Calendar of Events

The Professional Interior Designers Institute of Manitoba promotes and enhances the knowledge, skill and proficiency of its members in all matters relating to the profession of interior design.

THE PIDIM AGM
Thursday, February 25th, 2010
At the Winnipeg Art Gallery, Penthouse Level
300 Memorial Boulevard
5:30 PM to 6:30 PM - AGM
6:30 PM to 7:30 PM- Cocktails / Appetizers
7:30 PM - CEU Presentation "Inclusive Design" by Donna Church, Manager of marketing and Communications, Kohler Canada

$15 - PIDIM Members
$20 - Non-Members
$10 - Student
Please note that there is no change for the AGM portion of the evening.

Past Events

BUILDING CODE COURSE, presented by Dr. John Frye

The course will consist of 4 lectures, to occur weekly on Wednesday nights starting January 13 2010, from 6:00-9:00pm. Each lecture will be 3 hours in length with a short break. Format will consist of lecture followed by a workshop. Course notes and software for reference will be provided to all attendees (programs for calculating WC #'s, occupancy loads, etc).
The lectures will be held in room 229 in the Engineering 2 building at the University of Manitoba.
The cost: PIDIM Members: $300.00 ; Non Members: $400.00 ; Students: $ 80.00
This course is worth 12 Health, Safety and Welfare CEC’s.
RSVP to the PIDIM office pidim@shaw.ca by end of day January 4th, 2010. Payment in full is required by January 4th, 2009 to reserve your space in the course.
For course outline, please contact the PIDIM office.


THE GREEN SOLUTION - Continuing Education Credit
Please join PIDIM while taking part in the 'Green Solution'.
This Jones Goodridge presentation will explore the most innovative water saving technologies. Specifically, we will discuss low flow aerators, electronics, metering faucets, and low flush valves, just to name a few!
Date: Tuesday, September 15
Time: Food will be served at 5:30, presentation starts at 6:00
Location: The training will be held at Jones Goodridge at 1522 St. James Street
Price: $10 payable to PIDIM
Value: 1 PIDIM CEC -- sign-in sheet will be available at the front.


Thank You to our Sponsors
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS OF THE IDC AGM
Evening Gold Sponsors:
Haworth Inc. and Anthony Allan Work Environments
Saturday Evening Sponsors:
Platinum Sponsor: KOHLER
Gold Sponsors: Shaw Contract Group and InterfaceFLOR
Silver Sponsors:
The New Patcraft & Designweave
First Avenue Office Furnishings / DIIRT / KNOLL
Bronze Sponsors:
U of M, Partners Program
Cloverdale Paint Inc.
BF Workplace
Formations Inc. / Formica
Ames Tile & Stone Ltd.
Johnsonite (Erv Parent Western Ltd.)
Julian Tile Inc.
The Global Group

DOOR HARDWARE PRESENTATION
Location: Allmar Showroom, 287 Riverton Avenue
Time: 6 PM Duration: Approx 1.5 hours Cost $10.00 CEC's: 1.5 hours applicable towards life and safety
Presenters Bruce Webber and Dave Sargent, from Allmar International will be giving a presentation of door hardware. In this presentation participants will learn:
* understanding how codes influence specifications
* explanation of the functions of each of the various elements of door hardware
* basics of specifying door hardware
RSVP to PIDIM


Student Meet & Greet
Presented by the Partners Program, the PIDIM and IDeAS
Please join us for an evening devoted to interior design in a union of students, educators and professionals featuring student work.
January 20, 2009
6 PM to 8 PM
Center Space J.A.R.
University of Manitoba
Beverages & Appetizers


Beth Harmon Vaughn Lecture
The U of M Partners Program is having a Reception (5:30) / Dinner (6:15) with guest speaker Beth Harmon Vaughn on Thursday, December 4, 2008. Cost: $20 Please RSVP to Shelly Goodacre at 474-7938 or email at goodacre@cc.umanitoba.ca

