Three Courses + Cake – BAF Luncheon with Steve Hayden

For the few out there who may not have heard about this event yet, the Boise Advertising Federation’s final Three Courses + Cake luncheon of the year is coming up this Thursday, May 12th.

The guest speaker will be Steve Hayden, Vice Chairman, Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide.

More details are available on the BAF website, or on the event’s description on Facebook.

Cost is $18 for members, $25 for non-members and $10 for students.

Be sure to RSVP soon – you won’t want to miss this one.

CommCon: Communications Convention 2011

The Boise State University Public Relations Student Society of America is hosting CommCon: Communications Convention 2011.

This is an annual event that showcases the communication discipline through an interactive gathering of professionals, students and prospective students.  This year’s event is scheduled for Tuesday, May 3rd from 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. in the Jordan Ballroom at Boise State University’s Student Union Building.

Admission is free, but parking is limited. To RSVP for a parking pass or for more information, email boisestateprssa@gmail.com.

Recent Headlines

A couple of articles that caught our eye this week:

Media Agencies Make Mark as Content Creators via AdAge

The Future of TV: Why Broadcast Needs to Adapt via Mashable

What did you read this week that you found interesting? Anything you’d like to share with the rest of the class?

Pitchers and Pints Graduation Celebration

AIGA Idaho is celebrating this semester’s graduating designers with a graduation celebration at Pitchers and Pints in downtown Boise.

More about the event:

An AIGA Event to show support for this semesters graduating designers. We think that the professional hour at the portfolio event dose not allow the student or professionals enough time to really get to know each other. So lets have some beers and rub elbows a little!

For more information or to RSVP, check out the event listing on Facebook.

New Hires at Hanna and Associates

Hanna and Associates has added three new faces to their team:

Joe Preston has joined the agency as an Art Director.  Prior to joining Hanna, Preston served as an Art Director for a number of Northwest firms. He studied graphic design at Spokane Falls Community College and at The Art Institute of Seattle.

Krista Yep has joined the agency as a Copywriter.  She was previously a freelance writer in the San Francisco area and attended Miami Ad School in San Francisco.

Carly Chandler has also joined the agency as an Administrative Assistant.

Congratulations to all.