April 7th: Out of the Box: Glastonbury

Connecticut's original creative hangout is going strong!

DATE/TIME: Thursday, April 7, 2011 6-9pm LOCATION: Plan B Burger Bar 120 Hebron Avenue Glastonbury, CT 06033 860.430.9737

Out of the Box hits Hartford County on Thursday, April 7 — at Plan B in Glastonbury — Don't have a plan A? Try Plan B with Connecticut Art Directors Club! Join us for some burgers, drinks and networking with fellow creatives. Absolutely fun, absolutely free, just the price of what you consume. About the CADC: Since 1975, the Connecticut Art Director’s Club is the leading independent professional organization serving the Connecticut creative community. Within the CADC, you’ll find a diverse community of professional talent, including art directors, designers, new media developers, copywriters, public relations professionals, illustrators, photographers and others associated with visual communications. *Membership to the CADC is just $50 for the calendar year and provides Connecticut's professional creatives with visibility in the community, peer recognition, professional development, and inspiration. Join now!

March 31: Defining Connecticut 2: The BIG Deal

How National work gets done in Connecticut.

DATE/TIME: Thurs., Mar. 31st 6:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. LOCATION: Mark Twain House 351 Farmington Avenue Hartford, Connecticut Directions ADMISSION: $15 for students(limited availability), $35 for all attendees

Following the runaway success of last year's "Defining Connecticut: Legends" event, AIGA Connecticut and CADC have come together again to bring the second installment in the series--"Defining Connecticut: The Big Deal". Join us for a lively forum with four of Connecticut's most savvy communications, advertising, branding and interactive professionals. Our panelists are respected leaders from companies throughout Connecticut, and creators of nationally-deployed, impactful and effective campaigns. They know what it takes to perform at the highest level and will share insights with us on what it takes for you to do the same. We'll also explore the process for getting, doing and keeping high profile, national work right here in our small State. You'll hear the stories behind the campaigns and walk away with new ideas that could strengthen your own work and perspective. Last year, this event sold out almost immediately. 
There will be no ability to arrange for seating beyond the auditorium capacity. Make sure to purchase your tickets early. ----------------------- [ panelists ] : Dan Dyksen: Executive Vice President and Creative Director, BrandLogic Corporation Michael Fienberg: Creative Director, Keiler and Company Mark Gordon: Senior Vice President, Murphy & Co. Wayne Raicik: Vice President, Associate Creative Director, Cronin and Company Leslie Cullen: Brand Design Leader, Shaver Division, BIC USA Inc. [ moderator ] :

