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July CEU- Barrier Free at Memorial Hermann TIRR INSIDE  THE  NEWSLETTER  

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CEU Compliance Period for ASID and IIDA Members

July 18th, the IIDA Houston City Center held its annual Barrier Free CEU at Memorial Hermann TIRR's Kirby Glen campus. The generous staff of TIRR and ILRU hosted attendees at their facilities and provided a dual part program. The first half of the evening was spent discussing the importance of universal design and the key components that designers need to know. The second half of the evening was an interactive tour of the facility lead by the TIRR/ILRU staff. As usual, tasty bites and networking took place. Special thanks to Lex Frieden and his team for providing the design community with another interesting Barrier Free program!  

If  you  are  an  ASID  or  IIDA  member,  you  have  less  than  five  months  to  complete  your  CEU  requirement  for  the  current  reporting  cycle.  The  current  reporting  cycle  ends  December  31,  2013.  If  you  are  an  Allied,  Associate,  Professional  or  Registered  member,  you  must  complete  the  required  CEU’s  by  December  31,  2013.  You  are  required  to  report  attendance  through  the  IDCEC  website  (www.idcec.org).  ASID  members  require  six  hours  and  IIDA  members  requires  ten  hours  of  continuing  education.  Log  into  the  CE  registry  at  www.idcec.org  ,  report  all  CEU’s  that  you  have  taken  but  not  yet  reported  for  the  current  reporting  cycle  (January  1,  2012  to  December  31,  2013.  

For  questions  on  compliance-­‐  (  ASID  swilliams@asid.org  /  IIDA  epadilla@iida.org  )  

 

 

 

 

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DIRECTOR  Joanna  Prazak,  IIDA,  RID,    LEED  AP  CRG  PrazakJ@crgoffice.com      DIRECTOR  ELECT  Amanda  Meininger,  Assoc.  IIDA  Gensler  Amanda_meininger@gensler.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@invdesgroup.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  sarah@jmcassociates.com      CAMPUS  CENTER  LIASON    Duraiya  Khan  duraiya.khan@outlook.com      MEMBERSHIP  CHAIR  Charlotte  McFadden,  Office  Pavilion  cmcfadden@ophouston.com      UNDERWRITING  CHAIR  Margot  Prestel  CRG  PrestelM@crgoffice.com    

 

Welcome New IIDA Houston City Center President

Summer has come and gone in a flash, which means a new IIDA year is upon us -- and we’ve hit the ground running!

In July, the 2013-2014 Chapter Board members were graciously hosted in Dallas for a 4-day orientation retreat. Shortly thereafter, Chapter held two fabulous events in Dallas: METROCON12 and the Chapter Awards Gala, which celebrated design excellence and outstanding volunteerism. This year, Houston City Center was the lucky recipient of the coveted City Center of the Year Award!

This is a great wrap up to a successful 2012-2013 year, and we in Houston are anxious to get started on an action-packed 2013-2014. The new City Center Council has gathered and already begun planning an exciting year of events focused on bringing knowledge, value and inspiration to our members. Our theme for this year is growth, and we look forward to working with our members and partners to grow our events in size & in value as we strive to elevate the Interior Design profession to the level it warrants, and to lead the way for the next generation of Interior Design innovators.

We will be kicking off the year with our annual Membership Social and two opportunities to attend the Industry Roundtable, all on September 19th. Also, don’t forget that October’s Art & Artifacts is quickly approaching! I know it will seem like a whirlwind in the end, but I’m looking forward to another great year for IIDA in Houston as we continue the momentum set forth the last few years. We are lucky to have some of the best volunteers, underwriters and Chapter Partners in our City Center, all of whom offer amazing support, allowing us to grow and improve year after year. I’m dedicated to make this year another successful one and can’t wait for what’s to come!

Be sure to be on the lookout for emails regarding upcoming events and don’t forget to check out our Facebook page for all the latest and greatest.

