BELIEVE 2010 - SEE 2020

The DIFFA/Chicago Gala
Date: Saturday, June 12, 2010
Time: 7p.m. Cocktails, 8:30 p.m. Dinner
The Palmer House Hilton Hotel

DIFFA/Chicago invites you to its 22nd Annual Gala – BELIEVE - to be held at The Palmer House Hilton Hotel in Chicago on Saturday, June 12, 2010.  This year's gala inspires a “Perfect Vision by 2020” by rallying supporters to BELIEVE and SEE a future without AIDS.  Over 500 designers, architects and design industry leaders will join to support and celebrate progress towards finding a cure.

COOL, IIDA Black Tie Awards 

Date: Sunday, June 13 
Time: 7-11:00p.m.
Westin Chicago River North

COOL is the IIDA annual interior design awards gala, which celebrates the winners of the 37th Annual Interior Design Competition and the 18th Annual Will Ching Design Competition. A special evening of interior design excellence, with cocktails, awards, dinner and dancing.  And this year, a special display showcasing one-of-a kind fashions, created by IIDA Chapters. 
For details and ticket information, contact jpalmer@iida.org or check out the website, www.iida.org.

FIRSTnight—ASID Toasts Design

Date: Monday, June 14
Time: 7-10 p.m.
LaSalle Power Company, 500 N. LaSalle Blvd.
Sponsors: Sherwin Williams & Metropolis Magazine
RSVP Required: Visit  www.asidatneocon.com

Unwind after day one and kick off the ASID National Conference at NeoCon with FIRSTnight, the conference’s premiere ASID social event. This chic evening unites luxurious interiors with industry VIPs—all under one roof in one of the most exclusive establishments in Chicago, the LaSalle Power Company. FIRSTnight will feature hors d'oeuvres, tasty beverages and VIP lounge spaces. A top Chicago DJ will set the tone from the state-of-the-art sound system. Cocktail attire is suggested and space is limited. For details and to RSVP, visit www.asidatneocon.com.

Come Meet Stephen Viscusi: “The Jobs Whisperer”.

Date: Monday-Wednesday, June 14-16
Time: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Location: Halcon, 10th Floor, Suite 1044

At a time when everyone knows someone… who is looking for a job, how comforting is it to know that the interiors industry, has its own “Job Whisperer” that is Stephen Viscusi.
Viscusi founder of The Viscusi Group which has recruits for all level of positions from Presidents, to sales rep’s-- to showroom managers. Celebrating 25 years, The Viscusi Group is the only headhunter to guarantee every placement for 2 YEARS, exclusively for MMP tenants. Visit www.viscusigroup.com. Come learn more about the service and if you mention “NEOCON” on your resume order at www.bulletproofyourresume.com you will receive a FREE cover letter to go with resume, normally a 50 dollar value.
So, if you are unemployed, for a year or more, or just started your search, or in fear of your future come hear what Stephen Viscusi, headhunter, author and The Job Whisperer has to say.

Showroom Parties

Date: Monday, June 14 Time:  5-7p.m.
Floors 3, 10 and 11

The momentum of NeoCon will be in full swing on Monday night! Don’t miss out on all the action. Showroom-hop on Floors 3, 10 and 11 to see fabulous products, network, and wine and dine with all your colleagues and friends from the industry in select showrooms.

Centiva by International Floors of America
Market Suites, 8th Floor, Suite 8-6118
Stop by the Centiva booth to learn more about our environmental initiatives, extensive selection of flooring choices and American made products. While there, register to win an iPad.

ECOBRITE - LED by LOTSTAR LTD.
Market Suites, 7th Floor, Suite 7-2099
Stop by for a Free LED Light Bulbs Drawing at 2:30 p.m. on June 14, 15 and 16 at our booth.

Patcraft
11th Floor, Suite 113
Join us for cocktails on Monday, June 14 and Tuesday, June 15 at 3 p.m.

USGBC Member Circle Event

Where:
Haworth Chicago Showroom
312 Merchandise Mart
Chicago, IL 60654

When:
Monday, June 14, 2010
5:30-7 p.m.

USGBC invites you and your co-workers to join us for a free event, exclusively for USGBC national and chapter members.

Join fellow green building professionals for this exciting event, a complement to NeoCon World's Trade Fair 2010 in Chicago. In addition to networking, cocktails and hors d'oeuvres, there will be a short presentation from Rhiannon Jacobsen, USGBC's Director of Sponsorship & Exhibition, with an update on Greenbuild 2010. Tours of the Haworth showroom, Gold certified under the LEED for Commercial Interiors rating system, will also be available.

We hope your will be able to join us and many of your peers for this Member Circle reception. The event is open to full-time employees of USGBC national member organizations, individual members of USGBC chapters and their spouses or significant others. Please extend this invitation to your colleagues.

