Programme

Updated programme June 2006

Provisional program

Thursday 15 June :

Venue : Cité internationale des Congrès, Nantes (International Convention Center)
- 10:00 – 12:00 Board meeting (CEB members only)
- 11:00 – 14:00  Registration
- 14:00 – 14:30 Opening of the conference
- 14:30 – 15:30 French « Trophées du design stratégique » (Strategic Design Trophy)
- 15:30 – 16:15 Keynote speech #1 : Ezio Manzini
- 16:30 – 17:15 Keynote speech #2 : Thierry Gaudin

Venue : L’Ecole de Design Nantes Atlantique
- 16:30 – 17:00 : Inauguration of the  school building & official reception (on seperate invitation only)

Friday 16 June :

Venue : L’Ecole de Design Nantes Atlantique
- 9:00 – 9:30 Welcoming & Coffee
- 9: 30 – 12:30 Parallel sessions
    OR
- 9:30 – 12:30 Working groups
- 12:30 – 14:00 Lunch
- 14:00 – 17:00 Parallel sessions
    OR
- 14:00 – 17:00 Working groups
- 11:00 – 14:00 New members' fair

Topics for the parallel sessions :
« Eco conception and sustainable development »,
« Design for All and inclusive conception »,
« Supportive economies and fair trade »,
« De-industrialisation, design and employment »,
« Companies and social ethics »,
« Ethics and design teaching ».

Download the list of selected papers here (PDF)

Working groups :
1. Leader forum (one separate invitation only)
2. X-Files
3. Cumulus Staff Development in Art Schools and Universities
4. Cumulus Benchmarking
5. Cornerstone of research: Ethics in art and design research
6. Practice, Research, Design Forum (P.R.E. Design Forum)
7. Visual Communication Design
8. Redesigning teaching and learning in Design
9. Presentation of the "Remembering the future" project
10. Cooperation of art teacher training units: IP Socrates project

Venue : L’Ecole de Design Nantes Atlantique
- 17:00 – 18:00 Transfer by bus

Venue : Le lieu unique
- 18:30 Opening of the « European way(s) of life 2006 » exhibition
- 19:30 – 20:30 « Green Fashion show »
- 20:45 – 22:00 Award of the « Cumulus Prize » and cocktail
- 22:00 – 02:00 Post-opening party « IDoL »

Saturday 17 June :

Venue : Royal abbey of Fontevraud, Loire Valley
- 8:00 – 10:00 Transfer by train & bus
- 10:00 – 10:30 Welcome & coffee
- 10:30 – 13:00 General assembly
    OR
- 10:30 – 12:00 Guided tour of the abbey
- 13:00 – 14:30 Lunch
- 14:30 – 15:30 Lecture: Lars Engman, IKEA
- 16:00 – 17:30 Concert “Diabolus in Musica”
    OR
- 16:00 – 17:30 Guided tour of the abbey
- 18:00 – 18:45 Exhibition of the workshop “CREDO”
- 18:45 – 21:30 Cocktail & farewell dinner
- 21:30 – 0:00 Transfer by bus & train