JAPANESE SOCIETY FOR THE SCIENCE OF DESIGN
JSSD
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Since its founding in 1954 (its first general meeting was held
on March 22 of that year), the Japanese Society for the Science
of Design, a scholarly organization registered and approved by the
Science Council of Japan, has been undertaking activities to achieve
its goal of "contributing to the advancement of academic research
in the field of design through the mutual cooperation of its members."
In response to today's diversification of design themes, the Japanese
Society for the Science of Design, as the core institution of the
International Association of Societies of Design Research (IASDR)
and Asian Society for the Science of Design (ASSD), organizes international
conferences and promotes international scholarly alliances. In addition,
research paper conferences, symposia, etc., are held each year in
Japan, and concerted efforts are made to conduct research section
activities that will encourage research exchanges among members
on special design themes. The results from these activities are
publicized widely in Japan and overseas through the JSSD's journal
"Design Science Research," paper collections, special
collections, collection of works, etc. to make a design-based contribution
to the wholesome development of society and culture.
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■Address:：
703 Bellfort Nishiogi, 3-15-21 Nishiogikita, Suginami, Tokyo 167-0042,
Japan
Phone: +81-3-3301-9318; Facsimile: +81-3-3301-9319
(Open 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday)
■Board members：
Chairman: Kazuo Sugiyama
Deputy Chairman: Hiroyuki Aoki (Professor, Chiba University) and Takashi
Hasumi (Professor, University of Tsukuba)
Other Directors: 34
Auditors: 2
Director of Secretariat: Yoshie Kunisawa (Professor, Tokyo Metropolitan
University)
■Financial support for operations：
Financial support for operations comes from monies derived from regular,
supporting, and subscription membership fees.
■Number of members：
2,150 regular members; 50 supporting members; 63 annual subscription members
■Membership fees：
Regular membership: 13,000 yen/year; one-time 5,000 yen admission fee
Supporting membership: Three or more units (at 10,000 yen per unit)
Annual subscription membership: 25,000 yen
■Budget：
38 million yen
■Project costs：
30 million yen
■Qualifications for membership：
Regular members: Members must be graduates of a 4-year college or university,
or have completed at least 2 years of research after graduating from a
junior college or technical school, or have conducted research for at
least 4 years after graduating high school, or be otherwise considered
by the Board of Directors to be qualified.
■Date of establishment：
March 22, 1954
■Brief Introduction：
- Became a scholarly organization registered and approved by the Science
Council of Japan.
- The Society is adding about 150 new members each year. In recent years,
many new members have been graduate students, commercial designers ,
and overseas applicants, especially from Southeast Asia.
- The number and quality of research presentations at the spring conference,
and special symposia at the autumn conference, have increased. For example,
there are approximately 200 presentations given at the spring conference.
■Meetings：
Board of Directors: At least once every 2 months
Board of Trustees: At least once every 2 years
■Committees：
Committees include the Planning Committee, Budget Committee, Research
Promotion Committee, Journal Editing Committee, Paper Evaluation Committee,
Works Evaluation Committee, Public Relations Committee, Project Committee,
Branch Committee, etc.
■Research：
Members conduct research with other members through the various research
sections.
■Research sections：
Technical terms, education, references, media and design, design surveys,
furniture and woodworking, industrial design, environmental design, design
history, design method, fashion design, information design, creativity
■Symposia：
・The spring conference features presentations by members.
・The autumn conference is a symposium-type meeting featuring special
themes.
・International symposia have been held since 1996.
■Publications and Reports：
JSSD journal "Design Science Research," published 12 times per
year
Paper collections: 6 times per year
Special collections (including Society reports): 4 times per year
Collection of works: 1 time per year
Collection of abstracts from the spring conference: 1 time per year
Membership roster: issued 1 time every 3 years
■Awards：
Japan Design Society Special Prize, Academic Society Award, Research Encouragement
Award, Distinguished Service Award, Annual Paper Award, Annual Product
Award, Special Award
*The JSSD fiscal year is from April 1 to March 31 of the following calendar
year.
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