Don’t forget the following important dates and deadlines. Visit www.nkba.org and click on “Initiatives” (or “Students,” for the Student Design Competition) for details.

Voices from the Industry: Call for proposals to present a VFTI session at KBIS 2019 is open from March 17 to  May 17. NKBA is looking for subject matter experts to submit ideas and topics in one of five categories: Design; Specialty Kitchen and Bath Training; Grow Your Business; Management; Customer Service.

Professional Design Competition: Entries will be accepted from April 2 to July 2. You must be an NKBA member to compete; there’s no limit on the number of entries you may submit. Your first entry fee is waived during early-bird pricing from April 2 to May 31. Additional projects submitted during this period are $75 per entry. From June 1 to July 2, the entry fee is $100.

Student Design Competition: NKBA has partnered with Habitat for Humanity to collaborate on a live build for a deserving family in Warren County, N.J. Current NKBA student members may submit a kitchen and/or bath design for this house project. The deadline for entry is May 7.

Thirty Under 30: Nominations for this prestigious honor, which recognizes the rising rock stars of the kitchen and bath industry, are due by July 27. Candidates must be employed in the kitchen and bath business, must be born on or after Feb. 22, 1989, and may be nominated by another industry professional or apply directly.