PIDIM CEC
Presented by Ted Wald, Milnco Insurance
This seminar will provide interior designers with an understanding of how insurance protection plays an essential role in the strength and vitality in their business. By knowing how and when their coverage re-acts, lawsuits and the resulting financial devastation can be reduced or even prevented.
Attendees will gain an awareness of the types of exposures they face as professionals. As a result, they will be able to exercise better business practices in order to minimize their risk of having to face any of these exposures, or the damage to reputation / business operations that could result.
Date: October 21, 2008
Location: BF Workplace, 1447 Waverly Street
Time: 5:30 - 7:30
Cost: $15 / $5 for student members
RSVP: by October 16th, to pidim@shaw.ca or Mireille at 925-4625
Refreshments generously provided by Stephen Hicks and BF Worplace.


ATMOSPHERE - call for abstracts
ATMOSPHERE will be a yearly symposium in the Faculty of Architecture, at University of Manitoba, to be held each February. We encourage people from the disciplines represented in the Faculty to submit abstracts – and to attend, as well as those outside of these traditional environmental design disciplines. Atmosphere is the consequence of the projects we make as designers of landscapes, cities, architecture and interiors. Atmosphere is hard to grasp, and even harder to talk about - yet the production of atmosphere, intended or not, is one of our most apparent contributions to the world. It is something that lingers after the program has changed or the client has left. Though palpable, atmosphere resists registration. So fragile and dependent on the world around, atmosphere is also susceptible to our individual perception. It is not something that can be read or interpreted. It is. ATMOSPHERE has been planned over a three-day period starting with a Thursday evening registration and the main invited lecture event. There will be two streams of speakers throughout the next two days. Invited lecturers would be woven through these streams. We hope that students across Canada and from the Midwest in the United States will attend. The range of speakers and topics will supplement students design education. This event can possibly become a highlight of the winter term. The output from ATMOSPHERE would be the event itself and the Conference papers published yearly prior to the Symposium. However, every five years we propose to collect the most memorable papers and invite authors to expand or elaborate their work to be included in a ‘reader’ that would be published by an international publishing house. The intent of ATMOSPHERE is to also provide a venue for students to hear, to meet participants with a perspective perhaps different from what they are normally exposed to. The excitement of such an event can also encourage students to submit their own work to this or other symposiums/ conferences. We also hope that the success of the event will help to further develop a sense of pride and belonging to this Faculty. ATMOSPHERE will provide a venue for local practitioners to see more of what is going on in the Faculty and in the global context that the speakers will be drawn from. We hope to attract practitioners, academics and students nationally and internationally as participants. This event will also provide a window into what we do to other members of the University of Manitoba community. To submit abstract and further information, go to: www.atmos.ca Please pass on this message to all that may be interested. *****

IIDEX Announces 2008 Show Theme
For more information, please visit www.iidexneocon.com *****

IIDEX / NeoCon Canada Exposition and Conference - Sept 25 & 26, 2008
IIDEX/NEOCON Canada 2008 – Attend Canada’s largest design expo and conference and receive a travel subsidy of $350 each. Deadline for applications is August 18, so make sure to apply today as space is limited. Visit www.iidexneocon.com for more information. (http://www.iidexneocon.com/2008/index.php/travel/travel_subsidy/) *****

NATURAL STONE LAUNCH PARTY
You are invited to Ames Tile & Stone's "Natural Stone Launch Party". September 18th 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm The Millennium Centre 389 Main Street Winnipeg, Manitoba This launch will be run as a fashion show, with models to carry the stone products down a runway. After the models show off the product, there will be booths set up for people to browse the product. Not to forget, there will be lots of food and beverages. All PIDIM members are welcome. Please visit http://www.amestile.com/stonecouture to RSVP. *****

PIDIM SUMMER PARTY
Please join us for an evening of learning, laughing and plant exchanging! The PIDIM is pleased to offer a Continuing Education Credit: 'The Proposed Energy and Water Efficiency Requirements in Manitoba's Building and Plumbing Codes' by Rodney McDonald. Date: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 Location: Global Total Office Showroom, 1 - 1080 Waverly Street Time: 5:45 Registration 6:00 CEC Presentation 6:45 Plant Exchange Cost: $15.00 Please RSVP by June 10th to Mireille Noël - pidid@shaw.ca or 925-4625. The Presentation will be worth 1 PIDIM CEC

