OBERLIN, OHand CHESTERTOWN, NY-- The Marble Institute of America (MIA) has expanded its Wine & Stone program to include a CEU component. The expanded program will offer the same engaging information found in the original Wine & Stone presentation (developed by MIA's Women in Stone initiative), with added information to educate participants on the mineral composition of stone and other factors that make each stone type unique. CEU credit will be available for architects and designers through the following organizations: AIA, IDCEC, LACES and NKBA. The original 30-minute Wine & Stone presentation is still available.

The 90-minute Wine & Stone CEU presentation includes six wine comparisons and six stone comparisons, plus additional content about the effects of various finishing details. It is designed to meet the following learning objectives: