The RMIT Design Research Institute invites you to a

BRIEFING EVENT – Design Challenge 2011: Homelessness

If you are researcher, student, design practitioner, service provider
or community organisation or have experience in homelessness we invite
you to an exchange of information and ideas. If you have a Design
Challenge proposal idea, come and find out more about the issues, the
work being done in the sector, and meet other potential team members or
seek specific expertise.If you are service provider or have specific
knowledge in the sector, come and share it with the teams or pose to
them the challenges or issues you consider are a priority.

There will be a series of short presentations; speakers include: Nicole
Lawder, CEO Homelessness Australia and RMIT researcher Prof Chris
Chamberlain and Architect Sean Godsell, followed by Q&A. An ideas
noticeboard will be available for participant’s profiles and
information links.

WHEN: 5.00 – 7.00pm Thursday 8 September 2011
WHERE: Project Space, RMIT Building 94, 23 – 27 Cardigan Street Carlton (Close to Victoria Street)

Light refreshments will be served

RSVP: 5 September 03 99254621, DRI.designchallenge@rmit.edu.au

IDEAS NOTICEBOARD

Are you seeking a team member with specific expertise or wanting to
join a team? Have an idea or a challenge you’d like to pose to the
participants, or provide a link to insightful information? Please send a
brief profile | what you are seeking or offering | idea outline |
referral links and we’ll printout and pin up at the Briefing Event.
Send the information by Tuesday 6 September.

How to enter

See the Design Research Institute website
www.designresearch.rmit.edu.au for more details on the Award, the
events, how to enter, the timeline and useful links.

Register your interest to receive email alerts and invitations to
events and send queries to DRI.designchallenge@rmit.edu.au

The 2011 Design Challenge: Homelessness is presented by the RMIT
University Design Research Institute and proudly supported by Deloitte
and the Australian Community Workers Association.

Andrew Coady, Grandmaster Planners has assisted with the Briefing
Event.