10.1.09 | Seattle, WA | The Northern Pacific Chapter of IIDA will host the 2009 INawards celebration on Tuesday, October 6, 2009, at McCaw Hall, 321 Mercer Street, Seattle, WA. This year's IIDA INawards event will recognize excellence in the field of interior design with an updated and evolved INawards presentation.  Purchase tickets for the pre-event cocktail hour and awards presentation OR, in addition to the presentation,purchase a dinner ticket or dinner table and join us for an evening of festivities by combining the presentation with a lively after-party and three-course dinner to celebrate the winners and meet the jurors.  For more details and to purchase tickets, simply click on the INawards09 graphic below. Entrants are encouraged to invite peers, clients, brokers, contractors, partner companies and project team members.  With Cheryl Durst, CEO and Executive VP of IIDA, as M.C., and Sylvia Wolf, the new director of the University of Washington's Henry Art Gallery, moderating, the evening promises to be a true celebration of our Chapter's design leaders.  

The INawards 2009 panel of jurors includes: Chris Bardt, Principal of 3SIXØ Architecture, Gary Lee, Gary Lee Partners, Brian Graham, Brian Graham Designs 

Professional Award categories include: Design IN Mass, Design IN Home, Design IN Hospitality, Design IN Healthcare, Design IN Public, Design IN Concept. 

This year's program will feature the introduction of the first annual People's Choice Award! We will be posting the projects to our website www.IIDA-NorthernPacific.org and you will be able to select your People's Choice winner! Voting started September 23.

Another first at this year's event will be the 2009 Student Portfolio Scholarship. Our Chapter has partnered with Wilsonart International to celebrate the "Future" design professionals in our chapter. Portfolios will be will be juried by our very own Chapter Advocates with scholarships awarded in 3 categories: $1,250 for the Best of Senior portfolio, $750 for Best of Junior portfolio, and $500 for Best of Sophomore portfolio.

INawards invites all design professionals within the IIDA Northern Pacific Chapter area (Alaska, Idaho, Washington, Alberta, and British Columbia), and without regard to professional society affiliation, to participate in the 6th annual INawards competition. Event registration and entry information is available on our website at www.iida-northernpacific.org