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PAGE 1 Upcoming Event Product Runway 14 PAGE 2 Student Conference 14 Chapter Event Recap Pictures PAGE 3 Student Conference 14 Chapter Event Recap Pictures PAGE 4 Student Conference 14 Chapter Event Recap Pictures PAGE 5 Student Conference 14 Chapter Event Recap Pictures PAGE 6 Student Conference 14 Chapter Event Recap Pictures PAGE 7 Student Conference 14 Chapter Event Recap Pictures PAGE 8 Chapter Upcoming Event Leader’s Breakfast PAGE 9 Top 10 Underwriters Product Runway-‐ Upcoming Events PAGE 10 NCIDQ Update PAGE 11 NCIDQ Update PAGE 12 Upcoming Event Credits & Cocktails May 15th
UPCOMING EVENT: Product Runway 14
The Fashion Show is gearing up for April 25th at Bayou Music Place, doors open at 7pm, show starts are 8pm. Underwriting will be closing on April 7th, so if you’re still interested in underwriting, sign up now. Tickets are now on sale at Ticketmaster! Visit www.iidaproductrunway.com for more information! April 2014 | iida-tx-ok.org
DIRECTOR Joanna Prazak, IIDA, RID, LEED AP CRG PrazakJ@crgoffice.com DIRECTOR ELECT Amanda Meininger, Assoc. IIDA Gensler Amanda_meininger@gen sler.com PAST DIRECTOR Kristy Emmrich, IIDA, RID, LEED AP Gensler Kristy_Emmrich@gensler. com PROGRAMS CO CHAIR Steavie Cain Quality Floor Covering scain@qservice.com PROGRAMS CO CHAIR Necia Bonner, IIDA, LEED AP Inventure Design Group Necia.bonner@invdesgro up.com PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CHAIR Jessy Fuller, IIDA, RID, EDAC, LEED AP J Tyler fuller@jtyler.com GRAPHICS CHAIR Daphne Yuanidis Daphne_yuanidis@gensler. com
COMMUNICATIONS CHAIR Sarah Waltisperger, Assoc. IIDA, LEED AP JMC Associates
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CHAPTER EVENT RECAP: Student Conference 14 IIDA TX OK SC14 = SUCCESS! The future of design gathered for another year of IIDA Texas Oklahoma Chapter’s two-day Student Conference in Houston, celebrating learning and the profession of interior design. The IIDA Student Conference by Haworth was pleased to have Haworth as the event underwriter for the second year in a row, which helped make this event such a success.
New this year….We invited all IIDA members from students to industry to join us at a Meet and Greet graciously hosted and underwritten by The Kip Co., Herman Miller, Herman Miller Healthcare, Geiger, and Maharam at the Houston Herman Miller Showroom. It was a fun filled night with refreshments, strangers turned friends and lots of networking to kick off the conference! [DAY ONE] The day started with 32 students, from this year’s IIDA TX OK Campus Centers, kicked off the event with an early morning Design Charrette on Thursday, February 20, 2014. IIDA Houston City Center generously underwrote the Charrette, while Ziegler Cooper served as our Charrette Administrator providing a full program, client + mission, floor plans, and guidelines for the four hour Design Charrette. Jim Hanlin, Janet Rogers, Catherine Runner, and Maria Aquino of Ziegler Cooper, as well as Amy Gilmore, also spent their morning with the students, giving feedback and working through the development process.
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CAMPUS CENTER LIASON Duraiya Khan duraiya.khan@outlook.co m
MEMBERSHIP CHAIR Charlotte McFadden, Office Pavilion cmcfadden@ophouston.co m
UNDERWRITING CHAIR Margot Prestel CRG PrestelM@crgoffice.com
While 40 students participated in the Design Charrette the remaining 110 students participated in three workshops, which included, “Designing You for the Design Industry” by Contract Resource Group, “Path to Professionalism and Beyond” by Donna Vining representing NCIDQ, “Designing Healthy Work Environments” by Humanscale. Workshops were followed by a Student Luncheon including a quick presentation to all the students on Business Etiquette by IIDA Student Conference presented by Haworth, our event underwriter and Kip Altstaetter with the KipCo.
