DRS Executive Board

Register for DRS Town Hall Meetings

The DRS Executive Board is hosting Town Hall meetings in early 2021. Each meeting will explore a core topic for the DRS: PhD research, future conferences, design research leadership, publishing, and DRS Special Interest Groups (SIGs). The Town Halls are an opportunity to get to know the new DRS leadership, meet other members, and get involved with the Society. You might also boost your design research know-how in the process! All events are free and also open to non-members, but registration is required.

• Next Generations: Connecting the DRS PhD Research Community, 14 January
  • https://www.designresearchsociety.org/events/next-generations-connecting-the-drs-phd-research-community-online-event
• Designing DRS Conferences of the Future,  28 January
  • https://www.designresearchsociety.org/events/designing-drs-conferences-of-the-future-online-event 
• Developing a Design Research Leadership Pipeline, 11 February
  • https://www.designresearchsociety.org/events/developing-a-design-leadership-pipeline-online-event
• Everything You Wanted to Know about Publishing Your Design Research but were Afraid to Ask, 26 February
  • https://www.designresearchsociety.org/events/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-publishing-your-design-research-but-were-afraid-to-ask-online-event
• Special Interest Groups of the DRS: A User Guide, 11 March
  • https://www.designresearchsociety.org/events/special-interest-groups-of-the-drs-a-user-guide-online-event

First Meetings of the New International Advisory Council

Following the DRS elections in May this year, the newly formed International Advisory Council (IAC) met online for its first annual summit at the beginning of July. Over three productive meetings with breakout sessions IAC members began to map out the future priorities of the Society. 

The meetings ended with the election of a new DRS Chair, Executive Board Members, and Chair of the International Advisory Council who will together lead in taking this new agenda forward. More details will follow in due course.

DRS Chair & Chair of Executive Board

Peter Lloyd, TU Delft

Executive Board Members

Rebecca Cain, Loughborough University

Jodi Forlizzi, Carnegie Mellon University

Anna Vallgårda, IT University of Copenhagen

Heather Wiltse, Umeå University

Chair of the International Advisory Council

Paul Hekkert, TU Delft

The new leadership team will be supported by a strong administration team of three people.

Further Information

DRS Executive Board: https://www.designresearchsociety.org/team/executiveboard

DRS International Advisory Council: https://www.designresearchsociety.org/team/internationaladvisorycouncil