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IDSA International Design Conference and Education Symposium
Schedule of Events
Welcome to the 2024 IDC & Education Symposium schedule! We're excited to share the lineup of events for this year's conference. Here's everything you can look forward to: 10 professional workshops, 8 educational workshops, 5 keynotes, 3 award ceremonies, and 1 kickoff party. We can't wait for you to join us for a dynamic celebration of innovation, community, and the transformative power of design!
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Most conference events will take place at the Palmer Events Center: 900 Barton Springs Rd, Austin, TX 78704. Please use the North Side entrance and reference the map below for wayfinding.
//DAY ONE: OPEN DESIGN DAY (FREE FOR ALL!)
OPEN DESIGN DAY
Registration Open
📅 9/11/2024
⏰ 12:30 PM - 5:00 PM
📍 Palmer Events Center: Main Hall 2
OPEN DESIGN DAY
Passion Project
📅 9/11/2024
⏰ 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
📍 Palmer Events Center: Room 2
OPEN DESIGN DAY
Designing for Resilience, Health and Wellbeing
📅 9/11/2024
⏰ 1:00 PM - 2:45 PM
📍 Palmer Events Center: Room 1
OPEN DESIGN DAY
How Will the Future of Design Itself Help Address a Return to Carbon Balance?
📅 9/11/2024
⏰ 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
📍 Palmer Events Center: Room 5
OPEN DESIGN DAY
Design Disrupted: Shaping the Future of Design?
📅 9/11/2024
⏰ 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
📍 Palmer Events Center: Room 1
day one
Day two
//DAY TWO
WELCOME & CONNECT
Registration Open
📅 9/12/2024
⏰ 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
📍 Palmer Events Center: Main Hall 2
WELCOME & CONNECT
Networking Coffee
📅 9/12/2024
⏰ 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
📍 Palmer Events Center: Main Hall 2
INTRODUCTION
Opening
📅 9/12/2024
⏰ 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
📍 Palmer Events Center: Main Hall 2
INTRODUCTION
Welcome to the 2024 IDC & Education Symposium!
📅 9/12/2024
⏰ 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
📍 Palmer Events Center: Main Hall 2
KEYNOTE
Design Identity and Identity in Design
📅 9/12/2024
⏰ 10:15 - 11:00 AM
📍 Palmer Events Center: Main Hall 2
EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOP
Leading a City Government Co-Design Workshop To Inform Future City Plan: The Role of Digital Twins
📅 9/12/2024
⏰ 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
📍 Palmer Events Center: Room 3
PARTNER WORKSHOP
Translating Trends into the Colors of Tomorrow
📅 9/12/2024
⏰ 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
📍 Palmer Events Center: Room 1
WORKSHOP
Why Your Disruptive Design Fails: How Users Impact Product Design Success
📅 9/12/2024
⏰ 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
📍 Palmer Events Center: Room 5
PARTNER WORKSHOP
Digital Twins: Transforming Industry Standards through AI Integration
📅 9/12/2024
⏰ 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
📍 Palmer Events Center: Room 2
BREAK
Lunch & Networking
📅 9/12/2024
⏰ 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
📍 Palmer Events Center: North Canopy
KEYNOTE
AI: Business in the Front, Party in the Back
📅 9/12/2024
⏰ 1:45 PM - 2:30 PM
📍 Palmer Events Center: Main Hall 2
WORKSHOP
Why Design Matters for AR/MR/XR Products
📅 9/12/2024
⏰ 2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
📍 Palmer Events Center: Room 1
WORKSHOP
AI in Industrial Design: Impact on Design Practice, Research, and Education
📅 9/12/2024
⏰ 2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
📍 Palmer Events Center: Room 3
WORKSHOP
Design Collaboration in a Remote World
📅 9/12/2024
⏰ 2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
📍 Palmer Events Center: Room 5
WORKSHOP
Designers Attitudes, Attributes, and Mindsets
📅 9/12/2024
⏰ 2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
📍 Palmer Events Center: Room 2
WORKSHOP
Embracing Nature-Centric Design
📅 9/12/2024
⏰ 3:45 PM - 4:30 PM
📍 Palmer Events Center: Room 1
WORKSHOP
Design Meets the Real World
📅 9/12/2024
⏰ 3:45 PM - 4:30 PM
📍 Palmer Events Center: Room 3
WORKSHOP
Roadmap for Circular Design
📅 9/12/2024
⏰ 3:45 PM – 4:30 PM
📍 Palmer Events Center: Room 5
WORKSHOP
State and Future of Design Education
📅 9/12/2024
⏰ 3:45 PM – 4:30 PM
📍 Palmer Events Center: Room 2
day three
//DAY THREE
WELCOME & CONNECT
Registration Open
📅 9/13/2024
⏰ 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
📍 Palmer Events Center: Main Hall 2
WELCOME & CONNECT
Networking Coffee
📅 9/13/2024
⏰ 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
📍 Palmer Events Center: Main Hall 2
INTRODUCTION
Welcome to Day Three!
📅 9/13/2024
⏰ 9:00 AM -9:10 AM
📍 Palmer Events Center: Main Hall 2
KEYNOTE
The Future is Industrial Design: Navigating AI, Sustainability, and Career Dynamics
📅 9/13/2024
⏰ 9:15 AM – 10:00 AM
📍 Palmer Events Center: Main Hall 2
KEYNOTE
Designing Between Earth and Space
📅 9/13/2024
⏰ 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM
📍 Palmer Events Center: Main Hall 2
WORKSHOP
Design for Embodied Learning Experiences
📅 9/13/2024
⏰ 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
📍 Palmer Events Center: Room 5
WORKSHOP
Effects of Empathy Priming on Idea Generation
📅 9/13/2024
⏰ 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
📍 Palmer Events Center: Room 1
WORKSHOP
We Are the Future We Deserve
📅 9/13/2024
⏰ 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
📍 Palmer Events Center: Room 3
WORKSHOP
Form Follows Brand: The Design Ethos of the Future
📅 9/13/2024
⏰ 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
📍 Palmer Events Center: Room 2
BREAK
Lunch & Networking
📅 9/13/2024
⏰ 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
📍 Palmer Events Center: North Canopy
IDSA PRESENTATION
IDSA Business Meeting
📅 9/13/2024
⏰ 1:15 PM – 1:30 PM
📍 Palmer Events Center: Main Hall 2
AWARDS CEREMONY
IDSA Awards & Student Merit Awards
📅 9/13/2024
⏰ 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
📍 Palmer Events Center: Main Hall 2
KEYNOTE
Woven Futures: The Fabric of Restorative Design
📅 9/13/2024
⏰ 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
📍 Palmer Events Center: Main Hall 2
CLOSING REMARKS
See You in 2025!
📅 9/13/2024
⏰ 3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
📍 Palmer Events Center: Main Hall 2
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