IAA West


THE BEST OF SAN FRANCISCO SHOW ‘09

Sponsors for Best of San Francisco Show

November
 4 - Adobe
Systems, 
Inc.

, 601 
Townsend
 St

  6
PM
–
9PM
The
 Best
 of
 San 
Francisco
 Show
 is 
a
 non‐judged
 Creative 
Showcase.
 It
 was 
created 
by
 the
 IAA
 West to 
give 
the 
Bay
 Area’s
 advertising
 and design 
agencies 
an 
open 
venue
 to 
showcase 
their
 best
 work.

NEW reduced ticket prices for Best of San Francisco Show!

$10 for young professionals (30 and under) and students with ID
$20 in advance (Before Nov. 4)
Free for IAA members
$30 at the door so it’s worth it to buy in advance!
DOWNLOAD TICKET FORM HERE

If you are interested in sponsorship or participation, please download these forms: Agencies (Participant) | Corporate Sponsors | Media Sponsor


We are very excited to welcome our special guest to this year’s IAA-West - Best of San Francisco Show, Patrick Coyne, the celebrated Editor of Communication Arts magazine and its online complement, www.commarts.com.Communication Arts Magazine is the largest creative magazine in the world and showcases the top work in graphic design, advertising, illustration, photography and interactive design.

Now in its 50th year, CA continues to showcase the current best - from industry veterans to tomorrow’s innovators - in design, advertising, illustration, photography and interactive media.

At 7PM on November 4th, Mr. Coyne will share a brief presentation of some of the best work of the last 50 years produced by the San Francisco advertising community, and talk about how this city remains a powerhouse for nurturing new ideas.

You’ll have an opportunity to meet a man at the pulse of the changing design industry. Please join us for cocktails and conversation beginning at  6PM. It should be an inspiring evening.


WANTED: 
Your Best 
Creative

Why
 Should
 Your
 Agency
 Participate?

• Be 
among 
the
 “Best
of
the
Best” 
the
 Bay 
Area
 has
 to
 offer
 in
 groundbreaking
 creative 
work
–






Show
off!
• Support
 your 
local
 advertising 
community
• Participating agencies
 get 
10 tickets
–
a 
$300 
value
• Agencies
 are 
promoted
 on 
event
 website, 
invitations 
and
 other
 promotional 
materials, 
including

 
event 
signage
• Socialize,
 boast,
 admire, 
network
 and 
promote
 your
 best
 work
 at 
Adobe’s 
super‐cool

 


lobby, featuring
 state‐of‐the‐art 
audio/visual
 and
 presentation 
technology.
• If 
all
 that 
isn’t 
enough, 
the
 “Best
of
San
Francisco
Show” 
will 
be
 a 
fun 
evening
 spent
 admiring

 great work 
among
 colleagues
 and 
peers
 while
 enjoying
 open
 bar 
and 
delicious
 food.

    SPECIAL
GUEST: 

Patrick 
Coyne, 
Editor,
 COMMUNICATION
ARTS
    Please 
submit all
 work
 by
 October
 27,
2009.
    All 
materials
 should
 be
 sent 
to:
    IAA‐West
    C/O
CRISWELL
ASSOCIATES,
 58 
Maiden 
Lane, 
2nd
 FLOOR,
 San
 Francisco,
 CA
 94108
    PHONE:
(415)
398‐2220
    If
 you
 have
 questions 
regarding
 materials,
 please
 contact:
 Kathryn
Soter


kathryn@ksoter.com

    Submission
 Fees
    Each
 agency 
is 
invited 
to 
display 
up 
to 
7
 examples
 of 
their 
finest 
work.
    Minimum 
entry 
fee 
is
 $500
 for
 any
 organization
 with 
less
 than
 $50
 million 
in
 billings.
    • 
From
 $50 
to
 $100
 million, 
entry 
fee
 is 
$1,000.
    • 
From
 $100 
to 
$200 
million,
 
entry 
fee 
is 
$2,000.
    • 
Above 
$200
 million,
 entry 
fee 
is
 $3,000.
    Submission
 Format
    Please
 attach
 
two 
copies
 of
 the
 entry
 information to 
each 
submission
 format 
(DVD,
print,
etc).Print: 
Entries
 should 
be
 mounted 
on
 20×30 
black
board.
    Video/TV:
 Spots 
should 
be 
in 
standard
 DVD 
format.
    Radio:
 Entries 
should 
be 
submitted in 
a
 standard
 audio
 CD 
format.
    Interactive:
 Entries 
should
 be 
provided 
in
 standard 
DVD 
format,

 
be 
sure 
to 
include 
web
 address.
    If
 you
 would 
like 
to 
include
 printed 
pages
 for
 display, 
please 
mount 
them 
on
 20×30
 black
board.
    Misc,
 3‐Dimensional, 
Oversize:
 Please
 contact Kathryn
Soter


kathryn@ksoter.com