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The International Advertising Association (IAA) – West Coast Chapter today announced that Patrick Coyne, the celebrated editor of Communication Arts magazine and its online complement, www.commarts.com : will headline its “Best of San Francisco Show,” featuring San Francisco Bay Area creative and the talents of the creative community. The Best of San Francisco Show will take place on November 4, from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm, at Adobe Systems Incorporated, located at the corner of Townsend and 7th Street. Details and entry forms can be found at www.iaawest.org : .

In making the announcement, Laurie Hironaka, president of IAA West, said, “Together with our host Adobe Systems, we are very excited to welcome our special guest

to this year’s IAA-West Best of San Francisco Show, Patrick Coyne, the editor of Communication Arts magazine, which this year is celebrating its 50th anniversary." 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. At 7:00 pm 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 the Bay Area remains a powerhouse for nurturing new ideas.


Where: Adobe Systems, The Baker & Hamilton Building 601 Townsend Street, San Francisco


When: November 4, 2009 - 6-9 pm


Attendance: Individuals: $20 in advance/$30 at the door/$10 students with ID


Registration/Sponsorship Forms: www.iaawest.org/events/the-best-of-san-francisco-show-09 :



Deadline: Submission of creative work is due by October 27 th to IAA West in care of Criswell Associates, 58 Maiden Lane, 2 nd floor. San Francisco, CA 94108, 415/398-2220.

The IAA Best of San Francisco Show is sponsored by The Wall Street Journal, ITBusinessEdge.com and DG FastChannel.



About the IAA

The IAA is the only global partnership of advertisers, agencies, the media, and related services. Its mission is to promote the critical role and benefits of advertising as the vital force behind all healthy economies and the foundation of diverse, independent media in an open society to protect and advance freedom of commercial speech and consumer choice; encourage greater practice and acceptance of advertising self-regulation; provide a forum to debate emerging professional marketing communications issues and their consequences in a fast-changing world environment; take the lead in state-of-the-art professional development, education and training for the marketing communications industry of tomorrow. For more information, please go to www.iaawest.org : .



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