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DESIGN COMMIT 2024: DESIGN COMMIT 2024_ 1ST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DESIGN AND INDUSTRY

Altice Forum Braga

Braga, Portugal, May 20-22, 2024

Conference website	https://designcommit.pt
Submission link	https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=designcommit2024
Submission deadline	December 31, 2023
Notification of Acceptance of Papers	January 15, 2024
Camera Ready Papers	February 15, 2024
Conference Programme	March 25, 2024

Topics: design industry

DESIGN COMMIT 2024 - 1^st International Conference on Design & Industry.

Design for different futures, beyond economic growth.

20-22 May 2024, Braga, Portugal

>Call for papers: until November 30, 2023

Dear Colleagues,

It is with great pleasure that we invite you to participate in the DESIGN COMMIT 2024, the 1st edition of the International Conference on Design & Industry, to be held on May 20th-22nd, 2024 in the beautiful city of Braga in Portugal.

The conference operates under the scope of the Research & Education in Design research group (REDES) from the Center for Research in Architecture Urbanism and Design (CIAUD).

This edition will be organized by the Lisbon School of Architecture (FA ULisboa), in partnership with the School of Design (ESD) of the Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave (IPCA), the Department of Communication and Art of the University of Aveiro and the OIKOS research group of the Research Institute for Design, Media and Culture (ID+), the School of Applied Arts (ESART) of the Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco (IPCB), and Rethink - Research Group on Design for the Territory (CIAUD); and School of Architecture, Art and Design of the University of Minho (EAAD) and the Design and Technology Group (DeTech) of the Laboratory of Landscape, Heritage and Territory (Lab2PT).

The organizing committee of DESIGN COMMIT 2024 invites the submission of original high-quality contributions in the form of full or short papers.

Applied projects, theoretical research, and results-oriented papers from both academia and industry, based on thorough analysis or argumentation, will be considered for the conference programme.

ABOUT THE 1st EDITION

This first edition will be held in Braga, and aims to be an international event consisting of a wide variety of plenary sessions, bringing together researchers, academics, designers, rapidly expanding technology companies, emerging companies, business associations and policy makers, with the objective of fostering and actively developing a joint reflection, in a transdisciplinary scientific exchange, which enhances innovation through Design and Industry for a better future with a strategic vision.

A set of topics that address the challenges of climate change and environmental degradation are proposed for the conference, paving the way to achieve the goals of the 2030 agendas.

OUR PURPOSE

This international conference aims to explore models that prioritize a post-growth economy, with modern, resource efficient, smart, sustainable and inclusive principles, focused on enhancing human health and education, promoting knowledge and inter-sector collaboration, and a digital society for all. And, in this way, contribute to the transition towards a more sustainable, equitable, and resilient future that considers the well-being of both people and the planet

Amid pandemics, wars and environmental disasters, designers and industries have been forced to imagine a world in which the only way to move forward is to look back. Design and Industry need to understand the role they can play in removing obstacles to social progress and work together to create healthier societies.

DESIGN COMMIT 2024 provides opportunities to present and publish a collection of high-quality peer-reviewed research full papers and organize around keynote and parallel sessions. The theme for the 2024 edition is Design for different futures, beyond economic growth.

Submitted papers must meet the following rules:

· Full papers between 8 to 12 pages, including title, abstract, keywords, main paper body and images (bibliographical references are included in the limit of pages);

· Short papers between 4 to 6 pages, including title, abstract, keywords, main paper body and images (bibliographical references are included in the limit of pages).

Authors should address one of the conference topics and report on complete studies or theoretical findings;
Authors should demonstrate a high degree of academic scholarship, clearly articulate their research focus, provide a concise synthesis of the research context, describe the methods used to undertake the research, present the research findings, and summarize the contribution to the field;
Follow the template guidelines;
The papers should be written and presented in English;
Follow the APA publication style for in-text citation and reference lists;
For the blind peer review, all submissions must be anonymous and must not contain the name(s) of the author(s) or any references to institutions;
Before uploading your full paper, please ensure to remove any author references;
Each author can submit a maximum of 2 papers.

Submitted papers will be reviewed on a double blinded peer-review process. Only original contributions will be accepted.

Authors should write and present their reports in English while following the APA publication style for reference lists. Files should be submitted following the template. After the review period, we will notify all authors of acceptance or rejection via email. We will invite accepted authors to publish their contribution in the conference proceedings.

Full paper submissions that are not presented at the conference will be excluded from the official proceedings. To be included in the proceedings, at least one of the authors should register, attend, and present their papers at the conference.

PUBLISHING OPPORTUNITIES

All accepted papers will be published in the official conference book proceedings, which are ISSN/ISBN certified.

Authors of the best full papers will be given the opportunity to have their work featured as a chapter in “Design and Industry: Scenarios for Sustainable Futures”, a indexed book by Taylor & Francis

All authors of accepted papers will be invited to submit in The Design Journal, through the Design Commit Special Issue Call. The Design Journal is indexed in Scopus, Web of Science (AHCI) and is the official journal of the European Academy of Design.

DOCTORAL AND POSTGRADUATE

The DESIGN COMMIT 2024 offers recent master’s degree graduates and Ph.D. students a dedicated discussion and networking session, to be held during the conference, which is an opportunity for emerging practitioners and researchers to discuss their work and receive feedback from peers and senior researchers. We encourage all recent doctoral candidates and master’s degree graduates with a project relating to the DESIGN COMMIT 2024 main thematic areas, who have a clear idea of their thesis’ focus and study design to apply and submit a full or short paper, that includes how their research addresses the conference theme.

FULL PAPER SUBMISSION DEADLINE

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The submitted papers should fit into the proposed conference themes/topics.

THEMATIC AREAS FOR SUBMISSION

THEMATIC - SMART