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t is with a heavy heart that I write this CEO
letter announcing our fi nal issue of i+D.
As you may have already heard, we are ceasing
publication of the magazine with this November/
December issue. We are extremely appreciative of
Editor-in-Chief Jennifer Quail, her stellar editorial
board and talented editorial team, and Michelle
Gerli, who led relationship development with all
of our advertisers and industry partners. During
Jennifer's nearly fi ve-year tenure at i+D magazine
she has elevated the discussion of design for ASID
membership and the design community at large.
How ASID stays in touch with membership is
changing-but our content is expanding. We'll be
sharing all the details of our new content plan for
2022 in January. In the meantime, here's a preview
of how we will continue to provide in-depth,
meaningful content to the ASID community.
In January, we will be transitioning to a quarterly
distribution of ASID research and articles using a
combination of podcasts and webinars, as well as
live, interactive technology. In addition to ongoing
research from Susan Chung, Ph.D., ASID vice
president of research and knowledge, we'll also be
sharing information gleaned during our new highly
curated Design Summit, an annual event launched
this fall in Scottsdale, Arizona.
The Scottsdale Design Summit was a three-day
in-person event that set the stage for an ongoing,
high-level exchange with 65 designers and
20 sponsoring industry partners on the key subjects
affecting the practice: diversity, equity and inclusion
(DEI); the hybrid workplace; sustainability and
climate health with a focus on equity; and adaptive
living from single-family to multigenerational
housing and from long-term care to healthcare.
We all walked away with powerful insights
-and attendees will continue their dialogue and
report back to us periodically-because we
invited stakeholders from outside ASID including
researchers, educators, doctors, engineers, and
representation from major organizations like
the International Code Council (ICC), Business
and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers
Association (BIFMA), Certifi ed Interior Decorators
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International (CID), International Interior Design
Association (IIDA), and American Institute of
Architects (AIA). We can't wait to share these rich
discussions with all of you.
We've produced a full day-and-a-half of recordings
with 30 interviews with some of the top leaders in
the industry. This exclusive content will begin to
be rolled out in January and will also reside on our
website for all ASID members to access whenever
they wish to dig into the most important topics
facing the design profession today. We are excited
about our new, interactive content direction.
As always, the impetus for this decision is based in
our dedication to moving the profession forward.
Thank you again to Jennifer; Michelle; Joyce
O'Brien, i+D publisher; the many people who
contributed in their writing, publishing, and
distribution roles; and those whose stories turned
into inspiration for our members and others in
the industry. And none of this would have been
possible without the support of our advertisers and
industry partners. I sincerely appreciate you all.
On behalf of ASID, I wish you happy holidays.
And let's look forward together to a healthy,
meaningful, and prosperous new year!
Gary E. Wheeler, FASID, FIIDA
Chief Executive Offi cer
American Society of Interior Designers
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