DesignEd Asia Conference - 1-2 December, Hong Kong

23rd September, 2009

Register now for early bird discounts to DesignEd Asia.

Jointly organised by School of Design at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, the Hong Kong Design Institute (member of VTC Group) and the Hong Kong Design Centre - the 5th Annual "DesignEd Asia Conference" will be held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Wan Chai, Hong Kong.

With this year's theme "Forget the Future. What are Today's Design Education Issues?", prominent design educators from ar ound the world will be attending to discuss current issues related to design education.

The "DesignEd Asia Conference" provides a practical platform to bring international design educators and professionals together to share views, knowledge and experience. Every year, the conference attracts hundreds of international design educators, design researchers, trend analysts, practicing designers, design students, and design-related executives.

The conference ifeatures presentations, round-table discussions, and paper presentations. Many well-known and influential international speakers will present at the conference including:

> Bill Moggridge Cofounder, IDEO
> Cees de Bont Dean, Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering, Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands
> Craig Vogel FIDSA, Associate Dean, Research and Innovation, College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning, University of Cincinnati, the U.S.A.
> Patrick Whitney Steelcase/Robert C Pew Professor and Dean, Institute of Design, Illinois Institute of Technology, the U.S.A.
> Renke He Dean and Professor, School of Design, Hunan University, P.R. China
> Yongqi Lou Vice Dean, College of Design & Innovation, Tongji University, P.R. China

For additional information and enquiries, please visit:
http://www.sd.polyu.edu.hk/designedconference2009/index.php