In reference to Rene Magritte’s Painting, which itself raised back in its days the discussion about perception, the whole conference had been branded through and through with these famous words, only the pipe replaced by modern life artefacts - “service pack” being a personal favorite.

To cut it short discussion and interest in debate was wanted - and that’s what the participants got plenty - mainly through the very fine tuned and sensitive approach to the theme.

Organised by the course Interface Design, FH Potsdam, University of Applied Sciences Potsdam, driven and moderated by Boris Mueller, we had the chance to experience a very colourful mix of keynote speakers covering a wide area of Interaction design.

Hosted in the spanking new Hans Otto Theater at the Potsdam lakeside, the very international mix of speakers revealed how many notions and approaches in particular on the research and educational sides there are and what challenges lay out there to define and re-define the very term interaction design.

Following up are a few comments. For complete reference please check the site of the conference or WMMNA.