//An international group of educators ♥ representing a wide range of institutions will convene at [[http://www.otis.edu//|Otis College of Art and Design]] in Los Angeles, California from July 20–23, 2017 to explore the radical potential of the artifacts and platforms of design education (tools, projects, presentations, prompts, resource lists and the like) as spaces for new forms of critical writing, making, and discourse.//

**Tasheka Arceneaux-Sutton**, Faculty, MFA Program in Graphic Design, Vermont College of Fine Arts; Assistant Professor of Graphic Design, Southeastern Louisiana University; Founder, BlacVoice Graphic Design Studio

**Leon Butler**, Course Head, Animation and Gaming program, Galway Technical Institute, Ireland; Founder, bold.ie

**Shannon Losorelli Doronio**, Instructor, Graphic Design, College of The Canyons; Partner, Parallel Play

**Joel Evey**, Independent educator; Founder, Pathh.co

**Denise Gonzales Crisp**, Director of the Graduate Program in Graphic Design, North Carolina State University

**Erin Hauber**, Director of Design Education, USAA

**Roosje Klap**, Co-head and tutor at the Graphic Design Department at The Royal Academy of Art in The Hague, Netherlands; Advising researcher, Jan van Eyck Academie, Maastricht, Netherlands; Founder, Roosje Klap Studio

**Nicole Killian**, Assistant Professor, Graphic Design, School of the Arts, Virginia Commonwealth University; co-editor and co-designer, ISSUES

**Susan LaPorte**, Department Chair, Communication Design, College for Creative Studies

**Christopher Lee**, Assistant Professor, Department of Art, University at Buffalo, State University of New York

**Silas Munro**, Assistant Professor, Communication Arts, Otis College of Art and Design; Founder, Poly-Mode

**Randy Nakamura**, Adjunct Professor, Design, California College of The Arts; Ph.D candidate, Critical Studies program, UCLA Architecture and Urban Design

**Kali Nikitas**, Chair, Communication Arts, MFA Graphic Design, Otis College of Art and Design

**Joe Potts**, Lecturer, Communication Arts, Otis College of Art and Design; Lecturer, USC Roski School of Art and Design; Founder, Southland Institute

**Sadie Red Wing**, Creating Passion for Learning Native Student Coordinator, University of Redlands; Ambassador, American Indian College Fund

**Tanya Rubbak**, Assistant Chair, Communication Arts, MFA Graphic Design, Otis College of Art and Design

**Louise Sandhaus**, Faculty and former Co-Director, Program in Graphic Design, California Institute of the Arts; Founder, LSD Studio

**Niels Schrader**, Co-head and tutor at the Graphic Design Department at The Royal Academy of Art in The Hague, Netherlands; Founder Mind Design, Amsterdam, Netherlands

**Selwa Sweidan**, Adjunct Faculty, Design Technology Department, Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, CA

**Ramon Tejada**, Visiting Assistant Professor, Graduate Communications, Pratt Institute; Part Time Lecturer, The New School; Adjunct Faculty, Art Department, City University of New York, Queens College; Founder, ESTUDIOr

**Rob van den Nieuwenhuizen**, Tutor and Mentor, Royal Academy of Art in The Hague; Founder, DRAWSWORDS

**Kelly Walters**, Visiting Assistant Professor of Graphic Design, University of Connecticut; Founder, Bright Polka Dot

**Davey Whitcraft**, Part-time Lecturer, Parsons School of Design; Visiting Associate Professor, Graduate Communications; Lecturer in Art and Design, Purchase College, State University of New York

**Jessica Wexler**, Partner, [[http://www.workshopproject.org/|Workshop Project]]; Incoming Chair, Undergraduate Communications Design, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn