iida houston city center connect newsletter february 2015
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IIDA Houston City Center Connect Newsletter February 2015TRANSCRIPT
FEBRUARY 2015 | iida-tx-ok.org
HOUSTON CITY CENTER
DIRECTOR Amanda Meininger
Tandus-Centiva 512.635.6382
DIRECTOR ELECT Kimberly Phipps-Nichol
Abel Design Group 713.554.6722
Kphipps-nichol@ abeldesigngroup.com
PAST DIRECTOR Joanna Prazak
CRG 713.542.4360
PUBLIC RELATIONS CHAIR
Shannah O’Neill The HON Company
281.507.2988 [email protected]
COMMUNITY SERVICE CO CHAIR
Kristina Lopez JCS
832.221.1817 [email protected]
ZERO LANDFILL | A PROGRAM OF BEEDANCE
ZEROLANDFILL IS AN AWARD WINNING NATIONAL UPCYCLING PROGRAM THAT SUPPORTS
THE SUPPLY NEEDS OF LOCAL ARTISTS AND ARTS EDUCATORS WHILE REDUCING PRESSURE
ON LOCAL LANDFILL CAPACITY. SINCE 2006, THE ZEROLANDFILL NATIONALLY, PROJECT
TEAMS HAVE PARTNERED WITH THE ARCHITECTURAL AND INTERIOR DESIGN COMMUNITY
IN IDENTIFYING, DIVERTING FROM LOCAL LANDFILLS AND RE‐PURPOSING BACK INTO THE
COMMUNITY OVER 1 MILLION POUNDS OF EXPIRED SPECIFICATION SAMPLES THAT HOLD
VALUE FOR OTHER AUDIENCES.
JOIN IIDA AND ZEROLANDFILL ON MARCH 5TH AT JCS TO “POLLINATE” (DROP-OFF
MATERIALS) AND ATTEND A CEU PRESENTED BY TEKNION, ENTITLED:
“MIND/MATERIAL/MOTION: DESIGNING FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND WELL-BEING IN THE
WORKPLACE” (SEE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS IN GRAPHIC BELOW.)
TO ATTEND, PLEASE RSVP TO KRISTIN COLBY BY THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH:
FEBRUARY 2015 | iida-tx-ok.org
HOUSTON CITY CENTER
COMMUNITY SERVICE
CO CHAIR Heather Rogers
McCoy 713.679.0807
UNDERWRITING CO CHAIR
Margot Prestel MDI Resources 713.201.7569
UNDERWRITING CO CHAIR
Sean Pantin PBK Architects 512.784.7679
CAMPUS CENTER CHAIR
Duraiya Khan PBK Architects 713.354.0900
GRAPHICS CHAIR Thien Tran
CRG 337.412.7176
PRODUCT RUNWAY | TRUE COLOURS
IIDA HOUSTON CITY CENTER’S 7TH ANNUAL PRODUCT RUNWAY BENEFITS THE HOUSTON
FURNITURE BANK, A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT IS OFTEN REFERRED TO AS THE
“CHARITY OF CHARITIES.” THE MISSION OF THE FURNITURE BANK IS TO PROVIDE A MORE
COMFORTABLE AND LIVABLE ENVIRONMENT, MAKING EMPTY HOUSES HOMES FOR
HOUSTON’S NEEDY FAMILIES. THE HOUSTON CITY CENTER IS PROUD TO SUPPORT AN
ORGANIZATION THAT IS ACTIVELY CHANGING OUR COMMUNITY. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT
THE HOUSTON FURNITURE BANK, PLEASE VISIT: HTTP://WWW.HOUSTONFURNITUREBANK.ORG/.
INTERESTED IN UNDERWRITING THE EVENT?
