Kent Reyling from Kimball in true New Orleans style

(pictured with red boa)

gave an informative and interactive presentation about how we think, feel, and experience our environment.

 

 

Thank you KV Workspace, Kimball, and Kent!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ˇ     The Louisiana State Board has created a scholarship for an outstanding graduating senior from a LA. accredited Interior Design program.  The Dan Bouligny Young Designer Award recognizes the impressive contributions made to our profession by Dan Bouligny.  There is a link of all qualifications and application on the website.  www.lsbid.org  
 
ˇ     There is a new link on the website for the NCIDQ Intern/IDEP program.  Participants need a supervisor (an employer or direct supervisor where they work) as well as a mentor (someone outside the intern's office).  There are links on the website for the supervisors and mentors who have signed up as to date.  Louisiana does not require IDEP for licensing at this time but is trying to promote the program.
 
ˇ     State sponsored CEU on May 11, 2009

Structures in Interior Design

 

$175 for licensed professionals
$200 for others
2 hours of class time and 1 passed quiz will equal 6 hours of board approved CEU credit

 

Where:

9:30 - 12
LSU Design Building

 

There is a link on the website for more information.  www.lsbid.org

 
 
Karen Carbo
IIDA representative
State Board of Examiners of Interior Designers

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MCIDL held a Capitol Day on March 3.  Interior Design Students from Mississippi State, Southern Mississippi and Mississippi College were in attendance.  Each of the schools presented boards with student works.  We greeted our State Legislators and told them we would be introducing a bill for licensing during the 2010 session.  Currently MCIDL is rewriting the bill, including an ethics portion and working with the Mississippi State Board of Architecture to with regards to language in our bill.

 

Please contact Pat Agnew, IIDA for more information

 

Students' e-mail writing campaign.

We sent more than 150 separate e-mails from MSU alone.  We also received several e-mails back from legislators who wanted to meet the students to learn about the legislation.   

Below is a sample of one of the Student's letters.

 
 
Dear Senator Dawkins,
 
My name is Katherine Wessler from Gulfport, MS and I am interior design student from Mississippi State University.  When I graduate I would like the opportunity to practice my profession in my home state.
However, currently opportunities for interior designers are better in surrounding states that have legislation including Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Tennessee, and Texas.  Because we feel so strongly about legislation for interior designers, students from Mississippi State University, University of Southern Mississippi, and Mississippi College will be in the Rotunda of the state Capitol on March 3rd sharing our student work and asking for your support of our bill that will come before the legislature in 2010.  We look forward to seeing you.
 
 
Sincerely,
 
Katherine Brent Wessler

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For more information, contact membership@iida.org 

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    June 1 - Application Deadline for Fall exam
    August 1 - Registration Deadline for Fall exam

    October 2-3 - Fall NCIDQ Exam Dates

 

Study group forming:
If you are interested in joining an informal study group for the Spring exam, please contact Dru Lamb at dlamb@studioedr.com

 

There will be an introductory meeting on Thursday, February 5th

at The Columns for 6:15 pm.

 

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