The Design Research Society and the Royal College of Art Society collaborated on this joint event with support from De Montfort University, the RCA and Chartered Society of Designers.

The Event comprised a 'Question Session' for the broad design and research community to hear the views of experts on topical questions provided by audience participation on 'design + research'.

The Aim of the event was to bring together past and present design researchers, especially those who provided the foundations of the DRS with the current generation. It was an occasion for reflecting and refreshing in an informal atmosphere to guide future action, and an opportunity to reunite colleagues and friends.

The call for participants involved a request for QUESTIONS for the Panel, with Viewpoints.
The Panellists selected Questions to lead discussion with the audience.

Host: Professor Richard Buchanan, Carnegie Mellon University, USA.
Panel Chair: Alec Robertson, MA(RCA),MCSD, FRSA

Panellists:

Dr David Durling, Former Panel member RAE (Art & Design), Editor DRS DRNews.

Hilary French, Head of the School of Architecture and Design, RCA.

Professor Mike Press, Chair, European Academy of Design.

John Chris Jones, Author, design theorist, practitioner and individual.

Frank Peters, Chief Executive - Chartered Society of Designers, UK

Denis O'Brien, Ringi Ltd, Creativity Advisors.

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Convenors: Alec Robertson (DRS) + Diana Brown (RCA Society).
Queries to alec.robertson (at) 4d-dynamics.net