CusterCon 2021

155 West Michigan Avenue,Kalamazoo MI 49007

21 October, 2021

Description

Pick your sessions or stay all day! Agenda is flexible to meet with product representatives and work in our showroom between CEU courses. Custer and Century Flooring & Cleaning join forces with vendor partners to offer a day of education and product updates – a little closer to home than Chicago! This special event gives our design partners the opportunity to obtain CEU credits through a series of presentations as well as mix and mingle with vendors and enjoy the workspace at Custer Kalamazoo. Pick your sessions or stay all day! The agenda is flexible to give you an opportunity to meet with product representatives and work in our space at our open hoteling stations. Morning and evening shuttle from Grand Rapids to Kalamazoo will be provided for all day participants. 9:00AM | Breakfast and Mimosas10:00AM | Generation Z - The Connected GenerationHow will Gen Z shape the workplace? In this course, you will learn about the characteristics, behaviors, influences and values of Generation Z as well as the impact and implications they will have on the workplace. The course explains the genesis of Generation Z’s unique view on technology. It will also point to some key factors to attracting and retaining Gen Z’s in the workplace. This CEU brought to you by Steelcase.11:00AM | Flooring and Safety in the Built Environment with Nichole LeeComprehensive and objective overview of the science that accurately describes the relationship between flooring and safety in commercial and institutional settings. We will assess the safety properties of different floor coverings, explain importance of considering safety properties when specifying flooring and understand the relationship between safety properties of flooring, the lifecycle costs of flooring and a business’ bottom line. This CEU brought to you by J+J Flooring.12:00 - 2:00PM | Catered Lunch and Cocktails2:00PM | Chaos, Creativity, and ChangeEducating specifiers on the benefits and sources of creativity, exploring the present and future through a historical lens and peer at the ways designers can use creativity to drive their own wellness, and quite possibly, that of their clients. This CEU brought to you by Stella Group/Source.3:00PM | Bauhaus in Context presented by Teske HoffmeisterThe purpose of this course is to give an overview of the Bauhaus movement and its major design principles. The course will delve into some of those principles in more detail, such as cross disciplinary integrated design, innovation & experimentation and functionality. The curriculum seeks to show attendees how these Bauhaus concepts are still alive today and relates the principles to modern day trends in architecture and design. This CEU brought to you by Designtex.4:00PM | Happy Hour 5:00PM | The Secrets to Finding Happiness at Work with Dr. Tracy Brower*CEU credits not applicable for 5:00PM session Dr. Tracy Brower, PhD, MM, MCRw is a sociologist and the author of two books. She will join us as part of the Cocktails & Conversation speaker series to discuss her book; The Secrets to Happiness at Work. She will discuss how to choose and create joy and fulfillment in work and life! How we can thrive at work by making empowered, wise choices about the work we do, the people we work with, and the ways we manage our work-life boundaries. Phew—we all need to participate in this one! At Custer, we believe an exceptional space is the foundation of excellent work. That’s why, for over 39 years, we have created exceptional spaces that create meaningful connections and empower people to do their best work.