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2010 Rockie Awards Show

The entries are in.

The judging is complete.

And now it’s time to have an awards show.

The 2010 Rockie Awards Show is coming up on Saturday, April 24th at The Knitting Factory in downtown Boise. Food and drinks start flowing at 6:00 p.m. and the show gets underway at 7:00.

Tickets are $45 each, or $350 for a table of eight.

Ticket reservations should be sent to rockies@boiseadfed.org. RSVPs are due by or before April 15th. But seriously, get your RSVP in now — rumor has it that the show is more than halfway toward being sold out.

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Boise Cutters March Meeting

The Boise Cutters will be holding their monthly meeting on Tuesday, March 9th from 7:00 p.m. – 10:0 p.m. at the Owyhee Plaza Hotel’s Den.

This month’s gathering will include a demo reel from Yellow Box Studio, and an explanation of how they use 3D imaging and compositing in their work and where they think the technology is going.

The group described itself as:

We are producers, writers, motion & graphic artists, broadcast and film professionals, advertisers, and students of the modern cool. What binds us all is our appreciation for Final Cut Pro’s ability to provide the tools that creativity demands.

More information about the event, and the group, can be found on their respective Facebook pages

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Call for Nominations: Silver Medal Award

The Idaho Advertising Federation is currently accepting nominations for the AAF Silver Medal Award.  The Silver Medal Award is presented “to an individual who has made outstanding contributions to advertising by furthering the industry’s standards, creative excellence, and responsibilities in areas of social concern.”

More details from the folks at the IAF:

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Call for Submissions: Ignite Boise | 04

You’ve heard about Ignite Boise.  You may have even been to one of the previous events, or seen videos of the past presentations.  Now’s your chance to submit your idea for the next event.

Speaker submissions are being accepted now through March 19th for Ignite Boise | 04.  Don’t worry if your idea isn’t fully fleshed-out at this point — all you need is a topic and a paragraph to describe it.  If your submission is selected, then you can sweat the details.

More information is available on the Ignite Boise site.

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BAF Event: Meet the Judges

Judge the Judges - BAF Event
Judge the Judges.

Come rub elbows with the 2010 Rockie Awards Judges. Buy them a beer. Provoke a dialogue. Challenge their wisdom. Flirt with their egos. Influence their decision making. The judges are Brett Craig of TBWA/Chiat/Day; Victor Camozzi of GSD&M; and Joe Shands of Vendor, Inc.

This BAF Speaker Series event will be a moderator Question and Answer format with the four best questions winning prizes.* To qualify, submit your questions by February 23 to JudgesQ&A@nootgroup.com.

The judging begins at Ha Penny on February 25.
Beverages at 5:30.
Q&A from 6:30-7:30.

* Free entry into the 2010 Rockie Awards.