March 2009
The organisers of the Dubai International Advertising Festival and the Dubai Lynx Advertising Awards have announced that both events will now take place at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre (DICEC).
It had been previously anticipated that both events could take place at the new Palladium venue in Dubai Media City with the Gala Awards being held at the DICEC.
"Although the Palladium, a highly versatile and technically advanced venue would be ready in time, it is in the best interests of all concerned to relocate the event to ensure the overall success of the festival. Naturally at this late stage we are disappointed but we completely understand the view taken by the organisers. We wish them well and look forward to working closely with them for the 2010 Dubai Lynx festival," said Raymond Gaspar, the Palladium's General Manager.
Speaking on behalf of the organisers, Festival Director Steve Lane said, "We had been looking forward to opening this year’s festival at The Palladium and certainly hope to hold it there in 2010. For this year though, and with the event taking place next week, we all felt it would be best to return to the DICEC where the festival was held last year."
The seminars, workshops, exhibitions, Young Creatives Competition and Lynx Academy will now all take place in the Sheikh Rashid Hall of the DICEC, which is located at the head of Sheikh Zayed Road, with the awards ceremony and dinner happening in the Sheikh Maktoum Hall of the DICEC.
Speakers at this year’s Festival include Bob Isherwood, PJ Pereira, Felipe Burgaz and Piyush Pandey amongst others.
The Dubai Lynx Advertising Awards, which are managed by the Cannes International Advertising Festival, will shortly be announcing record entries this year for the third annual competition.
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