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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 keynotes3 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.

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//DAY ONE: OPEN DESIGN DAY (FREE FOR ALL!)

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OPEN DESIGN DAY
Studio Tour: The University of Texas at Austin

📅 9/11/2024

⏰ 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

📍2501 Wichita St, Austin, TX 78712

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OPEN DESIGN DAY
Studio Tour: Trailside Creative

📅 9/11/2024

⏰ 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

📍9408 Honeycomb Dr, Austin, TX 78737

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OPEN DESIGN DAY
Studio Tour: Propulsion

📅 9/11/2024

⏰ 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

📍1023 Springdale Rd #2e, Austin, TX 78721

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OPEN DESIGN DAY
Studio Tour: Fahrenheit Design

📅 9/11/2024

⏰ 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM

📍102 E Main St #200, Round Rock, TX 78664

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OPEN DESIGN DAY
Studio Tour: Pump Studios

📅 9/11/2024

⏰ 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

📍 1023 Springdale Rd #4A, Austin, TX 78721

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OPEN DESIGN DAY
Registration Open

📅 9/11/2024

⏰ 12:30 PM - 5:00 PM

📍 Palmer Events Center: Main Hall 2

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OPEN DESIGN DAY
Passion Project

📅 9/11/2024

⏰ 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

📍 Palmer Events Center: Room 2

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OPEN DESIGN DAY
Designing for Resilience, Health and Wellbeing

📅 9/11/2024

⏰ 1:00 PM - 2:45 PM

📍 Palmer Events Center: Room 1

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OPEN DESIGN DAY
Student Portfolio Reviews

📅 9/11/2024

⏰ 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

📍 Palmer Events Center: Room 3

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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

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OPEN DESIGN DAY
Design Disrupted: Shaping the Future of Design?

📅 9/11/2024

⏰ 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

📍 Palmer Events Center: Room 1

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CELEBRATION
IDC & Education Symposium Kickoff Party

📅 9/11/2024

⏰ 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

📍 Stubb's Bar-B-Q: 801 Red River St, Austin, TX 78701

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WELCOME & CONNECT
Registration Open

📅 9/12/2024

⏰ 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

📍 Palmer Events Center: Main Hall 2

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WELCOME & CONNECT
Networking Coffee

📅 9/12/2024

⏰ 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

📍 Palmer Events Center: Main Hall 2

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INTRODUCTION
Opening

📅 9/12/2024

⏰ 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

📍 Palmer Events Center: Main Hall 2

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INTRODUCTION
Welcome to the 2024 IDC & Education Symposium!

📅 9/12/2024

⏰ 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM

📍 Palmer Events Center: Main Hall 2

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KEYNOTE
Design Identity and Identity in Design

📅 9/12/2024

⏰ 10:15 - 11:00 AM

📍 Palmer Events Center: Main Hall 2

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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

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PARTNER WORKSHOP
Translating Trends into the Colors of Tomorrow

📅 9/12/2024

⏰ 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM

📍 Palmer Events Center: Room 1

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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

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PARTNER WORKSHOP
Digital Twins: Transforming Industry Standards through AI Integration

📅 9/12/2024

⏰ 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM

📍 Palmer Events Center: Room 2

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BREAK
Lunch & Networking

📅 9/12/2024

⏰ 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

📍 Palmer Events Center: North Canopy

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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

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WORKSHOP
Why Design Matters for AR/MR/XR Products

📅 9/12/2024

⏰ 2:45 PM - 3:30 PM

📍 Palmer Events Center: Room 1

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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

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WORKSHOP
Design Collaboration in a Remote World

📅 9/12/2024

⏰ 2:45 PM - 3:30 PM

📍 Palmer Events Center: Room 5

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WORKSHOP
Designers Attitudes, Attributes, and Mindsets

📅 9/12/2024

⏰ 2:45 PM - 3:30 PM

📍 Palmer Events Center: Room 2

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WORKSHOP
Embracing Nature-Centric Design

📅 9/12/2024

⏰ 3:45 PM - 4:30 PM

📍 Palmer Events Center: Room 1

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WORKSHOP
Design Meets the Real World

📅 9/12/2024

⏰ 3:45 PM - 4:30 PM

📍 Palmer Events Center: Room 3

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WORKSHOP
Roadmap for Circular Design

📅 9/12/2024

⏰ 3:45 PM – 4:30 PM

📍 Palmer Events Center: Room 5

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WORKSHOP
State and Future of Design Education

📅 9/12/2024

⏰ 3:45 PM – 4:30 PM

📍 Palmer Events Center: Room 2

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AWARDS CEREMONY
International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) Ceremony & Gala

📅 9/12/2024

⏰ 6:00 PM – 10:30 PM

📍 Palmer Events Center: Main Hall 2

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//DAY THREE 

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WELCOME & CONNECT
Registration Open

📅 9/13/2024

⏰ 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM

📍 Palmer Events Center: Main Hall 2

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WELCOME & CONNECT
Networking Coffee

📅 9/13/2024

⏰ 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

📍 Palmer Events Center: Main Hall 2

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INTRODUCTION
Welcome to Day Three!

📅 9/13/2024

⏰ 9:00 AM -9:10 AM

📍 Palmer Events Center: Main Hall 2

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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

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KEYNOTE
Designing Between Earth and Space

📅 9/13/2024

⏰ 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM

📍 Palmer Events Center: Main Hall 2

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WORKSHOP
Design for Embodied Learning Experiences

📅 9/13/2024

⏰ 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM

📍 Palmer Events Center: Room 5

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WORKSHOP
Effects of Empathy Priming on Idea Generation

📅 9/13/2024

⏰ 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM

📍 Palmer Events Center: Room 1

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WORKSHOP
We Are the Future We Deserve

📅 9/13/2024

⏰ 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM

📍 Palmer Events Center: Room 3

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WORKSHOP
Form Follows Brand: The Design Ethos of the Future

📅 9/13/2024

⏰ 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM

📍 Palmer Events Center: Room 2

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BREAK
Lunch & Networking

📅 9/13/2024

⏰ 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM

📍 Palmer Events Center: North Canopy

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IDSA PRESENTATION
IDSA Business Meeting

📅 9/13/2024

⏰ 1:15 PM – 1:30 PM

📍 Palmer Events Center: Main Hall 2

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AWARDS CEREMONY
IDSA Awards & Student Merit Awards

📅 9/13/2024

⏰ 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM

📍 Palmer Events Center: Main Hall 2

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KEYNOTE
Woven Futures: The Fabric of Restorative Design

📅 9/13/2024

⏰ 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM

📍 Palmer Events Center: Main Hall 2

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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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