HOUSTON CITY CENTER
DIRECTOR Amanda Meininger Gensler 512.635.6382 Amanda_Meininger@ gensler.com
15TH ANNUAL IIDA STUDENT CONFERENCE
DIRECTOR ELECT Kimberly Phipps-Nichol Abel Design Group 713.554.6722 Kphipps-nichol@ abeldesigngroup.com
PAST DIRECTOR Joanna Prazak CRG 713.542.4360 prazakj@crgoffice.com
PUBLIC RELATIONS CHAIR Shannah O’Neill The HON Company 281.507.2988 oneills@HONcompany.com
COMMUNITY SERVICE CO CHAIR Kristina Lopez JCS 832.221.1817 klopez@j-c-s.com
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COMMUNITY SERVICE CO CHAIR Heather Rogers McCoy 713.679.0807 hrogers@mccoyinc.com
UNDERWRITING CO CHAIR Margot Prestel CRG 713.539.9408 prestelm@crgoffice.com
15TH ANNUAL IIDA STUDENT CONFERENCE INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING OR UNDERWRITING? THERE ARE STILL A NUMBER OF WAYS TO CONTRIBUTE! VISIT HTTPS://IIDA.EJOINME.ORG/IIDASC15UNDERWRITING OR CONTACT ONE OF THE CHAIRS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: JENNIFER TRENTA- TRENTAJ@CRGOFFICE.COM, MONICA WARD- MWARD@ACSFLOORING.COM, OR MICHEL HURSTMICHEL.HURST@TRANSWESTERN.COM YOU CAN ALSO VISIT WWW.IIDASTUDENTCONFERENCE.COM FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EVENT! WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!
UNDERWRITING CO CHAIR Sean Pantin PBK Architects 512.784.7679 Sean.Pantin@PBK.com
CAMPUS CENTER CHAIR Duraiya Khan 2020 Exhibits 713.354.0900 Duraiya.khan@ 2020exhibits.com
GRAPHICS CO CHAIR Erlinda Ayala PDR Corp. 713.471.0036 eayala@pdrcorp.com
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GRAPHICS CO CHAIR Thien Tran CRG 337.412.7176 ttran@crgoffice.com
ART & ARTIFACTS THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO CAME OUT TO SUPPORT IIDA AT ART & ARTIFACTS! HERE’S A SNEAK PEEK OF THE PICTURES FROM THE EVENT. FIND US ON FACEBOOK TO SEE THEM ALL AND TAG YOURSELF/FRIENDS! WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/IIDAHOUSTONCITYCENTER
COMMUNICATIONS CHAIR Anna Garrison Dunn acs Flooring Group, Inc. 832.506.5987 agarrison@acsflooring.com
SUSTAINABILITY CHAIR Ashley Elks Powers Brown Architecture 713.224.0456 elks@powersbrown.com
SUSTAINABILITY LIASON Evelyn Band Kimball Office 678.315.5773 Evelyn.band@kimball.com
MEMBERSHIP CHAIR Heather Barlow T&L Distributing 713.854.2449 hbarlow@tldistributing.com
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PROGRAMS & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CO CHAIR Charlotte McFadden Office Pavilion 713.595.0575 cmcfadden@ ophouston.com
WELCOME, NEW MEMBERS! ANNABELLE CANO, ART INSTITUTE OF HOUSTON
NICOLE HERGER, HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DALLAS MCINGVALE, ZIEGLER COOPER
SAMANTHA HOLLIS, FKP ARCHITECTS
LAUREN SMOLEN, WHR
SAMINA MERCHANT-FIDVI, KIRKSEY
MICHELLE COONEY, ART INSTITUTE OF HOUSTON NHAN TRAN, CONTRACT RESOURCE GROUP
INTERESTED IN JOINING?
