F!NDS! Look for It in Dallas

January 17–23

DALLAS SUPER MARKET

January 18–25

Dallas Market Center

2100 Stemmons Fwy.

Dallas 75207

(800) DAL-MKTS

www.dallasmarketcenter.com

Markets Presented: Home & Holiday Expo, January 17–23; Dallas International Gift & Home Accessories Market, January 18–25; Dallas International Lighting & Accessories Market, 19–23; Dallas National Gourmet Food Show, Dallas Furniture Market, F!NDS Temp Show, January 20–23

Show Producer: Dallas Market Center

Show Hours: January 17–19, 22–25, 8:30 a.m.–6 p.m. January 20–21, 8:30 a.m.–8 p.m.

Travel Arrangements: MarketTravel, (800) DAL-MKTS or visit www.dallasmarketcenter.com

ARTS Special Events

• ARTs Silent Auction & Cocktail Party. Friday, January 20, DTM Atrium. Bidding 1–7 p.m. Cocktails, 6 p.m. Benefits Gift for Life/amFAR
• ARTs Awards Gala. 6:30 p.m., cocktails followed by dinner. Tickets: $125/person; $95/ART members. Contact Daniella Giglio, (214) 672-8420

Seminars are held in Suite 9065 WTC unless otherwise noted.

Thursday, January 19

• Tabletop Walking Tour. 10–11 a.m. Begins at DTM Atrium (by front escalators). Join retail expert Rawlins Gilliland on a tour of new products, lines and showrooms.
• Floral Trends Forecast 2006. 5 p.m. Seasons Gallery, IFGC. Program summarizes the most important “stories” you'll be telling: colors, textures, materials and styles.

Friday, January 20

• “It's Another” Morning Meeting. 9–10 a.m. Presenter: Mary Liz Curtin
• Trendspotting Walking Tour. 9 a.m. Starts at IFGC Lobby Fountain. Learn from a closer inspection of Holiday & Home Expo exhibits.
• MPower Software. 11 a.m.–noon.
• The Impact and Importance of the Leading Color Trends. 1–2 p.m. Presenter: Lee Eiseman, Eiseman and Associates/Pantone Color Institute. To help you stay “on top” of the trends and how they will affect your customers, learn about the origin and emotional impact of the color forecasts and see examples of the most directional pieces.
• Tabletop Walking Tour. 2–3 p.m. Begins at DTM Atrium (by front escalators). With Rawlins Gilliland. Repeat of Thursday.
• Virtual Store. 3–4 p.m. Presenter: Mary Liz Curtin. Sponsored by eBay.
• Meet the Product Developers. 5 p.m. Seasons Gallery, IFGC. Presenters: Matt Wood AIFD, PFCI; Charlie Groppetti AIFD. Learn the process of taking a product from concept to market.

Saturday, January 21

• Breakfast with ART. 8:30 a.m. Suite 657 WTC.
• Merchandising Techniques Walking Tour. 9 a.m. Starts at IFGC Lobby Fountain. Shop for ideas to create high-impact displays.
• E-Marketing. 10–11 a.m. Presenter: Mary Liz Curtin. Sponsored by OverCoffee Productions.
• Design Discovered. Noon– 1 p.m. Presenter: Brad Oldham. A designer and producer of interior architectural accessories for projects as varied as Olives restaurant in the Bellagio Hotel to private residences throughout the U.S., Oldham shares his enthusiasm for interior architectural accessories, offers advice, and answers design questions.
• Holiday Wreaths: From Traditional to Trendy. Noon. Seasons Gallery, IFGC. Presenter: Chris Norwood AIFD. $5 admission includes box lunch.
• Keynote Speaker: Doug Wilson. 2–3 p.m., First floor, World Trade Center. TLC's Trading Spaces designer, author, television showman, and philanthropist shares his fresh, sophisticated and inherently American sense of style, and his philosophy of making design “doable” and accessible to everyone.
• Inspirations from Nature. 5 p.m. Seasons Gallery, IFGC. Presenter: Bill Harper AIFD, AAF. Foliage takes center stage with Mother Nature as the inspiration for naturalistic creations.

Sunday, January 22

• A Year's Worth of Display and Promotional Ideas. 11 a.m.–noon. Presenter: Mary Liz Curtin
• Floral Silent Auction. 3–4:30 p.m. First floor, IFGC.

LOOK FOR: Daily market orientations for buyers new to the venue, 9–10 a.m., in suite 657 WTC. Complimentary coffee and donuts in the lobbies in the morning. Extended buying hours on Friday and Saturday. Market Massages, DTM first floor front lobby escalators, and second and third floors, Atrium, WTC.