

There's a whole lot going on!
Wednesday, August 21
Education Symposium Detail
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8:00 am
Registration Opens (1st Floor)
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8:30 am
Coffee in the Atrium (2nd Floor)

9:00 am // Theater (2nd Floor)
Emcee Welcome
Raja Schaar, IDSA
Associate Professor,
Drexel University
Paper Presentation Group 1
Paul Skaggs, IDSA
Brigham Young University
Paper: Tolerance for Ambiguity
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Liana Charles, IDSA
Packaging Designer, Newell Brands
Paper: History Can Shape Our Future
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Alex Lobos, IDSA
Rochester Institute of Technology
Felipe Castañeda
MakerBot
Paper: Tangible Sketching with 3D Printing
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Aaron Kurosu, IDSA
Princeton University
Paper: Design Science: An Empirical and Quantitative Approach
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Paper Group Discussion 1
Moderated by Raja Schaar, IDSA
9:15 am // Theater (2nd Floor)
Jennifer May, IDSA
ArtCenter College of Design
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Panel Discussion: The Dreamhouse of the Future: A Case Study on Toy Design, Design Education, and Social Impact
10:15 am // Theater (2nd Floor)
Paper Presentation Group 2
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Eric Schneider, IDSA
Thomas Jefferson University
Paper: Industrial Design and Occupational Therapy
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Thomas Cline, IDSA
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Paper: Looking Back: The Foundations of Design Education
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Wei Wang, IDSA
Georgia Institute of Technology
Paper: Grounding Experience: Empathizing in Future Service Design
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Paper Group Discussion 2
Moderated by Raja Schaar, IDSA
11:00 am // Theater (2nd Floor)
Lunch & Networking
Provided
12:00 pm // Atrium (2nd Floor)
Workshop Session 1
Tod Corlett
Thomas Jefferson University
Teaching Design for the Internet of Things
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1:00 pm // Room 707 (7th Floor)
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Verena Paepcke-Hjeltness, IDSA
Iowa State University
Making Connections With Visual Maps: Academia meets practice
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1:00 pm // Room 711 (7th Floor)
Workshop Session 2
Tod Corlett
Thomas Jefferson University
Teaching Design for the Internet of Things
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2:00 pm // Room 707 (7th Floor)
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Verena Paepcke-Hjeltness, IDSA
Iowa State University
Making Connections With Visual Maps: Academia meets practice
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2:00 pm // Room 711 (7th Floor)
Greg Smiley, IDSA
The Raymond Corporation
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Panel Discussion: The Global Ecosystem and Design Education – The BIG Picture
3:00 pm // Theater (2nd Floor)
IDSA Education Awards
Presented by Raja Schaar, IDSA
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Student Merit Award trophy presentation
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Education Award
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Young Educator (of the Year) Award
4:00 pm // Theater (2nd Floor)
Education Symposium
Closing Remarks
By Raja Schaar, IDSA
4:30 pm // Theater (2nd Floor)
IDEA 2019 &
IDSA Awards Ceremony
Qin Li, IDSA, Maaike Evers, IDSA, ClayVon Lowe, IDSA
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Gold, Silver, and Bronze IDEA winners are announced and Gold IDEA trophies are presented at this evening extravaganza.
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IDSA Awards recognizing Fellows, Personal Achievement, and Special Awards are presented to dedicated individuals who advance the mission of our great society.
6:00 - 6:30 // Cocktails // Atrium (2nd Floor)
6:45 - 8:15 // Awards Ceremony // Theater (2nd Floor)
IDEA 2019 Gala
Presented by Samsung
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Great food, great spirits, a great Chicago blues band and all of our IDEA 2019 winners - what more could you want!?
8:15 - 10:00 // IDEA Gala // Design Gallery (9th Floor)
Thursday, August 22
IDC Day 1 Detail
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8:30 am
IDC Registration Opens (1st Floor)
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9:00 am
Coffee in the Design Gallery (9th Floor)

10:00 am // Theater (2nd Floor)
Emcee Welcome
Mark Wilson
Senior Writer, Fast Company
Brett Lovelady, IDSA
Founder, ASTRO Studios
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Presentation: Humanizing AI through Soulful Design
10:30 am // Theater (2nd Floor)
Cheryl Durst
Executive Vice President and CEO of IIDA
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Presentation: Culture Code: Design, Diversity and Inclusion
11:00 am // Theater (2nd Floor)
Sebastian Gier
Senior Designer, BMW Group & Designdrives.org
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Presentation: Designing Future Mobility Experiences
11:30 am // Theater (2nd Floor)
Krista Donaldson
CEO at D-REV
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Presentation: Design for Resilience: A Manifesto
12:00 pm // Theater (2nd Floor)
Lunch & Networking
Presented by Wacom
12:30 pm // Design Gallery (9th Floor)
Breakouts & Workshops
From 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm you'll have your choice of sessions to attend based on your personal interests.
