Dubai, 10th March 2010 - ihaveanidea, the world's first and largest community of the international advertising industry, proudly announces Memac Ogilvy as Host of Portfolio Night 8 in Dubai. This year Portfolio Night 8 is scheduled to occur around the world on May 20th 2010. ihaveanidea's Portfolio Night is the largest simultaneous advertising portfolio review ever held in the world, featuring a uniquely designed portfolio review process in a "speed-dating" setting. The event helps students and aspiring young creatives around the world break into the ad industry and involve the top creative directors in each participating city.
"ihaveanidea is pleased to have Memac Ogilvy as the Portfolio Night 8 Host in Dubai. Portfolio Night Hosts are integral in bringing this monumental industry event to their city. They are the local partners in charge of the colossal task of making this event happen each year and are the center of Portfolio Night in their city. Without them on the ground, spearheading Portfolio Night in their city we really couldn't make this event happen" says Ignacio Oreamuno, president, ihaveanidea.
Ronald Howes, Regional Managing Director, GCC, commented: "We were thrilled with the caliber of creativity at PN7 in 2009 and Memac Ogilvy is once again proud to host a platform to facilitate the development of talent across the Middle East. By teaming up with our industry colleagues in Dubai, Portfolio Night 8 will offer the opportunity to help young creative talents initiate their career paths in the UAE. In offering them a chance to showcase their work and gain constructive feedback from top Creative Directors, we hope to encourage young talents to further develop their skills and pursue a career in the advertising world."
Portfolio Night 8 will see hundreds of industry professionals mentoring aspiring creatives in cities like Athens, Atlanta, Barcelona, Beirut, Brussels, Cairo, Chicago, Dubai, Dublin, Frankfurt, Helsinki, Hong Kong, Jeddah, Kuwait, Lisbon, London, Los Angeles, Manama, Melbourne, Mexico City, Milan, Mumbai, New York, Philadelphia, Quebec City, San Francisco, Sao Paulo, Shanghai, Stockholm, Taipei, Toronto and Tunis.
Portfolio Night 8 Global Partners include Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide for the second year, Corbis, a leading visual media provider for the creative community for the fourth year in a row and welcomes new global partner, Adobe, a leader in revolutionizing how the world engages with ideas and information - anytime, anywhere and through any medium. Portfolio Night 8 current Cities and Hosts include: Athens hosted by Ogilvy, Atlanta hosted by Ogilvy, Barcelona hosted by Complot, Beirut hosted by Memac Ogilvy, Brussels hosted by ACC, Cairo hosted by Memac Ogilvy, Chicago hosted by GERTRUDE, Dubai hosted by Memac Ogilvy, Dublin hosted by Ogilvy, Frankfurt hosted by Ogilvy, Helsinki hosted by Skandaali, Hong Kong hosted by Ogilvy, Jeddah hosted by Memac Ogilvy, Kuwait hosted by Memac Ogilvy, Lisbon hosted by Leo Burnett, London hosted by Ogilvy, Los Angeles hosted by David & Goliath, Manama hosted by Memac Ogilvy, Melbourne hosted by Badjar Ogilvy, Mexico City hosted by Ogilvy, Milan hosted by ADCI, Mumbai hosted by Ogilvy, New York hosted by Ogilvy, Philadelphia hosted by Philly Ad Club, Quebec City hosted by SOCOM, San Francisco hosted by Ogilvy, Sao Paulo hosted by Ogilvy, Shanghai hosted by Ogilvy, Stockholm hosted by Perfect Fools, Taipei hosted by Ogilvy, Toronto hosted by Y&R, Tunis hosted by Memac Ogilvy.
New cities and Hosts are still being added, for the current list please head to www.portfolionight.com
Students enrolled in advertising programs, recent graduates, and up-and-coming creatives will have the opportunity to spend valuable face-to-face time with their city's most prestigious creative directors. Young creatives are encouraged to attend this event in one of the participating cities to have the opportunity to speak with three or more world-class creative directors.
All aspiring creatives or juniors with an advertising portfolio must register online at www.portfolionight.com.
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About Portfolio Night
Started in 2002, Portfolio Night (www.portfolionight.com) is ihaveanidea's annual event, where advertising's top creative talents come together to review the portfolios of students, juniors and creative hopefuls in an exciting and engaging environment. For eager up-and-comers, Portfolio Night is an incredible opportunity to meet with the industry's most acclaimed creative directors and have their work critiqued, gain advice - and possibly a job. For agency creative directors, Portfolio Night represents a chance to give back to the advertising community, and to meet or recruit the most talented young people trying to enter the business. Since its inception, Portfolio Night has always been held on one evening, simultaneously in all cities. This year, Portfolio Night 8 will be held on Thursday, May 20th, 2010, around the world.
About ihaveanidea
ihaveanidea (www.ihaveanidea.org) is the worlds first and largest community of the international advertising industry. Created by Ignacio Oreamuno, a former art director, and operating virtually from Montreal and Toronto, Canada, its mission is to serve the international advertising industry as a centre of self-analysis and intellectual growth. Based on the concept that disseminating and sharing creative knowledge will benefit everyone in advertising, www.ihaveanidea.org is visited by hundreds of thousands visitors each month.
About Memac Ogilvy
Memac Ogilvy started its operation in Bahrain in 1984. The company offers advertising, public relations, direct marketing, activation, planning and creative services to a large portfolio of clients through 13 offices across the Middle East and North Africa. This wide geographical coverage, along with its group of some 450 professionals, gives the company a unique insight into different segments of the Arab markets.
For further information please contact
Adriano Konialidis
04 305 0311,
Adriano.konialidis@ogilvy.com
Miriam Farshoukh
04 305 0305,
Miriam.farshoukh@ogilvy.com
For further information on ihaveanidea, please contact:
Mimi Martinoski
Communications Director, ihaveanidea
mimi@ihaveanidea.org
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