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October 1, 2011 President's Message: Dear Members and Friends,
Aloha and Welcome to our New ASID 2011-2012 Year! What a year of change. We cannot avoid it, so embrace change and emerge stronger and leaner through these tough economic times. Both National and your new board are dedicated to those basic tenants of ASID membership: **Grow Your Business**Build Your Network **Expand Your Knowledge Grow your business by helping us educate the public of the value of using ASID Allied and Professional members for their interior design needs. You have differentiated yourself as a professional via your ASID membership, let’s get the word out to the community. Let me know if you can write design articles; we are looking for a minimum of 12 articles to publish island wide. Send press releases too. ASID National invested heavily in the new branding. Download and use the new appellation to increase your recognition. Start thinking ahead to the Design Awards this new year. Design all your projects with an award entry in mind. Add the appellation “Award Winning Designer” to your signature. More information on branding is available at http://www.asid.org/custom/thebrandstory/index.asp Take advantage of ASID’s opportunities to expand your knowledge. Check the asidhawaii.org website regularly for the calendar of events. Go to Market and the major trade shows and conferences this year. This is a great way to stay current, identify the new trends, and experience new introductions. When you describe a product to your client that you have physically touched, experienced firsthand, your words—that communication, is different. It is powerful. Build your network. Attend all CEU events, even if you are familiar with the topic. The board will bring CEU programs to all islands this year. You have the opportunity to meet great people, add experience, and expand your network of designers, vendors and resources. The future of business is about relationships. Join your new board, get out of the office, participate in the events, help on the committees, and give back to our island community that has contributed to your success, then ASID will be able to enrich your business, your knowledge, and your life. Yours in design, Valorie Spence, ASID President, Hawaii Chapter Announcements:  RealWorld DesignWeek 2011 Registration is now open for all Professional, Allied and IP rep members! It can be accessed online directly
Important RealWorld DesignWeek Update! Registration has now opened for students! We have an overwhelming response from interested students- but there are not enough shadow days to host them. We need YOUR help to give these passionate students an opportunity to participate! CURRENT REGISTRATION COUNT: Total Mentors: 403 Total Students: 895 If your chapter would like to know how many members have registered to date, please email rwdw@asid.org. Interested in seeing what a RealWorld experience looks like? Click here! Remember, there is no cost to register. Any questions can be sent to rwdw@asid.org. Ready to rock RWDW? Click here to learn how your chapter can earn $1000! Maui Design News: September has been a busy month on our island. We started the month on Oahu at the Pacific Club for the ASID Design Awards. Nancy Schnur, ASID CAPS and Howard Dicus were excellent hosts. Our many thanks to all who worked to put on such a beautiful evening. Many thanks to Naomi of Whirlpool for hosting a wonderful and educational event at the Honolulu Country Club. Great to see the new introductions from JennAir and KitchenAid. Last month, Pacific Source hosted us with a Wolf/Subzero training seminar and update. Thank you Gina Dunker, Allied Member, ASID. The judges for the BIA Parade of Homes spent a day on Maui evaluating projects. Maui’s AIA, ASID and Maui Design Group all participated in a CEU and table top event with vendors, lunch, and gifts. Lighting CEU seminar. Both were great programs. Vendors brought new product introductions. We connected with the Reps, which is always valuable since we are so isolated—good to have a real person to talk with. After lunch, we had our first quarterly MDG meeting. We all look forward to the regular meetings again to stay current with what is happening in our island design world. Good lunch; better fellowship. Big thanks to Greg Endo, Pacifica Sourcing, for putting the event together. We are looking forward to our fall visit from Debby Gray of DeSousa Hughes, who will host us at a Main Street Bistro Luncheon November 8th. John Murray will also be on island next month with new Kravet, Lee Jofa, Ralph Lauren, Brunschig & Fils introductions. Respectfully submitted, Upcoming Webinars: Website for Leaders This session provides an overview of information on the ASID Web site that all chapter leaders should be familiar with, for their own use or to direct members who need assistance. Topics covered include the Chapter Resources and Member Services sections of the site, the Brand Resources section, the Chapter Locator, calendar of local events, My ASID, Find a Designer profile, online directories and links to additional online resources, such as Connex and UNi. ***Please Note*** This webinar is part of the ASID Leadership Training program and is directed to ALL Chapter leaders but all are welcome to attend. No CEUs credits are available for participating in this webinar. Host Organization: ASID. Host Email: education@asid.org. Wednesday, October 12, 2011, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM. For more info visit www2.gotomeeting.com. Go Green Recorded on Demand .4 CEU Webinar Webinar Host Organization: InteriorDesign-ED. Host Email: beverlyvosko@gmail.com. Wednesday, October 19, 2011, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM. 3807 Riley St. Houston TX 77005. For more info visit www.interiordesign-ed.com. Lighting and Daylighting Recorded On Demand .4 CEU Webinar Webinar Host Organization: InteriorDesign-ED. Host Email: beverlyvosko@gmail.com. Thursday, October 27, 2011, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM. 3807 Riley St. Houston TX 77005. For more info visit www.interiordesign-ed.com. ASID Hawaii Website Tips: Forget how to log in to our website? Go to www.asidhawaii.net and click on Log In near the top of the page. If you have a common first name and your name alone doesn't work, trying adding a 1 (example: Jane1). Update your online profile by adding a picture, retail location, bio or other information. Click on Members Only and then click If you are updating your contact info, don't forget to also go to the national website and update your info as well. Industry Partner News: Are you an Industry Partner member? Click here to access the ASID Industry Partners Newsroom where you will find Student Lounge: ASID has a special section tailor-made for students and aspiring professionals, the Student Lounge. You will find updates Maximize Your ASID Benefits: eLearning: Looking for easy, on demand access to high quality online education and training courses? Look no further. ASID Business & Practice Center: Visit this online resource featuring information on a variety of subjects such as: ASID Knowledge Center: Visit this valuable online resource featuring information to help your business grow and prosper ASID Connex: ASID National has unveiled their newly redesigned Connex Online Community. >>>MORE
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