The Design Research Society 2012 International Conference (DRS 2012 Bangkok) is pleased to invite proposals for research presentations in Thailand. This conference is open to research that deals with any aspect and discipline of design.

While DRS 2012 Bangkok does not have an exclusive theme, the committee welcomes papers that address notions of Re:Search: uncertainty, contradiction and value in contemporary design research, education and/or practice. Issues that might be addressed include: creativity and the institutionalization of design methodologies; design science; design in the academy and the so-called creative economy or creative industry; sustainability versus commodification; criticality and culture; conflicting definitions of design and designer in the contemporary world; design and ethics; individuality, the disciplinary and social contexts; exchange value and surplus value; and absolute values versus relative values.

Timetable

The review process has two stages: extended abstracts and full papers:

1 April 2011                 Call for papers
1 June 2011                 Abstract submission opens
1 September 2011     Deadline for abstracts
1 October 2011           Abstracts accepted
1 December 2011      Deadline for full papers
10 January 2012         Papers accepted/revised
7 February 2012         Deadline for full paper corrections
30 March 2012            Deadline for author registration
1 July 2012                  Conference Opens

Abstracts

In the first instance, you are invited to submit an abstract of no more than 800 words that addresses any aspect of design research, education or practice. All submissions will be peer-reviewed by members of DRS review committee.

Abstracts are required to be in English and clearly describe the context of your research, questions and hypotheses to be addressed, research methodology and findings and conclusions. Please include bibliographic references and indicate whether the intended paper or presentation is for completed research or work-in-progress. Images are not requested at this time. Detailed instructions on how to submit your abstract and a link to the electronic submission system will be available on the conference website.