There are two ways to participate in NCBDS40.

Presenter (Paper or Project)

Paper: 15 Minute Presentation + Full Length paper published in the proceedings

Project / Short Paper:
5 Minute Presentation + Short  paper published in the proceedings.

If you were accepted into the conference you should register under the general admissions category.

Attendee

Attend full conference events happening throughout the week including the Young Academics Workshop and K-12 Beginning Design Education Workshop on Thursday, paper presentations and panel discussions on Friday and Saturday, keynote speaker on Friday evening, and closing reception and dinner on Saturday. This is a great conference to get to know others working in the field of beginning design.

Submission Information

Preparing and Submitting Your Paper(s)

Long (Full) Paper:
4000-5000 word paper + works cited (Maximum of 8 colors images)

Short (Project) Paper:
1000-2000 word paper  + works cited (Maximum of 15 color images)

Please submit your final paper as a MS Word file using the Google Form (linked below).

Please make sure that you have used the template (linked below) for your final formatting. Please include your finalized abstract at the beginning of the paper. Double check that all captions, citations and works cited are properly included. 

You will be able to include additional authors in the Google Form for listing in the conference program and proceedings.

Paper due date: January 24, 2025

Instructions for downloading paper template: This is an Word Document that is housed in Google Drive. Open in your browser and click File > Download > MSWord

Double check that you have used the Paper Template (linked above)

You will be able to include additional authors in the Google Form for listing in the conference program and proceedings.

Contact ncbds40-tooling@ncsu.edu with any questions or problems using this form.

Preparing and Submitting your Presentation(s)

Paper:
15 Minute Presentation

Project/Short Paper:
5 Minute Presentation

Presentations due: February 24, 2025

Instructions for downloading presentation template: This is an PowerPoint template that is housed in Google Drive. Open in your browser and click File > Download > Microsoft PowerPoint (.pptx)

Attempting to minimize cross-platform and file accessibility issues, we will ask you to upload your presentation in multiple formats:

  • PowerPoint (Primary)
  • Google Slides (Backup #1)
  • PDF (Backup #2)

Full Conference Access

Attend full conference events happening throughout the week including the Young Academics Workshop and K-12 Beginning Design Education Workshop on Thursday, paper presentations and panel discussions on Friday and Saturday, keynote speaker on Friday evening, and closing reception and dinner on Saturday. This is a great conference to get to know others working in the field of beginning design.

 

Early Academics Retreat only (Thursday)

Educational Access Retreat only (Thursday)

Conference Themes and Subthemes

Evolution of Tools

How have tools shaped design education and practice over time? What traditional tools remain relevant and essential? How have analog, digital, and hybrid tools evolved to meet current needs independently and collectively? How do we introduce digital tools and processes, knowing they will transform in the immediate future? How do designers work with emerging “tool-less” generators of content such as GP Chat and Midjourney?  

Tools of Disruption

 What tools do our students need to be resilient disruptors of the status quo? How have tools of the past, present, and future disrupted (for good and bad) design education and practice? What research methods and critical thinking tools are necessary to evolve practice and equip design students to tackle wicked challenges? What emerging tools are poised to take us in fundamentally new directions?

Tools of the Trade

What are the tools driving current and future practice, and what is their place in beginning design education? What tools of making are necessary to lead contemporary material-based practices vs. experience-focused practices? What “soft”, rapid prototyping tools are important for building facile design ideation skills? What “hard”, production tools are necessary to refine ideas and hone craft? What are the emerging teaching tools and methods transforming beginning design education from k-12 through graduate level curriculums?

Important Dates

Abstract Submission Deadline: October 25,2024
Abstract Acceptance: November 25, 2024
Full Paper Due: January 24, 2025
Presentation Upload: February 24, 2025