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August

Residential Forum – "Moden Living" postponed

The August "Modern Living" Residential Forum has been moved to December. Details to come.

 

August 9, 2010

Education and Research Forum –
NCIDQ Roundtable

Back by Popular Demand!
If you are taking the NCIDQ test this Fall, this is your chance to have a candid discussion with designers who recently took and passed the exam.
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Past Forums

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January 25, 2010
Education and Research Forum: NCIDQ Roundtable

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February 1, 2010
Healthcare and Facility Planning Forum – Maple Grove Hospital
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March 1, 2010
Corporate and Facility Planning Forum – ADC Telecommunications
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April 8, 2010
Knowledge Forum – FAB Juror Lunch
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April 12, 2010
Government and Sustainable Forum – St. Paul Fire Station
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May 3, 2010
Corporate/Facility Planning and Sustainable Forum –
Two Marketpointe

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May 17, 2010
LEED Roundtable
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June 7, 2010
Retail Forum – Target Retail Design
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July 12, 2010
FAB Forum – 2010 FAB Award Winner
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January 5, 2009
Education and Research Forum: BluDot

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January 26, 2009
Education and Research Forum: Spring 2009 NCIDQ Roundtable
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February 2, 2009
Corporate Forum: Fallon

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March 2, 2009
Government Forum: Cristo Rey
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April 6, 2009
Residential Forum: Green Living
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April 9, 2009
IIDA Northland Forum: FAB Awards Jurors Lunch
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April 13, 2009
IIDA Northland Forums Presents:
An evening with Ray Anderson – Sustainability in Action

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May 4, 2009
Sustainability Forum: Great River Energy
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June 1, 2009
Healthcare Forum: Ana Pinto-Alexander
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July 6, 2009
FAB Award Winner Forum: OPM
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July 20, 2009
Education and Research Forum: Fall 2009 NCIDQ Roundtable
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July 29, 2009
IIDA Northland Forums at MinneCon
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August 3, 2009
Facility Planning and Hospitality Forum – Target Field
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September 14, 2009
2009 Forums Keynote Address: Nick Luzietti
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October 1, 2009
TCF Bank Stadium tour
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October 5, 2009
Facility Planning Forum – Norris Square
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November 2, 2009
Bowman & Brooke
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December 7, 2009
Contemporary Issues in Healthcare Design
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August 20, 2008
Sustainable Design Forum: Great River Energy

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August 26, 2008
Education and Research Forum: NCIDQ Exam Roundtable

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September 30, 2008
Education and Research Forum: Cheryl Durst, Executive Vice President/CEO, IIDA

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October 1st and 2nd, 2008
Sustainable Design Forum: LEED CI Workshop with Penny Bonda (two sessions)

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November 3, 2008
IIDA Northland 2008 Keynote Forum: Eva Maddox
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December 1, 2008
Education and Research Forum: John Grider

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IIDA Specialty Forums

What Is A Specialty Forum?

IIDA Specialty Forums provide our members with the opportunity to gain detailed insights into specific markets and areas of concentration. The Forums offer a venue for discussion and dissemination of information on trends, problem-solving strategies and perspectives on current or developing areas of design practice. Each Forum promotes client awareness of the importance and value achieved through retaining knowledgeable, experienced professional interior designers. The Forums also provide the chance to work directly with other professionals in similar fields, offering outstanding contacts, access to exclusive resources, and the expertise of others.

The International Forums’ mission is to provide the environment for the mutual development and exchange of knowledge within and among specific areas of interior design practice.

We encourage you to join your peers in this important growth opportunity.


Corporate Forum provides the corporate designer with information exchange and opportunities for professional development and promotes awareness of the positive effects on productivity and profitability achieved through high-quality design. Areas of practice include:

• financial institutions

• professional offices

• industrial facilities/complexes

• public spaces

• transportation terminals

• day care centers


Education and Research Forum advances the interior design profession by promoting education and advocating the pursuit of scholarly inquiry through philosophic discussion, research and creative performance that support:

• excellence in undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education

• various specialties of practice

• development and dissemination of new knowledge

• collaborative efforts among interior design practitioners, educators, and industry members


Government Forum
enhances the quality of interior design in public and government facilities through professional advocacy,
member services, and member interaction. Areas of practice include:

• billeting

• clubs

• schools + educational facilities

• fire stations

• courts

• historic preservation

• public + community spaces


Healthcare Forum develops and disseminates new knowledge and design concepts related to healthcare facilities. Forum discussions focus on the environment, technology, and legislative issues as they relate to healthcare. Areas of practice include:
hospitals

• satellite facilities/outpatient treatment centers

• clinics

• rehabilitation centers

• senior living centers

• hospices


Hospitality Forum provides a venue for discussion, development and dissemination of knowledge specific to the hospitality industry and promotes the importance of retaining knowledgeable, experienced, professional interior designers. Areas of practice include:

• hotels + restaurants

• country clubs + athletic clubs

• casinos

• cruise ships + airplanes

• amusement parks

• resorts

• convention centers


Residential Forum creates an environment for mutual development and exchange of knowledge within and among the residential interior design community. Areas of practice include:

• single family homes

• new construction

• restoration and renovation

• model homes + mobile homes

• community projects/shelters

• specialty design


Facility Planning and Design Forum focuses on the increasing number of interior designers who are responsible for facility operations and directly involved with organizational management. This Forum gives facility managers the tools to communicate design in terms that an organization’s leaders and financial analysts can understand and use to make informed business decisions. Areas of practice include:

• corporations

• medical & educational institutions

• government, public and private

• institutions for aging

• tenant improvement management

• interior design

• construction

• architecture/engineering

• operations + risk management


Retail Forum provides a venue for discussion, development and dissemination of knowledge specific to the retail industry and promotes awareness of the importance and value of retaining knowledgeable, experienced, professional retail designers.
Areas of practice include:

• shopping centers

• mass merchandisers

• duty free stores

• showrooms

• salons

• specialty stores/boutiques

• department stores

• hypermarkets

• value-oriented stores

• home improvement stores

• mobile retail outlets

• food stores

 

 

 

 



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2009 sponsors

platinum sponsors

Fluid Interiors

prevolv

Interface

Knutson construction

The Mohawk Group
 

Gold Sponsors

gold sponsors
 
 

Bronze

Bronze

Herman Miller / Intereum

KI / Tim Healy & Associates

S+T Office Interiors Group

Bolyu Contract Carpet

Designtex

Formica Corporation

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