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Monday, April 8, 2013
Monday, April 1, 2013
Presidents, Past and Future
IDC-Oregon is excited to welcome our new interim President, Ingrid Hoffman. Thank you, Alicia, for the past two years of hard work, dedication and success!
President's Message, Ingrid Hoffman
I am honored to be serving as the new interim IDC-Oregon President. The collaborative’s legislative cause is particularly important to me as a sole proprietor of an interior design practice. Commercial interior design is a continually emerging profession and professional registration legislation is an important step toward true professional recognition. My goals as IDC-Oregon president are to better represent and support Oregon Interior Design professionals, to help educate the public regarding the importance of the work we do, and to achieve registration for the many qualified design professionals working in the state of Oregon.
Past President's Message, Alicia Snyder-Carlson
Thank you IDC-Oregon members for allowing me to serve as IDC-Oregon’s President over the past two years. It has been an extremely rewarding experience and I am proud to be part of such a fantastic organization and interior design community. We’ve made great strides at the legislature, learned valuable lessons, and gained a ton of momentum to lead us into future legislative session. Although I have fulfilled my tenure as President, I will remain on the board as an active participant. I have joined the ASID Oregon Board and currently serve as an ASID Liaison to the IDC-Oregon Board. I’m very excited to have Ingrid Hoffman join the board as interim President and looking forward to see what we will accomplish in the next two years.
Thursday, March 28, 2013
ASID Legislative Symposium 2013 Recap
This past February, National and State leaders from ASID, IIDA, and various State Coalitions from all across the country came together for the 2013 ASID National Legislative Symposium in Dallas, Texas. The Symposium helps participants effectively communicate with legislators and enhance their State legislative efforts on behalf of the Interior Design profession. As leaders on National and State efforts, participants of the symposium are honored to represent the voice of the profession to ensure Interior Designers are acknowledged in the building industry for our work in a code based environment.
1) Build bridges with our opposition
In order to be successful at the legislature, we need to find ways to communicate better with opposition groups and demonstrate that design legislation does not pose a threat to professionals within our profession or other building professions. One approach is to “build bridges” on like-topics and provide economic impact data. For example, there are just over 500 Interior Designers in Oregon and about 300 of those Designers work in Architecture firms. IDC-Oregon will be looking into bills that AIA Oregon might be supporting to see if we can also support their cause, thereby building a positive relationship on a legislative level and potentially creating a bridge to draw them over to support Interior Design Licensing.
2) Build better relationships with our legislators
To achieve further success, one way we can support other legislative efforts is by talking to our legislators. IDC-Oregon’s Capitol Day was at the end of February and a huge success. Practicing professionals, students, and professors were in attendance and had the opportunity to meet with their legislators. While some members had some initial nervousness, many participants expressed their surprise at the enthusiasm of the legislators to meet with us. Most legislators are just like us, meaning they have day jobs, community responsibilities, and legislative duties but they love hearing what’s important to you. As Designers and voting constituents, we have a civil duty to communicate to our legislators why interior design legislation is important to us or they simply won’t know.
The 2013 ASID National Legislative Symposium not only provided information imperative to our efforts but helped inspire new ideas and reminded us of the passion we have to see this process all the way through. A bill typically takes more than three to five legislative sessions to get passed. IDC-Oregon is preparing for session and we need your voice to help pass the bill!
IDC-Oregon encourages you to be an advocate for the Interior Design profession and active participant in our legislative efforts, for the future of the profession depends on all of us. When a capitol day or bill hearing is scheduled, we need you, your clients, your friends and your family to be present and involved to be successful. We can’t do it without you, join us in passing the bill!
IDC-Oregon was able to have two participants in attendance, Interim President, Ingrid Hoffman, and Past President, Alicia Snyder-Carlson. Among the informative sessions, Ingrid and Alicia, had the opportunity to meet with Texas legislators that support the interior design profession, gained strategies on how to enhance our fundraising efforts, obtained the latest updates from the current NCIDQ President and President-elect, and practiced our advocacy skills in several active learning sessions.
In addition to those valuable lessons, the two biggest takeaways were: 1) to try to build bridges with our opposition and, 2) similar to past years, we all need to build better relationships with our legislators.
In order to be successful at the legislature, we need to find ways to communicate better with opposition groups and demonstrate that design legislation does not pose a threat to professionals within our profession or other building professions. One approach is to “build bridges” on like-topics and provide economic impact data. For example, there are just over 500 Interior Designers in Oregon and about 300 of those Designers work in Architecture firms. IDC-Oregon will be looking into bills that AIA Oregon might be supporting to see if we can also support their cause, thereby building a positive relationship on a legislative level and potentially creating a bridge to draw them over to support Interior Design Licensing.
2) Build better relationships with our legislators
To achieve further success, one way we can support other legislative efforts is by talking to our legislators. IDC-Oregon’s Capitol Day was at the end of February and a huge success. Practicing professionals, students, and professors were in attendance and had the opportunity to meet with their legislators. While some members had some initial nervousness, many participants expressed their surprise at the enthusiasm of the legislators to meet with us. Most legislators are just like us, meaning they have day jobs, community responsibilities, and legislative duties but they love hearing what’s important to you. As Designers and voting constituents, we have a civil duty to communicate to our legislators why interior design legislation is important to us or they simply won’t know.
Friday, February 15, 2013
Friday, January 18, 2013
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
The Interior Design Collaborative – Oregon participates in the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) Oregon Chapter Fall Conference
“Re-Design Your Path to Success" was the motto for the ASID Oregon Fall Conference held October 7-8, 2011 at a Mountain Resort in Welches. The Conference allowed ASID members to connect with IDC-Oregon, who had a table at the event.
Conference attendees were able to ask IDC-Oregon questions about legislation and how they could get involved. IDC-Oregon President Alicia Snyder-Carlson explains how licensing will benefit commercial interior design businesses, “Licensing is a tool for every designer's success. A license will expand business opportunities for designers in the commercial design field." ASID members responded and showed their support in IDC-Oregon’s efforts.
ASID member, Heather Woods, supports legislation; “Alicia and Lynne provided a concise and informative introduction and update on the activities of IDC-Oregon at the 2011 ASID Fall Conference. I support the need for legislation in the interior design industry to qualify designers who affect the health, safety and welfare of the public.”
Timberline lodge was the perfect setting for the conference which allowed designers, vendors and other members in the industry to re-connect. IDC-Oregon Vice President, Lynne Dewhurst, confirmed the success of the event: “The ASID conference was a fantastic experience. The speakers were informative and the topics were educational. We had several people express interest in IDC-Oregon and we're looking forward to working more with ASID in the future.”
Conference attendees were able to ask IDC-Oregon questions about legislation and how they could get involved. IDC-Oregon President Alicia Snyder-Carlson explains how licensing will benefit commercial interior design businesses, “Licensing is a tool for every designer's success. A license will expand business opportunities for designers in the commercial design field." ASID members responded and showed their support in IDC-Oregon’s efforts.
ASID member, Heather Woods, supports legislation; “Alicia and Lynne provided a concise and informative introduction and update on the activities of IDC-Oregon at the 2011 ASID Fall Conference. I support the need for legislation in the interior design industry to qualify designers who affect the health, safety and welfare of the public.”
Timberline lodge was the perfect setting for the conference which allowed designers, vendors and other members in the industry to re-connect. IDC-Oregon Vice President, Lynne Dewhurst, confirmed the success of the event: “The ASID conference was a fantastic experience. The speakers were informative and the topics were educational. We had several people express interest in IDC-Oregon and we're looking forward to working more with ASID in the future.”
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