EMAIL HEATHER BARLOW AT HBARLOW@TLDISTRIBUTING.COM
ZERO LANDFILL | CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS PROGRAMS & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CO CHAIR
COMMITTEE TRAINING: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14TH 1P-5P @ JCS (1246 SILBER ROAD)
Necia Bonner Inventure Design Group 281.433.0408 Necia.bonner@ invdesgroup.com
CEU/CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS: THURSDAY, JANUARY 22ND 4P-6P @ JCS (1246 SILBER ROAD) POLLINATE (MATERIAL DROP-OFF): WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4TH 1P-5P @ JCS (1246 SILBER ROAD) THURSDAY, MARCH 5TH 1P-5P @ JCS (1246 SILBER ROAD) WITH SUSTAINABLE CEU
INDUSTRY CHAIR Stacy Dobbs Wolf Gordon 832.370.2759 Stacy.dobbs@ wolf-gordon.com
CULTIVATE (MATERIAL SORTING): WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25TH 4P-7P @ JCS (1246 SILBER ROAD) THURSDAY, MARCH 26TH 4P-7P @ JCS (1246 SILBER ROAD) HARVEST (MATERIAL DISTRIBUTION | OPEN TO THE PUBLIC): SATURDAY, MARCH 28TH 9A-3P @ JCS (1246 SILBER ROAD) CELEBRRATION CEREMONY (OPEN TO THE PUBLIC): WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22ND 6P-8P @ JCS (1246 SILBER ROAD)
ASSOCIATES CHAIR Kate Barkmann Abel Design Group 713.554.6723 kbarkmann@ abeldesigngroup.com
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT:
ASHLEY ELKS, SUSTAINABILITY CHAIR: ELKS@POWERSBROWN.COM OR 832.721.6638 EVELYN BAND, SUSTAINABILITY LIASON: EVELYN.BAND@KIMBALL.COM OR 678.315.5773
WANT TO GET INVOLVED? Join our committee and/or sign up to help at an event COMMITTEE MEETINGS: Mondays 6‐7PM @ JCS or conf call in (starting Dec. 1) OPEN COMMITTEE POSITIONS: Pollinate Coordinator – A&D Support Community, Pollinate Coordinator – A&D, Cultivate Coordinator, Harvest Coordinator, Volunteer Coordinator, Sponsor Coordinator, Celebration Coordinator, Photographer
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ASSOCCIATES LIASON Meghan Simecek Kirksey Architecture 713.426.7506 meghans@kirksey.com
CREDITS AND COCKTAILS | BEYOND LEED
STUDENT CONFERENCE LIASON Jennifer Trenta CRG 832.594.6830 trentaj@crgoffice.com
STUDENT CONFERENCE LIASON Monica Ward acs Flooring Group, Inc. 832.752.0284 mward@acsflooring.com
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UPCOMING EVENTS ZERO LANDFILL COMMITTEE TRAINING
PARTNER SPOTLIGHT | CONTRACT RESOURCE GROUP
NOVEMBER 14TH LOCATION: JCS TIME: 1-5P
CREDITS AND COCKTAILS NOVEMBER 20TH LOCATION: TBD TIME: 6-8P NCIDQ REGISTRATION DEADLINE DECEMBER 1ST JINGLE BELL WINE WALK DECEMBER 17TH LOCATION: TBD TIME: TBD
STUDENT CONFERENCE FEBRUARY 18TH-20TH WESTIN HOTEL
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HOUSTON CITY CENTER SPRING 2015 NCIDQ CLASS REGISTRATION Don’t miss out on the Spring 2015 IIDA TXOK Chapter’s NCIDQ Study Course! We will begin our Houston classes in JANUARY 2015, so be on the lookout for class registration and payment information here: http://iida-tx-ok.org/careers/study-courses-ncidq 1.
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ONSITE CLASS + ONLINE ACCESS: Onsite class access to include 10 weekly classes with verbal instruction from course facilitators. Classes are held from 6-9pm 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. *NOTE: ONCE PUBLISHED, THE DEADLINE FOR CLASS REGISTRATION IS FIRM, AND THE CLASS ALWAYS SELLS OUT. ONLINE ACCESS ONLY: Participants will receive online access to study materials that include reading material, homework, and practice tests. *NOTE: ONSITE CLASS ACCESS AND HARD COPY OF MATERIALS ARE NOT INCLUDED.
NCIDQ EXAM DATES & DEADLINES: http://www.ncidqexam.org/exam/dates-deadlines/ APPLICATION DEADLINES – if you do not apply on time, then you cannot register and take the test! DECEMBER 1– Spring 2015 Exam Application Deadline For All Three Test Sections February 1 – Spring 2015 Exam Application Deadline for the IDFX Section Only March 28 – Spring 2015 Practicum Exam Administered April 16-25 – Spring 2015 Interior Design Fundamentals Exam (IDFX) and Interior Design Professional Exam (IDPX) Administered JUNE 1 – Fall 2015 Exam Application Deadline for All Three Test Section PREPARING FOR THE NCIDQ EXAM: http://www.ncidqexam.org/exam/preparing-for-the-exam/ 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. BLOG RESOURCES: Blogs are a great resource to use when studying for the Q. However, remember that the only OFFICIAL information comes from NCIDQ’s Exam website. When in doubt, reference: http://www.ncidqexam.org/exam/ PLEASE CONTACT KATE BARKMANN WITH ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS: KBARKMANN@ABELDESIGNGROUP.COM
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