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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:36:30 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Events</category>

			<link>http://www.aaf-houston.org/en/cev/168</link>

			<title>18th Annual Houston Media Classic</title>

			<description>&lt;div class=&quot;vevent&quot;&gt;
&lt;a class=&quot;url&quot; href=&quot;http://www.aaf-houston.org/en/cev/168&quot;&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;summary&quot;&gt;18th Annual Houston Media Classic&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
Start Date: &lt;abbr class=&quot;dtstart&quot; title=&quot;20081113T160000Z&quot;&gt;13-Nov-08 10:00 AM&lt;/abbr&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
End Time: 
&lt;abbr class=&quot;dtend&quot; title=&quot;20081114T003000Z&quot;&gt;13-Nov-08 6:30 PM&lt;/abbr&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
Location: &lt;span class=&quot;location&quot;&gt;
Cypresswood Golf Club, Spring, TX 77373&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
Speaker: &lt;br&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
Event Details: &lt;div class=&quot;description&quot;&gt;&lt;h2&gt;&amp;nbsp;18th Annual Houston Media Classic&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;margin-bottom: 10px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;&gt;Mark your
calendars for this annual event. &lt;font color=&quot;#666666&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Helvetica&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(2, 0, 0);&quot;&gt;The 18th Annual Houston Media Classic well be held on Thursday, November 13, 2008 at Cypresswood Golf Club. The Houston media community, through the Media Classic, has a very proud history of donating over $235,000 over the past 18 years to the Houston Food Bank, The Dream Fund and The Advertising Education Foundation of Houston.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#666666&quot; face=&quot;Helvetica&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;
If you would like more information on the tournament or how you can contribute please contact&lt;br&gt;
Gary Evans at gary.evans@cumulus.com&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a title=&quot;click here to go to www.houstonmediaclassic.org&quot; href=&quot;http://www.houstonmediaclassic.org/&quot;&gt;click here to go to www.houstonmediaclassic.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;vcard&quot;&gt;
&lt;a class=&quot;url fn&quot; href=&quot;http://www.houstonmediaclassic.org&quot;&gt;Cypresswood Golf Club
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;adr&quot;&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;street-address&quot;&gt;21602 Cypresswood Drive&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;locality&quot;&gt;Spring&lt;/span&gt;,
&lt;span class=&quot;region&quot;&gt;TX&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;postal-code&quot;&gt;77373&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

</description>

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			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 04:06:05 GMT</pubDate>

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			<category>Events</category>

			<link>http://www.aaf-houston.org/en/cev/164</link>

			<title>AAF Houston Monthly Luncheon</title>

			<description>&lt;div class=&quot;vevent&quot;&gt;
&lt;a class=&quot;url&quot; href=&quot;http://www.aaf-houston.org/en/cev/164&quot;&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;summary&quot;&gt;AAF Houston Monthly Luncheon&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
Start Date: &lt;abbr class=&quot;dtstart&quot; title=&quot;20081015T163000Z&quot;&gt;15-Oct-08 11:30 AM&lt;/abbr&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
End Time: 
&lt;abbr class=&quot;dtend&quot; title=&quot;20081015T180000Z&quot;&gt;15-Oct-08 1:00 PM&lt;/abbr&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
Location: &lt;span class=&quot;location&quot;&gt;
Junior League of Houston, Houston, TX 77027&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
Speaker: Stan Richards&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
Event Details: &lt;div class=&quot;description&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;vcard&quot;&gt;
&lt;a class=&quot;url fn&quot; href=&quot;http://www.aaf-houston.org&quot;&gt;Junior League of Houston
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;adr&quot;&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;street-address&quot;&gt;1811 Briar Oaks Ln&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;locality&quot;&gt;Houston&lt;/span&gt;,
&lt;span class=&quot;region&quot;&gt;TX&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;postal-code&quot;&gt;77027&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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			<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 19:25:23 GMT</pubDate>

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			<category>Events</category>

			<link>http://www.aaf-houston.org/en/cev/170</link>

			<title>2008 AAF-Houston Trailblazer Gala Honoring Walter E. Johnson</title>

			<description>&lt;div class=&quot;vevent&quot;&gt;
&lt;a class=&quot;url&quot; href=&quot;http://www.aaf-houston.org/en/cev/170&quot;&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;summary&quot;&gt;2008 AAF-Houston Trailblazer Gala Honoring Walter E. Johnson&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
Start Date: &lt;abbr class=&quot;dtstart&quot; title=&quot;20080926T120000Z&quot;&gt;26-Sep-08 7:00 AM&lt;/abbr&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
End Time: 
&lt;abbr class=&quot;dtend&quot; title=&quot;20080927T040000Z&quot;&gt;26-Sep-08 11:00 PM&lt;/abbr&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
Location: &lt;span class=&quot;location&quot;&gt;
Houston Museum of Natural Science, Houston, TX 77030&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
Speaker: &lt;br&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
Event Details: &lt;div class=&quot;description&quot;&gt;The American Advertising Federation-Houston is thrilled to present Walter Johnson with the 2008 Trailblazer Award. The Gala honoring Mr. Johnson,&amp;nbsp; Founder and Chairman of Amegy Bank of Texas and great contributor of Texas business, will be held on Friday, September 26, 2008 at the Houston Museum of Natural Science at 7:00 pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;vcard&quot;&gt;
&lt;a class=&quot;fn&quot;&gt;Houston Museum of Natural Science
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;adr&quot;&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;street-address&quot;&gt;One Hermann Circle Drive&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;locality&quot;&gt;Houston&lt;/span&gt;,
&lt;span class=&quot;region&quot;&gt;TX&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;postal-code&quot;&gt;77030&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

</description>

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			<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:07:42 GMT</pubDate>

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			<category>Events</category>
			<link>http://www.aaf-houston.org/en/cev/r/dt/22/</link>
			<title>AAF Houston Monthly Luncheon</title>
			<description>&lt;div class=&quot;vevent&quot;&gt;
&lt;a class=&quot;url&quot; href=&quot;http://www.aaf-houston.org/en/cev/r/dt/22/&quot;&gt;
&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
Start Date: &lt;abbr class=&quot;dtstart&quot; title=&quot;20090318T163000Z&quot;&gt;18-Mar-09 11:30 AM&lt;/abbr&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
End Time: 
&lt;abbr class=&quot;dtend&quot; title=&quot;20090318T180000Z&quot;&gt;18-Mar-09 1:00 PM&lt;/abbr&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;vcard&quot;&gt;
&lt;a class=&quot;url fn&quot; href=&quot;http://www.xprescom.net&quot;&gt;Junior League of Houston
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;adr&quot;&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;street-address&quot;&gt;1811 Briar Oaks Ln&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;locality&quot;&gt;Houston&lt;/span&gt;,
&lt;span class=&quot;region&quot;&gt;TX&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;postal-code&quot;&gt;77027&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