All the best,

Joanna Prazak, IIDA, RID, LEED AP ID+C 2013-2014 IIDA Houston City Center Director CRG: Contract Resource Group  

 

 

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 UNDERWRITING  CHAIR  Jennifer  Spencer  Montgomery  Roth  jennifersspencer.interiordesign@yahoo.com    GRA/TAID  CHAIR  Shannah  O’Neill,  IIDA,  RID  Mustang  Engineering  Shannah.Oneill@mustangeng.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  CHAIR  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  Trenta  Contract  Resource  Group  trentaj@crgoffice.com                

 

New Benefit for Active Certificate Holders- NCIDQ

UPCOMING EVENT: Membership Social

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On  July  15,  2013  the  appellation  “NCIDQ”  and  a  unique  mark  will  be  available  for  use  as  an  additional  benefit  for  active  certificate  holders.  After  completing  the  terms  and  conditions  on  their  MyNCIDQ  online  account,  active  NCIDQ  Certificate  holders  will  have  the  option  to  sign  their  names  “First  Name  Last  Name,  NCIDQ”  and/or  use  a  unique  NCIDQ  logo  in  their  professional  materials,  which  may  be  downloaded  from  the  same  online  account.  Active  NCIDQ  Certificate  holders  are  those  individuals  who  are  current  with  their  annual  renewal  payment,  and  in  addition  to  the  benefits  already  funded  by  the  annual  renewal  fees,  helps  support  NCIDQ  Examination  development  and  operations  to  maintain  the  validity  and  integrity  of  the  series  of  tests.  For  more  information  login-­‐  https://i7lp.integral7.com/durango/do/login?ownername=ncidq&channel=ncidq&basechannel=integral7    

 

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UPCOMING EVENT: Industry Round Table Discussion UPCOMING    EVENTS      September  19th  Membership  Social  &  Industry  Roundtable    September  28th    Student  Conclave    October  18th    Art  &  Artifacts    October  25th  Leader’s  Breakfast-­‐  Dallas    October  29th    Forum  Tour    November  1st/2nd  &  8th/9th    Zero  Land  Fill    November  21st  Credits  &  Cocktails    December  19th  Jingle  Bell  Wine  Walk    January  16th  TAID  Chili  Cook-­‐Off    February  20th  &  21st    Student  Conference    March  20th  Dress  For  Success  Project  Tour  +  Suit  Drive    April  25th  Product  Runway    May  15th    Credits  &  Cocktails    June  19th  Project  Tour  (TBD)    July  17th  Barrier  Free  CEU      

 

 

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UPCOMING EVENT: Student Conclave

 

UPCOMING EVENT: Student Conference

 

 

Student  Conclave  will  be  September  28th  from  11-­‐1pm  at  FKP  Architects.  Please  contact  Duraiya  Khan  for  more  information.  Duraiya.khan@outlook.com    

 

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 SAVE THE DATE: Art & Artifacts

 

 

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2013-2014 IIDA Houston City Center Calendar of Events

 

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Top TEN Underwriters!

 

We  sincerely  thank  you  for  all  your  support  of  IIDA  TX  OK  Houston  City  Center  signature  events,  CEUs,  Chapter  Forums,  Student  Conference  and  project  tours.  Your  efforts  help  the  Houston  City  Center  hold  events  that  are  some  of  the  best  in  the  IIDA  TX  OK  Chapter  and  

internationally  alike.  In  fact,  IIDA  TX  OK  Chapter  swept  most  of  the  international  awards  during  a  NeoCon  

ceremony  and  the  Houston  City  Center  won  the  coveted  IIDA  TX  OK  Chapter  City  Center  of  the  Year  award  recently  at  the  annual  Awards  Gala  in  Dallas.  

 

 

Houston City Center of the YEAR 2012-2013!!!

 

 

Thanks  to  our  great  Houston  volunteers,  we  won  City  Center  of  the  Year  for  2012-­‐213!  We  did  it!!!  

 

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UPCOMING EVEN: TAID Art Sale