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GRA/TAID CHAIR Shannah O’Neill, IIDA, RID Mustang Engineering Shannah.Oneill@mustang eng.com INDUSTRY CHAIR Kip Altstaetter The Kip Co kip@thekipco.com Community Service Chair Sean Pantin PBK Architects Sean.pantin@pbk.com Community Service Chair Heather Rogers, IIDA, RID McCoy hrogers@mccoyinc.com SUSTAINABLE CHAIR Stacy Dobbs Corporate Floors sdobbs@corporatefloors. com SUSTAINABLE LIAISON Kimberly Phipps-‐Nichol, LEED AP O+M, CREW, IIDA Abel Design Group Kphipps-‐ nichol@abeldesigngroup. com STUDENT CONFERENCE LIAISON Stephanie Fallon, MS, Assoc. IIDA, RID FKP Architects sfallon@fkp.com STUDENT CONFERENCE LIAISON Jennifer T renta Contract Resource Group trentaj@crgoffice.com
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CHAPTER EVENT RECAP: Student Conference 14 Thursday afternoon, 6 tour buses left City Centre for 18 Firm & Project Tours with just around 150 students and professors in tow. Buses were underwritten and chaperoned by Tandus/Centiva, Interceramic, Flooring Specialties International, JMC/Momentum, IIDA TX/OK Oklahoma City Center, and National. Tours were underwritten and guided by Allsteel + CRG + Gensler + Haworth + Inventure Design + J.Tyler + FKP Architects + Humanscale + Steelcase/McCoy + Teknion + Inscape + LG + Debner and Company + Perkins+Will + Herman Miller + Ziegler Cooper. Each bus toured three locations, generally a design firm, dealership, and project tour. Thank you to those who underwrote tours and provided this valuable experience to our students!
Tours included: Architecture + Design Firm Tours Gensler FKP Architects, Inc. Inventure Ziegler Cooper Showroom Tours: Contract Resource Group Showroom, CRG & Humanscale Inscape Showroom Haworth Showroom Humanscale Showroom Herman Miller Showroom J. Tyler Services, Inc. Showroom McCoy Workplace Solutions Showroom
Project Tours: ERM (Enviornmental Resources Management), Teknion Friends For Life, Gensler Zoo, Allsteel Houston Offshore Engineering, Haworth Inpex Corporation, Debner and Company Contract Resource Group Showroom, Humanscale IFMA US Headquarters, Perkins+Will Spring Street, LG
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UPCOMING EVENTS th April 25 Product Runway th May 15 Credits & Cocktails th June 1 9 Project Tour (TBD) th July 17 Barrier Free CEU rd September 23 Leader’s Breakfast Houston
CHAPTER EVENT RECAP: Student Conference 14 New this year…Mock Interviews were conducted as a benefit to the first 50 students who registered for the conference. 14 design professionals ranging from principals to HR representatives provided informational feedback to the students to help them better prepare for that dream job and its interview! Thanks to Monica Jo Ward with McCoy Flooring Services for helping us create this excellent opportunity to the students! Thursday evening wrapped up with a lively Industry Tabletop Expo. With over 50 tabletops showcasing products, services, graduate programs, IIDA benefits as well as the finished boards from the morning’s design charrette. Thank you to those vendors and educators who participated (see website link). IIDA Houston City Center also hosted two CEU’s in concurrence with the Industry Tabletop Expo, with the help of Arc-Com and Patcraft.
[DAY TWO]
Friday morning started strong with an interactive Panel Breakfast, underwritten by J. Tyler Services, Inc. and Gensler. We were proud to welcome IIDA International members to our panel this year. Panelists: Felice Silverman, President/Principal of STA Design and President of IIDA International Gary Longbotham, Executive Vice President/Co-Founder of J. Tyler Services, Inc. Louise Nicholson Carter, Principal of Skyline Art Services Kristin Ledet, Interiors Manager at FKP Architects, Inc. Lisa Solvason, Designer at Gensler Panel Moderator: Monica De Angelis, Manager of Student Member Relations and Activities of IIDA International Students left the panel breakfast with their hunger quenched and great real-life insights into the industry. They then proceeded to a one-on-one Portfolio Review with professionals from throughout TX OK, or one of three 101 Topics: “How to Use LinkedIn” presented by Marisa Figat “ID Profession Insights + Working with Consultants” presented by Shannah O’Neill “What’s Next?” presented by Monica De Angelis A special thanks to Teknion, Inscape and FKP Architects for underwriting this portion of the conference.
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CHAPTER EVENT RECAP: Student Conference 14 The Keynote Luncheon was underwritten by Texas Tech University and Debner and Company. Editor-in-Chief of Contract Magazine, John Czarnecki, gave the Keynote Address and focused on other ways to be yourself within the interior design community and what the design profession looks like today.
