1. eCAADe and IRU 4: Information Design dr. Johan Verbeke Hogeschool voor Wetenschap & Kunst Sint-Lucas Architecture Brussels - Belgium

2. eCAADe Education and research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe; International organisation; Large membership; www.ecaade.org

3. To further the general aims of the promotion of exchange and collaboration, the Association sets out to: Create an information network about CAAD activities and facilities of special interest existing in the schools; Search for solutions to facilitate the exchange of staff, students teaching programs and computer software between schools;

4. General aims eCAADe (continued) Make specific proposals towards the creation of closer relations between education, research and practice; Establish contact with governmental, international and professional organisations and agencies.

5. Annual Conference 2002 : Warsaw University of Technology - Faculty of Architecture (Poland) (18-21/9): Design Education - Connecting the Real and the Virtual www.ecaade2002.pl 2003 : Graz University of Technology - Faculty of Architecture (Austria)

6. DIGITAL eCAADe PROCEEDINGS Covers 1983-2000 pdf-format ISBN 0-9523687-9-X

7. CUMINCAD http://itc.fgg.uni-lj.si/cumincad/ CumInCAD is a cumulative index of publications about computer aided architectural design. It includes bibliographic information about over 3000 papers from journals and conferences.

8. CUMINCAD ACADIA CAADRIA eCAADe SIGRADI CAAD Futures AVOCAAD

9. eCAADe Board Andy Brown (University of Liverpool) is current president; Other members include: Henri Achten, TUEindhoven Jelena Petric, Strathclyde University Tom Maver, Strathclyde University Johan Verbeke, W&K, Sint-Lucas

10. IRU 4 This IRU researches and develops information structures and tools needed to incorporate the user-oriented information from the three different dimensional viewpoints: intentional, structural and functional. Some of the projects in this IRU aim at designer education.

11. IRU 4 Links to other IRU’s; Wide variety in themes: VR, environmental management, urban problems, energy assessment, architectural design decision processes,... Bring user orientation on foreground; Develop three viewpoints.