IASDR - The International Association of Societies of Design Research - was established on November 1, 2005. The purpose of the Association is to promote research and study into the activity of design in all its many fields of application, through encouraging collaboration on an international level between independent societies of design research.

The association will promote, amongst other activities, the organisation of biennial International Congresses of Design Research, at appropriate venues around the world.

Member societies of IASDR

- The Chinese Institute of Design (CID)
- The Design Research Society (DRS)
- The Design Society (DS)
- The Japan Society for the Science of Design (JSSD)
- The Korean Society of Design Science (KSDS)

Executive Board

An Executive Board has been formed, comprising two members appointed by each of the member societies. The members of the Executive Board are:

CID

- Prof. Lin-Lin Chen (National Taiwan University of Science and Technology)
- Prof. Ming-Chyuan Ho (National Yunlin University of Science and Technology)

DRS

- Prof. Nigel Cross (The Open University)
- Prof. David Durling (Middlesex University)

DS

- Prof. Udo Lindemann (Technical University of Munich)
- Prof. Chris McMahon (Bath University)

JSSD

- Prof. Kazuo Sugiyama (Chiba University)
- Prof. Toshimasa Yamanaka (Tsukuba University)

KSDS

- Prof. Kun-Pyo Lee (Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)
- Prof. Soonjong Lee (Seoul National University)