2019 Annual Conference

Charlotte

Charlotte, NC

Visit Charlotte

Conference Agenda

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Day 1

Wednesday, March 6, 2019

7 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Registration Open

8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

CIDA Workshop (Pre-Registration required)

1 p.m. – 5 p.m

Pre-Conference Workshops (Pre-registration required)

Integrating WELL Features and LEED Strategies into the Curriculum and Universal Design Beyond Wheelchairs

5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Opening Reception

Day 2

Thursday, March 7, 2019

7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Registration Open

8:30 a.m. – 10 a.m.

Keynote Address

10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

Research and Scholarship Concurrent Presentations

11:15 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.

Exhibit Hall Open

11:15 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Lunch with Exhibitor Sponsors and Graduate Student Poster Presentations

Noon – 1 p.m.

ASID Panel – Designer Career Pathways and Compensation (RSVP Required)

1 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.

Research and Scholarship Concurrent Presentations

DINNER ON YOUR OWN

8 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Awards Presentation/Pecha Kucha

Day 3

Friday, March 8, 2019

7:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Exhibit Hall Open

7:15 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

Strolling Breakfast with Exhibit Sponsors and Professional Poster Presentations

7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

New Members/Grad Student Fellows Breakfast

8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Student Competition Posters

8:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.

Research and Scholarship Concurrent Presentations

11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

Regional Meetings

12:15 p.m. – 2 p.m.

LUNCH ON YOUR OWN
or
Designing for Human Health: The WELL Building Standard^TM (Lunch included – Pre-registration required)

2 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Research and Scholarship Concurrent Presentations

3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.

Fellows Forum

4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Research and Scholarship Concurrent Presentations

6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Network Happy Hour (*RSVP Required)

DINNER ON YOUR OWN

Day 4

Saturday, March 9, 2019

8:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Student Competition Posters

8:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Research and Scholarship Concurrent Presentations

10:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.

State of IDEC

11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Town Hall Meeting/Open Forum

12:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Second Annual Community Service Outreach Charrette: Charlotte, NC (RSVP Required)

1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

IDEC Leadership Meeting (Invitation Required)

1:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Local Tours: Guided Museum Tour and a Tour WELL Spent *Separate Registration

2 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Post-Conference Workshop – Student Engagement Thinking Outside of the Box (Pre-registration required)

6:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Reception

7 p.m. – 10 p.m.

Awards Banquet (RSVP Required)

Registration Fees

*Early Bird Deadline: February 15

Registration Type
Member	$575
Non-Member	$920
Student Member	$325
One Day option Member – MUST select Thursday or Friday	$225
One Day option Non-Member – MUST select Thursday or Friday	$470
Workshops and Tours
Pre- Conference Workshops	$75
JID Author’s Workshop: Shaping a Creative Scholarship Visual Essay	$100
CIDA Workshop	$400
Designing for Human Health: The WELL Building StandardTM (Lunch included)	$90
Tours	$30

Mobile App

Navigate the event like a pro with the 2019 Annual Conference mobile app, powered by Core-apps.
With the Annual Conference mobile app, you can:

Stay organized with up-to-the-minute presentation and event information
Receive important, real-time communications from IDEC
Build a personalized schedule and bookmark exhibitors
Take notes and download event handouts and presentations
Rate and comment on the sessions you attend
Find attendees and connect with your colleagues

Concerned about not having a strong signal at the event hotel during the conference? Anxious about the idea of your battery dying right in the middle of building your event schedule? Don’t worry – we have you covered! Our mobile app is native – which means an internet connection is not needed to access any of its impressive features.

To download, search for “IDEC Conference”.

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Hotel information

Sheraton/LeMeridian Charlotte Hotel*

*Sleeping rooms will be located in the LeMeridan Tower
555 South McDowell Street
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28204
Phone: (877) 782-0116.

Special IDEC rate: $169 per night**

**Rate expires February 15. After this date, rate increases to $199 per night.

Travel Deals & Discounts

For the first time, IDEC is pleased to offer corporate travel discounts with Delta, United Airlines, Avis and Budget rentals. We hope our attendees will take advantage of these special rates!

Sponsors & Exhibitors

The IDEC Annual Conference draws on average more than 350 of the most influential interior design educators to its location – and North Carolina will be no different. Be a part of the advancement of interior design education, scholarship, and service this year.

If interested, email info@idec.org.

Become a Sponsor

Conference Tracks

Human-Centered Design speaks to the critical role interior spaces play in the well being of people in the made environment. Specific conference tracks joining design scholars, educators, and creators aim to coalesce a body of work significant in size and focus and to facilitate collaboration amongst these design thinkers. You must select one of the Conference Tracks below or select Open Track. All submissions will be scored using established criteria and there is NO penalty or advantage to selecting a track. These will be used for scheduling and so that conference presenters and attendees can identify areas of interest.

Culture
Pedagogy
Practice
Social Impact
Boundaries
Open Track

Awards

The Interior Design Educator’s Council values the recognition of excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service from both its own membership and the larger international design community. Awards will be presented at the 2019 Annual Conference.