52nd Annual Advertising Career Conference
Friday, Novemeber 14 & Saturday, November 15
Fashion Institute of Technology, 27th Street and Seventh Avenue

On November 14 and 15, 2008, Advertising Women of New York (AWNY) will hold the 52nd annual Advertising Career Conference at the Fashion Institute of Technology. This event has launched the careers of dozens of today’s top advertising and media executives.

Follow the link for more information: http://www.awny.org/module-Pagesetter-viewpub-tid-2-pid-2.html

“Scholarships” for the registration amount may be available to interested students. Contact Mary Conran (mconran@temple.edu) for details.

The American Marketing Association –Collegiate Division is proud to announce a new competition.  The Chapter Recruitment Video Competition is open to all Collegiate Chapters and is an excellent way to market the on-campus AMA experience.

Purpose
The purpose of this competition is to encourage AMA Chapters to design, develop and produce a recruitment video/DVD that could be used recruit new members.  While chapters may want to include campus pride elements, the main objective of this competition is to produce a recruitment video/ DVD that is suitable for use on any campus in the country.

Eligibility
The 2008-2009 Recruitment Video Competition is open to all schools that have an affiliated undergraduate AMA Collegiate Chapter.  Those contributing to the production of this video must be AMA members in good standing with current paid dues to the American Marketing Association.

Submission Requirements

Due Date:
Entries must be postmarked by February 28th, 2009 and must be mailed to: Naomi Walters, Director of Collegiate Chapters, American Marketing Association, 311 South Wacker Drive, Suite 5800, Chicago, IL 60606.

Ownership / Copyrights
Upon submission, participants will be asked to sign a release and transfer of ownership document.  In addition, any creative element, such as music or published video clips, must be accompanied by a copyright release/permission form.

Length
The length of the video must be no less than two minutes and no more than five minutes.

Judging
Preliminary judging will be done by a team made up of chapter advisors.  The five finalists will be judged at the International Collegiate Conference, March 26-29, 2009 by those collegiate members in attendance.  Your video will be featured during the conference and your peers will determine the winner.

Content
The content is open to interpretation by each chapter but it must be in good taste and reflect the chapter’s value proposition.  The video should answer the recruit’s question “Why should I join AMA?”

Submitted Material
Videos submitted for this competition will become the property of AMA and will not be returned.

AMA Collegiate Chapter Community Service Grants
Applications Due: October 20, 2008

Funded by the American Marketing Association Foundation (AMAF), grants of up to $1,000 support efforts by AMA Collegiate Chapters in strengthening the marketing program of one or more nonprofit organizations.  In just eight years, the AMAF has given over 95 community service grants to AMA Collegiate Chapters to provide support that assists in building marketing capacity in nonprofits.

For any type of project, we encourage chapters to work with nonprofit partners in their local communities.  We also encourage AMA Collegiate and Professional Chapters to work together in their efforts.  An AMA Collegiate and Professional partnership project could receive funding of up to $2,000 if both submit applications for a worthy collaborative effort.

How are winners selected?
A panel of AMA collegiate advisors selects the winning Chapters, recognized annually at the International Collegiate Conference.  Grants are awarded to Chapters that demonstrate that funding by the AMAF will help achieve the marketing goals of their proposed community service projects by

• Strengthening the marketing program of one or more nonprofit organizations;
• Solving a problem or meeting a need by an innovative and/or creative approach to the use of marketing; and/or
• Making imaginative use of available marketing resources.

Interested in applying?
Visit the AMAF Web site at http://www.themarketingfoundation.org/collegiate_community_service.html to get additional application details and suggestions, review the grantee reporting guidelines, see past recipients, and apply for a grant (applications must be made using the online form).

When is the application due?
The application deadline is October 20 and Chapters will be notified of the status of their applications by the end of November.

For questions, please contact Naomi Walters at 800-262-1150 x9077 or Jason Oleniczak at 800-262-1150 x9041.

http://tucapture.temple.edu/cmscontent/6f671e60-ff75-4ba4-af89-01b929a75377/FOX_AMA_SPO_F_1140A_1230P_FOX214_2008-09-26_11-40-AM.htm

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