Looking to get peer insight on a particular topic or challenge? Don’t miss the Networking Roundtable Lunches on Wednesday and Thursday, September 3rd and 4th.

Hosted by VMSD Advisory Board members, editorial staff and conference sponsors, the Roundtables are the perfect forum for exchanging problems and solutions, best and worst practices, and challenges unique to your retail sector or design specialization.

Choose topics from the list below when you register, then bring your questions and ideas to share over lunch at the Grand Hyatt Seattle. All topics repeat on Thursday. Tables are filled on a first-come, first-served basis, so register early to secure your choice of topics.

1. Windows and Displays: Staying Creative Throughout the Year
2. Designing Retail for the MySpace Generation
3. Color Trends: The Role of Color in Shopper Behavior
4. Visual Merchandising Trends and Ideas
5. Lighting: Saving Energy Without Sacrificing Impact
6. Lighting Design Trends
7. Signage and Graphics: Customizing Messages to Local Markets
8. Store Fixtures: Sourcing in a Global Economy
9. Fixtures: Design Trends
10. Digital Media: Trends and Innovations
11. Mannequins: Trends and Merchandising Ideas
12. Materials and Flooring: Trends and Ideas
13. Going Green: To LEED or not to LEED?
14. Innovations in Green Materials
15. Store Renovations: Making Your Budget and Your Deadline
16. Foreign Markets: How to Translate Your Brand
17. Best Practices in Visual Merchandising
18. Opportunities in Latin America: Best Business Practices
19. Urban Retailing: Challenges and Opportunities
20. Better Design = Better Sales: Proving ROI
21. Corralling Creativity: Getting from Brainstorm to Bricks-and-Mortar
22. Favorite/Least Favorite Trends in Retail Design