Let's start the season with our holiday social. Join us for an evening of mingling & refreshments ... no games or crafts, just relaxing and having fun! Surprise raffles will be given away so you won’t want to miss this event!

Complimentary drink ticket and hors d'oeuvres will be provided by IIDA Great Plains Chapter.

Please share your voice in promoting the value of interior design professionalism by participating in a brief survey focusing on the value of Interior Design Registration to professional interior designers in Iowa.

Don’t miss out on your opportunity to win a $50 VISA Gift Card from IIDA Great Plains Chapter!! Submit your survey by November 12th to be eligible to participate in this drawing.

Thank you for supporting Interior Design Advocacy in Iowa!

Survey Link: Click Here!

Tour the Creighton University School of Dentistry with Women in Architecture and IIDA Omaha CC!

The first tour will begin at 5:00 PM. The second at 6:00 PM.

Happy hour to follow at Bricks and Mortar, 1037 Jone St. Omaha, NE 68102. Sponsored by IIDA, SBI and Bentley.

Let's elevate ourselves; Our community; Our profession.

Join the IIDA Great Plains Chapter for a chapter-wide day of professional development on Friday, November 2nd at the Hilton Garden Inn in Johnston. The inspiring and educational day will include CEU courses, Chip DeGrace as our keynote speaker and tours of recently completed buildings in the Des Moines area. A big thanks to our Event Underwriters Interface and the International Facilities Management Association (IFMA).

Schedule:
9:00 a.m. Registration
9:30 a.m. Sessions 1A and 1B
10:30 a.m. Keynote Speaker | Chip DeGrace
11:30 a.m. Lunch / IIDA Announcements
12:30 p.m. Tours - Mercy Women's Center, Holmes Murphy
4:00 p.m. Cocktail Hour / Raffle

Keynote Speaker
Chip DeGrace, VP, Workplace Applications, Interface, Inc.
Design like you mean it: A case for designing as if human health and climate stability depended on it.
(0.1 IDCEC)

Can’t I eat some chocolate without knowing who made it and its quantity of saturated fats and caffeine? How about ride my motorcycle with no helmet without someone reciting death tallies? Answer is yes, but being smarter doesn’t necessarily ruin the buzz, it could actually enhance it. The idea of being restricted and constrained is unpleasant for most people, but let’s admit it, as designers, we secretly dig it. It’s what motivates us. It gives us something to push up against. We get to show how deft we are with the budget, doing a whole lot with just a little. Or cleverly balancing unrationalized customer requirements for beauty with increased employee retention, lower operating costs and LEED v4 platinum certification.

Chip DeGrace, VP of Workplace Applications for Interface will talk about the how designing with the people and planet in mind has led his company to consistently create industry leading product systems and doing it while getting the entire company to zero carbon footprint. He will reflect on the buildout of the new HQ for Interface in Atlanta, just being completed. In addition to being tired, he’s fresh with reflections on strategies to achieve your customers’ desire for great workspace, achieving new levels of health and wellbeing of workers and doing it with low imbedded carbon strategies. Please join us in the conversation.

The chocolate’s on us and please ride your motorcycle.

PLEASE SELECT SESSION 1A OR 1B WHEN ORDERING YOUR TICKET, AS BOTH CEU SESSIONS WILL BE OFFERED SIMULTANEOUSLY.

Session 1A: The Noise Around Acoustics
Presented by Patricia Engstrom with MDC
(IDCEC 0.1 HSW, AIA 1.0 LU)

This CEU explores the changing world of acoustics. Evolutions in the built environment are creating an increased need for sound control. Mounting evidence shows that the benefits of adequate acoustics can have rippling positive benefits on occupants. In this one hour presentation, we will explore the changing world of acoustics and how it is translated to tangible benefits in corporate, healthcare, educational, and hospitality spaces.

Session 1B: The Materials Engineering Within The Spectral Art Utilized To Design And Manufacture Institutional Casework And Office Furniture
Presented by Stevens Industries, Inc.
(IDCEC 0.1 HSW, AIA 1.0 LU)

Class Objectives:
To gain insight into the wide array of information on the attributes and features of composite cores,
surfacing materials and hardware used to manufacture quality casework.
To know and understand how these materials support marketable designs plus accommodating the
environmental requirements for your projects.
To obtain guidance on how to utilize this information to facilitate your specification drafting skills, help
you hone your trendsetting designs and help your customers understand and appreciate your designs to
create their visions.
Information to be provided on a comparison basis of the Modular Casework Process to the Architectural
Millwork approach.


Tours:
Mercy Women's Center
(IDCEC 0.1) Welcome to the Patient Experience Era CEU
Designed by: INVISION Architecture, Saxton
CEU Presented by: INVISION Architecture

Holmes Murphy
Designed by: Substance Architecture, Workspace

What is the Legacy of What We Design...

One of the smartest topics in sustainability today is material health. Designers and end users value material ingredient transparency and want to know what impacts the materials they specify have on the health of our population and our planet. This presentation explains the Responsibility of Sustainability and how our collaboration can design products and projects that will deliver a sense of purpose to change the legacy of what we design together.

Course Objectives:

Recognize your role as an influencer in driving the use of healthy building products.

See materials through the lenses of human health and plant health.

Learn which tools are available to inform the way you select and specify healthy building products.

Biophilia is humankind’s innate biological connection with nature, and biophilic design can reduce stress, enhance creativity, improve well-being and expedite healing. This course addresses the benefits of biophilic design, the different values and elements associated with biophilic design, and how architects and designers can use biophilic patterns to achieve desired results in the built environment. The course also focuses on resilient flooring styles that correspond to certain biophilic design patterns. Attendees of this course will receive .1 Health, Safety, Welfare, CEU credit.

Course credit available for IDCEC #CEU-106330.

A huge thank you to Sharon King with Aspecta by Metroflor for sponsoring this event!

The 2019 Chapter Sponsorship Campaign is now open!!

NEW sign-up information this year!!
We are rolling out the campaign earlier & are looking for a commitment by December 14, 2018 so we can more accurately budget for our GREAT events in 2019! Now you’ll be able to sign a letter of commitment in 2018 with the choice to pay when you sign-up or defer payment until January 2019. We are leaving this up to you depending on your company’s preference!

Sign-up Choices:
1. Sponsorship commitment today & Pay today!!
2. Sponsorship commitment today but defer payment until January 2019. (If you choose to defer payment, VP of Sponsorship will follow-up with you on payment in January 2019.)

Sign-up for Commitment Deadline: December 14, 2018
Payment deadline: January 31, 2019

Don’t hesitate - sign up now! Click here!

Do you want to know what's changed for 2019?!?
Find out in the all new 2019 Sponsorship Campaign Packet here.

Need a new headshot? Family photo? Sign up for the Omaha City Center Member Photoshoot! Twenty minute family sessions and ten minute headshot sessions are available with local Dana Damewood Photography.

*Please note, no pets will be allowed this year due to the regulations of the selected venue.

Mike Nesbit (Architectural Designer and Fine Artist from Los Angeles), Ross Miller (Architectural Designer, Project Manager, and AIA Omaha Associate Director from Omaha), and Shawn Wentworth (Director of Business Development for Enterprise Precast Concrete from Omaha) will discuss how a community-involved and locally inspired Art/Architectural installation (placed within a forgotten urban infrastructure) can promote design awareness and serve as a catalyst for positive urban renewal. The show is antithetical to the contemporary landmark museum: FLOOD utilizes the existing urban fabric as an alternative to create an exhibition space out of the infrastructure that already exists, a museum that becomes interdependent through partnerships with local industry and small businesses. FLOOD won the Product Design category at the 2018 IDEA Awards. Their newest installation, THE BLUES, opens October 20th near Ames, Iowa.

Lunch will be provided. Contact Allison at abailey@storeykenworthy.com regarding any specific dietary requests.

Family Portrait & Headshot Mini-Sessions:

Des Moines photographer Brenna Norman will be offering 15 minute mini-sessions for members to get updated headshots or family portraits! Bring your kids, your spouse or your fur-baby!

http://www.brennanorman.com/portfolio/

Join Us for Candid Conversation.

• What it means to be an advocate.

• How to address issues related to licensing for interior designers in Iowa.

• How to educate others about the positive impacts of interior design professionalism.

• Where you can learn more about IIDA's advocacy efforts.

Schedule:

11:30 – 11:45   Check-In & Lunch (provided)

11:45 – 12:05  Licensing Legislation Overview

• Janet Petersen, Iowa Senate Minority Leader - Iowa Legislation Overview

• Emily Kelly, IDA Director of Advocacy, Legislative Affairs and Public Policy - National Interior Design Legislation Overview

12:05 – 12:45   Panel Discussion with Panelists:

• Emily Kelly, IIDA Director of Advocacy, Legislative Affairs, and Public Policy

• Janet Petersen, Iowa Senate Minority Leader

• Cyndi & John Pederson, Pederson Consulting, Iowa IIDA GP Lobbyists

• Lisa Schettler & Rebecca Jourdan, Des Moines and Eastern Iowa City Center Directors

• Moderator: Jennifer Voorhees, Co-VP of Advocacy, Iowa

12:45 –   1:00   Q & A

1:00 –   1:30   Conversation

Interested in learning more about IIDA membership? Have suggestions on events you would like to see or benefits you would like to get out of IIDA membership? Then this event is for you! Join us Tuesday, October 9th at Stirnella Bar & Kitchen for an informative social. Find out what the IIDA Great Plains Chapter has to offer you and get the chance to brainstorm and share your ideas for the Omaha City Center.

Know someone who would benefit from IIDA membership? Bring your designer and industry friends! As part of our chapter-wide Membership Drive, this event is free to IIDA members and non-members. Members who bring a non-member (who qualifies for membership) with them to the event will receive a free sketchbook!

Need a new head shot? Family photo? Sign up for Eastern Iowa's Members Only Photoshoot!
Just select your preferred time below and practice your fake laugh smile!
Designer chairs will be on site to pose with!

Our photographer, Joni Tyrrell, is back for another year! 2-3 photos will be free and the rest can be purchased for $25.

Stop by our booth at the NXTGen Student Showcase and learn more about what the IIDA Great Plains Chapter has to offer you. Already a Student Member? Stop by to find out what is happening in your campus center this year.

The IIDA Great Plains Chapter is seeking Members who are interested in strengthening the Chapter by joining the Chapter's Leadership Committee to share their knowledge, skills, and resources to enhance the professional network, growth, leadership, and advancement of both themselves and the Chapter's Members. This newly formulated Committee's objectives include:

To retain and activate the vast wealth of knowledge, skills, and resources within the Chapter.

To collaborate, exchange, and share knowledge.

To cultivate leadership and career advancements.

To serve as an experienced and knowledgeable resource for the Chapter.

To represent the Chapter as experienced professionals.

Click here to nominate, and here to apply!

Interested in IIDA membership? Ever wondered about how the t-shirts at RAYGUN are screen printed? Well then you're in luck, join us Thursday, September 27th at RAYGUN in Des Moines for a dual event to learn about what the Great Plains Chapter of IIDA has to offer you and get a behind the scenes look at how RAYGUN shirts are made.

During this workshop, RAYGUN's head printer Seth Nosbusch will talk about the process of bringing a design to life, from the computer to the store shelves, as well as the basics of screen printing. Attendees will also have the opportunity to screen print their very own shirt for $13!

Know someone who would benefit from IIDA membership? Bring your designer and industry friends! As part of our chapter-wide Membership Drive, this event is free to IIDA members and non-members. Members who bring a non-member (who qualifies for membership) with them to the event will receive a free sketchbook! Not sure who qualifies? Click here to find our membership levels: http://www.iida.org/content.cfm/membership

If you are bringing a non-member friend, please register for the event together by selecting more than one ticket.
 

Do you know what those around you are doing on their smart phones? The fact is we are living in a virtual world, along with our (pre)teens, spouses, nieces and nephews where everything we like, post, tweet, snap, follow, send, and comment on will be scrutinized for years to come. This digital footprint will impact the youth in school, sports, relationships, college applications, interviews, and even their future careers and families.

Now more than ever, it is time for us to get smart about technology and social media to avoid the pitfalls of being connected 24/7.

Smart Girl Society's Social Media 101 is a two-hour interactive workshop that is instrumental in educating and inspiring families to have meaningful conversations and to make informed decisions about technology and social media usage.

In this workshop, you will learn about: Instagram, Snapchat, Fortnite, Facebook, Twitter, FOMO, Geotagging, Six-Clicks, digital footprints, COPPA, and more. Thank you to Iske Design Solutions LLC, Momentum Group, and Koroseal for sponsoring.

Wednesday, September 26th at 11:00am-1:00pm *Box lunch will be provided.
UNO Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center, Room 127.
Parking: http://mapacog.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2016-UNO-Weitz-CEC-Parking-Map.pdf

The IIDA Great Plains Chapter is seeking Members who are interested in strengthening the Chapter by joining the Chapter's Leadership Committee to share their knowledge, skills, and resources to enhance the professional network, growth, leadership, and advancement of both themselves and the Chapter's Members. This newly formulated Committee's objectives include:

To retain and activate the vast wealth of knowledge, skills, and resources within the Chapter.

To collaborate, exchange, and share knowledge.

To cultivate leadership and career advancements.

To serve as an experienced and knowledgeable resource for the Chapter.

To represent the Chapter as experienced professionals.

Click here to nominate, and here to apply!

Tour the 2018 IDEA Corporate Award Winning Project!