</description>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.aaf-houston.org/en/cev/r/dt/22/</guid>
			<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:33:23 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Events</category>
			<link>http://www.aaf-houston.org/en/cev/r/dt/21/</link>
			<title>AAF Houston Monthly Luncheon</title>
			<description>&lt;div class=&quot;vevent&quot;&gt;
&lt;a class=&quot;url&quot; href=&quot;http://www.aaf-houston.org/en/cev/r/dt/21/&quot;&gt;
&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
Start Date: &lt;abbr class=&quot;dtstart&quot; title=&quot;20090218T173000Z&quot;&gt;18-Feb-09 11:30 AM&lt;/abbr&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
End Time: 
&lt;abbr class=&quot;dtend&quot; title=&quot;20090218T190000Z&quot;&gt;18-Feb-09 1:00 PM&lt;/abbr&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;vcard&quot;&gt;
&lt;a class=&quot;url fn&quot; href=&quot;http://www.xprescom.net&quot;&gt;Junior League of Houston
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;adr&quot;&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;street-address&quot;&gt;1811 Briar Oaks Ln&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;locality&quot;&gt;Houston&lt;/span&gt;,
&lt;span class=&quot;region&quot;&gt;TX&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;postal-code&quot;&gt;77027&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

</description>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.aaf-houston.org/en/cev/r/dt/21/</guid>
			<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:33:23 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Events</category>
			<link>http://www.aaf-houston.org/en/cev/r/dt/20/</link>
			<title>AAF Houston Monthly Luncheon</title>
			<description>&lt;div class=&quot;vevent&quot;&gt;
&lt;a class=&quot;url&quot; href=&quot;http://www.aaf-houston.org/en/cev/r/dt/20/&quot;&gt;
&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
Start Date: &lt;abbr class=&quot;dtstart&quot; title=&quot;20090121T173000Z&quot;&gt;21-Jan-09 11:30 AM&lt;/abbr&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
End Time: 
&lt;abbr class=&quot;dtend&quot; title=&quot;20090121T190000Z&quot;&gt;21-Jan-09 1:00 PM&lt;/abbr&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;vcard&quot;&gt;
&lt;a class=&quot;url fn&quot; href=&quot;http://www.xprescom.net&quot;&gt;Junior League of Houston
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;adr&quot;&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;street-address&quot;&gt;1811 Briar Oaks Ln&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;locality&quot;&gt;Houston&lt;/span&gt;,
&lt;span class=&quot;region&quot;&gt;TX&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;postal-code&quot;&gt;77027&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

</description>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.aaf-houston.org/en/cev/r/dt/20/</guid>
			<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:33:23 GMT</pubDate>
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		<item>
			<category>Events</category>
			<link>http://www.aaf-houston.org/en/cev/r/dt/42/</link>
			<title>AAF-Houston/Ad2 Networking and Social Mixer</title>
			<description>&lt;div class=&quot;vevent&quot;&gt;
&lt;a class=&quot;url&quot; href=&quot;http://www.aaf-houston.org/en/cev/r/dt/42/&quot;&gt;
&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
Start Date: &lt;abbr class=&quot;dtstart&quot; title=&quot;20081224T233000Z&quot;&gt;24-Dec-08 5:30 PM&lt;/abbr&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
End Time: 
&lt;abbr class=&quot;dtend&quot; title=&quot;20081225T020000Z&quot;&gt;24-Dec-08 8:00 PM&lt;/abbr&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;vcard&quot;&gt;
&lt;a class=&quot;fn&quot;&gt;Open City Bar2416
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;adr&quot;&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;street-address&quot;&gt;2416 Brazos, Suite A&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;locality&quot;&gt;Houston&lt;/span&gt;,
&lt;span class=&quot;region&quot;&gt;TX&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;postal-code&quot;&gt;77006&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

</description>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.aaf-houston.org/en/cev/r/dt/42/</guid>
			<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 17:47:02 GMT</pubDate>
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		<item>
			<category>Events</category>
			<link>http://www.aaf-houston.org/en/cev/r/dt/19/</link>
			<title>AAF Houston Monthly Luncheon</title>
			<description>&lt;div class=&quot;vevent&quot;&gt;
&lt;a class=&quot;url&quot; href=&quot;http://www.aaf-houston.org/en/cev/r/dt/19/&quot;&gt;
&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
Start Date: &lt;abbr class=&quot;dtstart&quot; title=&quot;20081217T173000Z&quot;&gt;17-Dec-08 11:30 AM&lt;/abbr&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
End Time: 
&lt;abbr class=&quot;dtend&quot; title=&quot;20081217T190000Z&quot;&gt;17-Dec-08 1:00 PM&lt;/abbr&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;vcard&quot;&gt;
&lt;a class=&quot;url fn&quot; href=&quot;http://www.xprescom.net&quot;&gt;Junior League of Houston
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;adr&quot;&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;street-address&quot;&gt;1811 Briar Oaks Ln&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;locality&quot;&gt;Houston&lt;/span&gt;,
&lt;span class=&quot;region&quot;&gt;TX&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;postal-code&quot;&gt;77027&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

</description>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.aaf-houston.org/en/cev/r/dt/19/</guid>
			<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:33:23 GMT</pubDate>
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		<item>
			<category>Events</category>
			<link>http://www.aaf-houston.org/en/cev/r/dt/41/</link>
			<title>AAF-Houston/Ad2 Networking and Social Mixer</title>
			<description>&lt;div class=&quot;vevent&quot;&gt;
&lt;a class=&quot;url&quot; href=&quot;http://www.aaf-houston.org/en/cev/r/dt/41/&quot;&gt;
&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
Start Date: &lt;abbr class=&quot;dtstart&quot; title=&quot;20081126T233000Z&quot;&gt;26-Nov-08 5:30 PM&lt;/abbr&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
End Time: 
&lt;abbr class=&quot;dtend&quot; title=&quot;20081127T020000Z&quot;&gt;26-Nov-08 8:00 PM&lt;/abbr&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;vcard&quot;&gt;
&lt;a class=&quot;fn&quot;&gt;Open City Bar2416
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;adr&quot;&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;street-address&quot;&gt;2416 Brazos, Suite A&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;locality&quot;&gt;Houston&lt;/span&gt;,
&lt;span class=&quot;region&quot;&gt;TX&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;postal-code&quot;&gt;77006&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

