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Is this your first issue?
If this is your first issue of eNews, welcome!
Each month CCIDC publishes news, events, jobs and marketing tools relevant to Certified Interior
Designers, certification, professional practice and the IDEX California® exam.
E-news is a self-subscribe communication between the board and anyone interested in what is going on with CIDs.
We’ve recently been tracking email addresses in our database and noticed some CIDs were missing and we took the liberty to subscribe your address to keep you informed.
We hope you will stay with us.
But if for any reason you wish to opt-out, you will find an unsubscribe link at the end of each copy. With the same link, you may also read our past issues to see what you’ve missed, such as our 20th Anniversary edition.
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Joanne Stage, Robert Wright, Dave Wagner, John Searles
Summary of our annual board meeting and CEU
Last Saturday,
May 14 we held our Annual Board meeting + CEU “Your Internet Presence” in San Diego. CCIDC’s board meetings rotate around the state each quarter, alternating from southern to northern California.
Incoming and outgoing board members
We wish to thank our outgoing board members for their devoted service to CCIDC:
Zara Stender, CID (IDS)
Joanne Stage, CID (NKBA)
Dave Wagner, CID (Independent)
Welcome to the following incoming board members
Kimberly Alonzo, CID (IDS).
Patsy Zakian-Greenough, CID (NKBA)
Brian Kaneko,
CID (Independent)
John Searles, one of our ‘public members is now our Vice chair
More information and brief bios of our board members.
The minutes of January’s meeting were approved. Find them here.
Our next board meeting will be in the San
Francisco Bay Area on Saturday, Sept. 24, the location and CEU to be announced.
CEU Report
“Your Internet Presence” The ease & importance of having a website for your interior design
business.
The CEU at the board meeting on May 14th was very well received. It covered all of the things you need to know in order to start your very own simple web site without getting into a lot of technical
jargon. This was Internet "speak" for lay people. The presenters even showed live online web sites as examples of what to do and what not to do during the presentation. This presentation also attracted
those who already had web sites but were looking for ways to improve them and make them more effective. They even went directly online to a designer’s web site in order to answer her questions.
This
is a must CEU presentation for anyone thinking of an Internet "Presence". As the presenters pointed out, where else could you get your message and your work before the world 24/7, 365 days a year for such
a small investment. Even when you are asleep, someone could be visiting your web site and looking at your work. Look for this class at a CCIDC board meeting near you.
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2011 Deadline to Register for IDEX California
August 1, 2011 is the next deadline to register for the October IDEX and apply for certification.
The Fall IDEX is given October 1-31, 2011.
Study for the IDEX California® exam
* From CCIDC The "Official" IDEX California Study Guide. This is a free, 32-page download prepared by CCIDC which provides background information on IDEX, exam schedule, rules, release of results and
exam format/content, sample questions and an FAQ.
It is not a 'study manual'. Please refer to third-party study materials listed below.
Third party study classes, books, manuals
*
IDEX Review Courses in Northern California
Become familiar with the topics & learn the best study methods.
SACRAMENTO: July 16, 2011
(Register by July 8 for early bird $295, regular price $325)
For complete details, see: http://ogdenstudio.net and click on class location
* IDEXPrep.com
The IDEXPrep eGuide has been updated on April 5, 2011. Vers. 3.5 is a downloadable resource filled with what you need to
study for the IDEX exam. More sample questions & answers, reference California Building Codes, get disabled access drawings, technical bulletins, page numbers of what to read in the IDEX reference books and more.
www.idexprep.com/eguide.html
$75.00 no tax or shipping
Save 25% - Use discount code: idx511. Offer expires 6/15/11.
IDEX Reference Books
- an Amazon affiliate for new & used IDEX reference books
www.idexprep.com/store.html
Take the IDEX Practice Quiz for free, online
www.idexprep.com/quiz.html
* CLCID.org
California Codes and Regulations for Interior Designers Resource Manual
This illustrated manual is a useful resource to help you study for the IDEX California exam.
http://www.clcid.org/CODE-MANUALS.html
$109.00 plus
tax and shipping
IDEX Essentials: The Power to Pass the IDEX California Exam provides a thorough review of each of the IDEX California exam's three domains.
http://ppi2pass.com/IDEX
$109.95 plus handling, tax and shipping
Save 10% - Use Promo Code IDEX3. Discount good through 10/31/11.
CCIDC does not receive any compensation from the third parties listed above
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CCIDC’S new blog
We are pleased to announce our new blog where you will find up-to-date information on interior design certification, news on IDEX and miscellaneous
information which will supplement our website. Our blog is at www.ccidc.org/wordpress
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New article on CIDs published
Lisa Sten, CID wrote a fine article on “Why Hire an Interior Designer” for “Relocation Bay Area” 2011/Spring-Summer issue. Lisa points out the benefits of
hiring a Certified Interior Designer and how to find one. Visit our pressroom to access her article or download it here.
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Obama signs 1099 repeal into law
President Obama (April 5, 2011) signed into law legislation to repeal new Form 1099 reporting requirements deemed overly burdensome by associations and
businesses of all sizes.
