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Event Calendar
Events and Communications

Events and Communications

Event Calendar

SID Annual Conferences

Call for reviewers

SID Annual Conference 2026 - Fare Design/Design Doing
SID invites interested members to participate as Reviewers for the evaluation of project contributions and research ideas for the SID Annual Conference 2026 "Fare Design/Design Doing"
  • 12 February 2026
UNI 12001 Standard

Communications

UNI 12001 standard approved

Professional standard for designers
UNI 12001 standard approved, defining the knowledge, skills and competency requirements for the professional figure of the designer.
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Communications

Registration now open for 2026

Registration for the Italian Design Society for 2026 is now open.
Become a member or renew your membership in the Italian scientific community dedicated to Design.
  • 16 January 2026
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SID Annual Conferences

Deadline extension to 31-01-2026

Fare Design/Design Doing
The Italian Design Society SID announces the extension of the deadline to 31-01-2026 for the submission of research projects (full papers) and research ideas (posters and short papers) for the 2026 Annual Conference "Fare Design/Design Doing", which will be held in Bolzano on June 25-26, 2026, at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano.
  • 31 January 2026
  • 25–26 June 2026
  • Bolzano
30 anni

Other events

30 years of Design at Sapienza

Sapienza University of Rome celebrates thirty years of Design with a rich program of events, starting with the national conference "30 years of Design at Sapienza."
  • 28–29 January 2026
  • Rome

SID Events

SID-CUID | National Mapping of Doctorates in Design

As part of the activities of the Design Research Observatory, the Italian Society of Design (SID) and the Italian University Conference of Design (CUID) have jointly initiated a mapping of doctoral courses in design at the national level.
  • 9 March 2026
  • 16–17 March 2026
  • Rome

Other events

Call for papers and images | The P(r)o(bl)em

International Symposium, Genoa | 03-06-2026
The call for papers and images is open for the international symposium "The P(r)o(bl)em", which will be held on March 6, 2026, at the University of Genoa.
  • 23 January 2026
  • 6 March 2026
  • Genoa
SID greetings 2026

Communications

Happy holidays

The President and the Board of Directors of the Italian Design Society SID look forward with enthusiasm to a new year full of projects, initiatives, and meetings.
The President and the Board of Directors of the Italian Design Society SID look forward with enthusiasm to a new year full of projects, initiatives, and meetings.
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SID Annual Conferences

Design Doing/Design Making

Annual Conference 2026
On the occasion of the 2026 Annual Conference, Design Doing/Design Making, SID invites the Italian and international academic community to explore the theme of design making, both as the creation of something tangible and as a transformative and emancipatory capability.
  • 25–26 June 2026
  • Bolzano

Communications

SID on social media

The Italian Design Society SID is now present on social media with official pages dedicated to sharing news, events, initiatives, and updates from the Italian design community.