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Happy holidays

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Happy holidays

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.

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.

Published on 4 January 2026 in

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.

We remind you of the upcoming deadlines:
– the SID Conference in Bolzano on June 25-26, 2026
– the call for papers on January 7, 2026 for submitting research projects (full papers) and research ideas (posters and short papers) in Italian or English.

Best wishes for happy holidays!

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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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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 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.

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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.

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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).

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Postheroes 2025

Deadline August 21, 2025
Turin

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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.

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Extension of the deadline for the special issue of the “Color Culture and Science Journal”

We inform you that the deadline for submitting full papers for the special issue of the "Color Culture and Science Journal" on the theme "Design and Fashion Design: A Chromatic History" has been extended to June 20, 2025.

Deadline June 20, 2025

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Call for Contribution Symposium OSMOSI 2025

The Call for Contribution is open for the OSMOSI 2025 Symposium "Observation and Study of Design and Development Models of Hybrid Spaces"

The Call for Contribution for the OSMOSI 2025 Symposium "Observation and Study of Design and Development Models of Hybrid Spaces" is now open.

September 22-23, 2025
Politecnico di Milano, Department of Design

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Initiation of Selection for External Reviewers VQR 2020-2024

ANVUR initiates the procedure for selecting experts to be used as external reviewers within the VQR 2020-2024.

From April 28 to May 21, 2025

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SID 2025 Memberships

Join the Italian scientific community in the field of Design. Through conferences, thematic study groups, and awards for young talents, SID provides continuous support for scientific growth, national and international networking, and facilitates the updating and development of knowledge. Join the community to contribute and be at the center of the debate on design research!

From January 2025

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Design and Fashion Design: A Chromatic History

Deadline May 31, 2025