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?????????????????????? ?????? ?????? ???? ?????? ???????????????? ?????? ????????????????????! ????? A huge shoutout to our DCs who actively participated in the Dementia Lab Conference last week! It was inspiring to see them deliver such engaging sessions, sparking meaningful discussions around #dementiaresearch and #design. A special mention to the incredible mentors and supervisors of HOMEDEM, who contributed their expertise as part of the panel and discussions, shaping the conversation on #inclusive and #innovativedementiacare. Rising Lai presented a paper that research on how #artefacts enact and participate in the facilitation of daily activity in a #dementia #carehome. The research also proposed a #template to help the #caregiver to plan meaningful activity with familiar artefacts for the people with dementia. Alicia Valencia and Natsumi Wada presented thier evolving #toolkit for examining small worlds within the #homes of people with dementia. Both of them are interested in learning more about #sensesofhome, and plan on doing so with #cultural probes and #cocreative methods. They both will be using the tools in the kit to aid in #interviews and creative generation of ideas with people with dementia in their homes. #Outcomes of this research will inform design directions for #interventions that enhance sense of home and inspire #autonomy and initiative through #playfulness. It’s always amazing to see our researchers making an impact in the field. Looking forward to more insightful exchanges in the future! Britt Pellens Niels Hendriks Oscar Ribeiro Sara Laureen Bartels Rita Maldonado Branco Andrea Wilkinson Silvia Gramegna Sunny Tan Vamsi Krishna Boyanagari Ajda Flisar Andrea Nakakawa Bernal Marine Markaryan Universidade de Aveiro Alzheimer Europe Alzheimer's Society

Last week, almost our entire Caring. and design research team attended the 7th Dementia Lab Conference in Aveiro. ?? Lieke Lenaerts presented her paper "From Handover to Participation: How Do Handover Approaches Support Participatory Design Together with People with Dementia?" She also shared insights on setting up a living lab on dementia post-COVID and addressing high staff turnover in healthcare. ?? Rising Lai gave the audience a glimpse into HOMEDEM.EU-related research on collaborative decision-making for people living with dementia in her paper "Artefacts in Action: Facilitating Positive Person Work in Dementia Group Living Environments". Together with Sara Laureen Bartels Rising also organized a workshop where participants untangled concepts such as autonomy, dignity, and personhood. ?? Amber De Coen showcased the BLINK toolkit designed to support person-centered care for people with dementia and individuals with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities. Learn more at www.blinkproject.be. Amber is also one of the editors of the conference proceedings which will be published (open access - so accessible to all!) soonish! ?? Britt Pellens co-hosted the PhD-day set up as a pre-conference inviting novice researchers to share, reflect and connect on their work in design and dementia.

On the final day of the Dementia Lab Conference 2025, Matthew Harrison delivered an inspiring talk on the power of human-centred design in dementia care technology. He emphasised the importance of involving people with dementia, caregivers, and healthcare professionals in the design process to ensure truly effective solutions. Drawing from his work at the UK Dementia Research Institute, he showcased how smart-home technologies can enhance quality of life. Thank you to Matthew for sharing such valuable insights and reminding us that innovation must be inclusive to make a real impact. ID+ CINTESIS - Center for Health Technology and Services Research RISE - Health Research Network

Immersed in fantastic discussions at the 7th Dementia Lab Conference at the University of Aveiro! Yesterday’s pre-conference sparked deep debates on design and aesthetics, focusing on the outcomes of the DECOHDE project. We also had the second workshop of the DIGIT network, where its four working groups explored the intersection of digital technology and dementia. Today, we’re diving into ethics and aesthetics through a mix of workshops, lectures, storytelling, and an exhibition—an inspiring blend of perspectives and ideas. Attending the Dementia Lab Conference always energizes me. I love reconnecting with old and new friends and colleagues, but most of all, I’m inspired by the many ways people are working alongside those with dementia.