Archrival is a creative agency with an expertise in youth culture, was in need of an interior renovation to embody the personality and ethos of the company. Headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska’s Historic Haymarket District. The single-story, 1920s vintage building consists of brick exterior bearing walls and heavy timber post-and-beam infill, with a sloped wood roof structure. The design celebrates the richness of the existing material palette. Concrete floors are sealed and left exposed, paying homage to the previous decades of use.

Interested in IIDA membership? Ever wondered about how the t-shirts at RAYGUN are screen printed? Well then you're in luck, join us Thursday, September 13th at RAYGUN in Cedar Rapids for a dual event to learn about what the Great Plains Chapter of IIDA has to offer you and get a behind the scenes look at how RAYGUN shirts are made.

During this workshop, RAYGUN's head printer Seth Nosbusch will talk about the process of bringing a design to life, from the computer to the store shelves, as well as the basics of screen printing. Attendees will also have the opportunity to screen print their very own shirt for $13!

Know someone who would benefit from IIDA membership? Bring your designer and industry friends! As part of our chapter-wide Membership Drive, this event is free to IIDA members and non-members. Members who bring a non-member (who qualifies for membership) with them to the event will receive a free sketchbook! Not sure who qualifies? Click here to find our membership levels: http://www.iida.org/content.cfm/membership

If you are bringing a non-member friend, please register for the event together by selecting more than one ticket.

Who: IIDA Members

What: Applications for the Design Leadership Fund are now open!  

To view the application, go to: www.iida-gp.org/design-leadership-fund/ 

The Design Leadership Fund [DLF] was established in 2018 through the IIDA Great Plains Chapter sponsorship campaign.  It is intended to support member participation in activities that pertain to education, knowledge or research within the interior design profession and that could have a positive impact on the Great Plains Chapter design community.  

This fund provides up to $3500 to be distributed annually in varying amounts to members of the IIDA Great Plains Chapter.  The number of awards may vary each year.  

Applicant must be a current IIDA Great Plains Chapter member in good standing and have been a member for at least 3 consecutive years.

The application period closes Wednesday, September 12th.  Recipient(s) will be announced at the Signature Event in Des Moines this fall.  

Email Penny Johnston, VP of Professional Development with any questions: professionaldeveloment@iida-gp.org 

Best of luck!  

Please join us for the Great Plains Chapter-wide Annual Meeting where we will celebrate accomplishments of this past year and a look forward to what we have in store for next year!

11:45am Arrival & Lunch 

12:00pm Annual Meeting (Will start promptly at noon)

This meeting will take place at RDG Planning & Design in Des Moines or from your desk via web conference at the link below.

If you are attending in person, lunch will be served so please arrive at 11:45!

Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android:
https://rdgusa.zoom.us/j/5153093290
Or iPhone one-tap :
US: +16465588656,,5153093290# or +16699006833,,5153093290#
Or Telephone:
Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):
US: +1 646 558 8656 or +1 669 900 6833
Meeting ID: 515 309 3290
International numbers available: https://zoom.us/u/cUn7OAohz

Join Eastern Iowa for a two-for-one event! Tour the recently completed Scott Community College – Urban Campus in Downtown Davenport followed by a CEU presented by Shaw Contract & Patcraft! Refreshments will be provided.

Acoustics, Flooring and the Built Environment CEU: Because of trends in the market toward hard surface flooring, multi-story buildings, glass walls and open office, noise has suddenly become a renewed concern for architects, designers, building managers and property managers. This course provides background on how sound affects our health and wellbeing, how sound is measured and tested, and how flooring construction and flooring materials can help attenuate noise in multi-level buildings. Attendees of this course will receive .1 CEU credit.

Course credit available for IDCEC #107015 and AIA #AC01.

A huge thank you to Shaw Contract & Patcraft for sponsoring this evening!

Who: IIDA Members

What: Applications for the Design Leadership Fund are now open!  

To view the application, go to: www.iida-gp.org/design-leadership-fund/ 

The Design Leadership Fund [DLF] was established in 2018 through the IIDA Great Plains Chapter sponsorship campaign.  It is intended to support member participation in activities that pertain to education, knowledge or research within the interior design profession and that could have a positive impact on the Great Plains Chapter design community.  

This fund provides up to $3500 to be distributed annually in varying amounts to members of the IIDA Great Plains Chapter.  The number of awards may vary each year.  

Applicant must be a current IIDA Great Plains Chapter member in good standing and have been a member for at least 3 consecutive years.

The application period closes Wednesday, September 12th.  Recipient(s) will be announced at the Signature Event in Des Moines this fall.  

Email Penny Johnston, VP of Professional Development with any questions: professionaldeveloment@iida-gp.org 

Best of luck!