Professor Ming Cheung presenting the QCA bid to host DRS2020
Queensland College of Art will bring the world’s leading design minds to Brisbane, after winning hosting rights for the Design Research Society (DRS) Conference 2020.
More than 600 world-class researchers, academics, designers and students will gather in Brisbane to share insights on design trends, and examine how these impact on the way we live, work and play.
The competitive bid, led by the Queensland College of Art in partnership with the Brisbane Convention Bureau, will see the biennial international conference return to Australia for the first time in 16 years.
DRS2020 co-chair and Queensland College of Art Head of Design Professor Ming Cheung said winning hosting rights for the conference was a coup for Brisbane and Australia’s design research community.
“Hosting DRS2020 will see Brisbane and Griffith University take the lead in promoting excellence in design research,” she said.
“With 600 of the world’s most talented
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