Pictured (left to right): Felice Silverman, IIDA President. John Czarnecki, Contract Editor-in-Chief. Monica DeAngelis, IIDA Manager of Student Member Relations and Activities. We couldn’t wrap up the luncheon without awarding IIDA TX OK Chapter’s Travel Reimbursement, whose recipients were: Within the Chapter:
Outside of Chapter:
SaSha Henry - UNT
Tracy Manuel
Preslie Clancy - Texas State
Whitnee Marchand
Whitney Hendrickson - El Centro
BinhMinh Lai
Nichole Bryant - OSU
Christy Porta
Kaylee Bural - UNT
Morgan Melancon
2013 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS WERE ALSO RECOGNIZED: TUITION, SENIOR | Megan Crase, University of North Texas TUITION, SENIOR | Evelyn Dieu, University of North Texas TUITION, SENIOR | Patricia Tram, University of North Texas TUITION, JUNIOR | Olamilekan Mabayoje, University of Texas - Arlington STUDY ABROAD | Christina Donaldson, University of North Texas
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CHAPTER EVENT RECAP: Student Conference 14
Last but not least the winners of the charrette competition that had taken place Thursday morning were announced. . . Charrette Winners: 3rd Place | Team #3: • • • •
Sarah Farnan – Oklahoma State University Mesha Wing – Texas Tech University Aston Tate – The University of Texas at Arlington Sara Allen – University of North Texas
2nd Place | Team #8: • • • •
Kari Higgins – Oklahoma State University Sarah Romans – University of Oklahoma Miranda Ward – University of North Texas Parker White – Texas Tech University
And, finally: drum roll please… 1st Place | Team #9:
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Zan Farran – University of North Texas Rachel Roson – Texas Tech University Rana Rassam – The Art Institute of Houston Ellie Boggs – Louisiana State University
Finally, we concluded the event with added programming of a roundtable event hosted by IIDA Student Conference presented by Haworth brought in their corporate recruiter to speak to a number of students in regard to career path mapping: branding tips + tricks on interviews, resumes, and portfolios presented by Kristan International, Inc. Thank you to the 150 students and professors who made this event worthwhile by attending. It took over 80+ volunteers and th numerous underwriters to make the 14 annual IIDA TX OK Student Conference possible. Thank you for your generous support of this event and of the future of design. Also a big thank you to Evelyn Band and her team at OMWorkspace for their printing donations – we appreciate all your hard work and generosity. The IIDA Student Conference presented by Haworth wants to give a special thanks to our event underwriter Haworth - without their involvement and support this event would not have been possible. Thank you also to the following leadership, who was instrumental in planning, organizing, and executing the event:
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Stephanie Fallon, M.S., RID, IIDA | FKP | IIDA TX OK Chapter Student Conference Chair 2013/2014 Jennifer Trenta, Assoc, IIDA | Contract Resources Group | IIDA TX OK Chapter Student Conference Chair 2014/2015 Stephanie McPeak, RID, IIDA, NCIDQ, LEED GA | Texas Christian University | IIDA TX OK Chapter VP of Campus Centers
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CHAPTER EVENT RECAP: Student Conference 14 Photography by Mileslove Studios.