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There will be simultaneous sessions happening in the main theater as well as on the fourth and seventh floors.
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Erika Berg
Head of Application Development, Carbon
Vittorio Bologna
Research and Development Manager, Riddell
Breakout: Evolution of Helmet Design for Additive Manufacturing
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2:00 - 2:30 pm // Theater (2nd Floor)
Rachel Hardy
Creative Director & Designer
Breakout: For the Culture: From Niche to Commonplace, The Evolution of Cultural Conscious
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2:00 - 2:30 pm // Room 421 (4th Floor)
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Jeremy Barribeau
MDes Candidate and Teaching Assistant, University of Washington
Breakout: Post-Utility Industrial Design: Can You Compete with a Machine?
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2:00 - 2:30 pm // Room 423 (4th Floor)
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Frank Spencer
Kedge and The Futures School
Workshop: How To Count Cows Before They Moo: Designing for a Different Kind of Future
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2:00 - 3:00 pm // Room 707 (7th Floor)
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Eddie Gandelman
Sr. Designer / Sound Design Specialist, Priority Designs
Katie Mowery
Senior Human Factors Specialist, Priority Designs
Breakout: Have You Heard the Most Forgotten Part of Experience Design?
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2:00 - 2:30 pm // Room 711 (4th Floor)
Laura Silva
VP Accessibility Tech & UX Design, Bank of America
Breakout: The Strength of Vulnerability: Creating Design Equity through Authenticity
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2:30 - 3:00 pm // Theater (2nd Floor)
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Sooshin Choi, IDSA
Chief Design Officer, DEKA
Breakout: Designing is Flying to the Moon
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2:30 - 3:00 pm // Room 421 (4th Floor)
Hazal Gumus Ciftci
Designer/ Researcher
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Breakout: Design for Grassroots Production
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2:30 - 3:00 pm // Room 423 (4th Floor)
Jonathan Chapman
Professor, Director of Doctoral Studies, Carnegie Mellon University
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Breakout: Meaningful Stuff: Design that Lasts
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2:30 - 3:00 pm // Room 711 (7th Floor)
Coffee Break & Networking
Provided by Fellowes
3:00 pm // Design Gallery (9th Floor)
IDSA Student Merit Award Presentations
Grace Budgett, S/IDSA
University of Washington
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Joshua Thorson, S/IDSA
Academy of Art University
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Timothy Joe, S/IDSA
University of Houston
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Kristi Bartlett, S/IDSA
University of Houston
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Jack Judge, S/IDSA
Purdue University
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Carly Hagins, S/IDSA
University of Notre Dame
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Emma Mantell, S/IDSA
Kean University
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Danielle Chen, S/IDSA
University of Pennsylvania
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Jack Thrun, S/IDSA
University of Cincinnati
3:30 pm // Theater (2nd Floor)
Shannon Galpin
National Geographic Adventurer of the Year, Author and Global Activist
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Keynote: Art as Activism. Shannon has used streetart, filmmaking, graphic novels, and gallery installations to create authentic storytelling and immersive dialogues in social justices topics that inspire action.
4:45 pm // Theater (2nd Floor)
IDC Day 1
Closing Remarks
By Mark Wilson
5:45 pm // Theater (2nd Floor)
IDC Happy Hour
Presented by Pepsi Co, Honpe and Model Solution
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Enjoy some cold refreshments and tasty snacks in the Design Gallery after a long day of mind-blowing content.
6:00 - 7:00 pm // Design Gallery (9th Floor)
IDC Party @ MNML
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Head over to Chicago’s Fulton Market Innovation District where the MNML HQ studio awaits for some late night revelry!
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RSVP HERE!
