CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
Time of sessions and speakers in the schedule are subject to change.
DAY ONE | MARCH 29, 2019
12:00 - 1:00 Conference Registration
01:00 - 02:30 Breakout Session 1
Ben Ivey from Mississippi College | Building your Online Brand
Beth Miller from Mississippi State University | Rendering Methods and Techniques
Rachel Clark | The NCIDQ Exam: A Panel Discussion
01:00 - 02:30 Student Portfolio Critiques
02:45 - 03:15 Project Presentation by Chris Myers and Russ Blount - Mississippi Civil Rights Museum
Meet in the Westin Ballroom for a short presentation by the Architects
03:15 - 05:00 Museum Visit (Transportation on your own)
Mississippi Civil Rights Museum 222 North Street #2205
06:30 - 09:30 Escape Room @ 601 Escape Rooms 839 State Street ($15 per person, pre-registration required. Transportation on your own)
DAY TWO | MARCH 30, 2019
08:00 - 09:30 Mock Interviews (by appointment)
08:30 - 09:30 Breakfast and Vendor Displays
08:30 - 09:30 Conference Registration
09:30 - 10:00 Welcome + Pecha Kucha
10:00 - 11:00 KEYNOTE SPEAKER | KIA WEATHERSPOON | THE FUTURE OF DESIGN IS EQUITY (1.0 CEU)
11:00 - 12:00 Breakout Session 2
Celia Barrett from Barrett Design Studio | Design is Theatre, principles of design and theatre in concept form
Lylyn Hingle Stockstill from LP Solutions | Forms of Turnable Light, What You Need to Know
Melessa Reddit from Magnuson Group, OED Reps | Nature in the Workplace: How we can learn and benefit from nature when creating the man made?
12:00 - 12:30 Lunch and Vendor Displays
12:30 - 01:30 Pecha Kucha + Student Design Awards Presentation
01:30 - 02:30 Breakout Session 3
Marla Emory + Thomas Futrell from Louisiana Tech University | Collaboration and Brand Building
Michael Wessels from Monogram / GE | Universal Design: A new Approach to Kitchen Design
William LeBlanc from Schluter Systems | Combining Design and Function in Today's ADA Compliant Bathroom
02:30 - 03:15 Break + Snacks + Pecha Kucha
03:15 - 04:00 DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER | TONI GOCKE WYRE | VISIONCASTING: DRIVING THE FUTURE OF DESIGN
04:00 - 04:15 Closing Remarks
12:00 - 1:00 Conference Registration
01:00 - 02:30 Breakout Session 1
Ben Ivey from Mississippi College | Building your Online Brand
Beth Miller from Mississippi State University | Rendering Methods and Techniques
Rachel Clark | The NCIDQ Exam: A Panel Discussion
01:00 - 02:30 Student Portfolio Critiques
02:45 - 03:15 Project Presentation by Chris Myers and Russ Blount - Mississippi Civil Rights Museum
Meet in the Westin Ballroom for a short presentation by the Architects
03:15 - 05:00 Museum Visit (Transportation on your own)
Mississippi Civil Rights Museum 222 North Street #2205
06:30 - 09:30 Escape Room @ 601 Escape Rooms 839 State Street ($15 per person, pre-registration required. Transportation on your own)
DAY TWO | MARCH 30, 2019
08:00 - 09:30 Mock Interviews (by appointment)
08:30 - 09:30 Breakfast and Vendor Displays
08:30 - 09:30 Conference Registration
09:30 - 10:00 Welcome + Pecha Kucha
10:00 - 11:00 KEYNOTE SPEAKER | KIA WEATHERSPOON | THE FUTURE OF DESIGN IS EQUITY (1.0 CEU)
11:00 - 12:00 Breakout Session 2
Celia Barrett from Barrett Design Studio | Design is Theatre, principles of design and theatre in concept form
Lylyn Hingle Stockstill from LP Solutions | Forms of Turnable Light, What You Need to Know
Melessa Reddit from Magnuson Group, OED Reps | Nature in the Workplace: How we can learn and benefit from nature when creating the man made?
12:00 - 12:30 Lunch and Vendor Displays
12:30 - 01:30 Pecha Kucha + Student Design Awards Presentation
01:30 - 02:30 Breakout Session 3
Marla Emory + Thomas Futrell from Louisiana Tech University | Collaboration and Brand Building
Michael Wessels from Monogram / GE | Universal Design: A new Approach to Kitchen Design
William LeBlanc from Schluter Systems | Combining Design and Function in Today's ADA Compliant Bathroom
02:30 - 03:15 Break + Snacks + Pecha Kucha
03:15 - 04:00 DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER | TONI GOCKE WYRE | VISIONCASTING: DRIVING THE FUTURE OF DESIGN
04:00 - 04:15 Closing Remarks
