As a center for design research in the Nordics, Copenhagen and the Øresund region are home to many small design companies, consultancies, and studios that build upon a modernist heritage and extend the role of design into the future. In the academic design world, we have a range of institutions local to Copenhagen contributing to a vibrant design research community. Human-centered computing departments are present at the University of Copenhagen and Aalborg University Copenhagen Campuses; Malmö University with their School of Arts and Communication (K3) across the sound; and Denmark’s Royal Academy of Design with a strong profile in visual design, games, fashion, furniture design, and architecture.
You can see the whole DIS24 program, paper tracks, panels and special events and even organise your own schedule using the online program
Why in-person-only conference
The raison d’être of a conference is the meeting – the conversation and discussion of the research and beyond. At DIS 20224, we want to underscore the qualitative lived experience of the conference as a venue for this meeting. We do not think it is wise to ignore the importance of the physical meeting. Traveling for DIS2024, people expect to have the option of conversations with the authors, which is why prerecorded video presentations are problematic. We are working to make dedicated space for social interactions, discussions, exhibition experiences, and ways for ideas to be shared beyond paper presentations.
A hybrid conference costs twice as much because of the technical backbone required to make it work. This is also why CHI 2024 is not hybrid. Journals are a well-established venue to publish articles that do not require traveling, and hopefully, we will see a bigger emphasis on quality journals in job assessments, etc., going forward.
This year, we will differentiate conference fees based on the country of departure to allow for more equity in conference participation. However, we realize this does little to the travel and accommodation costs, but we are trying to find affordable accommodation options near the conference.
At DIS 2024 this year, we will have a town hall meeting at 14 CET on Wednesday to discuss recommendations for how to do future DIS conferences. We have decided to do the town hall meeting hybrid so everyone has a chance to chime in.
We hope for a future of fewer annual conferences, ultimately seeing a small number of excellent events relevant to the community!
The Conference Chairs
Anna and Li
Why Copenhagen?
Copenhagen is ranked as the second most livable city in the world, partly because it is safe and easy to get around in. It has good food at all price ranges, many of which are spin-offs of the 13 Michelin-starred restaurants in the city. It is well known for good coffee and pastries, not to mention its sophisticated and/or cozy bars specializing in cocktails, wine, or beer. Copenhagen boasts a thriving cultural scene with live music, theater performances, and contemporary art exhibitions in galleries and museums dotted around the city.
Copenhagen is one of Europe’s leading cultural and educational centers; its oldest university (the University of Copenhagen) was founded in 1479. With over 1.1 million inhabitants, the Greater Copenhagen area represents one-third of Denmark’s entire population in an integrated labor market, the result of well developed infrastructure and a robust transit system.
While we won’t schedule events in the city, we will strongly encourage participants to explore on their own, and we will provide the Student Volunteers with lists of good restaurants at different price ranges and current exhibitions around town.
Travel and accommodation
Flight time from America (6-12 hours), Asia (10-20 hours), Africa (4-13 hours), Australia (20-24 hours), and Europe (1-4 hours) to Copenhagen airport. The airport is located 30 min from ITU by metro.
Train times within Europe (Hamburg: 5, Amsterdam: 12, London: 17, Paris: 18, Stockholm: 6, Oslo: 8)
DK Visa application
When attending the DIS 2024 conference in Denmark (DK), it is essential to submit your business visa application well in advance and at least 15 days before your intended entry into the Schengen area if you are a citizen of a country with a visa requirement to avoid processing delays. It is possible to apply up to 6 months before travel.
Use the online ApplyVisa platform for applications, and refer to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Denmark website for detailed guidelines and a list of visa requirements. Here, you can also find an overview of current visa processing times in the country you are applying from.
ACM is able to provide visa support letters to registered attendees, authors, and speakers with accepted papers/posters/talks, as well as conference committee members. Please allow up to 10 business days for your information to be reviewed and your support letter to be processed. All requests are handled in the order they are received.
NB. However, in many cases, that letter won’t suffice since it is not stated from within Schengen. In those cases, please contact chairs@dis2024.acm.org with the specific information requirements stated by the embassy
IT University of Copenhagen
The IT University of Copenhagen (ITU) is a small and young university, founded in 1999 to cover theoretical & applied computer science, data science, science & technology studies, design research, online culture studies, and games research. It is home to several research labs (e.g., IxD lab, AIR lab, Ethos lab, Robotics, Evolution, & Art lab) and research centers (e.g., Climate IT, Digital Welfare, Digital Play), all of which focus on topics and agendas relevant to the DIS conference.
We are only about 120 faculty and 2000 students (full-time equivalent).
During the conference, we will have the students run their excellent coffee bar in the building serving classic espresso drinks at affordable prices. During the opening reception, we will also have the student bar open, enabling people to hang out into the evening.
IT University of Copenhagen
Rued Langgaards Vej 7
DK-2300 Copenhagen S
Denmark
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