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The Furniture Society's 2009 annual conference will be held in Boone, NC at Appalachian State University. The theme, "Industrious: The Design, Craft & Commerce of Furniture Making," is intended to connect the field's rich and diverse history. This year the organizers are particularly looking for programming in the following categories:

• Professional practice/marketing
• Emerging talent/first time presenters
• International presenters
• Outside your comfort zone (new media and other inspirational forms)

Proposals should include the following information:

• Name (as you wish it to appear in the program)
• Address, e-mail, fax, and phone
• Website
• One paragraph Bio
• Resume or CV (optional)
• A written proposal for a specific presentation (e.g. panel discussion, demonstration, artist presentation, or conversation), including a title if appropriate and one or two paragraphs that explain the content of the presentation. Be as detailed and specific as possible with your description. This will enable the program committee to determine the appropriateness of your idea in the context of this year's conference theme.
• If visuals are part of your presentation, please provide samples in the form of .jpgs or a reference to an appropriate website.

Email your proposals to Kern Maass.

Deadline for submissions is October 15, 2008.

In October 2007, The Furniture Society's Board of Trustees appointed a three-member search committee to recommend a successor for Andrew Glasgow, The Furniture Society's first Executive Director. The search committee worked diligently to recruit qualified candidates through professional consultants, employment listings, and personal networking. Though the committee interviewed many excellent candidates, it was decided to keep the search open and continue the interview process.

In the meantime, an Interim Executive Director has been appointed to support and manage the Society's development during the extended search. Lynn Szymanski will step down as Treasurer of the Executive Committee for the Board of Trustees and assume the responsibility of Interim Executive Director. The Nominating Committee is in the process of selecting a new member of the Executive Commmittee to serve as Treasurer. Lynn may be contacted by email.

The Executive Director search committee currently consists of Andy Glantz and Rachel Fuld, both of whom serve on the Executive Committee, as well as Miguel Gomez-Ibanez.

The 8th annual Architectural Digest Home Show will take place March 26-29, 2009 at Pier 94 in New York City. This will mark the 2nd year for the "MADE" section, featuring limited edition and one-of-a-kind fine art furnishings and objects from around the globe. Based on its success in 2008, "MADE" will be expanded and positioned at the front of the Show next March.

The exhibition space includes 10' free standing finished white walls and white carpet, and will be promoted throughout an extensive promotional campaign which generates hundreds of millions of media impressions. The AD Show is pleased to offer approved Furniture Society applicants a 15% discount on exhibit space. Membership must be current to apply and acceptance into the show will be juried by the AD Show management.

Space is limited. For more information, please contact Troy Hanson at 212.644.0833 or thanson@mmart.com.

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The Multiplicity winners have been announced! Awardees will have their work displayed at ICFF May 17 – 19. Both Awardees and Honors will have their work displayed at the Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College, State University of New York, beginning on June 15, 2008.
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A Conversation With John Perreault - Kicking off the rebirth of The Furniture Society Forum, and as part of the lead-up to the 12th annual FS conference in Purchase, N.Y., in June, Forum Moderator David Richardson has arranged on online discussion about craft and art with critic and author John Perreault (see Artopia). Other invited commentators include Namita Wiggers, curator at the Museum of Contemporary Craft, Portland, Matthew Hebert, assistant professor in the furniture program at SDSU, and Andrew Wagner, editor of American Craft Magazine.

The rapid-fire online discussion occurred Monday, May 19, but it remains open and all FS members are encouraged to join us on the Forum and participate in the discussion.

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