2003 VM+SD International Retail Design Conference

Cincinnati, OH – October 10, 2002 – The 3rd annual VM+SD International Retail Design Conference heads back to the East Coast in 2003. Today, ST Media Group International and VM+SD magazine announced that next year's VM+SD International Retail Design Conference will be held September 17-19, 2003, at the Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami Beach, Florida.

The 2002 conference recently took place September 18-20 at the Pasadena Conference Center in Pasadena, California. More than 600 retail design professionals took part in the 2nd annual event. Attendees heard a variety of speakers, including retail consultant and publisher Kurt Barnard; Barneys'creative director Simon Doonan; Nike creative executive John Hoke III; Peter Dixon of Lippincott & Margulies; Michael Bodziner of Gensler; Michael Fisher of Apple Computer; Christine Belich of Sony; Heather Amuny-Dey of Nike; Tim Heard of E*TRADE Financial; Chip Israel of Lighting Design Alliance; Tony Mancini of Walt Disney Imagineering and Parks & Resorts; Steve McGowan of FRCH Design Worldwide; and N.V.R. Nathan of the National Institute of Fashion Technology in Hyderabad, India.

Many who came to Pasadena praised the three-day educational and networking event.

“This conference was wonderful and educational,” wrote attendee Amy Wellencamp of The Parable Group.

Kevin McPhee, image director at B&N Industries, also wrote, “Thanks so much for organizing and spearheading a wonderful, wonderful conference. I was thoroughly impressed by everything…the organization, the sessions, and those who attended.”

Complete coverage of the 2002 conference can be found in VM+SD magazine, beginning with the November 2002 issue. For ongoing updates on the 2003 VM+SD International Retail Design Conference, visit www.irdconline.com.

Published monthly by Cincinnati-based ST Media Group International, VM+SD is the leading magazine and voice for the store design and visual merchandising industry. VM+SD and ST Media Group International may be reached at 513.421.2050 or through their web sites, www.vmsd.com and www.stmediagroup.com.