InfoD-Cafe: Call for participation : Information Design Conference 2007 : Greenwich, UK
Conrad Taylor <conrad <at> ideograf.demon.co.uk>
2006-08-17 11:37:40 GMT
Call for Participation / initial announcement
INFORMATION DESIGN CONFERENCE 2007
Greenwich, London -- 29 & 30 March 2007
The Information Design Association in the UK is pleased
to announce an international conference on information
design and communication design, to be held in elegant
surroundings: the historic Thames-side campus of the
University of Greenwich.
*** Aims and focus
IDC 2007 will be the latest in a series of occasional
Information Design Conferences spanning several decades.
These have fruitfully brought together designers, users
and owners of information, researchers, and teachers.
People who've been to our previous events know what
valuable opportunities they provide for networking and
learning (and we know how to have a good time, too!)
Our overall aim is to construct an eclectic event,
particularly strong on interdisciplinary learning and
practice. The purpose, as ever, is to share ideas
about how to make information easier to understand,
in such diverse fields as:
# government and administration
# healthcare and health promotion
# technical instruction and user guides
# reference and learning materials
# transport information and signage
# forms and transaction interfaces
# financial and billing information
# Web and interface design.
*** Call for papers & presentations
The organisers of IDC 2007 are eager to hear from anyone
who would like to make a presentation to the Conference.
Any related theme or aspect of Information Design is
appropriate for submissions. The Programme Committee
will look with great favour on submissions based on:
# case studies from design practitioners which
offer generalisable conclusions, methods and
ideas; and
# research studies that provide evidence which
can be acted on by designers in practice.
But, whatever your focus, we'll be glad to hear from you
with any ideas related broadly and imaginatively to
advancing the fieldd of Information Design. This time
around, we are not focusing on any particular sectoral
theme, such as education or health... though we will
nurture and shape themes, if they seem to have emergent
value.
The spaces we have booked in the baroque waterfront
buildings of this former Royal Naval College include
an excellent exhibition space, so do let us know if
you have posters, artefacts or multimedia displays
that you yould like to show.
*** Timetable, contacts
The deadline for submissions is 3 November 2006,
but ideally, if you think you may be interested
in contributing, we'd like to hear from you much
earlier! One member of the Organising Committee
has taken on a dedicated responsibility for
correspondence with potential contributors:
> Conrad Taylor, IDC 2007 Programme Secretary
> email: conrad <at> ideograf.demon.co.uk
> skype: conradtaylor
For all general information about the Information
Design Conference, see the Web site:
http://www.informationdesignassociation.org
Information about conference fees and discounts,
accommodation options, travel and so on will be
added to this site in the forthcoming weeks.
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Conrad Taylor: Information design & electronic publishing
Chairperson, BCS Electronic Publishing Specialist Group (www.epsg.org.uk)
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