</description>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.aaf-houston.org/en/cev/r/dt/41/</guid>
			<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 17:47:02 GMT</pubDate>
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		<item>
			<category>Events</category>
			<link>http://www.aaf-houston.org/en/cev/r/dt/18/</link>
			<title>AAF Houston Monthly Luncheon</title>
			<description>&lt;div class=&quot;vevent&quot;&gt;
&lt;a class=&quot;url&quot; href=&quot;http://www.aaf-houston.org/en/cev/r/dt/18/&quot;&gt;
&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
Start Date: &lt;abbr class=&quot;dtstart&quot; title=&quot;20081119T173000Z&quot;&gt;19-Nov-08 11:30 AM&lt;/abbr&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
End Time: 
&lt;abbr class=&quot;dtend&quot; title=&quot;20081119T190000Z&quot;&gt;19-Nov-08 1:00 PM&lt;/abbr&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;vcard&quot;&gt;
&lt;a class=&quot;url fn&quot; href=&quot;http://www.xprescom.net&quot;&gt;Junior League of Houston
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;adr&quot;&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;street-address&quot;&gt;1811 Briar Oaks Ln&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;locality&quot;&gt;Houston&lt;/span&gt;,
&lt;span class=&quot;region&quot;&gt;TX&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;postal-code&quot;&gt;77027&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

</description>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.aaf-houston.org/en/cev/r/dt/18/</guid>
			<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:33:23 GMT</pubDate>
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		<item>
			<category>Events</category>
			<link>http://www.aaf-houston.org/en/cev/r/dt/40/</link>
			<title>AAF-Houston/Ad2 Networking and Social Mixer</title>
			<description>&lt;div class=&quot;vevent&quot;&gt;
&lt;a class=&quot;url&quot; href=&quot;http://www.aaf-houston.org/en/cev/r/dt/40/&quot;&gt;
&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
Start Date: &lt;abbr class=&quot;dtstart&quot; title=&quot;20081022T223000Z&quot;&gt;22-Oct-08 5:30 PM&lt;/abbr&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
End Time: 
&lt;abbr class=&quot;dtend&quot; title=&quot;20081023T010000Z&quot;&gt;22-Oct-08 8:00 PM&lt;/abbr&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;vcard&quot;&gt;
&lt;a class=&quot;fn&quot;&gt;Open City Bar2416
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;adr&quot;&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;street-address&quot;&gt;2416 Brazos, Suite A&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;locality&quot;&gt;Houston&lt;/span&gt;,
&lt;span class=&quot;region&quot;&gt;TX&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;postal-code&quot;&gt;77006&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

</description>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.aaf-houston.org/en/cev/r/dt/40/</guid>
			<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 16:47:02 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Events</category>
			<link>http://www.aaf-houston.org/en/cev/r/dt/39/</link>
			<title>AAF-Houston/Ad2 Networking and Social Mixer</title>
			<description>&lt;div class=&quot;vevent&quot;&gt;
&lt;a class=&quot;url&quot; href=&quot;http://www.aaf-houston.org/en/cev/r/dt/39/&quot;&gt;
&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
Start Date: &lt;abbr class=&quot;dtstart&quot; title=&quot;20080924T223000Z&quot;&gt;24-Sep-08 5:30 PM&lt;/abbr&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
End Time: 
&lt;abbr class=&quot;dtend&quot; title=&quot;20080925T010000Z&quot;&gt;24-Sep-08 8:00 PM&lt;/abbr&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;vcard&quot;&gt;
&lt;a class=&quot;fn&quot;&gt;Open City Bar2416
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;adr&quot;&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;street-address&quot;&gt;2416 Brazos, Suite A&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;locality&quot;&gt;Houston&lt;/span&gt;,
&lt;span class=&quot;region&quot;&gt;TX&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;postal-code&quot;&gt;77006&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

</description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 16:47:02 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Events</category>
			<link>http://www.aaf-houston.org/en/cev/r/dt/16/</link>
			<title>AAF Houston Monthly Luncheon</title>
			<description>&lt;div class=&quot;vevent&quot;&gt;
&lt;a class=&quot;url&quot; href=&quot;http://www.aaf-houston.org/en/cev/r/dt/16/&quot;&gt;
&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
Start Date: &lt;abbr class=&quot;dtstart&quot; title=&quot;20080917T163000Z&quot;&gt;17-Sep-08 11:30 AM&lt;/abbr&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
End Time: 
&lt;abbr class=&quot;dtend&quot; title=&quot;20080917T180000Z&quot;&gt;17-Sep-08 1:00 PM&lt;/abbr&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;vcard&quot;&gt;
&lt;a class=&quot;url fn&quot; href=&quot;http://www.xprescom.net&quot;&gt;Junior League of Houston
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;adr&quot;&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;street-address&quot;&gt;1811 Briar Oaks Ln&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;locality&quot;&gt;Houston&lt;/span&gt;,
&lt;span class=&quot;region&quot;&gt;TX&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;postal-code&quot;&gt;77027&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

