We’re starting the 2019-2020 series of IxDA meet-ups with a talk by Katie Berns on a highly relevant topic: Food Sharing Practices. Speaker’s Bio Katie Berns is a PhD student at the Department of Computer and Systems Sciences at Stockholm University;…
IxDA Chapter Meet & Greet after the Annual Irish HCI Conference

The 12th annual Irish Human Computer Interaction conference will take place on Friday 2nd of November 2018 at the University of Limerick. 11 years after the first edition, iHCI returns to the University of Limerick where it originated. The overall…
Workshop: Introduction to sensing with E-Textiles

In this workshop led by Becky Stewart, participants will learn how to build switches and pressure sensors from conductive textiles. She will introduce a few different e-textile techniques and discuss where to get materials and help for own projects. Date: 25…
Looking back at 2015- Year of Irish Design
IxDA Limerick marked 2015 – Year of Irish Design through a series of invited talks and workshop-style events. Irish Design 2015 was the start of a job creation journey exploring, promoting and celebrating Irish design and designers through events and activities on…
Talk: Researching With and For Older Communities – by Ann Light
Date: Monday, 2 November 2015, 7pm Venue: Absolute Hotel, Limerick Talk Abstract: Whilst there is now significant design research on assisted living and staying physically independent as we age, there is less work on designing the social aspects of our…
Let’s Tell the World about Irish Design! – Wikipedia Editing Hackathon
Date: Saturday, 10 October 2015, 10:30am-15:30pm Venue: Fab Lab Limerick Facilitators: Rebecca O’Neill and Shannon Eichelberger, Wikimedia Community Ireland After the success of our Ignite event in June, we are inviting you to another exciting day of learning and sharing. We all know that…
Talk: Curating Interaction
Date: 1 October 2015, 7pm Venue: Ormston House Speaker: Prof. Beryl Graham, University of Sunderland Talk abstract: Beyond the hype about interaction, participation or relational aesthetics, many artists and designers are producing work which subtly changes systems and ways of thinking. How…
Talk: Engaging with (Irish) heritage: from design for experience to design for participation
Date: 14 September 2015, 7pm Venue: Absolute Hotel Speaker: Dr. Luigina Ciolfi, Sheffield Hallam University (UK) Talk abstract: In this talk, Dr. Ciolfi will present examples of design of novel interactive experiences to engage visitors to heritage sites in Ireland…
Talk: The Hackable City
Date:25 June 2015, 7pm Venue: Abbey 3 Suite, Absolute Hotel Talk abstract: Increasingly we experience our cities through the interfaces of mobile and digital media. Where we go, whom we meet, what we can expect at particular locations: its the…
Ignite Talks: Let’s Talk about Irish Design!
IxDA Limerick is excited to announce an evening of Ignite talks! Ignite has been held in over 100 cities worldwide and is an event for creatives to meet, socialise and show their work in public. Presenters have 15 seconds per…