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AIA San Francisco Hosts Vertical Gardens Exhibition

2.4.10 | San Francisco, CA | AIA San Francisco and the Center for Architecture + Design Gallery will present Vertical Gardens February 18-April 30. On view at 130 Sutter Street, Suite 600, San Francisco, CA, the show will reflect the emergence of green roofs and walls over the last decade to combat the lack of flora in the city. The exhibition showcases architectural models, renderings, drawings, and photographs that depict or imagine a vertical farm, urban garden, or green roof.

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NeoCon East Announces New 2010 Show Dates

2.4.10 | Baltimore, MD | NeoCon East returns to the Baltimore Convention Center, 1 W. Pratt St., Baltimore, MD, December 15-16. NeoCon East features Government Interiors, which focuses on products and services geared to federal government procurement specifiers. The new December dates are endorsed by the U.S. General Services Administration. More than 250 exhibitors and more than 7,500 people are expected this year and more than 50 CEU accredited seminars will be offered. 

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Get Inside Design 101 Series Continues February 4

2.2.10 | New York, NY | The IIDA NY Get Inside Design 101 Series continues on February 4, 6 pm, with How To Specify Systems Furniture. Join IIDA at the Haworth Showroom, 125 Park Avenue, NYC, for a CEU lecture on the technical features of panel systems. This course will explain the "How To" of specifying systems furniture. It will also highlight the necessary information required by all systems furniture manufacturers in order to specify a project accurately.

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IIDEX/NeoCon Canada Offers Three Shows In One

2.2.10 | Toronto, Canada | IIDEX/NeoCon Canada 2010 returns September 22-25 at the Direct Energy Centre, Toronto, Canada. The 2010 show is three great shows in one: IIDEX/NeoCon Canada, Light Canada and the newest addition, the Green Building Festival. The show will share innovations, concepts, products and notable speakers who are at the forefront of the Canadian design, architecture and business sectors. 

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Interior Investments' Chair Hockey Tournament To Benefit Special Olympics Illinois

2.1.10 | Chicago, IL | Interior Investments, will host its Aeron Office Chair Hockey Tournament on March 4, 2010, 6 pm.  More than 600 chair hockey players and spectators from the Architectural, Interior Design, Construction and Commercial Real Estate communities will go “chair to chair” in floor hockey rinks made from cubicle panels at Chicago’s Navy Pier, all to benefit Special Olympics Illinois. Funds raised will be earmarked for the Special Olympics Illinois State Floor Hockey Tournament held every November in Chicago. 

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Steelcase Meyer May Symposiums

1.29.10 | Grand Rapids, MI | Steelcase will host symposiums in seven U.S. cities throughout 2010 as part of its year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Frank Lloyd Wright's Meyer May house. The first symposium will be in March 2010 at the Steelcase WorkLife Center, 4 Columbus Circle, Manhattan, NY, followed by events in Washington D.C., Chicago, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Miami, and San Francisco. Videos of the initial Meyer May symposium, co-hosted in September 2009 by Steelcase and Metropolis magazine, are now available on the Steelcase website.

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2010 Material Technology Trends Webinar - Tues. 2/16

1.29.10 | New York, NY | Material ConneXion presents an interactive webinar with Dr. Andrew Dent on February 16, 1-2 pm. Dr. Dent will discuss the just released 2010 Material Technology Report covering the material advances that can help make better, more sustainable products, build stronger brands, and create strategic growth in the year ahead.

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Architecture From Spain And Cutting-Edge Green Solutions

1.29.10 | New York, NY | The Center for Architecture, 536 La Guardia Place, NYC, will host Architecture from Spain and Cutting-Edge Green Solutions on February 8, 9:30 am-1:30 pm. Learn from two Spanish architects about the cutting-edge technology developed for the Spanish National Museum of Energy, a leading national sustainable architectural project.

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SURTEX: Prospering In A Tough Economy

1.28.10 | White Plains, NY | SURTEX 2010 is readying to deliver tough-minded strategies to help artists succeed in a tough economy. The conference program, "The New Reality of Art Licensing and Sales: Strategies for Business Prosperity in a Tough Economy" comes to the Jacob K. Javits Center, 655 W. 34th Street, NYC, May 16-18. More than 15 industry leaders will lay out the essential tools designers need for charting a successful path in the applied art field.

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Coalesse To Host Event To View Emu Advanced Collection

1.28.10 | Santa Monica, CA | Coalesse will host an event for its NeoCon award winning EMU Advanced Collection on February 10, 6-9 pm. The indoor/outdoor collection will be on view at the Steelcase/Coalesse Showroom, 1217 2nd Street, Santa Monica, CA. Coalesse’s latest additions to the EMU Advanced Collection are the Ivy stacking chairs and tables designed by Paola Navone.  

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REMINDER: Join Material ConneXion To Celebrate MEDIUM Award - Feb. 4

1.28.10 | New York, NY | Material ConneXion will celebrate its 2009 MEDIUM Award for Material of the Year with a special exhibition viewing on February 4, 2010, 6-8 pm. Each year, Material ConneXion juries hundreds of advanced materials into its Materials Library. Concrete Cloth and eleven Honorable Mentions will be honored at the celebration, held at Material ConneXion, 60 Madison Avenue, 2nd floor, NYC.

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Philadelphia Hosts IFMA’s New Facility Fusion Conference

1.27.10 | Houston, TX | The International Facility Management Association combined its 2010 spring events into one conference. IFMA Facility Fusion will offer facility professionals a fusion of new ideas, best practices, and leadership and management training on April 13-15, 2010, at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, 1201 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA. On opening day, Facility Fusion will feature an Energy Forum, and attendees will have an opportunity to meet new IFMA President and CEO Tony Keane. Other events include:

  • April 14 - William Rodgers Jr., president and CEO of GoodCents. The Facility Fusion expo will also debut.
  • April 15 - Jim Mathis will present, "Reinventing Yourself for the New World of Work: 7 Bold Truths to Becoming a Market Leader. Sheila Brown, an associate with Stantec consulting will present "Green Buildings: Trends for 2010."

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