Special Events
GlobalShop Opening Night Reception
GlobalShop Opening Night Reception is open to qualified attendees and exhibitors ONLY.
Sponsored by Leggett and Platt
Wednesday, March 10
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
TAO Las Vegas
Don’t miss “THE networking event of the year” and the opportunity to mingle with your peers, clients, prospects and industry influencers. Enjoy music, hors d’oeuvres and cocktails while you meet new professionals and catch up with old friends at GlobalShop’s exciting new networking event.
This event is sold out!
Ticket Pricing:
Individual ticket $100
Pack of 10 $710
Pack of 25 $1,675
*Must be 21 or older to enter.
A.R.E Design Awards
Wednesday, March 10
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
The Venetian Hotel
Get Serious About Retail Design. A.R.E. is. And so are the industry leaders who attend.
Be there to meet the winners when we recognize the best RENOVATIONS and MAKEOVERS from ALL OVER THE WORLD, as well as NEW stores and shops.
And for a different twist, we will be featuring designers and suppliers of outstanding single store elements like STORE FIXTURES, FLOORING, LIGHTING, IN-STORE COMMUNICATIONS, VISUAL PRESENTATIONS and WALL TREATMENTS.
Emcee
Jennifer Beesley
Vice President, Director of Visual Merchandising Cost Plus World Market Inc.
But that’s not all—the awards ceremony will also include:
- The GlobalShop Best Booth Awards
- The PAVE the Way 3D Design Challenge Winner
- The A.R.E. Sustainability Awards
- The A.R.E. Above & Beyond Award
- The DDI Markopoulos Award
Begin the evening with an open bar reception with hors d’oeuvres and networking with 500 serious retailers, designers, and industry suppliers.
Together we’ll see great design in action and get inspired to push our limits.
Purchase tickets here.
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Discounts available at www.retailenvironments.org to A.R.E. members through Feb. 26!
POPAI OMA Awards Gala
Thursday, March 11
5:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Venetian Ballroom
Marketing at-retail’s best and brightest will be honored at POPAI’s Annual Awards Gala. Join us as nearly 600 industry professionals come together to recognize the most innovative and effective marketing at-retail displays. Beginning with a cocktail reception, the highlight of the evening is the announcement of the 2010 Marketing at-Retail Award Winners.
Visit Popai.com for tickets to the Gala ($125 for contest participants and $175 for non participants).
For more information regarding the OMA Awards and Gala, contact Alicia Rutherford at (703)373-8805.
PAVE the Way 3D Design Challenge for Students
Sponsored and presented by B&N Industries
The Planning and Visual Education Partnership (PAVE) announced that Hayeon Choi of New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology won First Place in its PAVE the Way 3D Design Challenge. PAVE announced the competition winners on Wednesday night at the annual A.R.E. Design Awards. Sponsored and presented by B&N Industries, this inaugural competition was developed by PAVE’s Education Committee and challenged college students in store design, interior design, visual merchandising and industrial design programs to design a countertop fixture to sell sunglasses. The 12 finalists worked with B&N to create their prototypes, which were displayed on the show floor at GlobalShop 2010. Winners of First Place, Second Place and Third Place were awarded $5,000, $2,000 and $1,000, respectively. The winners of a Special Merit award received $750, while Honorable Mentions were awarded $500.
First Place
Hayeon Choi, Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), New York
Second Place
Lauren Kane, University of Memphis, Memphis, Tenn.
Third Place
Ashley Hansen, North Dakota State University, Fargo, N.D
Special Merit
Hun Ei Choi and Sun Young Kim, FIT, New York
Honorable Mentions
Shari Baitcher, FIT, New York
Hyun Jung Kim, FIT, New York
Julie Sunmee Kim, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Ind.
Mina Kim, FIT, New York
Diego Moreno, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, Conn.
Lindsay Rodabaugh, FIT, New York
Chika Takai, FIT New York
Amanda Weigelt, North Dakota State University, 1st
