| Celebrating
Together 2004: International Design Guild Members Celebrate
Togetherness at Convention
Manchester, NH--The 2004 Annual International Design Guild
Convention won a great deal of praise from members this year
for several reasons. Increased membership interaction was a
big hit with members, and returning to the roundtable format
clearly pleased members. This all culminated into an incredibly
positive Convention atmosphere.
This year’s theme, Celebrating Together 2004 certainly
struck a cord with many Guild members, as the togetherness of
the group received high marks from members. Kathy Emery remarked,
“As we traveled together from topic to topic as a group,
we became very comfortable sharing our thoughts and opinions
openly, and we really established a strong camaraderie with
each other.” Likewise, Dave Sutton commented on the togetherness
aspect of Convention 2004 by saying, “I was very pleased
with the format. By getting smaller groups of members together,
there was a lot more interaction and a greater
sharing of ideas.”
The return to the roundtable format was a great success with
members as well. Here’s a sample of what some of our members
had to say about the roundtable format.
- Dave Sutton, Carpet Galleria- “The group leaders were
very open and receptive to our questions and comments, and
were truly listening to what we had to say.”
- Mark Huppert, Images- “I thought it was a terrific
set up. It felt like we were back to a time when we were a
smaller group.”
- Jay Bremen, Design Center Carpets- “The roundtables
were perfect. This was a great way of exposing members to
information and getting everyone to participate.”
The 2004 Convention was deemed an overall success by Design
Guild Members who were in attendance. Jay Bremen of Design Center
Carpets remarked that the timing of Convention was perfect.
“Putting Convention in conjunction with Surfaces and what’s
going on with the market results in a very positive mood. There
was a real upbeat attendance.” David Truett of Truett
Fine Carpets and Rugs also found the atmosphere of Celebrating
Together 2004 to be positive. “The interaction between
the members and the vendors was good. The format was great,
and I’ve heard a lot of positive feedback from fellow
members.” Nancy Stalloni of Lang Carpets agreed that members
were pleased with convention. She
summed up “Celebrating Together 2004” by saying,
“Absolutely. This was a good convention.”
About The International Design Guild
The International Design Guild is an alliance of more than
100 luxury floorcovering showroom owners throughout the United
States and Canada. The Guild was recently named one of the fastest
growing luxury retailers in the world. |