The San Antonio Advertising Federation ADDY® Awards Competition is the first of a three-tiered national competition conducted annually by the American Advertising Federation (AAF). The ADDY® Awards Competition is the industry’s largest and most representative competition for creative excellence.

Entry into the ADDY® Awards supports our entire industry, because AAF and its local and district membership use the proceeds to enhance advertising through programs such as internships, advocacy groups and advertising education.

Go to www.addycompetition.com and click on Enter (navigation on the left). It will walk you through the process of registering as an entrant. **IMPORTANT** Also at the ADDY competition site is a link to the Rules and Guidelines. You can download them directly from the site or from here. Included in this document are all of the rules, requirements and categories. It may seem tedious to read, but most, if not all, of your questions on entering the ADDYs will be answered.

Entry deadline is Friday, December 7th at 5:00pm
This is the deadline to have your entries entered on the competition site. You have until Friday, December 14th to deliver your entries to the drop-off location.

Late entry deadline is Friday, December 14th at 5:00pm
This is the final deadline to have your entries entered on the competition site and to deliver your entries to the drop-off location.

The drop-off location is:
Creative Civilization
106 Auditorium Circle, 2nd floor
San Antonio, TX 78205
210.227.1999
ATTN: Melissa Burnett, 2008 ADDY® Chair

**IMPORTANT** This year, we ask all entrants to please include a CD with hi-rez jpegs or pdfs of all entries for use in the winners book.

Entry fees are as follows:
Single Entry – $50 (member); $75 (non-member); $20 (student)
Campaign – $75 (member); $100 (non-member); $20 (student)
Late Entry – $75 (member); $125 (non-member)

Not a member of AAF-San Antonio? WTF? All the cool people are members. Sign-up here.

The 2008 ADDY® Awards are on Saturday, February 16, 2008. If you're interested in reserving a table now, please contact Melissa Burnett or Beverly Ingle.

Can I mount my entries on to some type of board?
No. Entries must be submitted inside an appropriately sized envelope. Transparent envelopes are preferred. For all instructions as to preparing entries, see Page 6 of the Rules and Guidelines booklet.

If your entry places in the Gold, Silver or Bronze category, you will be contacted to submit another copy of your entry mounted to board for display purposes. THIS IS NOT MANDATORY. It is only if you would like your work displayed at the awards show.

How do I pay?
After you've completed your entries on the competition site, you will be print and sign the manifest. On the manifest, you'll see the option for check or credit card. You either enter your credit card info on the sheet, or you bring a check with your entries.

Is it really that big of a deal if my broadcast entries have production slates at the beginning?
It is if you want them to be judged. All entries are supposed to be void of any reference to the entrant, not including the actual entry form accompanying the piece. And, while we at the local level may show leniency, we can't guarantee that you'll get the same at the district level. It would be a shame to win a Gold locally, then have your entry disqualified at the district level, wouldn't it? So do yourself a favor, follow the guidelines, see Page 6 of the Rules and Guidelines booklet, and we'll all be happy.

I'm entering some print and/or broadcast in Spanish. Will our judges be fluent enough to understand?
While we try to have at least one Spanish-speaking judge, we cannot guarantee fluency in the language. For broadcast, you do have the option of placing subtitles in your spots, or you can include an English script with your entry. If you include a script, please make sure it is void of entrant info, company logo, etc.

When is the judging? When will I be notified if I won anything?
The judging will take place on Saturday, January 5, 2008. Once the scores have been totaled and verified, notifications will take place from January 9-11.

Can I get my entries back?
We typically do not return entries. AAF-District 10 dictates that all Gold and Silver winners be sent to the district convention, regardless of whether the Silvers are actually entered. As for the remaining entries, if there is a special request for returning a specific entry, please contact the ADDY Chair.

If my entry won a Silver, can it still be entered at the district level?
Absolutely. In your notification, if you have Silver winners, you will be asked if you would like to enter them at the district level. You will be asked to submit payment for entry fee + shipping. As mentioned above, your entry will be automatically forwarded.

Will there be a winners book this year?
Yes! To expedite this, we ask that, when you drop-off your entries, you include a CD with hi-rez jpegs or pdfs of your entries for use in the book.

When and where is the District Convention?
The 2008 District 10 Convention will be held in Dallas, Texas from April 16-19, 2008.

Who can I contact if I have more questions?
If you have questions at the local level, you can contact:
Melissa Burnett – 2008 ADDY® Chair
Louis Cardenas – AAF-San Antonio President
Beverly Ingle – AAF-San Antonio 1st Vice President
Tim Patrick – Resident expert and Ghost of ADDYs Past

At the district level:
Marc Eisenberg – 2008 District ADDY® Chair

For more information on AAF-San Antonio