BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//FIT Events - ECPv6.14.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:FIT Events X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://events.fitnyc.edu X-WR-CALDESC:Events for FIT Events REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20160313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20161106T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161107T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161107T183000 DTSTAMP:20260405T021508 CREATED:20160901T190352Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160901T190352Z UID:10003813-1478538000-1478543400@events.fitnyc.edu SUMMARY:Talking Trade at FIT: A Day in the Life of an International Executive DESCRIPTION:The International Trade and Marketing Department presents “A Day in the Life of an International Executive\,” in which two speakers will discuss their career challenges and opportunities in the competitive global environment\, providing practical advice for those interested in international trade. The speakers are Steven Hurwitz\, senior vice president\, product development of manufacturing and sourcing\, Tumi\, Inc.; and Sydney Price\, senior vice president\, corporate social responsibility\, Kate Spade and Company. This talk is part of the Talking Trade at FIT lecture series. URL:https://events.fitnyc.edu/event/talking-trade-at-fit-a-day-in-the-life-of-an-international-executive/ LOCATION:Dubinsky Student Center\, Eighth Floor Alcove\, Fashion Institute of Technology\, New York City\, NY\, 10001\, United States CATEGORIES:Panel Discussion ORGANIZER;CN="Christine Pomeranz":MAILTO:christine_pomeranz@fitnyc.edu GEO:40.747025;-73.9941136 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Dubinsky Student Center Eighth Floor Alcove Fashion Institute of Technology New York City NY 10001 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Fashion Institute of Technology:geo:-73.9941136,40.747025 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161108T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161108T190000 DTSTAMP:20260405T021508 CREATED:20161031T205614Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161031T205614Z UID:10003885-1478599200-1478631600@events.fitnyc.edu SUMMARY:Fall Blood Drive DESCRIPTION:The FIT Student Government Association and the Department of Student Life host a blood drive in conjunction with the New York Blood Center. Schedule a blood donation appointment online by clicking here. Walk-ins are also appreciated. \nThis event is open to the public.  \n  URL:https://events.fitnyc.edu/event/fall-blood-drive/ LOCATION:John E. Reeves Great Hall\, Conference Center\, Fashion Institute of Technology\, New York City\, NY\, 10001\, United States CATEGORIES:Volunteer Event ORGANIZER;CN="Department of Student Life":MAILTO:student_life@fitnyc.edu GEO:40.3046679;-73.9789587 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=John E. Reeves Great Hall Conference Center Fashion Institute of Technology New York City NY 10001 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Conference Center\, Fashion Institute of Technology:geo:-73.9789587,40.3046679 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161109T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161109T200000 DTSTAMP:20260405T021508 CREATED:20161014T142912Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161102T153138Z UID:10003768-1478714400-1478721600@events.fitnyc.edu SUMMARY:Fashion Culture: Thom Browne in Conversation With Stefano Tonchi [SOLD OUT] DESCRIPTION:Thom Browne men’s suit\, 2006\, gray wool flannel\, white cotton pique\, USA\, museum purchase.\nTHIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT. \nJoin menswear designer Thom Browne and Stefano Tonchi\, editor in chief of W\, as they discuss the social role of uniforms and their influence on high fashion. Browne was the recipient of the 2016 CFDA Menswear Designer of the Year award\, and Tonchi is co-author of Uniform: Order and Disorder. \nAll Fashion Culture events are free\, but registration is required; register online here\, call 212 217.4585\, or email museuminfo@fitnyc.edu. URL:https://events.fitnyc.edu/event/fashion-culture-thom-browne-in-conversation-with-stefano-tonchi/ LOCATION:Katie Murphy Amphitheatre\, Pomerantz Art and Design Center\, Fashion Institute of Technology\, New York City\, NY\, United States CATEGORIES:Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://events.fitnyc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Thom-Browne-Portrait.