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PAGE 1 Art & Artifacts Recap Event Highlights Photo Collage PAGE 2 Continued from page 1 Art & Artifacts Recap Event Highlights Photo Collage PAGE 3 Continued from page 2 Art & Artifacts Recap PAGE 4 UPCOMING EVENTS Credits & Cocktails CEU: Innovations in Carpet Recycling Student Conclave Recap Event Highlights Photo Collage PAGE 5 UPCOMING EVENT/REGISTRATION Spring NCIDQ Study Course PAGE 6 UPCOMING EVENT Student Conference Call for Committee PAGE 7 TBAE Update-‐ Fingerprinting
Art & Artifacts “Putting on the Ritz” Recap IIDA Houston City Center’s annual fundraiser, Art & Artifacts, was held on Friday, October 18th at The Marque in City Centre. The event, coordinated by underwriting Chair Margot Prestel raised thousands of dollars to help IIDA support its mission. Themed “Putting on the Ritz”, the design competition involved members capturing the 1920’s in modern times through photography. Upon arriving at the venue, guests were greeted by a posh red carpet and stunning backdrop. Once inside, guests could choose from an endless spread of swag to accessorize their twenties inspired attire and were free to roam though the venue’s opulently decorated rooms. Featuring multiple rooms seemingly right out of a Fitzgerald novel, guests sipped on champagne garnished by classic rock candy while waiting to have a movie flipbook made as a token of their “ritzy” evening.
Some socialized while lounging in posh booths and opulent chaises. Others explored The Marque admiring the amazing photography that captured an era now gone yet still in evidence if you look closely. Still others were able to bid on a wide selection of donated products, gift certificates etc. at the silent auction. When it was finally time to go home, they were sent away with chocolate cigars as a token of an evening that simply put, was “The Bees Knees”.
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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
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Continued- Art & Artifacts A huge THANK YOU to all of our Event Underwriters and Auction Donors! Without you, we would not have been able to raise money for the City Center. The proceeds from this event help us to put on several IIDA Programs throughout the year for our lovely industry.
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.co m
MEMBERSHIP CHAIR Charlotte McFadden, Office Pavilion cmcfadden@ophouston.co m
UNDERWRITING CHAIR Margot Prestel CRG PrestelM@crgoffice.com
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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 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 T renta Contract Resource Group trentaj@crgoffice.com
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Continued: Art & Artifacts
Amazing photos from page 1 and 3 were taken by ShauLin with SlyWorks Photography. Thank you!
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UPCOMING EVENTS st November 21 Credits & Cocktails th December 19 Jingle Bell Wine Walk th January 16 TAID Chili Cook-‐Off th st February 20 & 21 Student Conference th March 20 Dress For Success Project Tour + Suit Drive th April 25 Product Runway th May 15 Credits & Cocktails th June 1 9 Project Tour (TBD) th July 17 Barrier Free CEU
UPCOMING EVENT: Credits & Cocktails CEU
HOUSTON CITY CENTER Student Conclave Recap
The IIDA Houston City Center annual Student Conclave was held September 28th at FKP Architects. CRG was our event underwriterTHANK YOU! We had a great turnout with representation from almost all of the Houston area schools. It was a great day of learning for both the students and the members of IIDA. We even had a student sign up for a membership that day! A special thank you to all of the students that came to support and learn about IIDA- you are the future! Thank you to CRG for providing food and FKP for lending us their space!
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UPCOMING EVENT/REGISTRATION: Spring NCIDQ Course
SPRING 2014 - The next IIDA study course will begin in January 2014, in time for the Spring testing session. The session is not yet open for sign up, but when open, the following link will take you to the registration page: http://iida-tx-ok.org/careers/study-courses-ncidq. Take advantage of the Sweet IIDA Membership Deal this fall, in order to get a huge price break on the study course fees!
Listed below are the 3 available class descriptions for the Spring: 1. Onsite Class/Online Access: Onsite class access to include 10 weekly classes with verbal instruction from course facilitators. 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. 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. 3. Section 3 Only: Participants will receive full practice practicum (all with answers and solutions).
NOTE: Your NCIDQ application will be due before the class begins: http://www.ncidq.org/exam.aspx
RESOURCES - We use “the Ballast book” to work our way through the course material. It’s good to have this book before class begins, so you can begin the readings after the first class meeting: Interior Design Reference Manual by David A. Ballast.
IMPORTANT DATES - SPRING 2014 EXAM: Examination Dates & Deadlines per NCIDQ website: December 2, 2013 Spring 2014 Application Deadline for All Three Test Sections February 1, 2014 Spring 2014 Application Deadline for the IDFX section only April 5, 2014 Spring 2014 Practicum Exam April 17-26, 2014 Spring 2014 Interior Design Fundamentals Exam (IDFX) and Interior Design Professional Exam (IDPX)
IIDA Houston Study Course: Classes will meet each week on Monday, anticipated start date: January 13, 2014 Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Location: J. Tyler | 5920 Milwee Street | Houston TX 77092 Contact: Jessy Fuller | fullerj@jtyler.com
CONTACT - Please contact the Houston Associates Chair, Jessy Fuller, with any additional questions or concerns! Jessy Fuller, IIDA, RID fullerj@jtyler.com
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Student Conference Call for Committee
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TBAE Update: Everything you need to know about Fingerprinting
In the spring of 2013, the Texas Legislature passed a new law requiring all TBAE registrants to submit a set of fingerprints to be used to conduct a criminal history check. TBAE is now prohibited by law from issuing or renewing an Active status license without fingerprint submission. The fingerprints will be cross-‐referenced with DPS and FBI to notify TBAE of certain arrests or convictions in the future. Beginning with renewals or new applications on or after January 1, 2014, TBAE will require new incoming registrants and renewing Active-‐status registrants to submit fingerprints for criminal history checks. Inactive and Emeritus status registrants need NOT submit fingerprints until they become Active again. The fingerprint scheduling process is available now and is strongly suggested that registrants not wait until the last minute before their renewal due date as the process takes some time to schedule and will cost approximately $50. To learn more about the process and to get started, go to this informative TBAE link: http://www.tbae.state.tx.us/Registrants/FingerScan. You must allow up to several weeks before your renewal due date to schedule an appointment with an accepted vendor and have the fingerprinting done. TBAE will be notified electronically once the fingerprints are submitted and will unlock the registration process to allow registrants to renew registration once the submission process is complete.
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