</description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:33:23 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Articles</category>
			<link>http://www.aaf-houston.org/en/art/?270</link>
			<title>AAF-Houston to Honor Walter E. Johnson at Trailblazer Gala</title>
			<description>&lt;br&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Each year the Trailblazer Award is given to&amp;nbsp; an outstanding&amp;nbsp; Houston business professional who exemplifies the &quot;Made in Houston&quot; spirit and has built companies and organizations through effective communications and responsible corporate citizenship.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;border-color: #ffffff;&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;http://www.aaf-houston.org/attachments/files/423/walterjohnson_color.JPG&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; border=&quot;3&quot; height=&quot;211&quot; width=&quot;150&quot; /&gt;As the Founder and Chairman of Amegy Bank of Texas, formerly Southwest Bank of Texas, Walter Johnson has been a long time champion for change and progress for the city of Houston. For decades, Mr. Johnson has made a profound impact on the Texas banking community- providing thousands of job opportunities across the state and creating relationship banking for many loyal clients.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Mr. Johnson has successfully marketed his business by using the local talents of Houston's advertising and marketing community. Philanthropic efforts are also important to Mr. Johnson. Considered a man with a heart of gold, his charitable commitment to our community is unwavering. AAF-Houston is pleased to give him their highest honor.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Proceeds from this black tie event will support the work of AAF-Houston, including educational support for local students seeking a career in advertising and marketing.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;The Gala will be held on Friday, September 26, 2008 at Houston Museum of Natural Science. &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Biography of Walter E. Johnson&quot; href=&quot;http://www.aaf-houston.org/en/cms/?1664&quot;&gt;Biography of Walter E. Johnson&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/div&gt; 
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;25-Aug-08 10:00 AM
</description>
			<itunes:subtitle>AAF-Houston to Honor Walter E. Johnson at Trailblazer Gala</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>&lt;br&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Each year the Trailblazer Award is given to&amp;nbsp; an outstanding&amp;nbsp; Houston business professional who exemplifies the &quot;Made in Houston&quot; spirit and has built companies and organizations through effective communications and responsible corporate citizenship.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;border-color: #ffffff;&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;http://www.aaf-houston.org/attachments/files/423/walterjohnson_color.JPG&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; border=&quot;3&quot; height=&quot;211&quot; width=&quot;150&quot; /&gt;As the Founder and Chairman of Amegy Bank of Texas, formerly Southwest Bank of Texas, Walter Johnson has been a long time champion for change and progress for the city of Houston. For decades, Mr. Johnson has made a profound impact on the Texas banking community- providing thousands of job opportunities across the state and creating relationship banking for many loyal clients.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Mr. Johnson has successfully marketed his business by using the local talents of Houston's advertising and marketing community. Philanthropic efforts are also important to Mr. Johnson. Considered a man with a heart of gold, his charitable commitment to our community is unwavering. AAF-Houston is pleased to give him their highest honor.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Proceeds from this black tie event will support the work of AAF-Houston, including educational support for local students seeking a career in advertising and marketing.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;The Gala will be held on Friday, September 26, 2008 at Houston Museum of Natural Science. &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Biography of Walter E. Johnson&quot; href=&quot;http://www.aaf-houston.org/en/cms/?1664&quot;&gt;Biography of Walter E. Johnson&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</itunes:summary>
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			<author>noemail@aaf-houston.org</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Articles</category>
			<link>http://www.aaf-houston.org/en/art/?265</link>
			<title>Bill Courtney Elected to AAF Board of Directors</title>
			<description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;  &lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;The American Advertising Federation
announced that AAF-Houston past president, Bill Courtney, had been elected
to the national AAF Board of Directors representing Houston and Division
2 clubs across the country.&amp;nbsp; The announcement was made at the AAF
National Conference 2008 in Atlanta.&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;
&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;http://www.aaf-houston.org/attachments/files/403/Bill_HandS_716.jpg&quot; height=&quot;208&quot; width=&quot;145&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;Also, elected as chairman of
AAF is Murray Gaylord of the New York Times.com and Vice Chairman, Frank
Cooper of Pepsi-Cola North America.&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;Bill has been a long time member
of AAF-Houston serving as president in 2000. He is currently serving
his third year as chairman of the Advertising Education Foundation of
Houston, which enjoyed one of its best years ever in 2008 by awarding
$12,000 in scholarships from five endowed funds to seven outstanding
students attending five different universities.&amp;nbsp;The awards included the
first Lopez Negrete Hispanic Marketing Education Scholarship. Through
Mr. Courtney&#8217;s direction and passion, and the hard work of the AEFH
Board of Directors, the foundation experienced a record breaking year
that has seen the total fund balance rise to nearly $240,000.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;http://www.aaf-houston.org/attachments/files/395/5winners.jpg&quot; height=&quot;301&quot; width=&quot;450&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 8pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 8pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 8pt;&quot;&gt;Shown left to right,
Jay Janecek, Chair AAFH; Liang Shi; Tory Tompkins; Robin Wells;
Sebastian Reeve; Tricia Rosetty; Bill Courtney, Chair AEFH. Not
pictured are Cara Forsythe and Nicole Thomas.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;A career advertising professional,
Bill is currently the Director of Advertising and Marketing Communications
for Hewlett-Packard&#8217;s Personal Systems Group Americas.&amp;nbsp; Prior
to the merger with HP in 2002, he was Director of North America Advertising
and Marketing Communications at Compaq Computer Corporation.&amp;nbsp; Bill&#8217;s
experience before joining HP/Compaq includes advertising and marketing
management positions at McCann-Erickson, BMC Software, Acuson Corporation/Siemens
Medical and General Electric Company.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;18-Jul-08 11:00 AM
</description>
			<itunes:subtitle>Bill Courtney Elected to AAF Board of Directors</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>&lt;div&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;  &lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;The American Advertising Federation
announced that AAF-Houston past president, Bill Courtney, had been elected
to the national AAF Board of Directors representing Houston and Division
2 clubs across the country.&amp;nbsp; The announcement was made at the AAF
National Conference 2008 in Atlanta.&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;
&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;http://www.aaf-houston.org/attachments/files/403/Bill_HandS_716.jpg&quot; height=&quot;208&quot; width=&quot;145&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;Also, elected as chairman of
AAF is Murray Gaylord of the New York Times.com and Vice Chairman, Frank
Cooper of Pepsi-Cola North America.&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;Bill has been a long time member
