7.15.10 | Toronto, Canada | Jeremy
Rifkin will be a keynote speaker at IIDEX & Green Building Festival. The world renown thought leader will speaker at the Direct Energy Centre, 100 Princes Blvd. Toronto, Canada, on September 23,
4:00-5:00 pm. The bestselling author of 18 books will lay out his vision
of the Third Industrial Revolution.
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7.15.10 | New York, NY | The Design Center, 62 Greene St., NYC, announced two new websites and upcoming events. www.arpany.com and www.trespa-ny.com will give visitors and A&D
professionals information about new offerings and will allow registration online for programs and events
hosted at the Center. A talk on Building Information Modeling (BIM), will be held July 20 at 5:30pm and a LEED certification workshop for construction professionals will be held Sept.
17, 1pm.
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7.14.10 | Washington, DC | Chia-Hui Wang received the 2010 AAHID /
Nurture Graduate Research Fellowship from the American
Academy of Healthcare Interior Designers and Nurture by Steelcase The fellowship assists new investigators in the
research aspect of their education by providing seed money for new areas of
research. Ms. Chia-Hui Wang is a
doctoral student in the School of Architecture, University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign. Ms. Wang’s research will focus on finding the best practice of designing
nursing stations.
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7.13.10 Atlanta, GA | Jim Huslig was named Vice President Sales for Ivan Allen Workspace, an Allsteel-owned contract furniture dealer. He will
direct the Ivan Allen sales force and implement sales and marketing initiatives for end users and
clients. Prior to joining Allsteel and the Ivan Allen team, Mr. Huslig held sales leadership roles for Kimball Office.
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