8.8.08 | Houston, TX | The International Facility Management Association announced the formation of the Restaurant and Food Service Facility Managers Community, a new community of practice for those who manage facilities in the restaurant and food service industries. The new community will hold a kickoff webinar entitled “An Introduction to Sustainability in Food Service” presented by Christopher P. Hodges, P.E., CFM, IFMA Fellow, of Facility Engineering Associates, at 2:30 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, Aug. 19. Hodges will discuss the basic elements of sustainable food service; the importance of strategy, implementation, measurement and monitoring; and several examples of successful sustainable food service programs.

8.7.08 | Chicago, IL | The ASID Design Awards Gala will be celebrated on Friday, October 3, at the Chase Auditorium, 10 S. Dearborn St., Chicago, IL.  The theme for the fifth annual celebration is Curtain Call. The events begin with a 6 pm red carpet reception followed by a 7 pm "Show of all Shows" awards ceremony and ending with a 9 pm A-List after hours party. First, second and third places winners, Best of Show and awards in all 17 categories of entries will be presented.

8.6.08 | Chicago, IL | IIDA announced that the next IIDA Leaders Breakfast, sponsored by Herman Miller and Interior Design, will be held in Kansas City, KS, at the Overland Park Convention Center, 6000 College Blvd., Overland Park, KS, on August 22, 2008, 7:30-10:00 am with featured speakers, Thomas Stewart, Editor and Managing Director of the Harvard Business Review and Norman Polsky, Hon, IIDA, Chairman of Fixtures Furniture and President of the Norman and Elaine Polsky Family Support Foundation. Other scheduled IIDA Leader Breakfasts include:

• San Francisco, CA, September 23, 2008, Four Seasons Hotel, Keynote speaker: Chris Jordan
• Dallas, TX, September 24, Dallas Museum of Art, Keynote Speaker: Lucy Billingsley
• Seattle, WA, October 7
• Chicago, IL, October 10
• Toronto, December 5