Explore the schedule for this year’s DEL Conference.
All conference sessions fall into four categories: Panel, Paper, Case Study, and Design Your Own (DYO) sessions.
There will also be a mixture of talks and workshops.
Note: The schedule is subject to change.
* These sessions will be in Spanish
Day 1, Wednesday, 11 November, La Romana (optional day)
| Time (Dominican Republic) | Santo Domingo | La Romana |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 am | Registration | |
| 9:00 am | Bus to Chavón, La Romana (optional trip). Meeting point Chavón, Santo Domingo | |
| 11:00 am | Welcome to CHAVÓN Adolfo Lucero Martha Vidal | |
| 12:00-2:00 pm | URBAN SKETCH dynamic | |
| 2:00-3:30 pm | Lunch | |
| 4:00-5:00 pm | Adversarial Futures Thinking and the Endgame of AI Agents Benjamin Andrew Location: LAB | |
| 5.15 pm | Return to Santo Domingo | |
| 7:30 pm | Informal gathering (optional) |
Day 2, Thursday, 12 November, Santo Domingo
| Time (Dominican Republic) | Stream A | Stream B |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 am | Registration and Coffee Break Location: Long Hallway | |
| 9:00 am | Opening Keynote Carmen Gil Vrolijk Location: Auditorium | |
| 10:00-11:15 am | *Responsible Intelligence: AI, Ethics and Caribbean Cultural Appropriation in the Age of AI Hamlet Cabrera + 3 panelists Location: 1 A-B | *Minor Pedagogical Gestures: Andean-Mapuche Textile Technologies as Resistance to Colonial Extractivism and the Climate Crisis in Design Education Paola Melina Rapimán Risco Location: 2A *Designing from the Caribbean: Eurocentrism in Local Fashion Erick Lemos Location: 2A |
| 11:15-11:30 am | Coffee Break Location: Long Hallway + Lobby | |
| 11:30-12:45 pm | Art, Design & GenAI: An Educator’s Toolkit Natalie Brown Location: 2F Transforming Learning Cultures Through Hybrid Studios Across and Beyond Borders Claudia Roeschmann & Elisabeth Kaliva Location: 2F | The Technology of Theatre: Rehearsing Attention and Connection in a World Distracted Barbie Insua Location: 2D *No Margin for Error: From Concept to Execution in Global Latin Design José Pablo Jiménez González Location: 2D |
| 12:45-1:30 pm | *From Obsessive Drafting to Graphic Narrative: Entrepreneurship on the Autism Spectrum Anabelle Grullón Location: 2A | *Colors for Life: Participatory Design Model for Interdisciplinary Co-Creation Diego Bermudez-Aguirre & Fernando Arboleda Location: 2B |
| 1:30-2:45 pm | Lunch Location: Parking lot food trucks | |
| 2:45-4:00 pm | *Making the Invisible Visible: Scientific Imaging as a Pedagogical Tool in Cultural Heritage Ruahidy Lombert Location: 2A Vibe Designing Learning: Agent-Supported Web App for Course Design Jhon Benavides Location: 1D | Establishing Waikato Design School: Place-Based, Decolonized, Transdisciplinary Ricardo Sosa Location: 2B Teaching Ethics in Wearable Technology Design Through Human-AI Co-Creation Bolor Amgalan Location: 1 A-B |
| 4:00-5:15 pm | *Transmedia Art, Leisure and Digital Pedagogies in the Age of AI Rodríguez Santos Location: 2F | Should Design Move from Form to Experience? Somaesthetics as a Framework Hirbod Human Location: 2D |
| 4:30 pm | Designing for Impact: Community-Engaged, Equity-Driven Advertising Design Education Summer Doll-Myers Location: 2F | *The Pedagogy of Slow Looking: Teaching Attention in the First Year Paula Saneaux Location: 2D |
| 5:15-6:00 pm | Conference Day 2 Closing Remarks/Coffee Location: Long Hallway + Lobby | |
| 7:15 pm | END | |
| 9:00 pm | Optional Dinner | |
Day 3, Friday, 13 November, Santo Domingo
| Time (DR) | Stream A | Stream B |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 am | ||
| 9:00 am | Alumni Panel Maria Isabel Tejeda (former Chavón professor) Willy Gómez (Graphic Designer / JetBlue project) Dulcina Abreu (Curator) Location: Auditorium | |
| 10:00-11:15 am | *The Living Darkroom: Biological Photography, Biodesign and Living Ecosystems in the Caribbean Hamlet Cabrera Location: 2B *Creative Gym: A Biopsychosocial Methodology for Cultivating Soft Skills Ana María López Location: 2B | What Are Cities Without Property? Indigenous Relational Thinking and Urban Futures Claudia Tomateo, Areti Kotsoni & Catherine D’Ignazio Location: 2A *Graphic Design and Its Debt to Research: Tensions in Knowledge Production Oscar Méndez Ayala Location: 2A |
| 11:15-11:30 am | Coffee Break Location: Long Hallway + Lobby | |
| 11:30-12:45 pm | From Silos to Systems: Rethinking Design Education for Contemporary Practice Shawn Meek, Jinseup (Ted) Shin, Lisa Abendroth & Jody Paul Location: 1 A-B | Designing for Our Future Selves: Reframing Age Bias Through Global Futures Thinking Kimberly Mitchell Location: 2A |
| 12:45-1:30 pm | Foundation Studies as Virtual Multiplayer Studio Benjamin Andrew Location: 2A | Access, Creative Practice & Community Care Nadia Williams + Evelyn Méndez Maldonado (Pocoapoco) Location: 1 A-B |
| 1:30-2:45 pm | Lunch Location: Parking lot food trucks | |
| 2:45-4:00 pm | Feminist Design Archive: Community-Generated Knowledge Sharing + Mini Add-a-thon Alison Place Location: 2F Co-Imagining Dignity Through Making Across Continents Archana Shekara, Muhhamad Rahman & Amrita Datta Haughn Location: LM | Care First: Reimagining the Design Studio as a Condition for Creative Play Aashima Takkar Location: 2D The Semiotics of Unity: Nesting Identities in a Factional Age Jennifer Rittner Location: 1 A-B |
| 4:00-5:15 pm | Talking Circle Location: 1 A-B | |
| 4:30 pm | Conference Closing Remarks / Cocktail Party Location: Auditorium/lobby | |