MAY 5 - St. Mary's Academy to Honour Joan Harland
St. Mary’s Academy is holding their Fourth Annual Marian Awards at a luncheon on Saturday, May 3, 2008. The Marians recognize alumnae and friends of St. Mary’s Academy for outstanding personal and professional achievements. One of this year’s honorees is Joan Harland, Professor Emeritus, University of Manitoba, Department of Interior Design, who is being recognized for her distinguished professional career. Joan Harland graduated from The University of Manitoba, Faculty of Architecture in 1932. She was responsible for the development of the four-year Interior Design program at the University of Manitoba, which became recognized as one of the premier Interior Design programs in North America. In 1954 an act to incorporate the Interior Designers Institute of Manitoba was passed by the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba under Bill No. 38. Joan was one of the founding members of that process. In celebration of the award to recognize Joan Harland’s achievements for the profession of Interior Design in Manitoba, the PIDIM would like to ensure good representation of members at the event and reserve tables for the luncheon. Would members interested in attending the lunch, please contact Mireille Noël at the PIDIM office so that we will know how many tables to reserve. The event is being held at Bergmann’s on Lombard, between 11:30 and 1:30 on Saturday, May 3rd. Admission is $35.00 per person. The PIDIM will make the reservations for those attending, but PIDIM members attending will be responsible for purchasing their own tickets. Please contact the PIDIM office at 925 – 4625 by April 18th to express an interest in attending the event. Elizabeth Sellors, Treasurer ***

APR 26 -- Invitation to FAUM Year-End
Faculty of Architecture University of Manitoba invites PIDIM members to their year end event. Friday, April 25th 6PM to 10PM J. A. Russell Building Cash Bar ***

2009 Faculty of Architecture Endowment Fund
The Faculty of Architecture, at The University of Manitoba, invites submissions for the annual disbursement from the Faculty of Architecture Endowment Fund. This year there is approximately $46,500 available for disbursement. For more information, please visit: http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/architecture/Endowment%20Fund.htm

The PIDIM AGM with Special Guest Speaker
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2008 at the Winnipeg Squash Racquet Club - 275 Stradbrook Avenue 5:00 - 6:15 PIDIM Annual General Meeting 6:15 to 7:30 Wine & Cheese Reception with Mogens (cash bar) 7:30 - 8:30 'Design, Bottom-Line & the Environment' 8:30 - 9:00 Mogens Vision 'The Future of Design, the Environment and Business' Rickets: $20 - PIDIM Members $25 - Non-Members $15 - Students Please RSVP to the PIDIM office @ 925-4625, or by email - pidim@shaw.ca by February 15, 2008. 'Design, Bottom-Line & the Environment' is worth 0.1 CEU credit (1 hr. PIDIM CEC). CEC forms will be available at the presentation.

STUDENT MEET & GREET - January 16th - 6 - 8 PM
At PIDIM we believe that connecting talented students with prospective employers is key in building a bridge between the academic and professional communities. This event will be held the evening of Wednesday January 16th from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Centre Space of the JAR Building at the University of Manitoba. The evening will be informal in nature, providing opportunities to meet the students, view their work, and create a valuable dialogue for the future. Refreshments and hors d'oeuvres will be served. PIDIM extends a gracious thank-you to the Partners Program for their generous sponsorship of this evening.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18TH -- 5:30 PM
The PIDIM meeting for the new Professional Development Plan will be held at 6pm at the PIDIM office, 137 Bannatyne Avenue East.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4th
PIDIM POTLUCK CHRISTMAS PARTY Date: December 4, 2007 Location: Anthony Allan Showroom, 12 - 62 Scurfiled Blvd. Time: 6:30 - 10 Gift Exchange: Think 'Green' The gift exchange will be lead by Mia Kinal As a way of thanking our resource members for ll of their hard work throughout the year, this year's party is a potluck. We are asking you, our members, to please bring an item with you, therefy relieving our resource members of any sponsorship of the evening. If each mmember could bring either: an appetizer, dessert, beverage (alcoholic or non), it would be greatly appreciated. Feel free to bring the recipe to share with your fello members. Please RSVP with the item you will be bringing to the party, to Mireille at 925-4625, or pidim@shaw.ca by November 20th. This way we can ensure we have everything we need. We look forward to seeing you!

