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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Dear LiU Design colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Our network includes people teaching, working with and studying design all across LiU. It is potentially a very powerful and useful structure. However, it has been somewhat dormant for a while now. When we met for the
2020 LiU Design Talks in September, we felt that it was time to pull together and add some new energy.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">We suggest to focus on the LiU Design Seminar as a backbone for a more active community effort. The seminar provides opportunities to share information, meet new colleagues, start conversations and even initiate collaborations.
Thanks to the pandemic, we are now at a point where online seminars are becoming commonplace and effective. We believe that we can actually benefit from the current situation by making LiU Design online seminars a bridge between the different LiU campuses
and departments.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">In order to make this happen, we invite those of you with active liu.se accounts to a new LiU-internal website that we call the LiU Design Community platform.
</span>It has three main features.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US">There is a LiU Design Seminar calendar, where you find all the upcoming seminar events with full information, preparation material, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US">There is a list of LiU Design Community members who are actively looking for more engagement in the community and more contact with other community members.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US">And there is a collection of free-to-use images that will hopefully grow to represent all aspects of design at LiU.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The platform is there for the whole community. If you want to arrange a LiU Design seminar, or if you want to announce another seminar to the LiU Design community, then simply add it to the calendar and send an invitation.
If you want to extend your network within LiU, then create a personal presentation on the platform.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">How it works<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The LiU Design Community platform is found at
</span><a href="https://liuonline.sharepoint.com/sites/Team_LiUDesignCommunity"><span lang="EN-US">https://liuonline.sharepoint.com/sites/Team_LiUDesignCommunity</span></a><span lang="EN-US"> and it is open to LiU employees as well as students. You need to
be a member to access the platform. Everyone who is receiving this email, and is an active LiU employee or student, is also already made a member of the platform.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">If you want to invite someone else, or if you have other questions about the platform, please get in touch with
</span><a href="mailto:liudesigncommunity_admin@liu.se"><span lang="EN-US">liudesigncommunity_admin@liu.se</span></a><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The platform replaces the old mailing list. From now on, use
</span><a href="mailto:team_liudesigncommunity@liuonline.onmicrosoft.com"><span lang="EN-US">team_liudesigncommunity@liuonline.onmicrosoft.com</span></a><span lang="EN-US"> to send seminar invitations and other emails to all the members of the platform.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">If you also want to reach the alumni and external contacts who used to be on the old mailing list, then you can use the new
</span><a href="mailto:liudesign_extended@groups.liu.se"><span lang="EN-US">liudesign_extended@groups.liu.se</span></a><span lang="EN-US"> email address.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The platform is what we make of it. We all provide the content. Feel free to use it to help reloading the LiU Design Community!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">All the best,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Ahmet Börütecene, Alessandra Di Pisa, Jonas Löwgren, Mina Mani Kashani<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">LiU Design Community members<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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