WITHIT SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
| Atlanta/SE Region Friday, July 16th 9:00-10:00 am AmericasMart Atlanta Building 1, 10th Floor Room 1003
"3 Simple Ways to Keep Your Clients Hot, Happy and Buying!" presented by Melissa Galt RSVP: Heather Brown
Las Vegas/West Region
Monday, August 2nd 3pm - 4:30pm, Bldg B 16th floor, Club 16 (1 hr
presentation with reception following)
WithIt
Presents: "Meet the Minds in Luxury Residential Interiors" What's
successful now in luxury residential interior design, challenges &
responsibilities, and what's coming next.
RSVP: www.withit.org
Monday, August 2nd 5pm-till Phillips Collection A202
NETWORK
MIXER Sponsored by Phillips Collection
Tuesday, August 3rd 2:30-5:30pm WithIt & Van Cleef & Arpels Present
Luxury Champagne Tour: CityCenter Art &
Architecture
TOUR SCHEDULE: 2:30pm Meet in WMCLV lobby, board
luxury coach. 3pm Arrive CityCenter, escorted to Van Cleef & Arpels, champagne & hors
d'oeuvres. 3:30-5pm Tour, guided by CityCenter representatives. 5pm Board luxury coach for return to WMCLV, or stay for reception at
CityCenter.
Sponsored by
WMCLV, WithIt, Van Cleef & Arpels. Free to registered market attendees. RSVP: www.withit.org
WithIt Professional Conference Tuesday-Thursday August 17-19th Renaissance Charlotte Suites Hotel Charlotte, NC Register!
WOW Awards Dinner Wednesday, August 18th 6:30pm-9:00pm
For more information and to www.withit.org.
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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
| Kathy Coupland Vanderveer Imports, LLC Raleigh, NC
Kris Coupland Vanderveer Imports, LLC Raleigh, NC
Tracy Ann Lawther Stoney Creek Furniture Canada
Rose Anna Leahy Protect-A-Bed Haverford, PA
Mikala Moller Orian Rugs Anderson, SC
Sarah Youngblood Youngblood Interiors Alpharetta, GA
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WITHIT SPONSORS
| 220 Elm Adesso, Inc. AF Lighting American Home Furnishings Alliance American Leather AmericasMart, Atlanta BDI BioH®/Cargill Broyhill Furniture Industries Circle Furniture Country Living Magazine CRYSTALLIZED® - Swarovski Elements Cohen Tauber Spievack & Wagner, P.C. Cutters Productions Dallas Market Center DeLeo Textiles Dovetail Alliance Inc. Ekornes Emdee International Four Hands Frinier LLC Furniture Brands International FurnitureDealer.net Furniture/Today magazine Gefen Productions HB2 Resources Hickory Chair Home Furnishings Business Hometex/Dreamfit Human Touch Info Retail Jeff Cook Jena Hall Hickory Chair IHFC Judy George Int'l Leggett & Platt, Inc. Lexington Home Brands Loeffler Ketchum Mountjoy Melissa Galt Inc. Merchandise Mart Properties Inc., High Point Natuzzi Americas, Inc. Palliser P.D. Design Studio Ltd. Planned Furniture Promotions, Inc. PROFITsystems, Inc. Rowe Fine Furniture Safavieh Home Furnishings Sligh Furniture Company Smith Leonard PLLC South of Seventh Avenue Stanley Furniture Company, Inc. Starmount Home Furnishings/Nautica Sunbrella Sustainable Furnishings Council The Media Matters, Inc. Thomasville Home Furnishings of NJ Tomlinson Erwin-Lambeth Directional Carter Ultrasuede ViewIt Technologies WhipSmart Creative, Inc. World Market Center Las Vegas Wray Ward Wright of Thomasville
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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
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| Calling Each and Every WithIt Member... You're Invited
What if you could... -
Use your WithIt membership to get you where you want to go.
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Meet like-minded locals. Align with your peers.
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Shape strategy. Feed into the management process. Apply your personal sense of purpose.
Well in actuality, these opportunities exist everyday. Here the door is always open. In fact, there is no door. There is no ceiling. There is no one on a higher floor. You are the person in power. All that's left to do is to claim it.
1st Annual Meeting, Wed.Aug.17, 4:30pm Renaissance Charlotte Suites, Charlotte NC
WithIt's first universal annual meeting is scheduled just prior to opening our conference.
This meeting is the only place in the world where you'll find home and furnishings' most amazing female talents. All in one room.
We'll start with the business part. Hear about inner workings. Member benefits. The 3-year plan based on your wishes. Ask questions. Have your say. Tell us what you'd like WithIt to do for your life and your business. Then. . .
A Surprise. And It's Pretty
That's all I can say. Or I'll blow the surprise. But every attending member will get one. Followed by. . .
The Great Meet & Greet
A huge group of peers is a huge advantage. How'd you like to personally meet every single member of our powerful base. Face to face.
