2014 Membership Renewal Reminder

Don’t pass up the benefits of an IIDA Membership that includes reduced rates for events and CEUs, networking and access to the IIDA Career Center. Renew by Oct.16, 2013 and you will be entered in a drawing for a FREE 2015 Membership. The winner will be announced in Design Matters in November. Renew now! For more information, contact memberservices@iida.org.

Cheryl Durst to Appear at INSIDE World Festival of Interiors 2013

On Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013, IIDA Executive Vice President and CEO Cheryl S. Durst, Hon. FIIDA, LEED AP, will present and moderate a panel discussion also featuring Heleen van Gent (AkzoNobel) and Leyton Reid (Interior Educators). “Blurring the Boundaries” will address the gradually obscuring borderlines between Art, Architecture and Design, and how cross-disciplinary partnerships across those lines may be integral to the development of a full-service design approach.

IIDA Offerings at NeoCon East 2013

NeoCon East 2013 is rapidly approaching, and attendees can look forward to a robust program of IIDA activities and events. IIDA will be at booth 2300 at the Baltimore Convention Center at One West Pratt Street, Baltimore, Md., and will include the NeoCon East Booth Design Award Competition, Student Career Bootcamp and a Government Forum. Further details on all IIDA events at NeoCon 2013 will be available soon.

Healthcare Presenters Still Sought for EdSpaces Webinar Series

IIDA is still eager to hear from Members who are willing and able to share their perspectives on Healthcare Design as part of an upcoming webinar series hosted as part of our ongoing partnership with Healthcare Design magazine. The series, scheduled for Dec. 4-5, 2013, at EdSpaces in San Antonio, Texas, will draw on topics such as Sustainability, EBD, Acute Care, Healing Gardens and more. If you are interested in sharing your experience, please submit your interest and topic for consideration to Director of Continuing Education Ely Padilla at epadilla@iida.org.