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NEW ENGLAND IS
CALLING

PA G E

Acorn Vac ................................................................ 63
American Specialties, Inc. ........................................... 22
Architex International .................................................. C4

HCD Forum heads to Maine next month, offering
attendees an opportunity to get inside the heads of
industry leaders while sharing their own insights
By Kristin D. Zeit

Armstrong Commercial Ceiling ...................................... 9
ASI Accurate Partitions ................................................ 75
ASST....................................................................... 54
ATI Decorative Laminates............................................. 26
Carnegie Fabrics....................................................... 21
Center for Health Design........................................... 145
Construction Specialties .................................... 2, 14, 15

LAST YEAR at this time, I was getting pretty excited

about our upcoming Healthcare Design Forum. It
was our first one, scheduled for early September in
Santa Rosa, Calif., the heart of Sonoma wine country. This was something different for Healthcare
Design-an exclusive networking and educational
event that both went outside the normal scope of
CEU-type sessions (covering more off-center topics
and unique perspectives) and dug deeply into issues
at the heart of what healthcare designers face every
day. It was designed to be intimate and reasonably
paced, a lively and thoughtful mix of conversation and inspiration and fun.
Also: wine tasting. And vineyard tours.
Six months in advance I visited the venue, toured the potential sites for the
HCD 10 Awards dinner (another fun highlight of this new event), and worked
with our operations team to shape each day's agenda. I researched and secured
our keynote speakers. The sales team secured our sponsors. We booked all the
venues and planned the team-building exercises, opened registration, and
signed up our editorial advisory board members-the heart of this endeavor-to attend (see who they are on page 11). And we invited others to apply to
attend, as well; as I mentioned, this was to be an exclusive event, centered on
high-level healthcare design professionals ready to roll up their sleeves and
contribute as much as they'd take away from our 2.5 days together.
By July, I was eager-and anxious-to see how it would all play out. And in
September, when it finally came, I was not disappointed. Our attendees and
sponsors got it immediately. Everything we hoped would come out of the
event, did. And everyone said they couldn't wait to do it again next year.
And here we are! Planning the 2017 Healthcare Design Forum was even more
fun this time around, because we had something concrete to build on and great
suggestions from those involved. Everything is in place: Sept. 6-8, at the gorgeous Cliff House Resort on the southeastern tip of Maine, our editorial advisory
board will once again convene with our generous sponsors and other qualified
attendees to learn, play, and be inspired. Also: lobster. And more wine.
Interested in joining us? You can find all the details-the full agenda, site
specifics, cost, etc.-at HCDforum.com. I'd like to give a special thanks to our
HCD Forum sponsors at press time, which make this event possible: KI, Kwalu, Mannington, Mohawk, OFS Brands, Porcelanosa, Shaw Contract, Sunbrella, and Whitehall Manufacturing. We do have a few more sponsorship spots
open, as well; contact me for details (kristin.zeit@emeraldexpo.com). 

Coral Fabrics............................................................ 55
Crossville Tile.............................................................. 7
David Edward .......................................................... 35
DeepStream Designs .................................................. 79
Designtex ................................................................ 39
Ecore ...................................................................... 49
FloorFolio ................................................................. 67
Florida Power Light (FPL) ............................................ 103
Glen-Gery................................................................ 85
Haworth Health Environments ...................................... 53
HCD Expo & Conference.......................................... 133
Healthcare Technology Corporation .............................. 28
InPro ....................................................................... 50
Integra ................................................................... 37
Krug ....................................................................... C2
Kwalu ..................................................................... 57
Mitchell Group.......................................................... 61
Modular Services ...................................................... 46
Momentum Textiles ..................................................... 10
National Office Furniture............................................. 59
Nora ...................................................................... 13
OFS Brands/Carolina .................................................. 1
Placzek Studios ......................................................... 27
Porcelanosa ............................................................. 19
Roppe Corp ............................................................. 41
Skyline Design .......................................................... 29
Steelcase Health ....................................................... C3
Strongarm Design ...................................................... 54
Sunbrella ................................................................. 47
Tarkett Brands ............................................................. 5
Weiland Healthcare .................................................. 48
Whitehall Manufacturing ............................................ 62
Wilsonart................................................................. 25

The index to advertiser page numbers is published for reader
convenience. Every effort is made to list page numbers correctly. The listing is not part of the advertising contract and the
publisher is not responsible for errors or omissions.

AUGUST 2017

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