CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS

2AD: Second International Conference on Appliance Design
May 11-13, HP Labs, Bristol UK
http://www.appliancedesign.org/2ad

Full papers: 15 December 2003
Other categories: 12 January 2004

SPONSORS
HP Invent
The Appliance Studio Ltd
IDEO
Inmarsat
Nationwide
Steelcase

In cooperation with
EPSRC
ACM
BCS-HCI Group

2AD: The Second International Conference on Appliance Design is the
international forum for the new discipline of appliance design that will
reach across historical and discipline boundaries, blending physical,
functional, interactive, graphical, and information design for new
information appliances. Of paramount concern to the broadcasting,
entertainment, computing and telecommunications industries, appliance design
represents a coherent approach to the design of new media and information
appliances and the systems in which they are embedded.

The aim of the AD conference series is to create a dialogue between
disciplines ­ including product and industrial design, information design,
interaction design, technology innovation and research in human-centered
studies ­ which will help traditional disciplines re-establish themselves in
a new context and so drive forward knowledge in an industry where users will
increasingly assert their demand for products that fit into their daily
lifestyles. 

The second in this international conference series, sponsored by HP Invent
and other international sponsors, represents a unique  intersection of
design and technology. 1AD, held in Bristol in 2003, was attended by
commercial and academic delegates from leading research centres worldwide.

 
Conference Chair 
Phil Stenton HP Labs UK

Programme chair 
Bill Sharpe The Appliance Studio Ltd UK

Programme Committee
Bill Gaver RCA UK 
Richard Hull HP Labs UK
Irene McAra-McWilliam RCA UK
Bill Moggridge IDEO US
Tom Rodden Equator UK

Theme chairs 
Alison Black Alison Black Consulting UK
Owen Daly-Jones Serco UK
Sharon Baurley London Institute UK
Jo Reid HP Labs UK 
Terry West Steelcase US

Conference Director
Peter Thomas University College London UK