Here's your chance. We'll devote the last half of our meeting to something like "speed meeting," the Great Meet & Greet. You'll walk out of that room with a business card, smile, and welcome from every single WithIt member in attendance.
Through these people and this network, you have the power to bring more female talent into the leadership of home and furnishings. To grow your leadership skills. To improve your business.
Through the structure and support of this organization, you have the power to make a difference in the world. Personally. Locally. Universally.
WithIt is a gift. And it is a gift that some give but never choose to receive.
Come receive your gift. Come claim your power.
I remain, Your friend in WithIt,
Stephanie Lowder
2010 WithIt President Rare Bird Creative
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MARKETING |
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Early Registration Deadline July 1st!
WithIt's Professional Conference is the best value for Leadership Training! Don't miss the opportunities.
Early Registration prices: Members - $175 Non-members - $350 After July 1: Members - $225 Non-members - $425
- Networking: Industry Leaders and individuals from service, manufacturing and retail companies attend this conference every year. Social events and group discussions are a great way to grow your network!
- Learn from Industry Experts: Prominent experts from both inside and outside of the home furnishings industry lead our sessions, you will be gaining knowledge from an extraordinary group of individuals.
- Customized Conference: The WithIt conference gives you the chance to focus on the leadership topics and issues that are important to you and your company. Whether your company wants to improve their managerial skills, communication or business strategy, the 2010 Professional Conference will help you take it to the next level.
- Relevant Business Topics: The WithIt conference will cover leadership topics that can apply in almost any business setting! Whether your company is business-to-business, business-to-consumer or both, topics in leadership, social media, communication and strategy will apply to your everyday interactions.
- Share the Knowledge: After you attend and learn at the 2010 WithIt Conference, you can teach all that you learn to your co-workers! Not only will you benefit from this conference, your whole team will!
You can still sign up for mentors and pre-conference workshops even if you have already signed up for the conference. Don't forget to sign up for your round table selections!
Register Today!
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ATLANTA/SOUTHEAST REGION PRESENTS
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Melissa Galt  | 3 Super Simple Ways to Keep Your Clients Hot, Happy and Buying!Presented by Relationship Marketing Specialist Melissa Galt
Friday, July 16th 9:00-10:00 am AmericasMart Building 1, 10th Floor, Room 1003
Learn how to tap the power of blogging, article marketing, and ezines to share you and your company's expertise, services, products and personality. These proven tactics will boost your visibility (SEO) and credibility by providing simple syndication opportunities to drive your messaging and your value both deep and wide. These tested low cost and time effective tools feed easily off one another, saving you time while boosting profit opportunities.
Sponsored by AmericasMart, Atlanta. To RSVP or learn more about the Atlanta/Southeast Region, contact Heather Brown. |
LAS VEGAS/WEST REGION PRESENTS
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Las Vegas Market Events Monday, August 2 3pm -
4:30pm, Bldg B 16th floor, Club 16 (1 hr
presentation with reception following) WithIt
Presents: "Meet the Minds in Luxury Residential Interiors" What's successful now in luxury residential interior
design, challenges & responsibilities, and what's coming next.
PANEL: Kay Lang, president & ceo of Kay Lang + Associates, Los
Angeles CA., internationally recognized designer for 5-star luxury residential
properties worldwide, City Center's Mandarin Oriental luxury residences, Ritz
Carlton Residential properties. Jennifer Matthews, national publisher, LUXE Interiors + Design
Magazine, showcasing fine architecture and design for the affluent reader, with
12 editions nationwide and a combined distribution of over 400,000. Lee Lundquist, designer at Robb & Stucky Interiors, Las Vegas.
Robb & Stucky is the largest high-end interior design firm in the U.S., a
nationally recognized and award-winning interior design and premier home
furnishings retailer. Leigh Mitchell, luxury residential resort consultant, VP of
marketing at Dahlgren Duck & Associates, a supplier of turnkey luxury home
packages to destinations worldwide.
Sponsored by World Market Center Las Vegas
and WithIt Free to registered market attendees, RSVP required at www.withit.org
Monday, August 2 5pm-till, Phillips Collection A202
NETWORK
MIXER: It Takes A Community Come join the Phillips Collection and five
industry associations - WithIt, the Sustainable Furnishings Council (SFC), Young Home Furnishings
Professionals (YHFP), the Accessories Resource Team (A.R.T.); and the American
Society of Furniture Designers (ASFD) - for conversation, wine, hors d'oeuvres.
In this Age of Access, everything is interconnected and nothing beats
networking face to face. Industry excellence and influence multiplied. Enjoy. Sponsored by Phillips Collection and
WithIt, SFC, YHFP, A.R.T., ASFD.
