5.14.08 | Washington, DC | The 2009 AIA Grassroots Leadership and Legislative Conference will be held in Washington, DC, February 4-7, 2009, at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, 1000 H Street Northwest. The conference will provide opportunities for continuing education, networking, advocacy, celebrations, leadership skills development, and knowledge sharing among members. AIA also issues a Call for Presentations for the 2009 Excellence Awards for new approaches in educating architecture students and raising public awareness.  Submission deadline is Auguest 6, 2008. 

5.12.08 | New York, NY | dkVOGUE is sponsoring the Architectural League of New York's Beaux Arts Ball 2008 on Saturday, May 17, from 9pm-1am at the Skylight Studio, 275 Hudson Street, NYC.  For more information about The Architectural League of New York, the Beaux Arts Ball, or to purchase tickets, contact: Gregory Wessner wessner@archleague.org

5.9.08 | New York, NY | FamilyDay@theCenter, 536 La Guardia Place, NYC, will be Saturday, June 7.  First session runs from 10:00-12:00 and the Second session runs from 1:00-3:00. Called, Green Roof for a Green Planet, attendees will design a house or building with a green roof using shoeboxes and plant materials. Along with way, learn some of the benefits of the green roof, especially in an urban setting. info@cfafoundation.org

5.9.08 | New York, NY | ABC Home will launch a new Herman Miller installation on May 15 called Herman Miller Environment. Using eight of Herman Miller's most popular silhouettes, ABC Home upholstered them in fabrics from Maharam, offering new interpretations to classic designs. ABC Home also will launch a cradle to cradle program, starting with the Aeron, Mirra, and Cella chairs. www.abchome.com

5.9.08 | Houston, TX | The International Facility Management Association’s 2008 Spring Symposium, May 13-16 will be held at the Hilton Phoenix East Hotel, 1011 West Holmes Avenue, Mesa, AZ. The Symposium offers five of the nine core competency courses necessary to achieve a comprehensive understanding of the profession.
www.ifma.org/learning/events/spring08_sym.cfm

5.8.08 | Park Ridge, IL | Hilary Sopata, principal of Park Ridge-based Interior Visions Designs, Inc. will speak at NeoCon at the Chicago Merchandise Mart, room 1520, on Tuesday, June 10, 1:00-2:00. Her subject,"Designing Green in a Brown World," covers how designers can incorporate environmentally friendly options into their interior design projects. 

5.8.08 | Chicago, IL | Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will be the featured speaker on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at 8:00 am at the Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza, Sauganash Ballroom, Chicago, IL.  The event is sponsored by Paoli. A resolute defender of the environment, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was named one of Time magazine's "Heroes for the Planet" for his success in leading the fight to restore the Hudson River. A book signing of his New York Times bestseller, Crimes Against Nature will take place 30 minutes following his presentation.

5.7.08 | New York, NY | Bond., a new multi-disciplinary design studio, will debut on Saturday, May 17 during ICFF, at the Pomegranate Gallery, 133 Greene Street, NYC, from 6:00 PM to 9:30 PM. The studio’s launch event, Bond..,will feature an exhibition of provocative and conceptual work from Director of Design/Founder Joe Doucet, and projects from his team of international designers.

5.7.08 | Grand Rapids, MI | ActionEmco will hold its annual Dealer Show on Thursday, October 16, from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the DeVos Place Convention Center, 303 Monroe Ave. NW in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Agenda highlights include business seminars for registered dealers and vendor promotions for attendees.

5.7.08 | Miami, FL and Basel, Switzerland | Design Miami/Basel unites 28 international design galleries to present the most significant furniture and objects in the show’s three-year history. The show will take place at the Markthalle, Viaduktstrasse 10, Basel, Switzerland and will be open to the public June 3-5, 2008 from 11:00am – 7:00pm. Seven galleries will make their Design Miami/ debut.