This has been an enriching, engaging and highly attended international conference. Countries represented included Japan, UK, Sweden, Africa, Canada, and Ireland to name a few. The combined contributions of the lead researchers and teachers in this field, the depth of conversations that were had, and the high motivation to ROAR have clearly produced a strong and highly motivated community in applied design led innovation and technology education scholarship and practice.
Such an exhausting and yet complete event could not have happened if not for a few key people and organisations. The welcome addresses by Uncle Dave Wandinwill, Prof. Hung Nguyen and Prof. P John Williams. The keynotes who brought us up-to-date in research and teaching practice.
We thank Dr. Eva Hartell, Assoc. Prof. Kurt Seemann, Ms. Maddison Miller, Dr. Leyla Acaroglu, and Mr Peter Murphy.
The DATTA Australia and DATTA Victoria lead organisers, Ms Laura Murphy, Ms Hannah Lewincamp and Ms. Charli Ellis to name a few. The academic and staff of DATTArc: Chair of Review and MC, Prof. P John Williams, Dinner speaker, Prof. David Spendlove, Provocateur, Reader Steve Keirl, Ms Fatma Mohamed, Mr. Ryan Malcolm, and the Swinburne University Volunteers.
We thank also the many DATTA Teacher Workshop leaders, The Swinburne Senior Secondary College, and Swinburne University of Technology (Security, OHS, Information Services, Facilities, Timetables, and Caterers) and of course the Industry Traders, Springer Publishers and many more.
This is just the beginning! 2020 is being organised! Wait 'til you see what we have in mind! Bookmark and watch this web site (DATTArc.org) in 2019
Watch out for our next newsletter as we continue to ROAR: more about speakers, venue, fees, summer down under and a word from the Convenor, Assoc. Professor Kurt Seemann.
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