Coverings Local for 2013 Advice

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – To prepare for its first Atlanta-based event next year, Coverings is listening to some local voices.

National Trade Productions (NTP), the producer of Coverings, announced the formation today of an honorary Attendee Advisory Council of Atlanta-area architects, designers, distributors, fabricator, retailers, contractors and media.

The nine-member panel, who’ve all attended previous Coverings editions, will advise NTP in the lead-up to the 2013 event on April 29-May 3 at the Georgia World Congress Center.

The advisors are:

• Shawn C. Alshut, principal of studio A2 and president-elect of ASID Georgia;
• Matt Houser, vice president of sales for distributor Ceramic Technics;
• Dara Jobes, vice president of sales and marketing at Premier Surfaces;
• Warren Lampert, senior vice president and chief financial officer of Tile Outlets of America;
• Michele Lyden, president of IIDA Georgia;
• Rod Owen Jr., president of C.C. Owen Tile Company Inc.;
• Heather Paper, senior editor-at-large for Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles magazine;
• Foreman Rogers, senior associate at tvsdesign and a participant in the Coverings 2012 Installation Design Showcase; and
• Ersan Sayman, senior vice president, international sourcing, of Floor and Decor Outlets of America Inc..

 “Atlanta is exciting new turf for Coverings, and it makes sense to tap into the resources of such seasoned authorities,” says Karin Fendrich, Coverings show director. “They have experienced our event, share the mindset of our diverse corps of attendees, and live, breathe and know the Atlanta marketplace best.

“We appreciate their involvement and are confident their ideas and perspective will help us produce and deliver a 2013 Coverings that is beyond expectations.”

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