The Dementia Lab Pre-Conference, promoted and organized by ID+ Research Institute for Design, Media and Culture, is now being held at the CCCI Auditorium! RISE - Health Research Network Rita Maldonado Branco Oscar Ribeiro ID+ CINTESIS - Center for Health Technology and Services Research

The 7th edition of Intermediartes will take place between June 3 and 6, with the theme Rhizomatic Connections: Creative Contaminations in Interdisciplinary Practices. Deadline: Article submission -> March 16th https://lnkd.in/dH7xkwDw

CONFIA 2025 Last Call for Papers Until 5th April ?? https://lnkd.in/dgtAXuGc

DIGICOM 2025 - 9th International Conference on Design and Digital Communication 6-8 November 2025, Teatro Gil Vicente and On-line, Barcelos, Portugal Call for papers: until April 30, 2025 The DIGICOM organizing committee invites original contributions in the form of a full paper. This invitation is open to all researchers, academics, designers and students whose work falls within the field of Design and Digital Communication, namely: A) Practical applied projects: projects developed in a research, academic or commercial context, of a practical nature and with a potential social, cultural or economic relevance. Case Studies: description and analysis of projects or research problems in the most different contexts. C) Literature review: presentation of the state of the art from a certain research problem. D) Research work: doctoral or master's research; and new approaches and research frameworks. Submissions will be accepted in the following topics: WEB AND MULTIMEDIA DESIGN · Web Design · Interface Design · UI Design · UX Design · Usability · Mobile apps · Editorial Design on digital media · Digital Typography · Digital Media · Multimedia Technologies · Social Media Platforms · Product Design GRAPHIC DESIGN AND BRANDING · Design of Visual Identity · Branding · Communication and Strategy · Communication Design · Digital Marketing · Advertisement · Social Media · Market and Business AUDIOVISUAL COMMUNICATION · Video · Motion Graphics · Digital and Interactive Television · Infographics · Audiovisual Graphics · Sound Design and Communication · Media Arts SOCIETY AND COMMUNICATION · Theory and History of Design and Media · Information Society · Internet and Social Networks · Health and wellbeing · Education, Literacy and Citizenship · Culture, Countercultures and subcultures · Visual, Aesthetic and Semiotic Analysis Submitted Papers must: - have a maximum of 12 pages, including title, abstract, keywords, main paper body and images (bibliographical references are not included in the limit of pages); - follow the template guidelines; - be written in English. After a double blinded peer-review process, the accepted best ranked papers will be published in a Proceedings Book as part of the Springer Series in Design and Innovation, indexed on Scopus and submitted for Web of Science. The keynotes will take place in person at Teatro Gil Vicente (Barcelos, Portugal), with online broadcasting. The authors' scientific papers will be presented in online sessions (via Zoom). After the conference, the authors of a selection of the best papers will also be invited to write an original chapter for the book “Perspectives on Design and Digital Communication: Research, innovations and best practices”, to be also published in the Springer Series in Design and Innovation.

Cinema & Territory – International journal of art and anthropology of images – Call for papers (Abstracts to be submitted by 16 March 2025) Cinema & Território (C&T), an international journal on the art and anthropology of images, is an annual scientific publication, produced at the University of Madeira (UMa), under the direction of Christine Escallier, PhD (2016-2019), who in the first year (2016-2017) had Pau Pascual Galbis as Vice-Director and Teresa Norton Dias, PhD, since March 2020. In May 2021 the team was joined by António Baía Reis, PhD and Guida Mendes, PhD and in August 2023 by Inês Rebanda Coelho Coelho, PhD. C&T is open to publication proposals from internal and external UMa researchers in the fields of arts and film studies, visual anthropology and images and other scientific areas that address or intersect with the themes listed. These publication proposals will be subject to scientific arbitration according to the open peer review model. The journal may also publish works in various formats such as essays, interviews and critical reviews, images and films that fit within the thematic and quality parameters established by the Scientific Committee. The submission, editing and publication of texts, images and videos is free of charge. C&T offers immediate open access to its content, following the principle that making scientific knowledge freely available to the public leads to greater global democratisation of knowledge. The ‘Call for Articles’ for issue 10 of Cinema & Territory, on the theme of VARIA, is now open. Access, on this platform, the text of the and follow the https://lnkd.in/g7Nds-N5