of AAF-Houston serving as president in 2000. He is currently serving
his third year as chairman of the Advertising Education Foundation of
Houston, which enjoyed one of its best years ever in 2008 by awarding
$12,000 in scholarships from five endowed funds to seven outstanding
students attending five different universities.&amp;nbsp;The awards included the
first Lopez Negrete Hispanic Marketing Education Scholarship. Through
Mr. Courtney&#8217;s direction and passion, and the hard work of the AEFH
Board of Directors, the foundation experienced a record breaking year
that has seen the total fund balance rise to nearly $240,000.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;http://www.aaf-houston.org/attachments/files/395/5winners.jpg&quot; height=&quot;301&quot; width=&quot;450&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 8pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 8pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 8pt;&quot;&gt;Shown left to right,
Jay Janecek, Chair AAFH; Liang Shi; Tory Tompkins; Robin Wells;
Sebastian Reeve; Tricia Rosetty; Bill Courtney, Chair AEFH. Not
pictured are Cara Forsythe and Nicole Thomas.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;A career advertising professional,
Bill is currently the Director of Advertising and Marketing Communications
for Hewlett-Packard&#8217;s Personal Systems Group Americas.&amp;nbsp; Prior
to the merger with HP in 2002, he was Director of North America Advertising
and Marketing Communications at Compaq Computer Corporation.&amp;nbsp; Bill&#8217;s
experience before joining HP/Compaq includes advertising and marketing
management positions at McCann-Erickson, BMC Software, Acuson Corporation/Siemens
Medical and General Electric Company.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</itunes:summary>
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			<author>noemail@aaf-houston.org</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Articles</category>
			<link>http://www.aaf-houston.org/en/art/?255</link>
			<title>Emergency Preparedness for Houstonians a Top Priority as Ready Houston Texas Campaign Launches</title>
			<description>&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ad Council&#8217;s Houston
Leadership Committee Coordinates&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Collaborative Media
Support on Behalf of Local Ready Effort&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;HOUSTON, June 6, 2008 &lt;/strong&gt;&#8211; With less than half of all American
households prepared for an emergency, local authorities will launch &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ready
Houston Texas, &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;an emergency preparedness campaign with the help of
Mayor Bill White, Judge Ed Emmett, Judge Robert E. Herbert, Judge Alan B.
Sadler and Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff at Houston TranStar
on June 6.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Utilizing the Ad Council&#8217;s national Ready campaign creative
localized for the &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ready Houston Texas&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; effort, new PSAs &#8211; launched
in
partnership with the City of Houston and regional emergency management offices
&#8211; seek to encourage more Houston-area families to
prepare for emergencies.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;The campaign is being supported by
area-wide media and the Ad Council&#8217;s Houston Leadership Committee, made up of local
advertising and media executives.&amp;nbsp; The Ad Council is the country&#8217;s leading
producer of public service advertisements (PSAs).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A media &#8220;roadblock&#8221; of &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ready Houston Texas &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Emergency
Preparedness PSAs &#8211; in English and Spanish &#8211; will drive viewers and listeners
to a new website, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.readyhoustontx.gov/&quot; title=&quot;http://www.readyhoustontx.gov/&quot;&gt;www.readyhoustontx.gov&lt;/a&gt;, beginning on
June 6.&amp;nbsp; The roadblock will simultaneously utilize television, radio,
print, outdoor and online advertising via banners and streaming video &#8211; thanks
to Houston-area media executives who have donated ad units through July
4.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Once at the readyhoustontx.gov site, visitors will learn how to
get ready for all kinds of emergencies, and how best to respond.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&#8220;The
lack of households prepared for any emergency remains a serious problem in our
region,&#8221; explains Sondra Hawkins, Managing Director of the Ad Council&#8217;s
Southwestern Regional office.&amp;nbsp; &#8220;On behalf of the Ad Council and our local
Houston Leadership Committee, we are grateful to all of the media outlets in
our community that will be donating their valuable inventory for this
effort.&amp;nbsp; Just by following a few simple steps, Houstonians can greatly
improve their chances to cope with an emergency.&#8221; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Despite
the success of the national Ready Campaign since its launch in 2003, a national
survey conducted by the Ad Council last August found that only 54% of Americans
are primed for emergencies, though that number is increasing
annually.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ready Houston Texas&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; campaign intends to drive
awareness for three simple yet fundamental steps to get families prepared for
the unexpected by 1.) Stocking an &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;emergency supply kit, 2.) Making a family emergency plan, and 3.)
Keeping informed about different emergencies that can occur, and how to respond
appropriately.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&#8220;It seems like a simple idea, but an emergency readiness campaign
can go a long way toward getting Houstonians ready to save lives,&#8221; says Melissa
Stevens, president of independent advertising agency FKM-Houston and a member
of the Ad Council&#8217;s Houston Leadership Committee, made up of regional media and
advertising executives.&amp;nbsp; &#8220;FKM has created crisis management programs for
several clients so that they can continue to operate effectively and safely
during an emergency.&amp;nbsp; The Ad Council campaign gives us the opportunity to
help encourage families and individuals to get ready for emergencies.&#8221; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.readyhoustontx.gov/&quot; title=&quot;http://www.readyhoustontx.gov/&quot;&gt;www.readyhoustontx.gov&lt;/a&gt;
site will go live June 6 when the campaign is announced with Mayor White and
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, whose &#8220;Ready&#8221; campaign is the
foundation of this local Houston effort.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;The Advertising
Council&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;The Ad Council (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.adcouncil.org/&quot; title=&quot;http://www.adcouncil.org/&quot;&gt;www.adcouncil.org&lt;/a&gt;) is a private,
non-profit organization that marshals talent from the advertising and
communications industries, the facilities of the media, and the resources of
the business and non-profit communities to produce, distribute and promote
public service campaigns on behalf of non-profit organizations and government
agencies in issue areas such as improving the quality of life for children,
preventive health, education, community well-being, environmental preservation
and strengthening families.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Houston Leadership Committee of the Ad
Council is made up of executives from CBS Radio-Houston, KPRC-TV, KXLN-TV / KFTH-TV, Lopez Negrete Communications and FKM.&amp;nbsp;
Other markets with Ad Council Leadership Committees include Chicago, New York,
San Francisco, Los Angeles, Detroit, Atlanta, Miami, Tampa, Washington D.C.,
Boston, Philadelphia and Dallas. Issues addressed through localized strategies
in these markets have included emergency preparedness, childhood obesity
prevention, foreclosure prevention and high school dropout prevention.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For
more information, please contact Ellyn Fisher at (212)984-1964.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;s&gt;###&lt;/s&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
 
