagreb will be without electrical power on the 1st of February 08.00-18.00h CET. The Design Society web server and all associated internet services and infrastructure will be inaccessible during reconstruction time.
We will do our best to recover Internet operations in the shortest possible time after power-up. Please notice that mentioned time frame has been given according to information received by local electrical energy distributor.
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 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
