4.24.08 | Dallas, TX | The Dallas Leaders Breakfast will take place on September 24 from 7:30-10 a.m. at the Dallas Museum of Art, 1717 N Harwood St, Dallas, TX. Lucy Billingsley, who has spent her career in real estate, leasing, managing and developing a wide variety of residential, commercial and industrial properties, will provide the event's keynote address. Peggy Noakes, FIIDA, and Theresa O'Donnell are the event honorees.

4.24.08 | Chicago, IL | ASID and Steelcase will host a reception with a bite to eat, cocktails, and a time to chat in the Steelcase showroom on Tuesday, June 10, 5:30-7pm. An exclusive opportunity to kick back with fellow NeoCon participants and take it all in! ASID leaders, practitioner members, industry partners and student members are all invited.

2.24.08 | Boston, MA | The Boston Leaders Breakfast will take place on May 1 from 7-10 a.m. at the Westin Boston Waterfront, 425 Summer Street, Boston, MA. Thomas Stewart, Editor and Managing Director of the Harvard Business Review will provide the keynote address and the featured honoree will be Rose Botti-Solitsky, Ph.D., IIDA, ASID, IDEC. Under Mr. Stewart's leadership, the magazine's global reach has grown to include 11 licensed editions, in addition to its flagship U.S. edition, and HBR has twice been a finalist for the National Magazine Award for General Excellence.
www.iida.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=743

4.24.08 | Chicago, IL | COOL 2008, IIDA's annual Black Tie Celebration at NeoCon, will be held on Sunday, June 8, 7:30-11:30 pm, at the Westin Chicago, River North, 320 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL, For ticket info, contact kgranger@iida.org.

4.24.08 | Chicago, IL | IIDA kicks off NeoCon 2008 with its annual business meeting on Sunday, June 8, 2-4 pm, at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E. Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL. Association Members and their guests are invited to this meeting to induct the 2008-2009 International Board of Directors, honor the new members of the College of Fellows and spotlight recipients of the Association's prestigious International Honors & Awards. www.iida.org

4.23.08 | New York, NY | Orange22 will launch the Botanist Series with a special viewing and silent charity auction on Sunday, May 18 at the Chelsea Art Museum, 556 West 22nd Street, NYC. The Botanist Series includes designs by Yves Behar, Margo Chase, Milton Glaser, Kahi Lee, Karim Rashid, Joe Ricchio, Massimo & Lella Vignelli, and Claude Zellweger.

4.23.08 | New York, NY | Orange22 Design Lab launched its Botanist Blank Canvas project. Designers Yves Béhar, Margo Chase, Milton Glasser, Kahi Lee, Karim Rashid, Joe Ricchio, Massimo and Lella Vignelli, and Claude Zellweger have each created a collection of eco-friendly indoor-outdoor Botanist furniture, which will debut at ICFF, May 17-20, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, 655 W. 34th Street, NYC.

4.23.08 | Chicago, IL | AGATI will sponsor the Library Journal's spring Design Institute on May 9 at the San Francisco Public Library, 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco CA. The "Going Green" event will include sessions with leading architects, product demonstrations and more for 100 librarians with current or upcoming library additions or renovations.

4.17.08 | New York, NY | Material ConneXion and Li Edelkoort present Left/Brain/Right, two conversations regarding the greening of architecture and design, on Monday, May 18 from 2-4:30. The event will take place at the Tishman Auditorium, 66 West 12th Street, NYC.
Email brain@materialconneXion.com for reservations.
For more information,
www.materialconneXion.com or www.edelkoort.com