In case you're not in New York (or you're stuck behind your computer screen), you can still catch the SVA MFA 2011 D-Crit Conference online! The event is being broadcast from the SVA theater here in Manhattan. Don't miss out on the keynote address by New York Times Magazine contributor and Core77 friend Rob Walker, presentations by eleven graduating students including Molly Heintz, Vera Sacchetti and Avinash Rajagopal, and a final panel discussion about the priorities, possibilities and impact of design criticism featuring MoMA's Paola Antonelli, BIG's founder and architect Bjarke Ingels, Van Alen Institute's executive director Olympia Kazi, The New Yorker's John Seabrook and Fast Company's Linda Tischler.

Stream live here and check the full schedule after the jump!SVA MFA D-Crit Conference 2011: Present Tense

1:00 Registration; desserts and coffee provided by Cafe Grumpy

1:30 Opening remarks by Alice Twemlow

1:45 Keynote: Rob Walker, "Imaginary Objects and Fictional Critiques"

2:20 Opening remarks by Adam Harrison Levy

2:30 Amelie Znidaric, Listen to Your Chair: Design and the Art of Storytelling

2:45 Zachary Sachs, Permanence as a Criterion

3:00 Coffee break

3:15 Sarah F. Cox, The Detroiter: Resident Design Initiatives

3:30 Stephanie Jönsson, Designing Sound: Aural Agency in the Twenty-First Century

3:45 Kimberlie Birks, Recreate: New Grounds for New York's Playgrounds

4:00 Coffee break

4:15 Saundra Marcel, Living Licensed: Consuming Characters in Girls' Popular Culture

4:30 Michele Washington, Untangling the Naps: The Afro Talks Back

4:45 Aileen Kwun, Mirror Image Maker: Looking at Music Videos of the Internet Age

5:00 Coffee Break

5:15 Molly Heintz, Going Public: Creation and Dissemination of the Designer's Identity

5:30 Vera Sacchetti, Design Crusades: A Critical Reflection on Social Design

5:45 Avinash Rajagopal, Tinkering with Design: The Convergence of Design and Hacking

6:30 Panel Discussion, "Speculatively Speaking: The Future of Design Criticism," featuring Paola Antonelli, Bjarke Ingels, Olympia Kazi, John Seabrook, Linda Tischler and Rob Walker

7:30 Closing Remarks