7.7.08 | IDLNY (Interior Designers for Legislation in NY) has for the 3^rd consecutive time in the past few years succeeded in obtaining the unanimous approval of both houses of the NY State Legislature of a bill (Senate Bill S3659) that would restrict the use of the title of Interior Designer.

4.21.08 | During NeoCon 07, an alarm was sounded for the interior design profession. The warning was loud and clear: a serious decline in the pool of interior design educators was and is putting our profession in jeopardy. We realized we need to do something fast to continue fostering future generations of interior designers with the ever increasingly complex skill set demanded by our clients. The original Call to Action Dialogue at NeoCon 07 to address the declining pool of interior design educators, sponsored by Kimball Office, was well attended by interior design educators and practitioners. It became clear that the problem has many challenging and disparate components.

9.17.07 | Robert Kennedy, Jr. was the Catalyst Breakfast keynote created for NeoCon Xpress by IIDA So.CA. He was introduced by Barbara Dunn, Gensler, president elect, who noted that, well before environmental vigilance became fashionable Robert Kennedy, Jr., was already there. His career includes his work as an environmentalist, non-profit executive, law professor, and author of The New York Times best seller Crimes Against Nature (HarperCollins 2004).