EVENT COORDINATORS: 101 Topics: Angie Embry | Teknion Kristina Lopez | JCS Amy Fleener | Kendall-Heaton Advertising: Rutu Sathia | Bay IBI Group Airport Transportation: Cristina Garvie | Gensler Awards & Presentations: Frances Garces | Abel Design Group Catering: Kate Barkmann | Abel Design Group Charrette: Amy Gilmore | Ziegler Cooper Architects Check-In (Attendees, Expo & Keynote): Kelly Dendy | Inventure Diana Bush | Inventure CEU’s: Angie Embry | Teknion Graphics & Signage: Michele Mitchell | Office Pavilion Megan Romboletti | IIDA TX OK Chapter Headliner Liaison: Shannah O’Neill | HON Hotel: Carolina Bobadilla | Gensler
VOLUNTEERS: Heather Barlow | T&L Distributing Megan Ebert | Kendall/Heaton Associates, Inc. Sean Pantin | PBK Kim Dutkosky | J. Tyler Laura Hays | Teknion Suzanne Shaw Guttman | Koroseal Evelyn Band | Office Max Joanna Prazak | CRG Anna Garrison | ACS Flooring Heather Rogers | McCoy Workplace Solutions Sarah Waltisperger | JMC Associates Krystal Lucero | Austin Community College Peggy Noakes | American Art Resources Amanda Meininger | Gensler Duraiya Khan | 2020 Exhibits Paul LaBrant | GSC Architects Vivian Featherston | GSC Architects Keesha Erdmann | Cronan & Associates Kim Dutkosky | J. Tyler Amy Salmeron | Assa Abloy Jennifer Abliez April 2014 | iida-tx-ok.org
Industry Table Top Expo: Sherry Michna | LG Hausys Melissa Nau | LG Hausys Interviews: Monica Ward | McCoy Flooring Services Keynote Speaker/Luncheon: Margot Prestel | CRG Meet and Greet: Amy Fleener | Kendall Heaton Panel Breakfast: Jessy Fuller | J. Tyler Photography: Stacy Dobbs | Corporate Floors Portfolio Review: Michel Hurst | Registration: Karina Garza | Insite Architects Stephanie McPeak | Texas Christian University Tour, Tour Bus & Transportation: Amy Vonderau | Bennett Design Group Kate Barkmann | Abel Design Group Workshops: Kelly McDaneil | Humanscale Underwriting: Allison Vaughan-King | Humanscale Vivian Featherston | GSC Architects Monica Ward | McCoy Flooring Services Evelyn Band | OMWorkspace Volunteers: Kara Tumlinson | JCS
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CHAPTER UPCOMING EVENT: Leader’s Breakfast Do you have a “Passion for Work (Life)”? Are you building a body of work you can be proud of? When you channel a passion for work into something useful to others, the world around you changes! Todd Henry, founder and CEO of Accidental Creative, a company that helps creative people and teams generate brilliant ideas, will address this topic at the IIDA Leaders Breakfast in Houston on Tuesday, September 23rd. In his talk, you will learn a practical process for identifying personal and organizational passion areas, and a framework for applying them to the work you're already doing. Additionally, you’ll understand why so many people and teams get stuck in a place of mediocrity, and how to avoid these common ruts and pitfalls so that you can unleash your best work.
Mr. Henry regularly speaks and consults with companies, both large and small, about how to develop practices and systems that lead to everyday brilliance. Todd’s work has been featured by Fast Company, Fortune, Forbes, HBR.org, US News & World Report, and many other major media outlets.
Todd’s first book, The Accidental Creative: How To Be Brilliant at a Moment’s Notice (July 2011) offers strategies for how to thrive in the creative marketplace and has been called “one of the best books to date on how to structure your ideas, and manage the creative process and work that comes out of it” by Jack Covert, author of The 100 Best Business Books of All Time and founder of 800-CEO-READ.
His latest book, Die Empty: Unleash Your Best Work Every Day (September 2013,) Seth Godin called, "One of the best books of the year. Passionate, practical and powerful, Todd will help you do more and do it better, starting right now." The Texas Oklahoma Chapter of the International Interior Design Association will host its annual Leaders Breakfast at the Royal Sonesta Houston Galleria. The proceeds from the event benefit the IIDA Texas Oklahoma Education Fund which offers grants to Interior Design students within Texas and Oklahoma. Additional information is available on IIDA’s website, www.iida.org. For tickets to the event and more information, please contact the Chapter Administrator at 214-880-1511 or chapter@iida-tx-ok.org.
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2014 TOP TEN UNDERWRITERS-‐ THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO!
PRODUCT RUNWAY UPCOMING EVENT LIST Friday April 4th – Team Portfolio’s are Due Monday April 7th – Underwriting Closed Thursday April 17th - Garment Judging Thursday April 24th – Product Runway setup at Bayou Music Center Friday April 25th – IIDA Product Runway Fashion Show Contact Heather at hrogers@mccoyinc.com or Sean at sean.pantin@pbk.com for more info!
