February 7, 2012

in this edition:
Our Sponsors
Continuing Education Forms for 2010
Final Call for Entries: Hospitality Product Design Competition
2010 Student Mentoring Week Thank You
Can Green Interiors Help Power the Recovery?
DesignMatters blog: LinkedIn for the Interior Design Professional
I heart I.D. blog: 2009 Contractor Awards
Dr. Cherif Amor, Associate IIDA
Nancy Hackett, IIDA
Barbara Zieve, IIDA
IIDA Welcomes New Members
C.H. Brigg's CEO Invited to the White House
Inscape Purchases Falconer Manufacturing Facility
Kimball(R) Office Welcomes New Region Manager
Chapter Profile: Illinois
NeoCon is Online in March
Metrocon
CEU Corner
Sneak Peak

Continuing Education Forms for 2010 Learners - Updated Individual Approval Reporting Form and Instructions may be found under the Compliance section of the IIDA Website. Learn how to use these forms to apply for credit towards IIDA Compliance. Presenters - Teaching a course that needs approval? The latest IDCEC accreditation information and IDCEC Presenter's Guides are now posted online. Additional questions can be addressed to ceu@iida.org.

Final Call for Entries: Hospitality Product Design Competition The 14th Annual IIDA/HD Product Design Competition is a collaboration between IIDA and Hospitality Design magazine. This competition honors designers and manufacturers for excellence and innovation in product design for the hospitality industry. The deadline to request an entry kit is Friday, April 16. View the 2010 Call for Entries and contact Monica DeAngelis for more information.

		2010 Student Mentoring Week Thank You Thank you to the professionals who served as mentors during the 2010 Student Mentoring Week.

		Can Green Interiors Help Power the Recovery? by Sascha Wagner, IIDA, CID, LEED AP, and Robin Bass, LEED AP This article discusses how the demand for sustainability and long-term value are shifting attitudes in the world of commercial interiors, creating an environment ripe for design professionals with incentives for both landlords and tenants to move the sustainability agenda forward. Read this article.

		DesignMatters blog: LinkedIn for the Interior Design Professional The results from the informal IIDA poll on social media as a job search tool are in, and 61% of voters prefer LinkedIn to other social networking sites. This blog post is aimed at the Interior Design professional's use of LinkedIn, from setting up an account, to leveraging your online presence in order to increase your network or find a job or client.  Read this blog.

I heart I.D. blog: 2009 Contractor Awards A hilarious compilation of project photos for which the contractor should really have won an award. Read this blog.

		Congratulations to Dr. Cherif Amor, Associate IIDA and Texas/Oklahoma Chapter Director of Education, on the opening of the Islamic Student Center in Lubbock, Texas, a project he has overseen since inception on behalf of the Muslim community and the Muslim Student Association at Texas Tech University. The Center is a celebration of diversity within the region, and will serve as a platform for Interfaith dialogue, community activities, and the instruction of the Arabic language and Islamic studies for non-Muslims.

		Nancy E. Hackett, IIDA, IDEC, a professor of Interior Design since 1992 and affiliated with the New England School of Art & Design at Suffolk since 2001, has been awarded tenure from Suffolk University in Boston, MA as of March 1, 2010. Professor Hackett is the Co-Director of the Interior Design program at Suffolk University with 200 students enrolled in the BFA and MA programs in Interiors. She maintains her practice, Hackett Interior Architectural Consulting, in Beverly, MA and collaborates with her husband as Director of Interiors for MTD Architects as well.

		Barbara Zieve, IIDA has joined IA Interior Architects as Design Director.  In her new role, she will lead IA’s legal services group and will be based out of the firm’s New York office. As Associate Partner and Interior Design Director with Butler Rogers Baskett Architects in New York for eight years, Zieve oversaw the design of many of the firm’s projects. She is a GSA Peer for the Design Excellence Program, past Executive Editorial Advisory Board Member for Contract Magazine (2007 – 2009), and Past President of the IIDA New York Chapter.

IIDA Welcomes New Members Who Joined During July 2010!

		Julia Klein, CEO of C.H. Briggs Company, one of the largest independently owned distributors of interior and specialty building products in the United States, was one of 70 business owners from across the country invited to the White House February 17th for President Obama and Vice President Biden’s remarks on the importance of the Stimulus program on our economy. This meeting marked the first anniversary of the passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Read the full press release.

		Inscape Purchases Falconer Manufacturing Facility Inscape Corporation, leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of innovative workplace solutions, announced the purchase of a manufacturing facility in Falconer, New York. Inscape had been leasing the facility for its architectural products division since 2001.  Read the full press release.

		Kimball(R) Office is excited to introduce the newest member of its team, Donna Dapice as Region Manager. Dapice will cover the New York, New Jersey and Philadelphia areas, with a base in Kimball Office’s New York City showroom. As region manager, Dapice will work with the sales team to increase awareness of Kimball Office solutions and the company’s dedication to manufacturing sustainable, quality products.

Recently, we spent time with Crandon Gustafson, IIDA, President of the Illinois Chapter, to learn more about what's going on in his Chapter. DesignMatters: How do you ensure working well together as a Board? Crandon Gustafson: This board cooks. Literally. With the exception of yours truly, everyone on the board knows, and has fun with hands-on food preparation. This cooking thing manifested recently in a group kitchen session, with our counterparts at the local ASID chapter, organized by our Immediate Past President Melissa Dicaire. Everyone, it turned out, knew how to enjoy each other’s unique personality and bring a sense of humor to the proceedings. It naturally follows that we work well together as a Board. Read more...

		NeoCon is Online in March Due to debut this March 2010, the completely redesigned Neocon.com extends the show experience beyond its three-day run. Prepare for NeoCon by scoping out exhibitors and their wares in advance and creating a NeoCon Guide to maximize your time. Use the share function to coordinate your show plans with those of friends and colleagues. Whether you're a NeoCon newbie or a grizzled veteran, the new NeoCon.com will help you get more out of the show.

		METROCON 10 Expo & Conference Call For Presenters The 40+ CEU, 200+ exhibitor, 350+ booth, 3000+ attendee METROCON tradeshow will take place August 12-13, 2010, at Dallas Market Hall. If you are interested in submitting a continuing education course for consideration, please review the Submission Guidelines and submit no later than March 1, 2010. Questions? Contact Patti Redd (214.212.5659), of the IIDA Texas/Oklahoma Chapter.

	IIDA has passed the first quarter of the current compliance period. Professional and Associate Members who joined prior to January 1, 2010 should be taking a minimum of 1.0 CEUs (10 contact hours) during this period, which ends December 2011. Please let us know how you’re doing by selecting the best answer to the following question:

IDNY #Futurtecture
Steve Vosburgh, Industry IIDA and Chris Stulpin, Industry IIDA of Mohawk, Rachel Lewis and Debbie Lewis
April 8, 2010
New York, NY

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