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;20-Jun-08 10:00 AM
</description>
			<itunes:subtitle>Emergency Preparedness for Houstonians a Top Priority as Ready Houston Texas Campaign Launches</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ad Council&#8217;s Houston
Leadership Committee Coordinates&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Collaborative Media
Support on Behalf of Local Ready Effort&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;HOUSTON, June 6, 2008 &lt;/strong&gt;&#8211; With less than half of all American
households prepared for an emergency, local authorities will launch &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ready
Houston Texas, &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;an emergency preparedness campaign with the help of
Mayor Bill White, Judge Ed Emmett, Judge Robert E. Herbert, Judge Alan B.
Sadler and Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff at Houston TranStar
on June 6.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Utilizing the Ad Council&#8217;s national Ready campaign creative
localized for the &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ready Houston Texas&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; effort, new PSAs &#8211; launched
in
partnership with the City of Houston and regional emergency management offices
&#8211; seek to encourage more Houston-area families to
prepare for emergencies.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;The campaign is being supported by
area-wide media and the Ad Council&#8217;s Houston Leadership Committee, made up of local
advertising and media executives.&amp;nbsp; The Ad Council is the country&#8217;s leading
producer of public service advertisements (PSAs).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A media &#8220;roadblock&#8221; of &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ready Houston Texas &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Emergency
Preparedness PSAs &#8211; in English and Spanish &#8211; will drive viewers and listeners
to a new website, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.readyhoustontx.gov/&quot; title=&quot;http://www.readyhoustontx.gov/&quot;&gt;www.readyhoustontx.gov&lt;/a&gt;, beginning on
June 6.&amp;nbsp; The roadblock will simultaneously utilize television, radio,
print, outdoor and online advertising via banners and streaming video &#8211; thanks
to Houston-area media executives who have donated ad units through July
4.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Once at the readyhoustontx.gov site, visitors will learn how to
get ready for all kinds of emergencies, and how best to respond.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&#8220;The
lack of households prepared for any emergency remains a serious problem in our
region,&#8221; explains Sondra Hawkins, Managing Director of the Ad Council&#8217;s
Southwestern Regional office.&amp;nbsp; &#8220;On behalf of the Ad Council and our local
Houston Leadership Committee, we are grateful to all of the media outlets in
our community that will be donating their valuable inventory for this
effort.&amp;nbsp; Just by following a few simple steps, Houstonians can greatly
improve their chances to cope with an emergency.&#8221; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Despite
the success of the national Ready Campaign since its launch in 2003, a national
survey conducted by the Ad Council last August found that only 54% of Americans
are primed for emergencies, though that number is increasing
annually.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ready Houston Texas&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; campaign intends to drive
awareness for three simple yet fundamental steps to get families prepared for
the unexpected by 1.) Stocking an &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;emergency supply kit, 2.) Making a family emergency plan, and 3.)
Keeping informed about different emergencies that can occur, and how to respond
appropriately.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&#8220;It seems like a simple idea, but an emergency readiness campaign
can go a long way toward getting Houstonians ready to save lives,&#8221; says Melissa
Stevens, president of independent advertising agency FKM-Houston and a member
of the Ad Council&#8217;s Houston Leadership Committee, made up of regional media and
advertising executives.&amp;nbsp; &#8220;FKM has created crisis management programs for
several clients so that they can continue to operate effectively and safely
during an emergency.&amp;nbsp; The Ad Council campaign gives us the opportunity to
help encourage families and individuals to get ready for emergencies.&#8221; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.readyhoustontx.gov/&quot; title=&quot;http://www.readyhoustontx.gov/&quot;&gt;www.readyhoustontx.gov&lt;/a&gt;
site will go live June 6 when the campaign is announced with Mayor White and
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, whose &#8220;Ready&#8221; campaign is the
foundation of this local Houston effort.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;The Advertising
Council&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;The Ad Council (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.adcouncil.org/&quot; title=&quot;http://www.adcouncil.org/&quot;&gt;www.adcouncil.org&lt;/a&gt;) is a private,
non-profit organization that marshals talent from the advertising and
communications industries, the facilities of the media, and the resources of
the business and non-profit communities to produce, distribute and promote
public service campaigns on behalf of non-profit organizations and government
agencies in issue areas such as improving the quality of life for children,
preventive health, education, community well-being, environmental preservation
and strengthening families.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Houston Leadership Committee of the Ad
Council is made up of executives from CBS Radio-Houston, KPRC-TV, KXLN-TV / KFTH-TV, Lopez Negrete Communications and FKM.&amp;nbsp;
Other markets with Ad Council Leadership Committees include Chicago, New York,
San Francisco, Los Angeles, Detroit, Atlanta, Miami, Tampa, Washington D.C.,
Boston, Philadelphia and Dallas. Issues addressed through localized strategies
in these markets have included emergency preparedness, childhood obesity
prevention, foreclosure prevention and high school dropout prevention.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For
more information, please contact Ellyn Fisher at (212)984-1964.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;s&gt;###&lt;/s&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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			<link>http://www.aaf-houston.org/en/art/?252</link>
			<title>18th Annual Houston Media Classic</title>
			<description>&lt;h1&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Mark your calendars for the 18th annual Houston Media Classic. It
will be held at the Cypresswood Golf Club on Thursday November 13,
2008.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;&gt;
&lt;div&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;margin: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;&quot;&gt;The
Houston Media Classic will host over 150 media professionals this year.
They work in television and radio, newspaper, magazines and billboard,
and they come to Houston from all over Texas to entertain their clients
and have a &quot;hole&quot; lot of fun! What makes the HMC so unique is our hole
sponsors. On every hole there is something going on - contests,
giveaways, food, drink - you never know what's coming next! It is
simply the best time you will ever have on a golf course!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;margin: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;margin: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#666666&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Helvetica&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #020000;&quot;&gt;The Houston media community, through
the Media Classic, has a very proud history of donating over $235,000
over the past 18 years to the Houston Food Bank, The Dream Fund and The
Advertising Education Foundation of Houston.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#666666&quot; face=&quot;Helvetica&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;
