Coverings Tile & Stone Exposition and Conference, set to take place from April 17 to 20, 2012 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL, has announced a Call for Entries for the Coverings Installation and Design Awards. The competition is open to architects, designers, builders, contractors, distributors, retailers and installers, who are encouraged to submit multiple entries.All projects must have been completed within the past two years (January 2009 to December 2011), and be located in the U.S. Multiple winners will be selected in each of the two basic categories: Residential and Commercial.

The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, February 1, 2012, with entry forms available at www.coverings.com/coverings2012 or at www.facebook.com/CoveringsShow. There is no fee to enter, however, winners must be present for the at-show awards reception on Thursday, April 19, to qualify for the prize money that will be awarded.

"Over the years, Coverings has acknowledged outstanding and innovative projects featuring tile and stone," said Jennifer Hoff, President of Events for National Trade Productions, which manages and produces Coverings. "The Installation and Design Awards is a distillation of the past Spectrum and Prism Awards together with the TileLetter & NTCA Installation Awards. The CID Awards will spotlight contractor/designer teams who, respectively, have the demonstrated talent and skills to bring to life an exceptional aesthetic vision."