Plan to attend the 2011 IDEC Annual Conference Design with Intelligence March 16 - 19, 2011 in Denver, Colorado. Online registration is now open with early bird registration discount honored through February 2.

Shashi Caan's presentation at the IDEC Annual Conference will be just one month after the historic signing of the IFI Global Interiors Declaration; a document which will capture and clarify the fundamentals of Interior Architecture/Design, helping to build a global consensus to set a clear direction for the discipline in the 21st Century.

Click here to read Shashi Caan's January IFI President's message with updates on the Design Frontiers: Interiors Entity initiative which IDEC members will hear about first-hand at the conference.

The conference hotel is the Grand Hyatt Denver in the heart of downtown Denver. Reserve your room online.

View online registration brochure with all the pre-conference workshops, optional tours, and conference schedule at a glance.

Encourage your students to not miss out on these great opportunities to gain experience and recognition for their hard work.

Upcoming deadlines include:

Make a Difference Project - Deadline Extended until February 7

Video Competition with Healthcare Focus - due February 1

Student Competition - due February 8

Chair: Stephanie Clemons, Ph.D., FIDEC, FASID

The IDEC membership renewal is now online and you will notice a change. A hard copy of the JID will now be sent to all member at no cost as a member benefit. Although this does not support our green initiative, members have indicated that hard copies are needed for their research. If you would prefer to receive only an electronic version, please indicate that preference on your IDEC membership renewal form. Thank you for this feedback.

JID’s Writer’s Workshop this past spring was a big hit. Over 20 writers attended at the IDEC Conference and received practical tips from past and current editors on the way to frame a manuscript for submission to any journal. Please plan now to attend our next workshop in March 2011 at the Annual Conference in Denver, Colorado! Details in online conference brochure.

JID has a new Special Issue coming out in 2011 related to sustainability. Deadline for submissions is February 15. Please submit manuscripts for this publication.

JID Symposium Deadline is January 15 - The JID seeks to encourage new knowledge by sponsoring symposiums to be held in conjunction with the 2012 IDEC Annual Conference. IDEC Networks, Working Groups, Task Forces and other organized groups are encouraged to submit. Click for details.

If you have not visited the Employment Announcement section of the IDEC website recently, there are over 30 positions advertised - many with January application deadlines.

Although some positions are currently reviewing resumes we checked to make sure they were still accepting applications.

Each year, DesignIntelligence selects a team of educators and education administrators who exemplify excellence in design education leadership. The 2011 class of education role models was selected by DesignIntelligence staff with extensive input from hundreds of design professionals, academic department heads, and students. Educators from the disciplines of architecture, interior design, industrial design, and landscape architecture were eligible for inclusion.

Congratulations to:

Denise Guerin, University of Minnesota

Anna Marshall-Baker, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

John Turpin, Washington State University