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NCIDQ Info
Please find below a quick reference and reminder for the following items: Exam Schedule, Fees, Dates + Deadlines, Preparing for the Exam, IIDA TX OK Study Course, Resources. **NOTE: IIDA TXOK Chapter’s next NCIDQ Study Course begins in July 2014.** NCIDQ SPRING 2014 SCHEDULE: http://www.ncidq.org/Exam/Schedule.aspx This schedule only reflects times for the Practicum exam section. If you are taking the IDFX or IDPX computer-delivered exams, your schedule is determined based on the appointment time(s) you reserved. Spring 2014 Examination Schedule -- April 5, 2014 Saturday, April 5, 2014 Practicum, Part A: 8 a.m. - 12:30 a.m. Lunch Break: 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Practicum, Parts B & C: 1:30 p.m. - 6 p.m. All times must include time to check in and assign seats to candidates, and for a mandatory instruction period. You must be present for the instructions in order to take the exam. We recommend you arrive 15 minutes early to be prepared. Because the number of candidates at each test location varies, actual exam start times for the exam sections will also vary. For more information about test day, read the Practicum Guide. Lunch is NOT provided. Your proctor will designate a break area (if one is available) in the testing facility. FEES: http://www.ncidq.org/Exam/Fees.aspx Budgeting for the exam is a crucial step that many don’t think about until they have to input their credit card number! Although some are lucky enough that their firm reimburses for the NCIDQ exam when passed, you still may need to be able to cover the costs upfront. Here is a list of anticipated costs and expenses for which I saved over the course of a year, in order to ensure that I could pay for my exam and study materials. A full list of NCIDQ fees is also located on the NCIDQ Exam website.
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DATES + DEADLINES: http://www.ncidq.org/Exam/DatesDeadlines.aspx Application Deadlines – IF YOU DON’T APPLY ON TIME, YOU CAN’T REGISTER AND TAKE THE TEST! JUNE 2 – Fall 2014 Exam Application Deadline For All Three Test Sections September 27 - Fall 2014 Practicum Exam Administered October 16-25 - Fall 2014 Interior Design Fundamentals Exam (IDFX) and Interior Design Professional Exam (IDPX) Administered DECEMBER 1 - Spring 2015 Exam Application Deadline for All Three Test Sections PREPARING FOR THE EXAM: http://www.ncidq.org/Exam/PreparingfortheExam.aspx There are lots of tips and tricks to help you prepare for the exam. Please read through the entire NCIDQ Exam website (takes about half an hour), and visit their “Preparing for the Exam” page. IIDA TXOK CHAPTER’S NCIDQ STUDY COURSE: Also, don’t miss out on IIDA TXOK Chapter’s next NCIDQ Study Course! We will begin our Houston classes in July 2014, so look out for class registration and payment information here: http://iida-tx-ok.org/careers/study-courses-ncidq 1. Onsite Class/Online Access: Onsite class access to include 10 weekly classes with verbal instruction from course facilitators. Classes are held from 6-9p at location TBD. All 3 Sections will be covered that includes reading material, homework, practice tests and a full practice practicum. Participants will receive a hard copy of all course materials as well as online access to the materials for further studying. ONCE PUBLISHED, THE DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION IS FIRM, AND THE CLASS ALWAYS SELLS OUT. 2. Online/Only Access: Participants will receive online access to study materials that include reading material, homework, practice tests and a full practice practicum (all with answers and Solutions). Onsite class access or a hard copy of materials is NOT included. BLOG RESOURCE: http://thencidqdiaries.blogspot.com/2013/03/sim-day-results-egress_25.html Finally, one of our IIDA Study Course participants came across this blog that I thought might be interesting for those planning to take the Practicum. Using Google to find other resources is a good bet as well. However, remember that the only OFFICIAL information comes from NCIDQ’s Exam website. When in doubt, reference: http://www.ncidq.org/Exam.aspx Hopefully, this has been a helpful overview. However, just email me with any additional questions you may have! Jessy Fuller, RID | IIDA Houston City Center Associates Chair e fullerj@jtyler.com
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UPCOMING EVENT: Credit & Cocktails- Surface Innovation
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Join us May 15 , 2014 from 6-8pm at the Cosentino Showroom for a Credits & Cocktails CEU about Surface Innovation: Redefining Boundaries of Interior and Exterior Spaces with Ultracompact Surfacing. Exploration of cutting edge ultracompact surfacing technology. Gain insight into how this surfacing material possesses the same characteristics of natural stone while providing unmatched color and design flexibility. You’ll gain an HSW credit. The Kip Co is our generous sponsor for this event, thanks Kip Altstaetter! Cosentino Showroom: 1315 West Sam Houston Parkway North, Suite 150, Houston, Texas 77043. As always, IIDA members are free. Non members $35. Please RSVP Here https://iida.ejoinme.org/IIDA-HCC-CEU-May
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