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AAF 9th District Spring Conference, Governor's Gala & District Addy's!
posted 2/23/2008
Road Trip To Omaha For The AAF 9th District Spring Conference, Governor’s Gala & District Addys! April 19, 2008 • Doubletree Hotel ADDY® Awards & Governor’s Gala hosted by actor John Beasley from TV shows Boston Legal and CSI and movies including The Mighty Ducks, Rudy, Walking Tall and more. Rooms are available at the Doubletree Hotel for $114 per night (King or two Queens). Call 800-766-1164 and ask for the “American Advertising Federation, 9th District” room block. Reservation cuto date is March 27, 2008.
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AAF 9th District Spring Conference, Governor’s Gala & District Addys!
posted 3/18/2008
Road Trip To Omaha For The AAF 9th District Spring Conference, Governor’s Gala & District Addys! April 19, 2008 • Doubletree Hotel ADDY® Awards & Governor’s Gala hosted by actor John Beasley from TV shows Boston Legal and CSI and movies including The Mighty Ducks, Rudy, Walking Tall and more. Rooms are available at the Doubletree Hotel for $114 per night (King or two Queens). Call 800-766-1164 and ask for the “American Advertising Federation, 9th District” room block. Reservation cuto date is March 27, 2008.
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AAF April Luncheon
posted 4/3/2008
Thursday, April 17th 11:30AM-1:00PM Botanical Center 909 Robert D. Ray Dr. Des Moines, IA Featured speaker: Michael Ferrari and Jon Gaskell from SmartyPig.com. (Additional copy is currently in production and should be available this week to post). RSVPs due by 4/14 at noon.
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AAF-Cedar Valley Strategy Summit 08
posted 3/27/2008

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AAF-Cedar Valley Strategy Summit 08
posted 3/27/2008

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About Us: ADDY® Awards
posted 11/19/2007

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AdMania 2008
posted 5/7/2008
AdMania 2008 Date: June 5, 2008 Time: 6 pm Location: Temple Theater at Temple for Performing Arts Price includes appetizers, two drink tickets and a seat at the show: -$250 for full team of 10 people -$150 for half team of 5 people -$30 for individuals -Deadline to register is May 28
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American Advertising Federation of Des Moines Celebrates 100 Years with a New Award and Name
posted 2/29/2008
AAF of Des Moines is celebrating 100 years in 2008!
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ISU Student's Card Design Among Finalists in Contest
posted 1/30/2008
Friday, January 18, 2008, 1:21 PM By Matt Kelley An Iowa State University student is among the ten finalists in a national contest to design greeting cards. Kelsey Hargens, an ISU senior in graphic design, says she's thrilled she did so well in Hallmark's "Project Red" competition, card sales from which help benefit the Global Fund to help eliminate AIDS in Africa. Hargens, who's originally from Hudson, describes the card she created. It contains an African symbol called "aya" for fern, which also means endurance and how we have to get through life's issues, which she says is perfect for Project Red. It also features the word "(ENDU) RED," utilizing "red" in the word "endured." Hargens says she did a lot of research to create her card design and it really paid off for her. She says, "Hallmark was very, very impressed with this and they couldn't believe that I thought of this symbol too because their new line that they're coming out with, before they even saw mine, they'd already designed their whole line with this fern." The company put all ten of the finalists' cards online and 75-thousand people voted on their favorites. While Hargens' card wasn't the ultimate winner, she says she's beyond happy to have made the top ten, knowing hundreds of designs were submitted. Hargens says she won $250 from Hallmark, money she turned around and donated to Project Red. She also got 20 copies of the card she designed which also carries her picture on the back and a little story about how she created it. "It looks really good on my resume," Hargens says, especially since she's planning to apply for an internship this summer -- at the Kansas City-based Hallmark.
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Job Shadowing Proves Enlightening for Advertising Students
posted 4/9/2008
Ten students participated in job shadowing at local advertising agencies on Thursday, April 3, through a partnership between Des Moines Ad Pros and the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. "This is the third year we've been able to arrange job shadowing for advertising majors in both the creative track and account-management track," said Dorothy Pisarski, assistant professor of advertising. "It's a great opportunity for students to interact with professionals in the field and see first-hand what goes on in day-to-day operations at an agency." Laura Nelson, a senior majoring in graphic design with a minor in advertising-creative, shadowed the Creative Department at Strategic America. "Seeing everything we have been learning actually put into action in a professional setting really help ease my concerns that I am choosing the right career path," Nelson said afterward. "We were able to ask questions and have experienced advice given to us. I only wish I had the opportunity to do more of these types of experiences." Megan Fratzke, far left, and Kelli Cathelyn, far right, shadow Art Directors Katie Allen and Tony Lieb and Senior Art Director Travis Ludwig at ZLRIgnition. In addition to Trilix and Strategic America, the other participating agencies were ZLRIgnition, Flynn Wright and John Deere Credit.
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Order Additional ADDY® Awards
posted 5/7/2008
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