If you would like more information on the tournament or how you can contribute please contact:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Gary Evans at gary.evans@cumulus.com&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a title=&quot;www.houstonmediaclassic.org&quot;  href=&quot;http://www.houstonmediaclassic.org/&quot;&gt;www.houstonmediaclassic.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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			<itunes:subtitle>18th Annual Houston Media Classic</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>&lt;h1&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Mark your calendars for the 18th annual Houston Media Classic. It
will be held at the Cypresswood Golf Club on Thursday November 13,
2008.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;&gt;
&lt;div&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;margin: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;&quot;&gt;The
Houston Media Classic will host over 150 media professionals this year.
They work in television and radio, newspaper, magazines and billboard,
and they come to Houston from all over Texas to entertain their clients
and have a &quot;hole&quot; lot of fun! What makes the HMC so unique is our hole
sponsors. On every hole there is something going on - contests,
giveaways, food, drink - you never know what's coming next! It is
simply the best time you will ever have on a golf course!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;margin: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;margin: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#666666&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Helvetica&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #020000;&quot;&gt;The Houston media community, through
the Media Classic, has a very proud history of donating over $235,000
over the past 18 years to the Houston Food Bank, The Dream Fund and The
Advertising Education Foundation of Houston.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#666666&quot; face=&quot;Helvetica&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;
If you would like more information on the tournament or how you can contribute please contact:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Gary Evans at gary.evans@cumulus.com&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a title=&quot;www.houstonmediaclassic.org&quot;  href=&quot;http://www.houstonmediaclassic.org/&quot;&gt;www.houstonmediaclassic.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;
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			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<link>http://www.aaf-houston.org/en/art/?251</link>
			<title>VALENTI LEGACY TO BE HONORED WITH RENAMING OF UH SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION</title>
			<description>&lt;div&gt;VALENTI LEGACY TO BE HONORED WITH RENAMING OF UH SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION&amp;nbsp; &lt;br&gt;
Former Presidential Adviser, Head of MPAA Jack Valenti Had Longstanding Ties with University &lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
HOUSTON, April 25, 2008 &#8211; The School of Communication at the University of Houston will be named to honor the late Jack Valenti, adviser to President Lyndon Johnson and head of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) for nearly four decades.&amp;nbsp; Valenti, who died last year at the age of 85, was born and raised in Houston and was a graduate of the University of Houston (1946).&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;
&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;
Plans to change the name to the Jack J. Valenti School of Communication were announced today at the school&#8217;s annual scholarship banquet.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br&gt;
&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &#8220;This is an important step to acknowledge Valenti&#8217;s longstanding association with the University of Houston and the city of Houston,&#8221; said Welcome W. Wilson Sr., chairman of the UH System Board of Regents. Wilson was both a longtime friend and former business partner of Valenti&#8217;s.&amp;nbsp; &#8220;Jack was the greatest communicator that I have ever known,&#8221; Wilson said. &lt;br&gt;
&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;Valenti attended the University of Houston during the 1940s, working at Humble Oil during the day and pursuing his degree in business administration by taking evening classes.&amp;nbsp; His enrollment was interrupted by World War II, during which he served as a B-25 pilot, but he returned to graduate in 1946.&amp;nbsp; At UH, he worked on The Daily Cougar student newspaper and served as president of the Student Association and as vice chairman of Frontier Fiesta committee. &lt;br&gt;
&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Following graduation, Valenti headed the UH alumni organization and was appointed to the first Board of Regents when UH became a state university in 1963.&amp;nbsp; He was honored by UH with its Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1952 and with an honorary doctorate in 2002. &lt;br&gt;
&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;In his memoir This Time, This Place, Valenti wrote, &#8220;The day I enrolled in the University of Houston was the most exalted day of my life ... If there had been no UH, I don&#8217;t know what turn my life would have taken.&#8221;&amp;nbsp; &lt;br&gt;
&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp; In 1963, Valenti went to Washington, D.C., to work as a special assistant to President Johnson during the turbulent Vietnam era. He became head of the MPAA in 1966 and held that powerful position for 38 years.&amp;nbsp; He was widely applauded as a commanding public speaker and a skilled lobbyist on behalf of the film industry&#8217;s interests.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&#8220;Jack always seemed to know what to say and the best way to say it,&#8221; Wilson said. &#8220;What, then, could be a better description of communications?&#8221; &lt;br&gt;
Valenti was the author of five books, numerous essays and articles in premier newspapers and magazines, and nearly a decade&#8217;s worth of Saturday columns for the Houston Post. Valenti earned an MBA from the Harvard Business School in 1948 and co-founded the highly successful public relations and advertising executive firm Weekley &amp;amp; Valenti in 1952.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br&gt;
Members of Valenti&#8217;s family attended the event, including his widow, Mary Margaret, his son John, his daughter Alexandra and his sister Lorraine. &lt;br&gt;
Valenti&#8217;s desk, professional library and copies of all his speeches are being donated to the school. &lt;br&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;The renaming of the school is subject to formal approval by the UH System Board of Regents. &lt;br&gt;
&#8220;As we improve the school&#8217;s infrastructure and expand its scholarship opportunities, I am confident that it will achieve the level of excellence and national recognition with which the Valenti name is synonymous,&#8221; said Beth Olson, director of the School of Communication. &lt;br&gt;
&#8220;Renaming the school in honor of Jack Valenti will serve as an inspiration to generations of students as they follow their own path to success,&#8221; said John Antel, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. &lt;br&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;UH&#8217;s School of Communication offers undergraduate and graduate degrees focusing on a wide range of communication studies.&amp;nbsp; Bachelor&#8217;s concentrations focus on public relations, advertising, journalism, corporate communication, media studies, media production and interpersonal communication. Master&#8217;s concentrations are in public relations studies, speech communication and mass communication studies. Curriculum is taught by the school&#8217;s acclaimed faculty, including media veterans and award-winning scholars and researchers. Among the school&#8217;s esteemed alumni are CBS sportscaster Jim Nantz, former White House press secretary Peter Roussel, former ABC News reporter Tom Jarriel, filmmaker Walter Coblenz, sports journalist and author Mickey Herskowitz, Houston Rockets broadcaster Bill Worrell and Houston KPRC-TV, Channel 2, anchor Dominique Sacshe.&lt;br&gt;
For additional information, please see&amp;nbsp; HYPERLINK &quot;http://www.class.uh.edu/comm/&quot; http://www.class.uh.edu/comm/ .&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
For more information about UH, visit the university&#8217;s Newsroom at&amp;nbsp; HYPERLINK &quot;http://www.uh.edu/newsroom&quot; www.uh.edu/newsroom&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
 
