DESIGNA 2024 (8th edition) invites the submission of original communication proposals or projects with a seminal profile, framed by the relationship between Design and Citizenship, and indexed to one of the conference’s thematic panels:
P1 Theory and Criticism
P2 History and Education
P3 Communication Design
P4 Product Design
P5 Multimedia and Interface
P6 Fashion Design
P7 Design and Sustainability
P8 Textile and Community
EXTENDED ABSTRACT (.rtf, .doc or .odt)
The extended abstract of communication proposals or project presentations must not exceed 2500 words and may be written in Portuguese, English or Spanish.
It should include title; indication of the proposal’s corresponding thematic panel; theme and its relevance for this edition of the Conference; question and/or hypothesis to be explored; conceptual and methodological framework; expected results (if applicable); 3 to 5 bibliographical references; and up to 5 keywords. All these elements are included in the limit of words.
The extended abstract should be a developed proposal, presenting its evaluators / reviewers with a clear explanation of the author(s)’ intentions regarding the submitted proposal.
SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS
The extended abstract must be submitted electronically, by June 1st (1st Call) / June 30th, 2024 (2nd Call), through the submission platform found on the conference’s website (www.designa.ubi.pt). Each proposal will be automatically assigned an identification code which will allow it to be anonymously assigned to two scientific reviewers. This code (ID) will also be necessary at different moments to identify the submitted proposal until the dates of the Conference.
In order to guarantee the necessary anonymity, the submitted file must not contain any element that allows the identification of the author(s), under penalty of exclusion. This information must only be provided when filling in the data requested on the submission platform.
Each participant may submit 1 proposal as main author and up to 2 additional proposals as secondary author. The registration fee corresponds to the main authorship of each proposal accepted to integrate the final program of the event.
BLIND PEER REVIEW
The reviewing committee will analyze the extended abstracts within a double blind peer review process, selecting those that demonstrate relevance, originality and suitability to the theme and objectives of the conference.
Proposals that do not meet these criteria will be excluded and should not expect notification of refusal.
NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE
Authors with a selected communication or project proposal will be notified of their acceptance by June 30th (1st Call) / July 30th, 2024 (2nd Call).
FULL VERSION OF THE PAPER / PROJECT
The full version of the paper / project must be sent by November 30th, 2024, following the Publishing Guidelines set out on the conference page. Failure to meet this deadline will result in the exclusion of the paper from the conference proceedings.
REVIEW OF THE FULL VERSION
Once received, the full version of the paper / project will be submitted to the appreciation of the Scientific Committee. The authors may be notified of necessary changes (to be submitted within fifteen days after receiving this notification) as a condition for its publication.
POSTER
Proposals that are not selected to be part of the panels in the oral communication format, but that meet the minimum arbitration criteria, may be included in the conference program as posters. The deadlines for the submission of posters for presentation and publication are the same applied to communications and posters.
The guidelines for the presentation of posters during the event will be communicated to the author(s) if they are included in the final program of the conference.
REGISTRATION
Author(s) with an accepted communication or project must register by September 10th, 2024 (following the instructions on the conference website), thus confirming their interest in being part of the official program, as well as their presence at the event.
ORAL PRESENTATION / COMMUNICATION
The communication must be prepared for 15 minutes and can be delivered in Portuguese, English or Spanish.
In view of the international nature of the conference, any visual support to the presentation (e.g. PowerPoint or similar) must be written in English.
The presentation file must be taken by the authors on the day of their communication, saved on a pendrive. All conference spaces will be equipped with a computer and a data show.
The author(s) must inform the Organization (designa@labcom.ubi.pt) about the necessary technical requirements for their presentation (e.g. VGA / HDMI adapters), so that they can be made available.
PRESENTATION / PROJECTS
Projects can be presented orally as communications (following the instructions of the previous point) or, if the format so warrants, displayed in a space reserved for this purpose. This information must be sent to the Organization (designa@labcom.ubi.pt) by September 15th, 2024, so that the necessary conditions for this exhibition can be assessed.
PLEASE BE MINDFUL OF THE FOLLOWING
1. Requests to change the presentation day and hour after publication of the final version of the conference program may only be considered depending on the exceptional nature of the circumstances that justify them.
2. The publication (on paper or digitally) of the conference proceedings does not represent any additional payment besides the conference registration fee
3. The submission of a communication proposal presupposes the tacit transfer of publication rights to the University of Beira Interior.
4. Obtaining authorization to publish all the images included in papers or projects is a responsibility of the authors.