RSVP today. Space is limited! Please be sure that each attendee registers individually.

Questions or comments? Contact membercircles@usgbc.org.

Nanophase
Market Suites, 7th Floor, 7-7140

Revolutionize Window Cleaning!
Free Nano Ultra super Hydrophilic Window Technology Rits to all Facility Managers who visit the Nanophase booth.


Camp out at Turnstone
When: Monday, June 14, 2010 4:00-6:00pm
Where: Turnstone Showroom, Suite 3-100


Join Linak for a special treat
BethAnn Goldberg, as seen on Food Network Cake Challenge, will be in the LINAK booth (4070, 7th Floor) June 14th putting the final touches on a specialty sculpted cake, which incorporates moving LINAK lifts. See the cake in motion from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. with a tasting from 3-5 p.m.

Chromcraft Contract
10th Floor, Suite 1078
Monday, June 14th, 5:00 p.m.

You are invited to come enjoy refreshments and live Blues Band music featuring JoJo and the Blues Train. Come and see our newest Product and Best of NeoCon entries!

Steelcase Showroom - Suite 300
Monday, June 14
2:00-3:00 p.m.

Meet and chat with Eben Bayer, cofounder and CEO of Ecovative Design and collaborator with Steelcase on EcoCradle packaging.

BIFMA International’s Annual Membership Meeting

Date: Wednesday, June 16
Time: 7:15–9a.m.
Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza, 15th floor, Wolfpoint Ballroom

Members of the Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association (BIFMA International) and invited guests are encouraged to attend this year’s breakfast meeting to hear BIFMA’s annual state-of-the-industry and state-of-the-association reports.
Pre-registration required. For more information, contact BIFMA at 616-285-3963.

Chicago: Taste of the Town

The Merchandise Mart, 1st Floor

Looking for a great restaurant during your stay in Chicago? From the hippest new hot-spot, to the classic, old-world eateries, to a quick lunch meeting locale—check out the annual restaurant guide by Metropolis, Chicago: Taste of the Town. Since 1998 the fun, pocket guide has been an essential tool for helping NeoCon attendees navigate the Chicago restaurant scene. Pick up your copy at NeoCon or visit metropolismag.com/taste.

Design Interchange Networking Event

Date: Monday, June 14   Time: 5:30-7 p.m.
Presented by: The KOHLER Store
Sponsored by: Project Osmosis, FocusOnDesign, Designers for the 21st Century (D421) and The Black Design News Network
Location: The KOHLER Store, 100 Merchandise Mart
Fee: $5 at the door

This social networking event follows an association forum (AF8) on challenges/solutions in the design industry during this economic downturn. Meet the presenters and discuss new strategies for developing your business or career. Light hors d'oeuvres and complimentary white wines will be served. Entry is free for AF8 forum attendees, or $5.00 at the door.

To register contact Gwen Williams, board member, Project Osmosis eclecticdzinr@yahoo.com. Registration also accepted at the door.

DISASTER SOS: HAITI

Date: Tuesday, June 15   Time: 2-4 p.m. 
Presented by: The Black Design News Network 
Location: IIDA Learning Center
Fee: $15 at the door 
CEU: 0.2

A thought provoking forum on Haitii with some experts from the fields of design, planning, international development and cultural anthropology. The forum will involve critical thinking about shelter and disaster with a focus on planning, cause and effect, and risk management after a disaster. 

This session will be followed by an interactive discussion and networking hour for potential collaborations and partnerships from 4–5 p.m. Sponsored by IIDA, FocusOnDesign, Designers for the 21st Century (D421), Project Osmosis, and The Black Design News Network

Speakers:  Kerl LaJeune, architect, Founder and Principal at Atelier Azara, Renee Kemp-Rotan - urban designer and co-founder, Black Design News Network; Atim Annette Oton, architectural designer and co-founder, Black Design News Network; Bryan Hudson, Architect, principal at SOMA Design Consultants Inc.; and Lee Bey, writer and architectural critic African American writer/architectural critic.

To register contact Atim Oton, director of the Black Design News Network atimoton@yahoo.com. Registration also accepted at the door.

MINIMAL + Coalesse Cocktail Reception

Date: Monday, June 14
Time: 6-10:00p.m.
MINIMAL 1032 W. Fulton Market,
Chicago IL 60607
RSVP Required: Email info@mnml-rsvp.com

MINIMAL, together with Coalesse invite you to a rooftop cocktail reception celebrating the launch of the new collection designed by Scott Wilson.

The event takes place Monday, June 14 from 6-10pm at 1032 W Fulton Market in the West Loop neighborhood. After party at Victor Hotel, 9pm-2am. Please RSVP as space is limited: info@mnml-rsvp.com.