Nominate Your Favorite Vendors for The 2008 Big Wigs Awards!

OK, it's also about having fun, dressing up and dancing the night away at the hippest party of the year – The 2008 Big Wigs Award Ceremony, June 12th at The Mansion at Judges' Hill.

Nominate Your Favorite Vendors Today. Deadline is May 9th.
(anyone can nominate, but only Ad Fed Members can cast final votes)

Please visit the link below to enter your nominations.
2008 Big Wigs Nomination Form

Check Out Past Winners Here:
Past Big Wigs Winners

Get your tickets for the 2008 Big Wigs Event now!
Buy Tickets for the 2008 Big Wigs here

Thank you for participating,
The Austin Advertising Federation
2008 Big Wigs Award Ceremony
June 12, 2008, 6-10 pm.
The Mansion at Judges' Hill

Hot Spot Happy Hour: Imperia

Join us for our May Hot Spot Happy Hour at Imperia.
Wednesday, May 14th
6:00pm-7:30pm
Imperia, 310 Colorado (512) 472-6770

Protecting the Business of Creativity

Charles Moster, Senior Partner at MosterWynne will join us to discuss  why intellectual property rights are so important to our industry, our companies, our clients and our financial health. He’ll also talk about some general legal considerations unique to our business. You’ll learn:

• What is and isn’t intellectual property
• Why and how intellectual property impacts your bottom line
• Why it’s so valuable to your clients
• Legal best practices to consider
• Anything else you want to know, as long as you ask the question

This one’s for agency principals to the freelancer in the spare bedroom. Think of it as a free hour of legal advice—yes, an hour with a lawyer, for free. And since Charlie’s a playwright, composer and artist in addition to being an entrepreneur and attorney, it’s guaranteed to not be boring!

Wednesday, April 16
11:30 am – 1 pm
The Mansion at Judges’ Hill

Tickets:
$25 Members/Students
$35 Non-Members 

Register HERE!

Who is Charles Moster?

Charles Moster is a top AV-Rated attorney and 3rd generation entrepreneur who co-founded MosterWynne 11 years ago because he believes that business owners and management teams are entitled to excellence whether their revenue is $500 thousand or $500 million. As an attorney he has devoted the last 22 years to representing individuals and companies (including several marketing and advertising firms) in complex commercial business transactions, intellectual property reviews and in litigation. As Senior Partner, he oversees and is involved with all of the firm’s legal work in order to apply the strategic use of risk management to help clients avoid unnecessary litigation and help guide savvy business decisions. 

When not practicing law, Charles is an accomplished painter, composer and playwright. His grand-scale paintings hang in the firm’s offices, private homes and businesses in Austin and Washington, D.C. Charles is also a versatile songwriter. He has written for multiple genres and was the Grand Prize winner of the 2006 Austin Songwriters Group Contest. In 2007 he composed and had two original radio musicals aired on KUNM, the NPR affiliate in Albuquerque/Santa Fe. In 2008 KUNM is again producing two of his original radio musicals. The first is entitled “A Different Engine, the biography of Charles Babbage” which will be released in April. The other is “Happy ChollaDay!” which is a parody of White Christmas with a release date of Chanukah 2008.

Check out what is coming next!

Don't miss out on another event. Download our event's calendar here.

Early Bird Deadline Is April 1!

Consumers have more choices than ever. Marketers must break through—in the right place with the right message—to make an enduring impression.

This June the advertising community will converge on Atlanta to connect as an industry—creatively, culturally, technologically and, of course, socially.

At the AAF National Conference 2008, industry leaders will discuss the industry's most pressing issues, including the balance between corporate profit and social responsibility, integrated media, sports marketing, evolving legal questions, the new agency model and social networking. We'll also celebrate the best advertising of the year at the ADDY Awards Show and Gala and the next generation of advertising stars at the National Student Advertising Competition, sponsored this year by AOL.

• Ed Baker, Publisher, Atlanta Business Chronicle
• Torrence Boone, President, Digitas Boston
• Steve Bergerson, Advertising Law Attorney, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
• Frank Cooper, VP – Marketing, CSD Flavors, Pepsi-Cola North America
• Scott Crystal, President, TV Guide Magazine
• Murray Gaylord, Vice President, Marketing, NYTimes.com
• Tariq Hassan, SVP, Managing Director of Account Planning, Element 79 Partners
• Cassie Hughes, Co-Founder, Strategy Director, Grow Marketing
• Tim Love, Vice Chairman, Omnicom Group, Inc.
• Jill Meyer, Partner, Frost Brown Todd
• Carla Michelotti, EVP/General Counsel & Director of Government Affairs, Leo Burnett Worldwide
• William Pate, Chief Marketing Officer, Retail Markets, Career Sports Entertainment
• Wally Snyder, President & CEO, AAF
• Doug Wood, Chairman, Advertising, Technology & Media Group, Reed Smith LLP

Register online now!

And keep checking the conference Web site for new speakers, schedule updates and more!

