BWI: Goafest 2009 Officially Inaugurated

Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Goafest 2009
Friday, April 03, 2009 05:05 PM IST (11:35 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, Entertainment; Business: Advertising, PR & marketing, Business services, Media & entertainment
Release no: 19625
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Goafest 2009 Officially Inaugurated


Goa, India, Friday, April 03, 2009 -- (Business Wire India) -- Ad Club President Bhaskar Das, Colyvn Harris, Chairman Goafest 2009 and CEO JWT India along with Madhukar Kamath MD & CEO Mudra Communications jetskied their way to officially inaugurate Goafest 2009.

"GoaFest 2009 has been a fabulous story for India and we have created a property which equals Cannes." said Colvyn Harris, Chairman GoaFest 2009 and CEO JWT, India. He added "Outside this forum we compete for businesses, but here we are all one."

This year will see awards in nine verticals - Print, Radio, Integrated, Direct, Design, Interactive & Digital, Craft, Out of Home and Film. The Media Abby awards will be announced today followed by the Creative Abby awards on Saturday evening.

About Goafest 2009:

Currently in its fourth year, Goafest is India's most prestigious national advertising awards festival, organized by The Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI) in association with The Advertising Club Bombay. More than 3000 delegates from the advertising and allied industries attend the event to witness the high-profile seminars, workshops and listen to keynote speakers from across the globe. Over 4500 ads from all over the country are showcased and judged at the Festival. Goafest is India's largest intellectual & information exchange in the world of Advertising & Media and provides an opportunity for professionals in marketing and advertising to meet, exchange ideas and recognize creative talent.

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R to L: Colvyn Harris, Chairman, Goafest 2009 and CEO, JWT;Bhaskar Das, President, The Advertising Club Bombay and Executive President, Bennett, Coleman & Co Ltd;Madhukar Kamath, President, AAAI and MD and CEO, Mudra Group
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R to L : Colvyn Harris, Chairman, Goafest 2009 and CEO, JWT;Bhaskar Das, President, The Advertising Club Bombay and Executive President, Bennett, Coleman & Co Ltd;Madhukar Kamath, President, AAAI and MD and CEO, Mudra Group; having a blast at Goafest 2009 on 3rd April 2009


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