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="The Museum at FIT":MAILTO:museuminfo@fitnyc.edu GEO:40.7127837;-74.0059413 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Katie Murphy Amphitheatre Pomerantz Art and Design Center Fashion Institute of Technology New York City NY United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Pomerantz Art and Design Center\, Fashion Institute of Technology:geo:-74.0059413,40.7127837 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161110T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161110T140000 DTSTAMP:20260405T021508 CREATED:20161103T151601Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161103T151601Z UID:10003784-1478782800-1478786400@events.fitnyc.edu SUMMARY:Foreign Language Poetry Recitation Competition DESCRIPTION:Hear the readings and cheer for the winners of the 27th FIT Student Foreign Language Poetry Recitation Competition\, sponsored by the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures. URL:https://events.fitnyc.edu/event/foreign-language-poetry-recitation-competition/ LOCATION:Robert Lagary Board Room\, Marvin Feldman Center\, Ninth Floor\, Fashion Institute of Technology\, New York City \, NY\, United States CATEGORIES:Perfomance GEO:40.7127837;-74.0059413 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Robert Lagary Board Room Marvin Feldman Center Ninth Floor Fashion Institute of Technology New York City NY United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Marvin Feldman Center\, Ninth Floor\, Fashion Institute of Technology:geo:-74.0059413,40.7127837 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161110T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161110T153000 DTSTAMP:20260405T021508 CREATED:20161031T144946Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161031T144946Z UID:10003884-1478788200-1478791800@events.fitnyc.edu SUMMARY:ARTSpeak: Alfredo Gisholt DESCRIPTION:Canto IV\, oil on canvas\, 72 x 84 inches\, 2016. Canto III\, oil on canvas\, 72 x 84 inches\, 2016. Alfredo Gisholt. \nARTSpeak 2016-2017 is an interdisciplinary program presented by the departments of Fine Arts and History of Art that consists of lectures and a panel discussion on the theme of The Presence of Art History in the Mind of the Artist. \nOn November 10\, the ARTSpeak lecture series presents artist Alfredo Gisholt. Gisholt attended Academia de San Carlos in Mexico City and received his MFA from Boston University. He was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship and a Dedalus Foundation Fellowship. Gisholt has had recent solo exhibitions at CUE Art Foundation in New York City\, the University of Maine Museum of Art\, Deborah Colton Gallery in Houston\, and the Recinto Project Room in Mexico City. He currently teaches at Brandeis University\, and lives and works in Boston. \nARTSpeak has been made possible in part through funding by the FIT Student-Faculty Corporation\, the School of Art and Design\, and the School of Liberal Arts. \n  \nThis series is free and open to the public. URL:https://events.fitnyc.edu/event/artspeak-alfredo-gisholt/ LOCATION:Katie Murphy Amphitheatre\, Pomerantz Art and Design Center\, Fashion Institute of Technology\, New York City\, NY\, United States CATEGORIES:Lecture ORGANIZER;CN="John Allen":MAILTO:john_allen@fitnyc.edu GEO:40.7127837;-74.0059413 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Katie Murphy Amphitheatre Pomerantz Art and Design Center Fashion Institute of Technology New York City NY United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Pomerantz Art and Design Center\, Fashion Institute of Technology:geo:-74.0059413,40.7127837 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161110T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161110T180000 DTSTAMP:20260405T021508 CREATED:20161107T144700Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161107T144700Z UID:10003786-1478797200-1478800800@events.fitnyc.edu SUMMARY:Sustainability Grants Think Tank DESCRIPTION:Learn about how to apply for a $5\,000 Sustainability Grant\, given by FIT’s Sustainability Council in support of projects related to social\, environmental\, and/or economic areas of sustainability at this workshop. Topics discussed include prior grant topics\, eligibility and guidelines\, grant objectives and criteria\, the submission process\, and brainstorming or feedback on grant ideas. For