Announcements

Chinese Culture, Garden and Architecture Feng-Shui Tour

Posted 2/3/10

Lead by Professor Wei Dong of University of Wisconsin -Madison
June 23–July 5, 2010
Beijing-Xi’an-Suzhou-Shanghai

China Travel Service Chicago (CTS) and Professor Wei Dong at the University of Wisconsin – Madison invite you to join the Chinese Culture, Garden and Architecture Feng-Shui Tour. The tour represents both a unique opportunity to see China with the expert and guidance of one who grew up there and to visit a top design firm and design school in China, where you can share teaching ideas and experiences with Chinese design educators and practitioners. Professor Dong has successfully taught six study abroad programs in China for University of Wisconsin’s students and lead Chinese Culture & Architecture Feng-Shui Tours twice for local professionals and educators.

• More Information and Registration Form
• Tour Itinerary

Announcement – Survey regarding Merger Petition from the state of Wisconsin

Posted 2/1/10

As members of the WI chapter of ASID, your feedback is always valued for the guidance of the organization. Today, we have included a very important and brief survey regarding a possible petition for the merger of IIDA and ASID from the state of WI. Please read the message from a task force coordinating this effort below and click the direct link to the survey at the bottom of the message.

Please complete the survey by February 19th. Thank you in advance for your participation as it is most appreciated.

Task Force message
In November, a group of members, as well as non-members, of various interior design organizations met and discussed petitioning both, IIDA and ASID, in support of a merger.  

The goal of this survey is to gauge the level of support among the design community in Wisconsin. 
Results of this survey will hopefully determine if there is interest to move forward and petition the organizations for a merger later this year.  

Follow the link (provided below) to the short, 7 question survey.  All answers will remain anonymous. Feel free to provide any additional comments in the box provided on the survey page, or email; asid.iida.merger@gmail.com

As this survey link is being sent out via multiple organization's email list(s), it is possible that you could receive this multiple times. 
With the desire to collect an accurate representation of interest in the industry, please complete only one survey.

You may, however, forward the survey link to any individuals you feel may have been missed.

Please complete this survey by February 19, 2010.   



Your time and opinions are greatly appreciated.
 Thank you.

www.surveymonkey.com/s/735G5HB 

Nominees for Election to Office in ASID Wisconsin Chapter

Updated 1/12/10

Dear ASID Wisconsin Members:

This notice is to announce all nominees for election to office in the Wisconsin Chapter for terms beginning October 1, 2010. The nominees were selected by the Nominating Committee consisting of: Catherine Hempfling-Prossen, ASID, LEED AP (Chair); Aga Artka, Allied Member ASID; Sandy Weber, ASID, LEED AP; Jenny Rebholz, Allied Member ASID; and Elizabeth Schraeder, Industry Partner Member.

Nominees:
President Elect:
        Leah Knox, ASID
        (Pam Cramer has chosen to withdraw herself from nomination due to personal family matters.)

Membership Director (Two-year term):
        Tina Raasch-Prost, ASID

At Large Director (Two-year term):
        Amy McGuire Sell, ASID

Petitioning
Additional candidates for the above positions may be nominated through written petition signed by not less than 10 percent of the total Professional, Allied Practitioner, and Industry Partner members of the chapter in good standing, provided such petition is received by the chapter administrator no later than thirty (30) days after the names of the candidates submitted by the nominating committee have been filed with the chapter administrator and provided that such persons are eligible to hold the office for which they are being nominated.

Balloting
Ballots will mailed out to Professional, Allied Practitioner, and Industry Partner members of the chapter in good standing no later than February 8, 2010. Members must return ballots within 10 days after mailing to the chapter administrator after carefully following the ballot directions.

Election Results
Official election results will be announced no later than March 8, 2010.

Please forward any questions you may have about the nominations process to Catherine Hempfling-Prossen, ASID, LEED AP, Nominating Committee Chair, at catherine.prossen@bentleyps.com.

Sincerely,
Catherine Hempfling-Prossen, ASID, LEED AP
ASID-WI Nominating Committee Chair

2010 Candidate Biographies

NCIDQ Publishes New Practice Design Problem

NCIDQ has published new study material for Section 3 of its updated exam

The new practice design problem (PDP) will assist candidates who are preparing to take the practicum portion of the NCIDQ Examination. NCIDQ develops Practice Design Problems (PDP) to provide candidates with a practice exam that simulates the actual NCIDQ practicum exam. PDPs allow candidates to simulate the drawing portion of the examination and apply the grading criteria to their solution in order to identify strengths and weaknesses in their knowledge areas.

For more information about the new PDP, click here.

NCIDQ has also introduced a new online shopping cart on its Web site where you can purchase the new PDP as well as CE Monographs. Click here to visit NCIDQ’s new QShop!

ASID Updates Membership Numbers

ASID membership numbers dip with the economic downturn but fare better than industry average

(10/12/2009) Healthcare Design Magazine
Posted by: Chris Gaerig, Online Editor

Like most associations and the interior design industry as a whole, the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) is feeling the effects of a strained economy, having experienced a 10% drop in membership over the past fiscal year, which ended September 30. While the membership drop reflects the effects that the downturn has had on the interior design industry, it is actually low compared to industry averages. According to a summer 2009 study from the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE), 15% of members in associations allied with housing and building industries were not planning to renew their membership. Even more dramatic, 24% of respondents in a follow-up, association-wide study plan to drop their membership at next renewal.

“The economy has hit the interior design industry especially hard as businesses and consumers tighten their budgets and cut back on spending,” says Michael Alin, Hon. FASID, executive director of ASID. “We are committed to helping our members through this economic slump and look forward to designers being able to rejoin ASI! D as the economy improves.”

The ASID is evaluating and creating new opportunities for its members. The Society is updating its current offerings, thinking outside the box to develop new programs and partnerships that give interior designers the tools they need to succeed.

“The number of opportunities ASID offers for advancing our members’ education, promoting and marketing their businesses, networking with their peers, and so much more, is unparalleled and continues to grow,” says Alin. “One only needs to look at our networking events or CEU offerings through ASIDUni.org to see how we continue to grow the Society for our 36,000 members.”

NCIDQ Co-Sponsors Interior Design Education Video Competition

Posted 10/26/09

WASHINGTON, DC—The National Council for Interior Design Qualification, Inc. (NCIDQ) has partnered with the Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) and the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA) to host an interior design education video competition. The competition, open to interior design students, interior design educators and interior design practitioners, calls for the creation of a short video that will demonstrate the importance of established interior design education and examination standards. The videos will be reviewed by a panel of judges from IDEC, NCIDQ and CIDA.

This competition has been established to change the current perception of interior design – demonstrating that interior designers are well educated, examined and skilled.

“Increasing the voice of interior design by not one, but hundreds of designers is monumental to the advancement of the profession,” says IDEC Executive Director Jeffrey Beachum. “Now students, educators and practitioners all have the chance to define the profession and demonstrate their view of interior design and the importance of education and the NCIDQ Examination to them.”

“We look forward to witnessing how interior designers perceive their own value as professionals and how they portray that value to the public,” says NCIDQ Executive Director Jeffrey F. Kenney. “This competition is a great way to introduce to new audiences the importance of health, safety and welfare to the profession of interior design, showing that design is more than just putting paint on a wall.”

Three winners will be announced and each will receive a cash prize, certificate of achievement and an opportunity to have his or her video hosted on IDEC, NCIDQ and CIDA’s Web sites.

The competition begins October 19, 2009. All videos must be completed and uploaded to the IDEC Web site dropbox by February 15, 2010. For more information on the contest and instructions on how to submit a video, visit www.idec.org/videocompetition.htm.

NCIDQ Begins Five-Year Requirement for Exam Completion

Posted 10/19/09

NCIDQ has announced a policy effective in 2010 that requires candidates taking the NCIDQ Examination to earn the NCIDQ Certificate to pass all sections of the examination within a five-year period or retest. This five-year “rolling” window of time describes the way in which the timing accrues. Rather than one five-year fixed period of time, a candidate’s time “rolls” forward in five-year increments depending on when he or she passes an exam section.  Candidates who do not take any sections of the examination within five years of being made eligible by NCIDQ will lose their eligibility status. Candidates who lose their eligibility status due to non-testing must reapply, meet the requirements in effect at that time and pay any application fees.  For more information on this policy, click here.

In the event that a candidate does not begin the exam within five years, NCIDQ will destroy his or her records unless a candidate requests an extension. NCIDQ attempted to contact the candidates affected by this policy and has now created an online document that lists all candidates affected. The list represents those candidates who have not responded to our previous notices or whose mail was returned.  NCIDQ has posted this list on its Web site at www.ncidq.org in the hopes that others will recognize these names and notify those people of this policy.  Please review the list of affected candidates here.   If you know someone on this list, please let them know of this destruction policy and have them call us immediately at 202-721-0220. We appreciate your relationship with NCIDQ, and wanted to keep you informed of our news and updates. Feel free to share this information and feel free to contact me should you have any questions.