The organisers of the Dubai International Advertising Festival and the Dubai Lynx Advertising Awards have announced that both events will now take place this month at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Up until this week it had been anticipated that the three-day Festival from 15-17 March would take place at the new Palladium venue in Dubai Media City with the Gala Awards being held at the DICEC on the evening of March 17th.
"Although the Palladium, a highly versatile and technically advanced venue would be ready in time, it is in the best interests of all concerned to relocate the event to ensure the overall success of the festival. Naturally at this late stage we are disappointed but we completely understand the view taken by the organisers. We wish them well and look forward to working closely with them for the 2010 Dubai Lynx festival," comments Raymond Gaspar, the Palladium's General Manager.
Speaking on behalf of the organisers, Festival Director Steve Lane said, "We had been looking forward to opening this year's festival at The Palladium and certainly hope to hold it there in 2010. For this year though, and with the event taking place next week, we all felt it would be best to return to the DICEC where the festival was held last year."
The seminars, workshops, exhibitions, Young Creatives Competition and Lynx Academy will now all take place in the Sheikh Rashid Hall of the DICEC, which is located at the head of Sheikh Zayed Road, with the Awards Ceremony and Dinner happening in the Sheikh Maktoum Hall of the DICEC.
Speakers at this year's Festival include Bob Isherwood, PJ Pereira, Felipe Burgaz and Piyush Pandey amongst others.
The Dubai Lynx Advertising Awards, which are managed by the Cannes International Advertising Festival, will shortly be announcing record entries this year for the third annual competition.
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The 2nd Dubai International Advertising Festival incorporating the Dubai Lynx Awards, The Middle East and North Africa Advertising Awards for Creative Excellence, will be held 15-17 March 2009 in Dubai, UAE.
Presented by Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival together with their regional partners, Motivate Publishing, the Dubai International Advertising Festival is held with the support of Dubai Media City (DMC) and in association with the UAE Chapter of the International Advertising Association (IAA). The 2nd Dubai International Advertising Festival will bring to the Middle East and North Africa a series of high profile seminars, workshops, exhibitions and screenings aimed at giving creative inspiration, learning and networking opportunities to the advertising and allied industries in the region. The 3rd Dubai Lynx awards, which are part of the Festival, will honour creative excellence in TV/Cinema, Print, Outdoor, Radio, Direct (incorporating Sales Promotion), Media and Interactive advertising. High-profile international jurors will award the coveted Dubai Lynx trophy to establish the definitive standard for creative excellence in the MENA region.
For further information, please contact:
Amanda Benfell
PR & Press Manager
Dubai International Advertising Festival
Greater London House, Hampstead Road, London NW1 7EJ, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7728 4040
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7728 4044;
E-mail: amandab@canneslions.com
Website: www.dubailynx.com
Steve Lane, Festival Director
Dubai International Advertising Festival
PO Box 502100, Dubai, UAE
Tel: +971 4 3755 649
Mobile: +971 (0) 50 552 7781
E-mail: stevel@dubailynx.com
Website: www.dubailynx.com
Press Release 2009