Ric Grefé: Executive Director, AIGA ----------------------- [ details ] 6:00 - 7:30 PM / Opening Reception. hors d'oeuvres and cash bar ( soft drinks, wine, beer, sake ).
Strolling tour of The Mark Twain House courtesy of Mohawk Paper. 7:30 - 9:30 PM / Panel Discussion. Held in the new state-of-the-art auditorium with dedicated, controlled sound system.
En lieu of a formal Q&A segment, we will repeat the convention from our last Defining Connecticut event. Audience members will be encouraged to participate openly in the discussion by passing forward questions for on-the-fly responses throughout the event. Last time we did this, the audience was instrumental in shaping the conversation in surprising ways. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - About Mohawk Fine Papers: Mohawk Fine Papers Inc. is the largest privately owned manufacturer of premium printing, writing, and digital papers in North America, providing innovative products and services to professional designers and commercial printers. Signature paper lines include Strathmore, Mohawk Superfine, Mohawk Loop, Mohawk Options, and proprietary i-Tone technologies, along with Beckett, Mohawk Via, Carnival, Kromekote and numerous others. Mohawk now offers a few software solutions for professional photographers and labs through Pinhole Press, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mohawk. The company also operates an on-line marketplace for designer stationery, posters, and prints: feltandwireshop.com. Mohawk is a third-generation, family-owned business and certified Women-Owned Business Enterprise that constantly renews its commitment to environmental stewardship. As the first U.S. manufacturer of commercial printing papers to match 100% of its electricity with matched windpower renewable energy and is the first U.S. premium paper mill to shift toward carbon neutral production, its portfolio of recycled papers certified by Green Seal and the Forest Stewardship Council’s (FSC) standards, continues to grow along with the rest of the company. About Allied Printing: Allied Printing is a full service commercial/financial printing services company. We have been the Mark of Printing Excellence for over 60 years. Allied now operates out of a 254,000 sq. ft. modern facility designed specifically for our needs, on a beautiful 30 acre campus, located in Manchester, Connecticut. We also opened a 40,000 sq. ft. facility in Marlborough, Massachusetts. We are a third generation family owned business and our current President is John G. Sommers, son of the founder. Our sales growth places us among the top 75 printers in the United States and we are the largest family owned commercial printer located in New England, working out of three locations. With our vast array of prepress, offset web and sheetfed printing, digital printing, finishing equipment, and fulfillment solutions, we service a wide range of companies, many of whom are listed in the Fortune list of the top 1,000 companies. This includes financial/investment companies, advertising/marketing agencies, manufacturing companies, healthcare organizations, biotechnology businesses, retail/wholesale organizations, and many others. We print and deliver a quality product, on time, at a competitive price. We have high quality standards (ISO 9001 certification), an unmatched level of service, quick turnaround, versatile capabilities, and the ability to meet your high expectations. About Thames Printing: Thames Printing in Norwich, CT prides itself on keeping up with state-of-the-art technology, providing its customers with optimum quality and quick turnaround times. We offer a digital workflow throughout: from planning to shipment. When custom handwork is required to complete a project, we have the experience and the resources to get the job done. Our facility is laid out in such a way as to be highly efficient, from raw materials in to finished product loaded onto our trucks. Customers can view their jobs being printed on our Heidelberg presses from the comfort of enclosed windowed viewing areas. About ARC CT: ARC CT formerly Crest Graphics is the largest company of our kind in the world. We have been servicing the greater Hartford area since 1959 with the same great team and same great service. We have built the experience, capacity, strength and infrastructure to support the smallest print job to the largest on-site services installation ever attempted. We offer service in small towns and huge cities all over the world. While our service centers employ thousands of experienced people, each one is committed to an individual market, and sometimes an individual client. When a universal problem can be solved by a specific piece of technology, we develop it ourselves to meet the exact requirements of our clients. Each piece of paper can be more efficient, easier on the environment, and produce more results when its remains digital as long as possible: we can make that happen. Our stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:ARC) but we watch the stock our clients have in us. About The Perfect Promotion: The Perfect Promotion specializes in making brands visible through the strategic use of promotional products. Since 1995, we’ve been a woman-owned business using a blend of intuition, marketing insight and business sense to ensure our clients are top-of-mind in their field. We are committed to developing memorable promotions that are impeccably produced and that get your name in front of the very people that can impact your bottom line. We’re serious about your business, and we’re serious about being a fun, friendly team where good ideas flow freely because we know that environment is where the perfect solutions are born. We're proud of the enthusiasm our clients share when it comes to working with us. Our process is simple: we listen, we consult, we make it happen. About Technology Revealed: Technology Revealed is CT's largest and oldest Mac-only consultant focusing on network design and implementation, desktop and software support and iOS (iPad and iPhone) deployment. About the CADC: Since 1975, the Connecticut Art Director’s Club is the leading independent professional organization serving the Connecticut creative community. Within the CADC, you’ll find a diverse community of professional talent, including art directors, designers, new media developers, copywriters, public relations professionals, illustrators, photographers and others associated with visual communications. *Membership to the CADC is just $50 for the calendar year and provides Connecticut's professional creatives with visibility in the community, peer recognition, professional development, and inspiration. Join now!