The legislation (H.R. 4) repeals a provision in the new healthcare law that would have required all businesses and tax-exempt organizations to issue a Form 1099 for payments for
goods and services totaling $600 or more annually. ASAE and many committed association members argued that the change could have resulted in associations having to issue hundreds or even thousands of forms each
year, track cumulative payments to vendors, and obtain tax identification information from each vendor. The 1099 repeal bill passed the House in early March and was approved by a wide margin in the Senate April 5.
“Small business owners are the engine of our economy and because Democrats and Republicans worked together, we can ensure they spend their time and resources creating jobs and growing their business, not
filling out more paperwork,” Obama said at the signing.
The $22 billion cost of the repeal is paid for by requiring people making 400 percent of the federal poverty limit to repay health insurance exchange
subsidies if their income increases over the course of a year.
ASAE advocated strongly for repeal of the expanded 1099 reporting requirements since last summer and applauded Congress and the administration
for addressing this issue before businesses and associations were forced to start tracking purchases and preparing to comply with the reporting requirement next year.
(Reprinted from the ASAE)
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Jobs
* CID wanted for Assistant/Associate Professor, Interior Design CSULB
* CID wanted for 20th Century Fox
See our employment page.
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Business opportunities
* Showroom space in the heart of Danville for rent to a CID
Visit our new ‘business opportunity’ page.
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IDEX California® presentations for schools,
large design or architectural firms and design associations
CCIDC would like to come to your school, design firm or
chapter meeting to discuss certification for interior designers. Certification is the most important and only legally recognized credential in California. For free, we will provide an educational presentation on
Certification and “how to” become a Certified Interior Designer.
We will cover the history of Certification, what it takes to become a Certified Interior Designer, and why it is important to a designer’s
career. The presentation can be done in as little as one hour, although one and a half hours is preferable in order to allow enough time for Q&A.
Please contact CCIDC if you would like to schedule this presentation, or would like to know more about it.
We can also add to this presentation a seminar on “Ethics and Business Practices” at the
same time. Some of this material is also relevant to the IDEX California® examination. There are no costs to participants and in the case of those who are already CIDs, they will receive CEU credit
towards their continuing certification requirements.
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CCIDC policy on credit/debit payments
In order to provide better security for you and to protect your credit/debit card information we are no longer accepting credit/debit card payments by
return mail, telephone or fax.
To pay fees, you may mail in a check to the CCIDC office or use the most secure method of making a payment through our SSL encrypted secure server:
Look for
https://ww6.aitsafe.com/secure/secure.pht + a long string of numbers.
To pay CCIDC fees, go to http://ccidc.org/pay_fees.html.
As a general practice, NEVER
send your credit card information to anyone via email. Email is not secure!
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Marketing tools for Certified Interior Designers
ABC Brochure - “Answers & Basics for Consumers” is available to print online or you may
request 10 printed copies "free of charge” by sending an E-mail or checking the box at the bottom of your certification renewal notice.
Download: www.ccidc.org/pdf/interior-designer-consumer-guide.pdf
Online: www.ccidc.org/consumers-guide/faq.html
Subscribe to the Certified Interior Designer Pages
Help a Client Find YOU for Their Next Project! Put your photos and web site on the CCIDC site! FAQ: www.ccidc.org/listings/faq.html
Consumer's Guide to Hiring a Certified Interior Designer
www.ccidc.org/pdf/interior-designer-consumer-guide.pdf
Hiring an Interior Designer? Make sure they’re Certified!
www.ccidc.org/pdf/CIDflyer2.pdf
The Most Common Mistakes People Make When Hiring an Interior Designer
www.ccidc.org/pdf/common-mistakes-hiring-interior-designer.pdf
The Difference Between a Decorator and an Interior Designer
www.ccidc.org/interior_decorators.html
A CID's Code of Ethics and Conduct
www.ccidc.org/pdf/CID-Code-Ethics.pdf
CEUs are a required part of your Certification and need to be taken regularly.
See our policy on CEUs including activities that are not included for CEU credit.
You need 10 hours (which equals 1.0 Units) every two years. The timeframe is from your Certification renewal date to renewal date (not by calendar year to calendar year).
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. We accept CEUs from other providers, they do NOT have to be CCIDC sponsored. We accept CEUs on interior design, codes, architecture, LEED, etc., and all related courses having to do with running a design business.
2. Please report CEUs online, do not mail or call them in. You must report CEUs directly to us (even if you reported them to another organization or if you have been told another organization
has reported them).
3. Report and track your CEUs for FREE (also used to report a change in your address)
No more $12.00 reporting fees to other organizations!.
Create your own private CEU Account. You provide a login name and password, then you can
access your account 24/7 (see sample view below). It keeps track of all your CEU courses in one place, so you’ll never have to wonder how many you’ve taken. Enter CEUs from 1995 to present.
Register for your CEU account today!
It’s easy, fun, and it’s FREE!
Find CEUs on the CCIDC Web site.
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