HD 2008 Expo & Conference

pecial events Special Events P C Sponsored by: latinum ircle Awards P C Hospitality Design magazine presents the: 2008 Platinum Circle Awards Gala latinum May 15, 2008 Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Location: The Venetian Hotel Ballroom ircle Tickets: $125.00 per ticket or $1,500.00 for a table of 10 Awards Gala Pictured: Robert D. Henry (left), 2007 Platinum Circle award winner and Michael Adams, editor in chief, Hospitality Design magazine Established in 1987, the Platinum Circle is a career accolade honoring achievement within the hospitality design industry. The Platinum Circle Awards Gala is a prestigious, creative black-tie affair where you’ll enjoy the camaraderie with colleagues as you celebrate our industry’s most brilliant minds. Join us for the Platinum Circle Awards at the Venetian Ballroom. Your ticket includes full open bar and hors d’oeuvres reception followed by the Platinum Circle Awards presentation by Michael Adams, editor in chief of Hospitality Design magazine. Honorees are profiled in the April issue of Hospitality Design magazine. This year, Hospitality Design magazine has chosen three designers and a noted hotelier to induct into its Platinum Circle. inum inum inum C C C ircle ircle Awards The 2008 Platinum Circle honorees are: Turner Duncan and Kimberly Miller of Duncan & Miller Design, Dallas and Shanghai. For more than 20 years, Duncan & Miller have specialized in hotels, resorts, restaurants, and historic renovations for Hilton, Marriott, Mandarin, Sofitel and Renaissance, in the US and Asia. Chandu Chhada, principal of Chhada Siembieda & Associates, Ltd., Hong Kong, has been creating luxury properties for nearly 30 years, working with Aman Resorts, Conrad International, Four Seasons, Hilton International, Hyatt International, Mandarin Oriental, Oberoi, and Regent International, among others. hired by Bill Kimpton, then as CEO and Chairman after Kimpton’s death. During his tenure at Kimpton, the company was an early leader in the rise of boutique hotels and their significant impact on hotel design. ircle Awards Gala currently of LaTour Signature Group, spent more than 20 years with Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants, first as an executive Tom LaTour, In addition to the honorees, the Manfred Steinfeld Award for Humanitarianism will be given to Mark Norcross, President and founder, Mark David. This award is presented to remarkable individuals whose measure of success extends beyond creative achievement to corporate responsibility, community outreach and philanthropy. Through the Mark A. and Rena R. Family Foundation, Norcross has been a major philanthropist to numerous charitable concerns, including National Multiple Sclerosis Society, the Norcross Graduate School at High Point University, and the United Way of Greater High Point. IIDA/Hospitality Design Product Awards Hospitality Design magazine and the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) co-sponsor the annual competition that honors the most innovative products displayed at the HD Expo & Conference. Winners are acknowledged at the Platinum Circle Awards Gala, and throughout IIDA’s influential membership base. PARTY BY THE POOL Individual Tickets: $100.00 prior to April 21 Atop the fourth level of The Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino you’ll find a beautiful five-acre pool deck modeled after a Venetian Garden, and the largest and most important networking of the year – Party by the Pool! Enjoy music, hors d’oeuvres and cocktails while you meet new colleagues and catch up with friends at HD’s most legendary networking event. This event has been a sell-out for years, so get your tickets early. Sponsored by:

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