Registrations for 2026 are now open

Become a member

Events and Communications

Call for reviewers

Events and Communications

Call for reviewers

Call for reviewers

SID Annual Conference 2026 - Fare Design/Design Doing

Call for reviewers

SID Annual Conference 2026 - Fare Design/Design Doing

Published on 6 February 2026 in

Communications, Events and Communications

Following the closing of the call for proposals (January 31, 2026), 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”, which will be held on June 25-26, 2026, at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano.
The conference explores the theme of design doing as the creation of something tangible and as a transformative and emancipatory capacity, reflecting on how design can become a tool for transformation toward more just, sustainable, and supportive futures. Participating as a reviewer represents a fundamental contribution to ensuring the scientific quality of the evaluation and a balanced representation of the Italian design community.

Venue: Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Faculty of Design and Art
Conference dates: June 25-26, 2026

Deadline

12 February 2026

Reference university

Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Faculty of Design and Arts

Links

Form link
Conference info

Archive Communications, Events and Communications

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.

SID Annual Conferences, Events and Communications, SID Events, Events and Communications, 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.

Other events

Design Across Time

International conference included in the annual calendar of the Design Principles & Practices Research Network

25–27 February 2026
Sapienza University of Rome, Via Antonio Gramsci, 53

SID Annual Conferences

Plural Design

SID 2025 Annual Conference

The President and the SID Board of Directors thank all participants of the SID 2025 Annual Conference "Plural Design: Alternative Cases and Models for Innovation," which saw the presence of over 300 researchers and professors from all over Italy.

June 26-27, 2025
Naples

Communications

External Reviewers Selection Procedure VQR 2020-2024

The procedure for selecting External Review Experts for the Evaluation of Research Quality (VQR) is currently still open.

Other events

VII AIS/Design Conference

"History of Products or History of Contexts? Useful Antinomies for the History of Design", curated by Rossana Carullo, Vincenzo Cristallo, and Monica Pastore

24–25 October 2025
Main Hall "Domus Sapientiae", ArCoD Department, Polytechnic University of Bari

Other events

PARJAI

The PARJAI project (Participatory Design Justice for Ethical AI Transitions), coordinated by Prof. Lupetti, presents its inaugural event at the Hall of Honor of the Valentino Castle, Polytechnic University of Turin.

23 October 2025
Hall of Honor of the Valentino Castle, Polytechnic University of Turin

Communications

Call for Papers IXD&A Journal

Participatory Design meets Artificial Intelligence: Co-imagining mutual learning of AI technologies and designing with AI tools

The Call for Papers is open for the Special Issue "Participatory Design meets Artificial Intelligence: Co-imagining mutual learning of AI technologies and designing with AI tools" of the Interaction Design and Architecture(s) Journal (IxD&A).

Communications

Postheroes 2025

Deadline August 21, 2025
Turin

Communications

SD CEAR-08 | Observations on Bill 1518 regarding university recruitment

The President and the SID Board of Directors collaborated with other scientific societies of GSD 08-CEAR/08 "Design, Architectural Technology, Technical Architecture, and Built Environment Management" in drafting a document of observations on Bill 1518 regarding university recruitment, submitted to the CUN upon specific request for the development of the institutional opinion.

SID Annual Conferences

Plural Design

Annual Conference 2025

On the occasion of the 2025 Annual Conference, Plural Design. Alternative Cases and Models for Innovation, SID invites Italian and international academics to explore the theme of plurality as a paradigm of contemporaneity and as a research and action strategy.

June 26-27, 2025
Naples