American Advertising Federation
1101 Vermont Avenue NW, Suite 500 | Washington, DC 20005
(202) 898-0089 | Fax: (202) 898-0159 | www.aaf.org

ILA November 2007 Press Release

The Innovation and Leadership in Advertising Award presentation ceremony and luncheon is slated for Thursday, March 6th, 2008, at the Belo Mansion and Pavilion in Dallas, Texas.

Will you be there?

Each year’s ILA recipient is chosen by a committee composed of District 10 members including the current Governor, Executive Director, Past ILA Chairperson, current ILA Chairperson and current ILA Vice Chairperson. This year’s award will honor Mike Boylson, the CMO of JCPenney, and their partner advertising agencies for their “Every Day Matters” campaign.

Murray Gaylord, the National AAF Chairman, and Susan Saurage-Altenloh, the District 10 Governor, will present the award and recognize Mike Boylson and the JCPenney team for their achievements in each of four key areas: media use, employment of persons and businesses within District 10, embracing diversity, and leadership in creative use of advertising and media.

This truly is a very special award for very special individuals in the advertising industry.  Now is the time to mark your calendars and adjust your budgets so that your club can be represented. Individual tickets are $100 for AAF District 10 members and $120 for non-members. Visit the 10th District website at www.aaf10.org and click on the Awards tab for the latest information.  This event is co-hosted by District 10 and the Dallas Ad League.

Dave Diamond
PR Chairman
AAF District 10
davediamond@gapbroadcasting.com

Download Press Release PDF here

In a few days you will receive information about
 "The Next Big Idea"
 The April AAF Convention in Dallas.

At this event, you'll hear from many people who will
influence the future of advertising.

Don't wait for this mailer!
Go right now and Register!!!

www.dallasadleague.org

The convention schedule and speakers' backgrounds are listed.
Sign up by March 15 and you'll be able to play an online game 
not yet available to the general public.

 As a bonus, players with the highest scores
will be announced at the convention.

See you in April in Dallas!!!

Signature:
Frank Kopec
AAF District 10 Convention Chair

Frank Kopec
Advertising Director, American Driver Magazine
4546 Sunbelt Drive
Addison, TX 75001
682-553-3912 (cell)
972-733-0153 (fax)
frank@americandrivermagazine.com
info@dallasadleague.org

web site www.dallasadleague.org

painting by Shaneka Campbell, 2007 AFTS participant

Austin Ad Fed Helps City’s Homeless People through Support of Art From the Streets on Nov. 3-4

For two days in early November, the Austin Resource Center for the Homeless (ARCH) will be transformed into a public art exhibition and sale, featuring some of the least known but arguably most talented artists in town – and the Austin Ad Fed is working to make this event a success. For the third year, the Austin Ad Fed is contributing pro bono advertising, public relations and marketing for the Art From the Streets 15th Annual Show and sale, which helps homeless artists get off the streets.

More than 100 homeless artists, many of whom take art classes at ARCH, will participate in the show – a unique, safe and encouraging environment for Austin’s homeless to exhibit artistic skills.

“I have a relative who has been homeless so this project is especially meaningful,” said Ted Burton, Vice President of Public Service for Austin Ad Fed. “While the artists feel lucky to have a venue like this to show and sale their artwork and begin the difficult process of getting off the streets and back on their feet, the volunteers are the ones who are truly blessed by the experience. Life isn’t easy for these artists but they’re not giving up. They’re using their talents to build a better future for themselves.”

Shaneka Campbell, 2007 AFTS participant

Shaneka Campbell, 28, is one of the many homeless artists who will participate in and benefit from the show – and who has a touching, personal story. “Like a mood ring,” Shaneka says her art is gauge for her current frame of mind, and her work is reflection of her hope. Having survived ongoing bouts of leukemia since she was a toddler, Shaneka has never been surer of her sense of purpose. “I know I’m here for a reason, and I’m beginning to think that art may have something to do with it. If it brings even one person joy, well that’s enough for me.”

Art From the Streets allows Shaneka to nurture and develop her creativity in weekly classes with experienced artists who teach new techniques and provide inspiration. She cherishes her time with other artists and believes in the strength of the group. “We all struggle together, but we can make it together too.”

“That’s where I want to be,” Shaneka said of one her paintings, a soothing abstract blend of blue and purple acrylic paint on paper. With her faith, perseverance and each piece of artwork that she creates “from the heart,” she is sure to get there.

Now in its 15th year, the Annual Art From the Streets Show and Sale has raised more than $500,000, giving homeless artists a second chance by providing them the opportunity to raise funds to pay for necessities such as food, clothing medical care and housing – all while renewing their sense dignity and purpose.

Mark your calendar now to attend the show on Saturday, Nov. 3, and Sunday, Nov. 4, 2007, from noon to 5:00 p.m., at the Austin Resource Center for the Homeless (ARCH), 500 East 7th Street. Come, spend a little time and money, and then go home with a creative work that will bring you pleasure for years to come and provide a daily reminder that you made a big difference in someone’s life.

More information may be found at www.artfromthestreets.com