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Museum-related theses and papers

MUSEUM EDUCATION MONITOR (MEM), the monthly e-newsletter, has compiled a list of recently completed (2007-2008) major papers, theses and dissertations for the December 2008 issue.

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P&D Design 2008-Brazil

Papers from the 8th Brazilian Congress on Design/Research/ and Development are now available as pdfs.
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CFP: IDRP Vol III

Call for Papers for the Interdisciplinary Design and Research e-Publication (IDRP) Volume III. The topic is  Design + Politics
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Assessment of Student Design Projects

Prof Fil Salustri of Ryerson provides a successful tool for assessing student group design projects at http://deed.ryerson.ca/~fil/I/Papers/cden05assessment.pdf

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Human Centred Design

Adaptive Environments, Boston, USA is celebrating its 30th anniversary and changing its name to the  Institute for Human Centered Design
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Play the Field, Birmingham, UK

Come and play the Field in Birmingham. UKType with Plus Expo Ltd and Illuminate Lighting Ltd will create a Field of Light as part of the Hello Digital Festival, Birmingham 23-28 October. The atrium at Millennium Point is going to be swathed in lights - and it’s going to look magical! You can design it.

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CFP: m-ICTE 2009

Call for papers: V International Conference on Multimedia and ICT in Education (m-ICTE2009), Lisbon (Portugal), 22-24 April 2009

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SPARK

Another tool for assessing student group design projects from UTS, Sydney Australia is available from http://www.educ.dab.uts.edu.au/darrall/sparksite/

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Scholarships: Lemelson Center, USA

The Lemelson Center offers two means of financial support while using invention-related collections at the Smithsonian. The Fellowship Program has a prorated stipend for (up to ten weeks) with applications to January 15, 2009. The Travel to Collections Award offers a travel allowance and stipend for up to 21 days with applications year-round.

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CFP: EPDE'09

Call for Papers:  abstracts are now calledfor the 11th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education. The E&PDE 09 conference will be held on the 19th and 11th September 2009 at the University of Brighton, UK, in partnership with the Design Education Special Interest Group (DESIG) of the Design Society and the Institution of Engineering Designers (IED).

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Urban Design skills NZ survey

A report from New Zealand Ministry for the Environment detailed the results of a NZ Local Government Urban Design Skills Survey  undertaken in recognition of the key role local government plays in shaping our towns and cities, the purpose of this research was to determine the current level and extent of urban design skills, experience and knowledge in councils across New Zealand.
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