NY Market Goes for Green and Gold

August 11–16

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center

655 W. 34th St.

Passenger Ship Piers 88, 94

55th St. and 12th Avenue

New York 10019

(800) 272-SHOW

www.nyigf.com

NEW YORK'S NEWEST

August 12–15

Metropolitan Pavilion

128 W. 18th St.

New York

(800) 272-SHOW

www.extractsny.com

Show Producer: George Little Management (GLM)

Show Hours: NYIGF: Piers 88, 94, Saturday–Tuesday, August 11–August 14, 9 a.m.–6 p.m.; Wednesday, August 15, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Javits Handmade Galleria, Saturday–Tuesday, August 11–14, 9 a.m.–6 p.m.; Wednesday, August 15, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Javits Center, Sunday–Wednesday, August 12–15, 9 a.m.–6 p.m., Thursday, August 18, 9 a.m.–-noon. Ex-Tracts, Metropolitan Pavilion: Sunday–Tuesday, August 13–16, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Wednesday, August 15, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.

Travel: Travel Planners, (800) 221-3531 or visit www.gtameetings.com

Special Events:

• Handmade Buyer Breakfast. Saturday, August 11. 8:30–10 a.m. Javits Center, Lobby Hall 1D

• Take Me Out to the Ball Game! Visit Pier 88 on Saturday, August 11, and register to win two tickets to that evening's New York Mets game.

• New York Home Textiles Market Week Best New Products Awards. Sunday, August 12. 3 p.m. Javits Center.

• Gifts & Decorative Accessories Retailer Excellence Awards Gala. Sunday, August 12. 6–10 p.m. Tavern on the Green. Recognizing excellence in store design, promotion, visual merchandising, bricks'n'clicks integrated marketing, and web site design. Awards recognizing industry-wide excellence: a special Industry Achievement award will be presented to the wife of Larry Rotondi, former publisher of GDA, in recognition of his contributions to the industry and the magazine; the 2007 Industry Achievement Award to Howard Ganz; and the Outstanding Manufacturers' Rep honoree is Chuck Burke of OneCoast. Includes cocktails, dinner, and presentation. Tickets are $150/person. Send check payable to Gifts & Decorative Accessories to Gifts & Decorative Accessories, attn: Gail Ma, 360 Park Ave. South, New York, NY 10010, or contact Erica.Paul@reedbusiness.com or (336) 605-1064.

• Museum Buyer Networking Breakfast. Monday, August 13. 8:30–10 a.m. Javits Ctr., Club GLM Lounge. Registration req.

• EXTRACTS Best New Products Awards. Monday, August 13. 3 p.m. Metropolitan Pavilion

.• Accent on Design Awards Reception. Monday, August 13. 6 –7 p.m. Javits Center, South Concourse.

• A Night on Broadway: Curtains. Tuesday, August 14. 7–10 p.m. Al Hirschfeld Theatre. With David Hyde Pierce. Tickets at a reduced rate of $80.

Tuesday, July 17

• Pre-Show New Buyer Webinar. 1–2 p.m. $20. Deadline, July 13.

All seminars are $20 in advance, $25 on site, and are held in room 1A02-03, unless otherwise noted.

Sunday, August 12

• Trendwatch Live! NYC 8:30– 9:30 a.m. Speaker: Michelle Lamb, CMG. • Retail Success Series, Pt.1 – Sales: Strategies for Selling and Communicating with the Four Personality Types. 10–11 a.m. Metropolitan Pavilion. Speaker: Daniel Abramson, Staff Dynamics. Advance $20 each; $50/all three. Onsite $25 each; $70/all three.

• Brown Bag Lunch Seminar: Extreme Makeover: Retail Edition. Noon– 1 p.m. Speaker: Mary Liz Curtin. Learn how this retailer is building the store's brand, publicizing it and setting it apart. Sponsored by GHTA.• One on One with HFN. 2–3 p.m. Speaker: Warren Shoulberg, HFN editor. A conversation on trends with a home textiles industry leader.n Monday, August 13

• Psychology of Color: Panel Discussion. 8:30–10 a.m. Panelists: Barbara Richardson, Denell Pepin, and Margaret Walsh, CAUS. Psychology, trends, color's impact on merchandise design and purchasing. Sponsored by IFDA. $25/members/$35 for guests. For information, www.ifda.com; call (212) 686-6020 or email ifdany@worldnet.att.net to register.

• Retail Success Series, Part 2 — Staffing: Secrets of Hiring Top Talent. 10–11 a.m. Speaker: Daniel Abramson. Metropolitan Pavilion. • SustainAbility: Design for a Better World. 2–3:30 p.m. Moderator: Susan S. Szenasy, Metropolis . Panelists: Enrico Bressan, Artecnica; Clare Brett Smith, Aid To Artisans; and Tony Whitfield, Parsons School of Art and Design.

• Survey Says ... Home Accents! 8:30–9:30 a.m. Speaker: Jenny Heinzen York, Home Accents Today. Find out what, where and why consumers are purchasing home furnishings. Participants receive a copy of the published survey results.

Tuesday, August 14

• Retail Success Series, Part 3 – Service: Customer Service…. Going from Good to Great. 10–11 a.m. Speaker: Daniel Abramson. Metropolitan Pavilion.

• Life After Marriage: Keep Brides Buying Beyond Registry. 2–3 p.m. Speaker: Carley Roney, The Nest.

NEW YORK HOME TEXTILES MARKET WEEK

August 9–16

7W New York at 7 West 34th St.

New York 10010, (800) 235-3512

www.7wnewyork.com

Show Producer: Merchandise Mart Properties Inc.

Show Hours: August 9–10, August 12, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.; August 11, 9 a.m.–7 p.m.; August 13, 9 a.m.–8 p.m.; August 14–16, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.

Travel: www.7wnewyork.com

Special Events:

• Complimentary Buyers'/Designers' Lunch. August 9–11. Noon-2 p.m.

• Suite Inspirations shopping evening. August 11. 5–7 p.m.

• Cocktails and Connections. August 12. 3–5 p.m.

• Suite Ribbon-cuttings. August 13. Noon. Celebrate with champagne toast.

• My Way Soiree late night shopping. August 13. 5–8 p.m.

August 14–18

41 Madison Avenue

(212) 686-1203

www.41madison.com

NEW YORK HOME TEXTILES MARKET WEEK

August 11–16

New York Marketcenter

230 Fifth Ave.

New York 10010

(800) 698-5617

www.230fifthave.com