DRC x - Design Research Conference 2011

Posted by core jr | 9 Sep 2011 | Comments (0)

For nine years running the Design Research Conference, presented by the IIT Institute of Design, has been brought together leading thinkers, exceptional practitioners, and seasoned executives to explore the landscape of design research. This years conference on October 24-26 will address the exciting changes driven by emerging technologies and the new position of design research within the business world. Join more than 20 speakers including Bruce Nussbaum (New School), Genevieve Bell (Intel) and Todd Cherkasky (SapientNitro) for 2 days of presentations and workshops. Full speaker list after the jump. Early bird registration ends on September 12th and as a special thank you to Core77 readers, there is a reduced registration rate when you register today!

DRC x
IIT Institute of Design

October 24-26
Spertus Institute
610 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago

FULL SPEAKER LIST

Luis Arnal, President and CEO of in/situm
Genevieve Bell, Intel
Nate Bolt, President of Bolt/Peters
Kayne Burk, President of MindSwarms
Melissa Cefkin, IBM
Arjun Chakravarti, IIT Stuart School of Business
Todd Cherkasky, Sapient USA
Barbara Denton, Kaiser Permanente
Donna Flynn, Steelcase
Ted Frank, Backstories Studio
Ron Halverson, Founder and President of Halverson Group
Ken Kellogg, Marriott eCommerce
Jay Melican, Intel
Stan Ruecker, IIT Institute of Design
Jacob Simons, NBBJ Research and Design Lead
Jeff Stanger, Center for Digital Information
John Tolva, Chicago Chief Technology Officer
Bryan Walker, IDEO
Luke Williams, Fellow at Frog Design. Author of "Disrupt"
Michael Winnick & Martha Cotton, dScout, gravitytank
Robert Zolna & Edwin Lee, Communications Design, gravitytank