Tuesday, August 3 2:30-5:30pm
WithIt & Van Cleef & Arpels Present
Luxury Champagne Tour: CityCenter Art &
Architecture
CityCenter, opened December 2009, is a
67-acre urban community and an astonishing world destination filled with fine
art and spectacular architecture. Properties
showcase design by an incomparable group of architects, including Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, RV
Architecture led by Rafael Vinoly, Helmut Jahn, Studio Daniel Libeskind,
Rockwell Group, Kohn Pedersen Fox, Foster + Partners, and Gensler. CityCenter Fine Art Collection, the
first major collection of contemporary art in Las Vegas to be integrated into
public space, features work by 15 internationally renowned artists including
Maya Lin, Jenny Holzer, Nancy Rubins, Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen,
Frank Stella, Henry Moore, and Richard Long.
TOUR
SCHEDULE: 2:30pm Meet in World Market Center Las Vegas lobby (check www.withit.org for final meeting location), board
luxury coach. 3pm Arrive CityCenter, escorted to Van Cleef & Arpels, champagne & hors
d'oeuvres. 3:30-5pm Tour, guided by CityCenter representatives. 5pm Board luxury coach for return to World Market Center Las Vegas, or stay for reception at
CityCenter.
Sponsored by
World Market Center Las Vegas, WithIt, Van Cleef & Arpels. Free to registered market attendees,
RSVP required at www.withit.org
To learn more about Las Vegas/West region, contact Kassie Smith.
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REGIONAL EVENTS
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Northeast Chapter Goes Green
WithIt's Northeast Region hosted an exclusive tour of the
Country Living 2010 House of the Year for members and guests, including New
York ASID board members. Mark Jupiter, co-founder of New World Home, the
manufacturer of the modular house, gave the group of 10 an insider's tour of
the Platinum LEED-certified home. "It was amazing to see new building technology, and its attention
to water conservation, recycled wood products, and emissions and energy
reductions," said WithIt Northeast Regional Vice President Jana
Platina Phipps.
"The way this modular new construction builds out, you could live in a green
home in four months. It's a well-designed, innovative and charming space."
Robert Allen's Germaine Murray, Paula Sema and LeShay Tucker.  | Betty Lyn Eller, project manager for Country Living and
dedicated WithIt member, spoke about the interiors and participating vendors'
sustainable practices and products, including Benjamin Moore's low-VOC paints;
Lee Industries' soy upholstery cushions and recycled metal springs; chairs
covered in luxury Sensuede, a recycled polyester fabric; re-purposed antiques;
and wallpaper from Brimfield. The collaboration between New World Home and Country Living
addresses a huge segment of homebuyers interested in a more classic style of
modular home, a far departure from the contemporary architecture one usually sees
in the genre, according to Eller. WithIt would like to thank Country Living, New World Home
and Betty Lyn Eller for the tour.

Tour attendees, left to right: Pedro Lima, Ann McInnis,
Germaine Murray, Susan Anthony, LeShay Tucker, Paula Sema, Deborah Klein, Scott
Ageloff, Mark Jupiter and Betty Lyn Eller.
To see a video of the one-day construction, click here.
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FUNDRAISING
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2010 Scholarship Winners Announced
WithIt has awarded two Jena and Stephen R. Hall Scholarships
to students pursuing degrees in fields related to design and home industries.
Sarah Callaham  | Sarah K. Callaham, an Appalachian State University student pursuing
degrees in architectural technology/design and interior design, and Amarinh
Kongmanivong, an interior design student attending Randolph Community College,
are the 2010 recipients. Each earns $2,500, which is to be applied toward
tuition expenses. "WithIt is pleased to award this year's ambitious recipients,
one of whom is just beginning her college experience while the other is a
career-change professional who is following her passion for design after a
multi-year military career," said WithIt's Scholarship Foundation Vice
President Cameron Cook, Public Relations Manager for Four Hands.
Amarinh Kongmanivong  | Scholarships are presented annually in July to college
students enrolled full-time in fields of study that will lead to careers in the
home and furnishing industries, including decorative accessory design,
architectural design, forestry, furniture design, textile design, graphic
design, interior architecture, sustainable design or other majors related to
the home and furnishings industries. WithIt accepts donations to its scholarship funds
year-round. "The donations go directly to our foundation and are used
for scholarships and student activities only," Cook said. "As tough as the
recession has been, we are looking to the future and growth of our industry.
Young people will create the next generation of successes. Your generosity is
needed and appreciated." Click here to make a tax-deductible donation. If you are a university interested in our scholarship program, contact WithIt.
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HOUSEKEEPING
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| Deadline for Education
Conference Hotel Rate
July 18 is the deadline for securing a room at the host
hotel for WithIt's 2010 educational conference. Contact the Renaissance Charlotte Suites Hotel, Charlotte, NC, at 800.266.9432. When
making reservations, identify yourself as with the WithIt leadership conference
to receive the room discount, which is $119 a night.
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WithIt, Inc. PO Box 35362 Greensboro, NC 27425 www.withit.org

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