The Advertising Education Committee operates on the belief that education and professional growth is a never-ending process and that students represent the beginning of that process. With that in mind, the committee is charged with providing events, seminars, and/or programs that supplement students' knowledge of the advertising business-- many of which can cross over into regular club programs, general meetings and special events.
ADDYS – Saturday, February 12, 2011 at the new Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater. Buy your tickets here!
Awards are the real reason we're in advertising, right? (Not to mention the slack work environment and totally great hours.)
Besides being the annual gateway to the Regional and National ADDYS, the Austin Ad Fed ADDY® Awards showcase the best of Austin advertising. Feel the love, baby. Back pat, glad hand and use the ADDYs as a wickedly good excuse to eat and drink excessively with people you admire.
Friday, January 7th-Meet the Mean-Eyed Judges at the Mean Eyed Cat!
Every year, the Austin AdFed scours the country to find talented and insightful creatives to come to Austin and get their judge on. This year’s crop is pretty impressive.
Bart Cleveland, ECD/Partner, McKee Wallwork Cleveland, Albuquerque Perry Fair, VP/Digital ECD, Grey Worldwide, NYC Jason Kreher, Senior Writer, Wieden+Kennedy, Portland Dana Markee, Creative Director, TBWAChiatDay, Los Angeles
You wanna meet them? Have some drinks? Press the flesh? Why wouldn’t you? There are adult beverages involved. And it’s really the least you could do. After a long day of sifting through hundreds of ads produced by you, these folks are going to be thirsty. Heck, we’re getting thirsty just thinking about it. So join us! It’s gonna be mean.
Mean Eyed Cat 1621 West 5th Street • Austin, Texas
Friday, January 7, 2011 • 5:00PM – 7:00PM • $10, appetizers included
Diversity in advertising—in markets, in media, in agency personnel is a critical issue facing our industry.
How do we talk to the fastest growing market segments using media that reaches and language that resonates? How can we foster diversity outside the traditional "ethnic" agencies, incorporating the best that different backgrounds bring to the table? How do we encourage young talent to study for careers in our industry?
The Austin Ad Fed Cultural Diversity Committee continues to find innovative ways to expose students to career paths within advertising as well as stimulate economic and cultural vitality in every aspect of the marketing, advertising, production and media ecosystem.
The Diversity Committee is looking forward to a great year and looking for volunteers, mentors and organizers. Please contact us at austinadfed