7:30 - 10:00 pm // MNML
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939 West Lake St
Chicago, IL 60607
Friday, August 23
IDC Day 2 Detail
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8:30 am
IDC Registration Opens (1st Floor)
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9:00 am
Coffee in the Design Gallery (9th Floor)

10:00 am // Theater (2nd Floor)
Emcee Welcome
Marcelle van Beusekom
Design Director, IDEO
Adé Houge
Art Director, Designer, Letterer
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Presentation: Design for Experimentation
10:30 am // Theater (2nd Floor)
Yoojin Hong
VP, Head of User Experience, Samsung
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Presentation: How Do We Design a Meaningful Experience?
11:00 am // Theater (2nd Floor)
Chris Jackson
Director, We Create Futures
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Presentation: Future Taonga: Creating inclusive futures by design
11:30 am // Theater (2nd Floor)
Carrie McEwan
Senior Human Factors Specialist, TEAGUE
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Presentation: When Digital & Physical Worlds Collide: Designing the Human Experiences of Tomorrow.
12:00 pm // Theater (2nd Floor)
Lunch & Networking
Provided
12:30 pm // Design Gallery (9th Floor)
IDSA Business Meeting
2018 Year in Review
1:00 - 1:45pm // Theater (2nd Floor)
Breakouts & Workshops
From 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm you'll have your choice of sessions to attend based on your personal interests.
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There will be simultaneous sessions happening in the main theater as well as on the fourth and seventh floors.
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Joyce Hsu
Design Lead, Facebook
Breakout: Designing Manifold
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2:00 - 2:30 pm // Theater (2nd Floor)
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Peter Schon, IDSA
Product Designer
Colin Kelly
Industrial Designer, Group Project
Dan Grossman
Associate Design Director, Smart Design
Monika Wysocki
Deputy Chief of Staff, NYC Department of Sanitation
Breakout: Trash Talk: Industrial Design, The Streetscape and Making an Impact in Your City
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2:00 - 3:00 pm // Room 421 (4th Floor)
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Chris Lovin
Design Lead at Athenahealth
Breakout: Aging in a Connected Home
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2:00 - 2:30 pm // Room 423 (4th Floor)
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Audra Norvilas
Director of Brand Design, Thermos
Paula Falavigna
Associate Creative Director, Kaleidoscope
Kelly Lin
Sr. Industrial Designer, Kaleidoscope
Workshop: The Power of Multifaceted Design Thinking
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2:00 - 3:00 pm // Room 707 (7th Floor)
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Cara Oba
Designer and Cofounder, Pas de Chocolat
Workshop: Traversing the Unknown
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2:00 - 3:00 pm // Room 711 (7th Floor)
Michael DiTullo
Michael DiTullo, LLC
Breakout: Design Language Systems, What Are They and Why Do You Need One
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2:30 - 3:00 pm // Theater (2nd Floor)
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Glen Hougan
Principle, Wellspan Research and Design
Breakout: Design for Dignity
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2:30 - 3:00 pm // Room 423 (4th Floor)
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Coffee Break & Networking
Provided
3:00 pm // 2nd Floor
Rapid Fire
Presentations
Kat Reiser, IDSA
Founder, Rise Design
Presentation: This Talk Is Not for You
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Jay Peters
Managing Director, Park / Grow
Presentation: Design for Humanity
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Mallory Evans, IDSA
Senior Industrial Designer, Linx Global Manufacturing
McKayla Barber, IDSA
Industrial Designer and Strategist, Beyond Design
Presentation: How to Lose a Female Designer in 10 Days
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Michael Barczak
Industrial Design Creative Leader, Garmin International
Presentation: Fueling People's Passions
3:30 pm // Theater (2nd Floor)
J Mays
VP Global Design and Chief Design Officer, Whirlpool
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Keynote: The 5 Things That Matter Most. Great design is about connecting with people at every point of contact. J discusses his 40-year career designing automobiles, the stories behind them and how they touch us emotionally.
4:30 pm // Theater (2nd Floor)
IDC Day 2
Closing Remarks
By Marcelle van Beusekom
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IDC 2020 Location Announcement
By IDSA
5:30 pm // Theater (2nd Floor)
The Chicago Experience
Presented by IDSA
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IDC takes over Chicago in a studio tour unlike any that has come before.
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Check out the locations here.
Multiple Offsite Locations
7:30 - TBD