HTTP://IIDA-TX-OK.ORG/WORDPRESS/WP-CONTENT/UPLOADS/PR15-UNDERWRITER-
PACKAGE.PDF
MARK YOUR CALENDAR! FEBRUARY 10TH: TEAM REVEAL AND Q+A EVENT
FEBRAUARY 26TH: DEADLINE FOR TEAMS TO DECLINE COMPLIMENTARY HAIR & MAKE-UP SERVICE
MARCH 5TH: FASHION 101
MARCH 27TH: TEAM PORTFOLIOS AND POSTERS DUE
APRIL 9TH: GARMENT JUDGING
APRIL 17TH: PRODUCT RUNWAY!
FEBRUARY 2015 | iida-tx-ok.org
HOUSTON CITY CENTER
COMMUNICATIONS CHAIR
Anna Garrison Dunn acs Flooring Group, Inc.
832.506.5987 [email protected]
SUSTAINABILITY CHAIR Ashley Elks
Powers Brown Architecture 713.224.0456
SUSTAINABILITY LIASON Evelyn Band
Kimball Office 678.315.5773
MEMBERSHIP CHAIR Heather Barlow T&L Distributing
713.854.2449 [email protected]
INDUSTRY CHAIR Stacy Dobbs Wolf Gordon 832.370.2759 Stacy.dobbs@
wolf-gordon.com
15TH ANNUAL STUDENT CONFERENCE | DAY OF CEU’S
FEBRUARY 2015 | iida-tx-ok.org
HOUSTON CITY CENTER
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PROGRAMS & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
CO CHAIR Charlotte McFadden
Office Pavilion 713.595.0575 cmcfadden@
ophouston.com
PROGRAMS & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
CO CHAIR Necia Bonner
Inventure Design Group 281.433.0408
Necia.bonner@ invdesgroup.com
ASSOCIATES CHAIR
Kate Barkmann Abel Design Group
713.554.6723 kbarkmann@
abeldesigngroup.com
ASSOCCIATES LIASON
Meghan Simecek Kirksey Architecture
713.426.7506 [email protected]
FEBRUARY 2015 | iida-tx-ok.org
HOUSTON CITY CENTER
STUDENT CONFERENCE LIASON
Jennifer Trenta CRG
832.594.6830 [email protected]
STUDENT CONFERENCE LIASON
Monica Ward acs Flooring Group, Inc.
832.752.0284 [email protected]
FEBRUARY 2015 | iida-tx-ok.org
HOUSTON CITY CENTER
UPCOMING EVENTS
PRODUCT RUNWAY TEAM REVEAL FEBRUARY 10
JTYLER TIME: 6:00PM
STUDENT CONFERENCE
FEBRUARY 18TH-20TH WESTIN HOTEL
STUDENT CONFERENCE DAY OF CEU’S FEBRUARY 19TH WESTIN HOTEL
TIME: 7:30A-9:30P
ZEROLANDFILL “POLLINATE” AND CEU
MARCH 5TH JCS
TIME: 1P-6:40P
PRODUCT RUNWAY FASHION 101 MARCH 5TH
PRODUCT RUNWAY
APRIL 17TH BAYOU MUSIC CENTER
WELCOME, NEW MEMBERS!
ANNA PIPHER, GERFLOR
BREANN NASH, AMB ARCHITECTS
KARIN RESTREPO, GLASS APPS
KRISTEN FISHER, GENSLER
LOUISE KOVALSKI, CONTINTENTAL TERRAZZO SUPPLY
RAWA RASSAM, FKP ARCHITECTS
SYLVIE BUCCI, FKP ARCHITECTS
WILLIAM YOUNG, MAARS
INTERESTED IN JOINING? EMAIL HEATHER BARLOW AT [email protected]
MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL RENEW TODAY!
THROUGH MARCH 1ST, THE $75 REGISTRATION FEE FOR NEW AND RENEWAL MEMBERS
WILL BE WAIVED!
IN ADDITION, YOU WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO WIN A $500 AMERICAN EXPRESS GIFT CARD IF A
COLLEAGUE THAT YOU REFER SIGNS UP FOR MEMBERSHIP BEFORE MARCH 1ST. DON’T
MISS OUT!