Program

We are pleased to announce that TEI 2011 will showcase a broad range of submissions from the technology, design and art communities in a range of form factors from hands-on studios, to plenary presentations, a fashion show and a lively demo session. TEI will welcome a diverse group of individuals to experience the latest work on tangible, embedded and embodied interaction in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal between 23rd and 26th of January 2011. Preliminary program information is now available – browse the links below for a summary.

Technical Program

Keynote speaker

Gillian Crampton Smith
Cattedra di design “Fondazione di Venezia”
Facoltà di Design e Arti
IUAV Università di Venezia
www.interaction-venice.com

Originally a graphic designer Crampton Smith started her interaction design career in 1981, designing and programming a magazine layout programme for the Apple II. This experience made her passionate about bringing graphic design knowledge to the design of digital products, systems and services.

Her career since, at St Martin’s and the Royal College of Art in London and the Institute founded by Telecom Italia and Olivetti in Ivrea, has concentrated on the development of this theme: encouraging design students to think out of the box about the potential of digital technologies and persuading companies that design can go beyond problem solving.

She and Philip Tabor run the interaction design programme at the Università IUAV di Venezia, Italy

Schedule



Social events

Alongside the welcome drink (Sunday night), conference reception (Monday night) and conference banquet (Tuesday night), TEI will also host an informal pre-conference social event on the evening of Jan 22nd and it will be possible to book island tours, walking trips and other excursions (such as boat trips, or scuba) for Jan 27th. Watch this space for more info.



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