United States of America (Press Release) May 24, 2008 -- The three-day event features dynamic keynote and closing speakers, educational workshops covering a wide range of topics geared to professional interior redesigners and stagers, networking with other professionals, as well as exhibitors featuring innovative products and services. Redesign and Staging were named the hottest new careers by Entrepreneur Magazine in 2007. IRIS is proud to professionally train over 75 Interior Redesigners and Real Estate Home Stagers each year. Intense three and five-day training encompasses both classroom and hands-on instruction. All IRIS trained professionals must pass a comprehensive exam in order to be certified. In addition to conference events, IRIS will announce "National Redesign Month".
Registration is currently underway for both sponsors and member participants. Deadline for exhibitor and sponsorship registration is June 8, 2008. To find out more about the conference events and registration requirements, logon to IRIS' website: http://weredesign.com, or contact Michelle Rider, PR Chair for IRIS at their Chicago headquarters 708-337-6855 or toll free at 866-388-5208. IRIS is the international authority on interior redesign and real estate staging. Formed in 1999 as a not-for-profit professional association, IRIS is dedicated to serving almost 1,000 members through education, networking, industry resources, and promoting public awareness of the redesign and staging industry. IRIS's mission is to develop, lead, improve and promote the redesign and staging industry.
This was a press release picked up by Free Press Release and can be viewed at http://www.free-press-release.com/news/200805/1211658844.html. It was requested by the IRIS leadership that I post this on AR to share the excitement!
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Melissa Marro, a published artist, now turned staging advocate and national speaker speaks her mind about real estate and the home staging industry. In her 'no holds barred' approach, audience members find real answers to the industries pitfalls and learn how to overcome them with tried and true information and guidance. With marketing as her passion, she turned a small home based business into one of the nation's largest home staging and training facilities. She now operates as the CEO of First Impressions Home Staging & Interior ReDesign as well as an instructor for Staging And Resign and regularly speaks at the StagerList Expos and Real Estate Staging Association (RESA)'s trade events.
For more information on having Marro speak at one of your real estate functions, please contact her at 843.822.2622 or email at marro.melissa@gmail.com
If you would like Marro's team to provide information on staging a property in the state of South Carolina, or the Greater Charleston Area, please visit www.WeStageSC.com, email marro.melissa@gmail.com or call 843.822.2622.
Thanks for posting!
IRIS is a great association. At Showhomes, IRIS is our preferred group for outsourcing staging and we have been hiring IRIS stagers to help with our staging for several years. In 2005, we attended the IRIS national conference and had a spokesperson from IRIS attend ours - it was great!
Thomas
As a member of the 2008 conference committee I can honestly say the conference is shaping up to be an unprecedented event.
So much talent is being contributed to the effort. Everyone involved is committed to making this the BEST IRIS CONFERENCE Yet...what a great way to end the single digits of conferences that have been previously attended...the 2009 conference will be the IRIS 10 Year Anniversary and the location will be announced at the San Diego event.
The days for the San Diego conference will be packed with commraderie and business building seminars!
Even during these crazy times of rising everything...making the effort to come alone, with a business partner or with your family...will be truly worth the journey.
My reservations have been made...my plane tickets purchased...I only need to pack my suitcase to begin the ride!
Thomas - Good news! Partnerships are vital in this business, aren't they?
Renee - Thanks for the good information, needless to say I'll be there also!