Design in Global Environments
Introduction
International Conference on Managing Design in Global Environments, Seoul, 30 Nov 2007; Deadline 11 Oct 2007
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CALL FOR PAPERS
International Conference on Managing Design in Global Environments
Organized by
KIDP (Korea Institute of Design Promotion)
in Collaboration with
DMI (Design Management Institute)
November 30, 2007, Seoul, Korea
KIDP, in collaboration with DMI, will hold an international conference on ‘Managing Design in Global Environments’, in Seoul.
This Conference will be a forum for the exchanges of ideas and best practices among academics and practitioners from across the world. Proceedings of the conference will help participants better understand ways to manage the design management and innovation process in the global and digital era.
We are now seeking submissions of a broad range of papers within the overarching theme of globalization of design and design management, including those focused on theory-building and empirical research as well as case studies. Interested individuals from academia, businesses, government agencies, or other parties are all invited to contribute to this conference. The program will comprise keynote presentations, panel discussions with key opinion-formers in the field, full paper presentations, and poster sessions of less developed and work in progress papers.
Best papers of the conference, subject to meeting the necessary editorial standards, will be published in a special issue of the DMI academic journal.
Sessions will include papers and poster presentations in four tracks. These tracks are intended to be a guide, and proposals will be considered if they do not fit precisely into these categories but are relevant to the conference theme.
A: CREATIVITY AND DESIGN MANAGEMENT IN THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT
- Globalization of designers and creativity
- Cultural diversity and creativity in design and design management
- Creativity and global design teams across cultures
- Creativity and virtual design teams across cultures
- Long tail strategy and design creativity in global environments
- User generated design and design creativity in global environments
B. GLOBAL BRANDING AND DESIGN
- Design and global branding
- Consumer culture and global branding
- Organizational culture and design
- Culture and new design and product development
- Global brand and design management process
- Global brand and design management evaluation systems
C: UNIVERSAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN IN A GLOBAL ERA
- The concept of universal/inclusive design in global environments
- Designers and universal design in global environments
- Consumer and universal design in global environments
- Government, NGO and universal design in global environments
- Environmental (Eco-friendly) design in global environments
D: CHALLENGES TO THE GLOBALIZATION OF DESIGN AND BRAND IN SPECIFIC INDUSTRY CONTEXTS
- Globalization of brand and design management in manufacturing industries
- Globalization of brand and design management in hospitality industries
- Globalization of brand and design management in retail industries
- Globalization of brand and design management in cultural/entertainment industries (FILM, MUSIC, GAME, GALLERY AND MUSEUM)
- Globalization of brand and design management in FMCG industries
- Globalization of brand and design management in fashion industries
- Globalization of brand and design management in toy and giftware industries
- Globalization of brand and design management in non-profit sectors
Submission Guidelines
Submissions may be for either a full paper or a poster session. Please email the submission form and a brief (max 500 words) and extended summary (minimum of 5 pages for a paper session and 3 pages for a poster presentation, or a full paper, if ready) to both of the Scientific Committee Chairs: Prof Alison Rieple (a.rieple@westminster.ac.uk) and Prof. Jai-Beom Kim (jaibeom@stanford.edu) by October 11th, 2007.
The submission form should also identify the track for which you wish your paper to be considered.
Papers must be previously unpublished and original.
Acceptance for presentation in the Conference will be confirmed by October 25, 2007.
Final version should be emailed to Conference Secretary by November 15, 2007 for inclusion in the Proceedings. All accepted papers will be included in the Proceedings (CD format).
Best Papers in the conference, subject to meeting the journal’s editorial standards, will be published in the special issue of the DMI Academic Journal.
The application form and further details can be obtained from:
Taewan Kim (email: taewan@kidp.or.kr) Korea Institute of Design Promotion
Jinwoo Kim (email: jinnet@kidp.or.kr) Korea Institute of Design Promotion
Prof. Kim, Jai-Beom (e-mail: jaibeom@stanford.edu) Stanford University and Sungkyunkwan University
Prof. Rieple, Alison (email: a.rieple@westminster.ac.uk) University of Westminster
Further details are also available on the DMI Web site [], and KIDP Web site [].