more information\, click here  or email sustainability@fitnyc.edu. URL:https://events.fitnyc.edu/event/sustainability-grants-think-tank/ LOCATION:Feldman Center\, Room C205\, Fashion Institute of Technology\, New York City \, NY\, United States CATEGORIES:Information Session ORGANIZER;CN="Suzanne McGillicuddy%2C Sustainability Council":MAILTO:sustainability@fitnyc.edu GEO:40.7127837;-74.0059413 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Feldman Center Room C205 Fashion Institute of Technology New York City NY United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Fashion Institute of Technology:geo:-74.0059413,40.7127837 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161110T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161110T180000 DTSTAMP:20260405T021508 CREATED:20161014T143954Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161014T145831Z UID:10003772-1478800800-1478800800@events.fitnyc.edu SUMMARY:Fashion Culture: Field to Frock: Fashion Lessons from the Slow Food Movement DESCRIPTION:Image courtesy of Jussara Lee and The Canary Project.\nLearn how practices developed by the Slow Food Movement may also benefit the fashion industry. Panel moderator Summer Rayne Oakes\, director of marketing for Foodstand\, a company that promotes good eating habits\, speaks with chef Daphne Cheng\, a pioneer in plant-based cuisine; fashion designer Jussara Lee; and Richard McCarthy\, executive director of Slow Food USA. \nAll Fashion Culture events are free\, but registration is required; register online here\, call 212 217.4585\, or email museuminfo@fitnyc.edu. URL:https://events.fitnyc.edu/event/fashion-culture-field-to-frock-fashion-lessons-from-the-slow-food-movement/ LOCATION:Katie Murphy Amphitheatre\, Pomerantz Art and Design Center\, Fashion Institute of Technology\, New York City\, NY\, United States CATEGORIES:Panel Discussion ORGANIZER;CN="The Museum at FIT":MAILTO:museuminfo@fitnyc.edu GEO:40.7127837;-74.0059413 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Katie Murphy Amphitheatre Pomerantz Art and Design Center Fashion Institute of Technology New York City NY United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Pomerantz Art and Design Center\, Fashion Institute of Technology:geo:-74.0059413,40.7127837 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161111T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161111T190000 DTSTAMP:20260405T021508 CREATED:20161013T153825Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161013T153825Z UID:10003766-1478883600-1478890800@events.fitnyc.edu SUMMARY:Dressing The Get Down: '70s Hip Hop Fashion in the South Bronx DESCRIPTION:Still from The Get Down.\nJeriana San Juan is a New York–based costume designer and stylist whose diverse career spans theater\, film\, television and fashion. She graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology with the Patricia Zipprodt Award for “Excellence in Costume Design.”  She is the designer for The Get Down\, the six-episode one-hour series that premiered on August 12. \nThis event is for the FIT community only. Please RSVP to michelle_porrazzo@fitnyc.edu. \n  URL:https://events.fitnyc.edu/event/dressing-the-get-down-70s-hip-hop-fashion-in-the-south-bronx/ LOCATION:Film and Media Screening Room D207\, Pomerantz Center\, New York City \, NY\, United States CATEGORIES:Lecture ORGANIZER;CN="Dan Levinson Wilk":MAILTO:danlw@fitnyc.edu GEO:40.747025;-73.9941136 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Film and Media Screening Room D207 Pomerantz Center New York City NY United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Pomerantz Center:geo:-73.9941136,40.747025 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161112T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161112T180000 DTSTAMP:20260405T021508 CREATED:20161024T163651Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161024T163753Z UID:10003873-1478948400-1478973600@events.fitnyc.edu SUMMARY:Designers & Books Festival: Onstage and Offstage DESCRIPTION:Programs are free and seats are available on a first-come\, first-serve basis; reserve a seat for $10; clicking on the program title will take you to to the ticket order form on EventBrite (see below). Entrance to the Festival bookstand is free. \nThe onstage host for the day is Steven Heller\, co-founder and co-chair\, the School of Visual Arts Design/Designer as Author + Entrepreneur program\, and author or editor of more than 170 books. McNally