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20TH, 2007 - 6:00 PM
Come out and see the new home of the Winnipeg Humane Society on November 20th at 6:00 pm. Tour will be from 6:00 to 7:00 pm. Location: 45 Hurst Way (off Waverley Street) If you wish to be part of the tour, please arrive before 6:00 pm. Donations (cash, animal food products, animal toys) are greatly appreciated, and will be collected during the tour. We look forward to seeing you there!

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23rd 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
NCIDQ INFO SESSION at the PIDIM Office 137 Bannatyne Avenue East, 2nd Floor

OCTOBER 11 & 12 - PIDIM AND THE 2007 WINNIPEG CANSTRUCTION EVENT
PIDIM Members - please visit the CANstruction Website to see what PIDIM is building! http://www.canstructionwinnipeg.com

STARTING OCT 20th - Principles of Construction Documentation
A 6-week (Saturdays) stand alone offering, the PCD is an introductory course that will enable the student to have a better understanding of construction documentation (specifications, drawings and schedules), products, bidding procedures and contracts. Additionally it is a prerequisite for taking the Certified Technical Representative, Registered Specification Writer, or Certified Construction Contract Administrator Certification Courses. Course Schedule: Saturday October 20 through to Saturday November 24; 9 AM to 4PM, 6 consecutive Saturdays. For further details. For further details, please visit www.cscwinnipeg.ca

SEPT 27 & 28 - COAST TO COAST TRAVEL SUBSIDY TO ATTEND IIDEX
Your Ticket to Great Design! -- Coast to Coast is your ticket to North America's hottest design exposition and conference. Increase your competitive edgy, bring the latest product info to your colleagues and clients and stay on top of the industry's latest developments this September 27 and 28 at IIDEX / NeoCon Canada in Toronto. IIDEX's goal in promoting this program is to provide financial incentives to intrior designers, architects, and facility managers who might not otherwise allocate time and budget to attend this show. Attendees under this program will receive a travel subsidy ranging from $250 to $550 depending on their distance from Toronto. Space is limited so make sure to apply today! Please visit http://www.iidexneocon.com/index.php/registration/travel/ to download the application form.

SEPTEMBER 18th -- PIDIM WOULD LOVE YOUR INPUT - MEETING REMINDER
Just a reminder that PIDIM is holding a * Formations / Formica Presentation * Professional Development Program Question Period * The PIDIM Vision Session We'd love your input - What would you like to see in the PIDIM future? Meeting open to all membership Date: September 18th, 2007 at 6:00 PM at the PIDIM Office. Thanks to our Evening Sponsors FORMATIONS INC. and SAVOIA CANADA INC. for providing refreshments. See you there!

AUGUST 31 DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR DESIGNING CANADA
Please be advised that submissions for the Sptember 7th issue of Designing Canada are due no later than Friday, August 31 ! IDC is happy to accept photos, PDFs, as well as your story submissions, and thanks you for your participation.

TUESDAY, JULY 31st - EXPERIENCES IN OUTPATIENT CARE
Time: at 1:00 pm and 5:30 pm. Location: bf workplace, 1447 Waverley Street. This seminar is intended to share the latest research on the critical issues affecting outpatient care delivery and the needs of patients, caregivers and partners in care. Architects and designers are introduced to our research methodology, real stories from our observations, and the insights and concepts generated from that work. All with the intent to help understand the deep connection between the outpatient care experience and physical space. After the presentation, you will have an opportunity to visit a unique, interactive mobile showroom which speaks to the holistic approach to creating optimal healing spaces. The showroom features four healthcare vignettes including waiting room, exam room, patient room and nurses station. RSVP to Holly Zavislak at 489-4191 or holly.zavislak@bfworkplace.com. (Please note that this seminar is worth 0.1 CEUs.)

TUESDAY, JUNE 19 -- THE PIDIM SUMMER PARTY
Date: Tuesday, June 19th Location: Ralph Connor House - 54 West Gate Time: 6:30 PM RSVP: Mireille - 925.4625 or pidim@shaw.ca by June 11th. Are you looking for something new for the garden? Bring a plant and participate in the plant exchange. If you wish to enjoy the beautiful setting outside, please bring a lawnchair. Evening Sponsors: Robinson Lighting and DIRTT / First Avenue Office Furniture Ltd.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13TH - FORMATIONS INC. OPEN HOUSE
Formations Inc. Invites you to their new location for an open house get together at 1601 Church Avenue. Come and enjoy food and refreshments while meeting and mingling with staff and their Manufacturer reps on Wednesday, June 13, 2007 from 3:00 to 8:00 PM. Please RSVP by June 5 to Nancy, 694,7040 or nancy.carpenter@formations-inc.com.

Sat & Sun, May 26 - 27 - DOORS OPEN WINNIPEG
For more information, contact Cindy Tugwell by phone at 942-2663 or info@doorsopenwinnipeg.ca, or your PIDIM contact Hope MacKenzie 254-0211, email hope@hopemackenzieid.com. with any questions. They are currently looking for volunteers for this event. Please go to www.doorsopenwinnipeg.ca/volunteers.php and fill out the registration form.

Saturday, May 12th, 2007 - The MAA is hosting two seminars
Saturday, May 12th At the Winnipeg Convention Centre: Design and Delivery in an Electronic World: What PM's need to know about E-Mail and CADD The Stealth Project Profit Killer: 12 Steps to Get Scope Creep Back on Your Radar Screen

Tuesday, May 8th, 2007 - Public Lecture: Frontiers of Interior Design Education
Date: Tuesday, May 8, 2007 Time: 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM Location: Centre Space, Russell Building For more information, contact Philippa Alexiuk at palexiu@cc.umanitoba.ca

Tuesday, May 8th, 2007 Educational Seminar presented by BF Workplace & KI Canada
Featured Speaker: Nat Porter, Vice President - Education Market. Learn about the trends impacting facilities in higher education, and innovative learning space solutions that address these issues. Time 5:30PM to 7PM Place: BF Workplace, 1447 Waverly Street

Monday, May 7th, 20City of Winnipeg - Mandatory Building Site and Design Summary
This presentation facilitated by the MAA will be held at the Fairmont Hotel on Monday, May 7th, from 4PM to 6PM

Wednesday, May 2, 2007 - 2007 Colours for your Home
Benjamin Moore Presents: '2007 Colours for your Home" and 'Why Choose the Best Quality Paint?' Date & Place: Wednesday, May 2, 2007, Inn at the Forks, 75 Market Road, Winnipeg

Tuesday, February 27, 2007 - 6 PM: PIDIM Annual General Meeting, PIDIM Offices.
Thursday, February 22, 2007: CaGBC LEED-CI Workshop, The Holiday Inn Winnipeg South, 1330 Pembina Highway. Registration is online at http://www.cagbc.org/.CEUs can be approved on an individual basis for this course.

Tuesday, February 6, 2007 - 7PM: Tour of CTV Winnipeg.
Those interested in attending must be at the main floor elevator lobby between 6:45 and 7:00. For security reasons, anyone arriving after 7:00 will not be allowed on the tour. Please RSVP to the PIDIM office on or before February 2nd if you are interested in attending the tour.

PIDIM CHRISTMAS POTLUCK PARTY
Date: Monday December 15th, 2008
Time: 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: Julian Ceramic Tile Inc, Unit 10 - 885 Keewatin Street
Theme: Exchange a book, any book from your library!
RSVP by December 10th to pidim@shaw.ca or to Mireille at 925-4625.
Cost: $15.00