MUMBAI: As a part of its Diamond Jubilee Celebrations, the Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI) has announced the The AAAI-AdFest Young Lotus Workshop Contest 2006 for Young Creatives.

 
This contest offers Young Creative People, who are under 30 years of age, with less than five years experience and currently employed in an AAAI member agency, a chance to win a trip and an opportunity to participate in the AdFest in Pattaya, Asia's premier creative awards function.

 
 
This will be an effort from AAAI to encourage young creative talent. The association believes that this initiative will also help young creative people in their member agencies get international exposure and experience.

 
 
All young creative people (two members per team, one copywriter and one art director), from all AAAI member agencies will have to create a print ad (25 cms height x 16 CMS width, in English) on eye donation.

"Only one entry per team is allowed. The entries received will be judged by an eminent panel of top creative directors of AAAI member agencies and the decision of the jury would be final and binding," said AAAI Executive Committee Member Vinod Nair, who is charge of this year's initiative.

The winning team will be sent, by AAAI, to attend the AdFest Young Lotus Workshop which will be a two days affair from 7 - 9 March 2006.

There, their work produced at the workshop will be judged by an international panel of judges of the AdFest and the winners will be announced during the AdFest event, at the Crystal Lotus Award ceremony, with the recipients receiving a certificate of recognition for their work.

The winning team will be allowed to attend all sessions of the AdFest, which is being held in Pattaya, Thailand from 9 - 11 March 2006.

The last date for receiving entries at the AAAI office is 13 January 2006.