The DESIRE Network is pleased to announce the First Conference on Creativity and Innovation in Design, to be held in Aarhus, Denmark on 16‐17 August, 2010.

The conference theme is theories and models of the creative processes in design. Full papers are invited on topics dealing with methods, tools and techniques for supporting creative design processes, innovation, and creativity training.

The conference is organized by the DESIRE Network (www.desirenetwork.eu), which is an Initial Training Network funded by the European Commission, Framework 7 under Marie Curie Actions Programme. The network aims to advance the current understanding of creative design processes applied in scientific and technological problem solving. The network involves seven partner institutions from Denmark, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal and is coordinated by the Lancaster University, UK. The network brings together researchers from the fields of interaction design, computer science, cognitive modeling, and psychology of creativity as well as artists and design practitioners.

The conference is organized as a forerunner to the DIS Conference to be held in Aarhus, Denmark on August 18-20, 2010. For further information, please see www.dis2010.org.