Iasdr2013

We presented the history and the outline of member societies at the Design of Excellence presentation.

The 5th IASDR 2013 has been jointly organized by JSSD, JSKE, SCJ and IASDR, 26 to 30 Aug, Tokyo

History panels of IASDR

Also, Japan Society of Kansei Engineering, one of the organizer of IASDR2013, will jointly hold KEER2014 in Linköping, Sweden

Call for Papers!!

2014, the DRS will hold conference in Umeå, Sweden.
http://www.drs2014.org/en/

DRS2014, June 16-19 – Umeå, Sweden Together, we can push the boundaries of where design research is going in the future. We invite you to participate in this process and to create an exciting, vibrant and important conference.

Thank you very much, all delegate and supporters.
We now finished the congress with more than 700 participants from 41 countries and region.

The mistress of opening ceremony, prof. Ohkura, has posted the article on newspaper. Thank you!

皇太子さま、デザイン学会の国際会議であいさつ 　皇太子さまは２７日、東京都江東区の芝浦工業大学で「第５回国際デザイン学会連合国際会議」の開会式に出席し、「環境問題や高齢社会などの課題を克服するため、デザイン学の役割は重要となります」と英語であいさ

Here is the speech of his imperial highness Crown Prince.

IASDR2013に皇太子さまが出席されました 皇太子さまは27日、東京都江東区の芝浦工業大での「第５回国際デザイン学会連合国際会議（IASDR2013：8月26日から30日）」開会式に出席されました｡ [url=http://jp.reuters.com/article/kyodoNationalNews/idJP2013082701001715]http://jp.reuters.com/article/kyodoNationalNews/idJP2013082701001715[/url]

Japanese media reported the opening ceremony on 27th.
http://jp.reuters.com/article/kyodoNationalNews/idJP2013082701001715

皇太子さまデザイン国際会議出席 | 国内 | Reuters 　皇太子さまは２７日、東京都江東区の芝浦工業大での「第５回国際デザイン学会連合国際会議」開会式に出席し「多様な人々の生活の質の向上に、皆さんが尽力しておられることに深く敬意を表します」と英語であいさつされた。式に続いて、優れたデザインの製品を集めたコーナーに移り、しゃべるロボットに「こんにちは」と話し掛けた。３０日まで続く会議には、４１の国や地域からデザイン学の研究者ら約７００人が出席する。

Important information: Opening Ceremony IASDR2013

Organizing Committee, IASDR2013

Dear all participants of the IASDR2013 TOKYO,
As announced today in Japan, we are honored to have the presence of His Imperial Highness The Crown Prince to the opening ceremony.
According to this condition, we would like all to aware several important points.
-1. All participants of the opening ceremony have to be security checked through metal detector gate,
like Airport.
-2. There will be two metal detector gates but it will be expected to take time. So, Please come up to
the venue well earlier than the ceremony. The starting time for gate in will be 10:00 (am) of
27th, Tuesday. Please join the ceremony from 10:00.
-3. From 10:15, we are preparing film show of newest selection of Japanese Animation selected by
Inter College Animation Festival (ICAF) and Japan Society for Animation Studies. We hope all
participants can enjoy the wonderful experience at the opening ceremony.
-4. After the opening ceremony, the first Keynote Lecture by Yoshiyuki Sankai, the inventer of
HAL( Hybrid Assistive Limb) system will start. Be careful, to attend this Keynote, please prepare your attendance from the Film Show. No one can attend the Keynote after the opening ceremony started.
-5. There are 400 seats of capacity in the opening ceremony hall. If there are more than 400 participating to the ceremony, we will offer the live video viewing room for participants.
-6. We will offer casual lunch after the ICAF film show. Please return to the ceremony hall by 12:15. -7. The opening ceremony hall will be closed on 12:15. Be careful to take seat by 12:15.
-8. The opening ceremony will starts on 12:25 and ends 13:20. Then the Keynote Lecture will start
from 13:30. We kindly ask you not leave your seat and stay for the Keynote Lecture: "Cybernics : fusion of human, machine and information systems -Challenges for the future-”. The HAL system, has been certificated as Medical Device Directive by TÜV Rheinland LGA Products GmbH. Demonstration of HAL system will be included in the lecture.
-9. All doors will open after the Keynote Lecture.