Jackson is the official event bookseller. \n“Onstage” refers to the formal programming (four panel discussions\, described below). “Offstage” is an informal seating area near the McNally Jackson shop that offers an opportunity for people to meet and engage in conversations about design\, authorship\, and publishing —with books as the catalyst. At the conclusion of each “onstage” program\, the moderators and panelists will gather with audience members to chat and answer questions not covered in the Q&A sessions. \nMcNally Jackson (managed by Carly Dashiell) will be operating a bookstand located in the lower rear lobby space of the Katie Murphy Amphitheatre offering a wide range of design titles. It is open throughout the day\, from 10:30 am to 7 pm. Eventbrite (reserved) ticket holders are eligible to receive a 20 percent off coupon redeemable at the McNally Jackson store after the festival. \nPROGRAMS\n11 am: Opening introductions and panel—PRESERVATION\nExploring the World of Design Archives as Creative Inspiration\nArchives hold materials that show process and also end result—and in this way are critical spaces for knowledge building and creative inspiration. This panel will discuss those important functions as well as what designers should know about preserving their materials. \n\n Moderator: David Senior: Senior bibliographer at the Museum of Modern Art Library\nPeter Koepke: Owner/director of the Design Library; author of Patterns: Inside the Design Library\nLauren Miller Walsh: Art and design archivist\, bibliographic expert\, and manager\, Glenn Horowitz Bookseller\nTamsen Young: Museum Digital Media and Strategic Initiatives Manager\, The Museum at FIT\nAlexander Tochilovsky: Associate professor\, the Cooper Union; curator\, Herb Lubalin Study Center of Design and Typography\n\n1–2:30 pm: Panel—CELEBRATION\nW.A. Dwiggins\, A Life in Design — A Sneak Preview\nThe author and publisher discuss the forthcoming biography of the man who coined the term “graphic designer.” The book encompasses 1\,200 illustrations; 480 pages; 40 years of collecting; 13 years of research. \n\n Moderator\, Steven Heller: Co-founder and co-chair\, the School of Visual Arts Design/Designer as Author + Entrepreneur program\nParticipants Rob Saunders: Founder of Letterform Archive and publisher of W.A. Dwiggins\, A Life in Design\nBruce Kennett: Designer\, photographer\, and author of W.A. Dwiggins\, A Life in Design\n\n3–4:30 pm: Panel—REINCARNATION\nBack From the Dead: The New Popularity of Facsimiles of Out-of-Print Books\nRecently there have been several facsimiles of design books from the past that have received major attention; more are on the way. This panel looks at the increasing popularity and importance of facsimile editions of high-profile\, out-of-print design books. \n\nModerator\, Julie Lasky: Design journalist\, editor\, and critic\nPaul Wagner: Design director at Princeton Architectural Press\nSteven Heller: Co-founder and co-chair\, the School of Visual Arts Design/Designer as Author + Entrepreneur program\nJeffrey Ladd: A founder of Errata Editions\nEsther K. Smith: Artistic director of Purgatory Pie Press; author\, book designer\n\n5–6:30 pm: Panel—REINVENTION\nThe Next Generation: The New Designers Who Are Creating & Publishing Books \nThis program will explore the increasingly important trend of designers being involved in and actively taking control of the design-book publication process. \n\nModerator\, Molly Heintz: Chair of the graduate program in Design Research\, Writing & Criticism at the School of Visual Arts\nKyle May: Architect\, Editor in Chief of CLOG\nAdam Michaels: Co-founder of Project Projects and founder of Inventory Press\nJason Long: Partner at OMA/AMO\nBrad Smith: Founder and CEO of Wayward Wild URL:https://events.fitnyc.edu/event/designers-books-festival-onstage-and-offstage/ LOCATION:Katie Murphy Amphitheatre\, Pomerantz Art and Design Center\, Fashion Institute of Technology\, New York City\, NY\, United States CATEGORIES:Expo ORGANIZER;CN="Designers & Books":MAILTO:info@designersandbooks.com GEO:40.7127837;-74.0059413 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Katie Murphy Amphitheatre Pomerantz Art and Design Center Fashion Institute of Technology New York City NY United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Pomerantz Art and Design Center\, Fashion Institute of Technology:geo:-74.0059413,40.7127837 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR