DEFSA: 7th International Conference 2015

• 44 Alsatian Road, Glen Austin Ext. 3, Midrand, Johannesburg International
• Sept. 2, 2015
  Start Time: 9:00 AM
• http://www.defsa.org.za/

DEFSA, the Design Education Forum of South Africa is proud to announce their 7^th International Conference happening in September 2015. The theme will encompass the concept of ethics.

Design communities in 2015 are called on to respond to the Millennial imperative "to do the right thing, to know the truth of a situation, to have a job that means more than a pay cheque and to live a life that matters" (Chester, cited in Mind the Gap, Codrington and Grant-Marshall 2004:63). We, as stakeholders and leaders in the design community take responsibility to lead with integrity and commit ourselves to the co-creation of a shared design ethos.

Aiming our intentions, efforts and influence toward 'that which ought to be', DEFSA 2015 seeks to honour and grow an emerging principle-driven, civic minded and human-centred design culture that takes issues of the sustainability, credibility, corporate social responsibility, professional accountability and personal integrity to heart.  The typical worldview rhetoric of what should be done is redirected towards individuated responses and actions that foster meaningful change.

Contact: Bianca Le Cornu MGI , +27 11 690 1700, biancal@mgi.ac.za