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Helpful Links The International Interior Design Association IIDA is a professional networking and educational association of more than 10,000 Members in 9 Regions and more than 30 Chapters around the world, committed to enhancing the quality of life through excellence in interior design and advancing interior design through knowledge. IIDA was founded in 1994 with the goal of creating an international association that would represent interior designers worldwide. Since that date, IIDA has worked to convene communities of interior designers across regions and specialties representing the interests for the entire community. IIDA is a valuable tool to provide it members with the sources to reach expertise, knowledge and contacts. IIDA promotes various networking events as an additional venue for its professionals to meet, form relationships and encourage their continued success. The Network of Executive Women in Hospitality, Inc. NEWH is a non-profit organization founded in 1984 in Los Angeles by a group of women who shared a common bond in their work. They came from the fields of design, FF&E, manufacturing and distributing, and were interested in promoting the successes of women in the industry. The original goal of networking and mentoring has continued through the years and expanded to include the awarding of a yearly scholarship to a young women studying to enter the industry. NEWH has expanded since it's inception to include over 1000 members nationwide. NEWH has also expanded their offerings to include a nationwide job forum, national membership directory and NEWH newsletter, along with sponsorship of leading industry expositions and conferences. Hospitality Design Magazine Hospitality Design Magazine is the premier trade magazine serving the field of hospitality design. It connects owners, operators, purchasing agents, designers, and architects involved in the design of hotels, resorts, restaurants, cruise ships, country clubs, night clubs, conference centers, spas, senior living facilities and all other hospitality-oriented projects. Hospitality Design continues its 20-year mission to publish the accomplishments of various design teams that collaborate to bring the most innovative examples of new construction and renovation to the industry. Hospitality Design links buyers and sellers through various trade shows conferences, products services and awards. Hospitality Design is the lead sponsor for HD2004, the Hospitality Design Leadership Summit, which Graphic Encounter is proud to be a part of, as well as the Platinum Circle Awards, IIDA/HD Product Design Awards and Gold Key Awards. American Hotel & Lodging Association Graphic Encounter has been an allied member of the American Hotel & Lodging Association for several years. AH&LA is a 93-year-old federation of state lodging associates throughout the United States with some 11,000 property members worldwide, representing more than 1.5 million guestrooms. AH&LA provides its members with assistance in operations, education, and communications, and lobbies on Capitol Hill to provide a business climate in which the industry can continue to prosper. International Society of Hospitality Purchasers Graphic Encounter is happy to be able to sponsor some of the good work that the International Society of Hospitality Purchasers is involved in. ISHP is a group of hospitality professionals whose vision is dedicated to ethical procurement standards and fiduciary responsibility, development of universal product standards, and the development of educational and professional standards for the hospitality purchasing industry. The ISHP serves its members and the industry by developing industry product standards and specifications and providing experienced professional resources. These initiatives are designed to vastly improve the efficiency and economics of the design, manufacturing and purchasing process whereby we all benefit. The American Society of Interior Designers The American Society of Interior Designers is a nonprofit professional society representing the interests of interior designers and the interior design community. The ASID is the oldest and largest professional organization for interior designers with the largest residential and commercial membership. With more than 30,000 members, ASID establishes a common identity for professionals and businesses in the field of interior design. ASID is proud to have over 20,000 members practicing as interior designers in commercial, hospitality and residential design. ASID Industry Partners, Designers and manufacturers promote professionalism and continued education as they strive for excellence in the field of interior design. Interior Design Magazine Interior Design Magazine is the leading industry publication with a circulation of over 54,000 reaching out to professional interior designers, architects, manufacturers and purchasing agents worldwide. Interior Design provides the most editorial pages of any publication, offering its readers a wide range of industry specific information as well as contact information for all of the industries foremost suppliers.
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