The IDEC Communications Committee has recruited a team of writers and photographers to cover this year's IDEC Conference. Stay connected with daily updates to the IDEConnect blog, Facebook page, LinkedIn group, and Twitter feed (using the hashtag #IDEC2011).

IDEC social media is more about the conversation than the technology; we're waiting to hear what you have to say!

Since March 1 the following positions have been posted to IDEC Employment Announcements page

• Interior Design Chair at California College of the Arts
• Full-time lecturer at Texas Christian University
• Academic Professional Assistant Professor at University of North Carolina at Greensboro
• Assistant Professor in Interior Design - NTT at Kent State University
• Assistant/Associate Professor Interior Design at East Tennessee State University
• Dean, Faculty of Design at Kwantlen Polytehnic University
  
  

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President Denise Guerin announces that Ellen Fisher has accepted the one-year appointment as Director of Scholarship to fulfill the vacancy left by Lisa Tucker's election to President-Elect. Ellen will commence her one year appointment on May 1, 2011.

K-12 Task Force

The IDEC Board is issuing a call to all IDEC members to participate on the K-12 Task Force. The work will be done over the next two years.

The purpose of the K-12 Task Force is to follow up on the development of a Junior Certificate program for the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS).

The Task Force will meet and communicate digitally an average of once per month.

To volunteer for this Task Force, please send an email to Scott Ageloff (scott@ageloff.com) by April 15, 2011. Please include:

• Your name, institution, department/program name, and contact information
• Title of your position
• A brief sentance or two describing why you wish to participate in this Task Force and why you believe you can be successful.

National/International Status of IDEC Task Force

The IDEC Board is issuing a call to all IDEC members to participate in a Task Force during the next year.

The purpose of this task force is to determine the current status of IDEC as a national, international, and/or global professional organization and a recommendation for the future status.

The National/International Status of IDEC Task Force will assemble for its first call by June 2011. Its work will be completed by Feburary 2012 in time for the Board's consideration at the March 2012 Board Meeting.

To volunteer for this task force, please send an email to Brian Powell (blp0783@louisiana.edu) by April 15, 2011. Please include:

• Your name, institution, department/program name, and contact information
• Title of your position
• A brief sentance or two describing why you wish to participate in this Task Force and why you believe you can be successful.