Selective Amnesia There was a point to this. But I forgot.

Portfolio Night

For a long time now, I’ve been following I have an Idea – a blog/website/resource-centre for advertising professionals. And for a while atleast, I was cursing everybody in Canada and the US who could walk (or drive or train or ship or fly) to any of their special events. I soon overcame the jealousy and wished them all the best.

But no, jealousy doesn’t die. As I’ve already said, Jealousy is the definitive emotion. And now, it has come back to haunt me. For IHaveAnIdea has just announced its popular Portfolio Night.

Portfolio Night is a special I Have An Idea event where aspiring creatives, juniors and other professionals take part and get their portfolios reviewed by industry veterans. Here’s more information

Portfolio Night is not an event. It is advertising history in the making.

It all started four years ago when a group of unemployed juniors with absolutely nothing more than a dream took it upon themselves to unite the industry and to break down the wall between advertising hopefuls and advertising leaders.

We believe that it is the responsibility of the leaders of this industry to make sure that the next generation becomes the best generation.
Everyone that participates, everyone that sponsors, everyone that reviews portfolios, everyone that works on this night is taking the future of advertising into their hands.

On May 4 we will make possible the impossible.

What’s more, they have goodiebags and stuff. Plus the big-cheeses from the industry come around. And bless random creative people with a job. Or a calling card. Oh man! I wanna go!
But since I can’t, I will spread the word. I am not sure how many of you are in the 9 cities of San Francisco, Vancouver, Calgary, Chicago, Toronto, New York, Montreal, Boston and Halifax. More importantly, I am not sure if you are in advertising. But if you are, and if you are. Go! Like immediately.

[Cross-posted on The Chicken Rules]