CALL FOR
ABSTRACTS, ARTEFACTS, PAPERS

During the sessions, participants will have 60 minutes to present their project and discuss their work with an international panel. Participants are selected through a double-blind peer-review process of the submissions. Extended abstracts, papers and artefacts of selected participants will be published in the conference proceedings through the Delft University of Technology online repository (with ISBN). Selected participants will also contribute to the CA²RE+ database of evaluated materials (delivering digital files of the presentation and any other document presented at the event, licensed under [(CC) BY-NC-SA]). Feel free to browse the database of CA²RE+ EXPERIENCES (https://ca2re.eu/results/).

1^st STAGE SUBMISSION

For the first stage submission, the applicants are asked to provide:

• an extended abstract (from 800 to 1200 words), including illustration (max 2 pages of images);
• a short reflection on the importance and role of Design Driven research approach, methodologies, techniques and tools employed in the research project (max 250 words), referring as well to the main topic of the conference.
• a short cv (max 100 words) not to be included in the main file you’ll be uploading; while filling in your contact information in EasyChair, please add a website link where eventually your Bio information can be found.

2^nd STAGE SUBMISSION

Selected applicants are invited to choose between three categories for the 2nd stage submission depending on the focus of the planned presentation and preferences for publication:

1/ ARTEFACT: submission focused on own, original works that are presented and discussed as research results. Participants are free to choose the number and format of the image(s) submitted. At least 800 words of text, a 150-words abstract, a revised 250-words paragraph on D Design Driven research and 3 keywords need to be submitted.

2/ EXTENDED ABSTRACT: a revised abstract with 800-1200 words, a 150-words abstract, a revised 250-words paragraph on Design Driven research, at least 3 images and 3 keywords need to be submitted.

3/ PAPER: a full paper between 1600 and 2400 words, a 150-words abstract, a revised 250-words paragraph on Design Driven research, at least 3 images and 3 keywords need to be submitted.

Layout specifications will be sent with the Email of Acceptance. The 60 minutes presentation and discussion with international reviewers at the conference will be regarded as a second peer review. During the presentation, participants are invited to experiment with the potentials of presenting (if applicable, online) through e.g. live performances, live reports from construction sites, office and research environments, movie clips, virtual 3-dimensional meeting places etc.

If you are a PhD candidate at the CA²RE+ Consortium institutions (LJUBLJANA, AARHUS, GHENT, BERLIN, MILANO, PORTO, HAMBURG, TRONDHEIM, DELFT), special conditions apply. Selected participants need to:

• attend the 5 full days of the conference;
• present their doctoral work-in-progress;
• participate actively in the discussions and plenary sessions;
• provide written feedback about the impact of the Intensive Study Programme activity;
• submit the presentation/publication/exhibition materials following the instructions of the CA²RE+ contact at your institution.

With their application, the CA²RE+ candidates accept the conditions described.

If conditions allow a face2face meeting in Delft, the accepted CA²RE+ applicants traveling to Delft get free access to the CA²RE+ event and, the best ones, financial travel support, based on Erasmus+ rules. The general acceptance borderline is the same for all the candidates: CA²RE and CA²RE+. For the travel support, the CA²RE+ Consortium will select the best eligible accepted candidates from each CA²RE+ Consortium institution, mentioned above. In the initial Erasmus+ plan there are 3 places for each institution available at each event.