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

• Education Award

• 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)

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

Presented by MNML and KeyShot

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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

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