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;13-May-08 11:00 AM
</description>
			<itunes:subtitle>VALENTI LEGACY TO BE HONORED WITH RENAMING OF UH SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>&lt;div&gt;VALENTI LEGACY TO BE HONORED WITH RENAMING OF UH SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION&amp;nbsp; &lt;br&gt;
Former Presidential Adviser, Head of MPAA Jack Valenti Had Longstanding Ties with University &lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
HOUSTON, April 25, 2008 &#8211; The School of Communication at the University of Houston will be named to honor the late Jack Valenti, adviser to President Lyndon Johnson and head of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) for nearly four decades.&amp;nbsp; Valenti, who died last year at the age of 85, was born and raised in Houston and was a graduate of the University of Houston (1946).&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;
&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;
Plans to change the name to the Jack J. Valenti School of Communication were announced today at the school&#8217;s annual scholarship banquet.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br&gt;
&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &#8220;This is an important step to acknowledge Valenti&#8217;s longstanding association with the University of Houston and the city of Houston,&#8221; said Welcome W. Wilson Sr., chairman of the UH System Board of Regents. Wilson was both a longtime friend and former business partner of Valenti&#8217;s.&amp;nbsp; &#8220;Jack was the greatest communicator that I have ever known,&#8221; Wilson said. &lt;br&gt;
&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;Valenti attended the University of Houston during the 1940s, working at Humble Oil during the day and pursuing his degree in business administration by taking evening classes.&amp;nbsp; His enrollment was interrupted by World War II, during which he served as a B-25 pilot, but he returned to graduate in 1946.&amp;nbsp; At UH, he worked on The Daily Cougar student newspaper and served as president of the Student Association and as vice chairman of Frontier Fiesta committee. &lt;br&gt;
&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Following graduation, Valenti headed the UH alumni organization and was appointed to the first Board of Regents when UH became a state university in 1963.&amp;nbsp; He was honored by UH with its Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1952 and with an honorary doctorate in 2002. &lt;br&gt;
&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;In his memoir This Time, This Place, Valenti wrote, &#8220;The day I enrolled in the University of Houston was the most exalted day of my life ... If there had been no UH, I don&#8217;t know what turn my life would have taken.&#8221;&amp;nbsp; &lt;br&gt;
&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp; In 1963, Valenti went to Washington, D.C., to work as a special assistant to President Johnson during the turbulent Vietnam era. He became head of the MPAA in 1966 and held that powerful position for 38 years.&amp;nbsp; He was widely applauded as a commanding public speaker and a skilled lobbyist on behalf of the film industry&#8217;s interests.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&#8220;Jack always seemed to know what to say and the best way to say it,&#8221; Wilson said. &#8220;What, then, could be a better description of communications?&#8221; &lt;br&gt;
Valenti was the author of five books, numerous essays and articles in premier newspapers and magazines, and nearly a decade&#8217;s worth of Saturday columns for the Houston Post. Valenti earned an MBA from the Harvard Business School in 1948 and co-founded the highly successful public relations and advertising executive firm Weekley &amp;amp; Valenti in 1952.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br&gt;
Members of Valenti&#8217;s family attended the event, including his widow, Mary Margaret, his son John, his daughter Alexandra and his sister Lorraine. &lt;br&gt;
Valenti&#8217;s desk, professional library and copies of all his speeches are being donated to the school. &lt;br&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;The renaming of the school is subject to formal approval by the UH System Board of Regents. &lt;br&gt;
&#8220;As we improve the school&#8217;s infrastructure and expand its scholarship opportunities, I am confident that it will achieve the level of excellence and national recognition with which the Valenti name is synonymous,&#8221; said Beth Olson, director of the School of Communication. &lt;br&gt;
&#8220;Renaming the school in honor of Jack Valenti will serve as an inspiration to generations of students as they follow their own path to success,&#8221; said John Antel, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. &lt;br&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;UH&#8217;s School of Communication offers undergraduate and graduate degrees focusing on a wide range of communication studies.&amp;nbsp; Bachelor&#8217;s concentrations focus on public relations, advertising, journalism, corporate communication, media studies, media production and interpersonal communication. Master&#8217;s concentrations are in public relations studies, speech communication and mass communication studies. Curriculum is taught by the school&#8217;s acclaimed faculty, including media veterans and award-winning scholars and researchers. Among the school&#8217;s esteemed alumni are CBS sportscaster Jim Nantz, former White House press secretary Peter Roussel, former ABC News reporter Tom Jarriel, filmmaker Walter Coblenz, sports journalist and author Mickey Herskowitz, Houston Rockets broadcaster Bill Worrell and Houston KPRC-TV, Channel 2, anchor Dominique Sacshe.&lt;br&gt;
For additional information, please see&amp;nbsp; HYPERLINK &quot;http://www.class.uh.edu/comm/&quot; http://www.class.uh.edu/comm/ .&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
For more information about UH, visit the university&#8217;s Newsroom at&amp;nbsp; HYPERLINK &quot;http://www.uh.edu/newsroom&quot; www.uh.edu/newsroom&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
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			<title>James Edmond Datri Named President-Elect of the American Advertising Federation</title>
			<description>&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt;&quot;&gt;WASHINGTON, D.C.&#8249;The board of directors
of the American Advertising Federation (AAF) today elected James
Edmund Datri as the federation's next president and CEO. Datri will
assume leadership of the AAF on November 1, 2008, following a
transition period that will begin in September. Datri's election
concludes a search and selection process that commenced in September
2007 upon the announcement of the retirement of current President &amp;amp;
CEO Wallace Snyder.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&quot;I am thrilled that Jim Datri will
be our next president and CEO,&quot; said Murray Gaylord, chairman of
the AAF board of directors. &quot;The advertising industry is in the
midst of the most profound transformation in 50 years, and Jim truly
understands the unique challenges for marketers, advertising agencies
and the media in today's landscape. The search committee developed a
long list of criteria, and Jim matched all.&quot;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Datri is currently a partner in the law
firm of McDermott Will &amp;amp; Emery in McDermott's Government
Strategies Practice Group, based in Washington, D.C. A 1992 Harvard
Law graduate, he served as executive director of the Democratic Caucus
in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2003 to 2005. He is well
known within Washington, D.C., for his leadership in government and
public policy and was named five times to&lt;em&gt; Roll Call&lt;/em&gt;'s
&quot;Fabulous Fifty&quot; list of the 50 most influential advisers
and strategists on Capitol Hill. Datri served for more than a decade
in senior positions in the U.S. Congress and was previously a partner
at Manatt, Phelps &amp;amp; Phillips, an AAF member. He has a long track
record of engagement with advertising industry issues and concerns and
worked with the AAF during the foundation of the Mosaic Center on
Multiculturalism. Datri received his B.A. in 1989 from the University
of California, Santa Cruz, where he was a University of California
Regents Scholar.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Said Snyder, &quot;I have known Jim Datri
from his time on Capitol Hill and his work with the AAF on our issues
and programs. He will bring energy and enthusiasm as he represents our
members both in Washington and in their communities. I know he will
continue to unify our membership and our industry as we move
forward.&quot;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&quot;I am honored to take on this new
opportunity for leadership and service, during a time of immense
change in the advertising industry,&quot; said Datri. &quot;The AAF
has a large and diverse membership, including ad clubs, college
chapters, national advertisers, ad agencies, television networks,
newspaper and magazine publishers, and leading media companies and
service providers. The AAF is an effective and dynamic organization,
whose membership I look forward to serving.&quot;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;em&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;The American Advertising Federation
(AAF), headquartered in Washington, D.C., acts as the &quot;Unifying
Voice for Advertising.&quot; The AAF is the oldest national
advertising trade association, representing 50,000 professionals in
the advertising industry. The AAF has a national network of 200 ad
clubs located in ad communities across the country. Through its 215
college chapters, the AAF provides 6,500 advertising students with
real-world case studies and recruitment connections to corporate
America. The AAF also has 130 blue-chip corporate members that are
advertisers, agencies and media companies, comprising the nation's
leading brands and corporations. For more information, visit the AAF's
Web site at&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mmsend2.com/ls.cfm?r=69956284&amp;amp;sid=3917584&amp;amp;m=479442&amp;amp;u=AdvFed&amp;amp;s=http://www.aaf.org/&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;www.aaf.org&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;em&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;+3&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt;&quot;&gt;1101
Vermont Avenue NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20005&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;
 
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;29-Apr-08 10:00 AM
</description>
			<itunes:subtitle>James Edmond Datri Named President-Elect of the American Advertising Federation</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt;&quot;&gt;WASHINGTON, D.C.&#8249;The board of directors
of the American Advertising Federation (AAF) today elected James
Edmund Datri as the federation's next president and CEO. Datri will
assume leadership of the AAF on November 1, 2008, following a
transition period that will begin in September. Datri's election
concludes a search and selection process that commenced in September
2007 upon the announcement of the retirement of current President &amp;amp;
CEO Wallace Snyder.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&quot;I am thrilled that Jim Datri will
be our next president and CEO,&quot; said Murray Gaylord, chairman of
the AAF board of directors. &quot;The advertising industry is in the
midst of the most profound transformation in 50 years, and Jim truly
understands the unique challenges for marketers, advertising agencies
and the media in today's landscape. The search committee developed a
long list of criteria, and Jim matched all.&quot;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Datri is currently a partner in the law
firm of McDermott Will &amp;amp; Emery in McDermott's Government
Strategies Practice Group, based in Washington, D.C. A 1992 Harvard
Law graduate, he served as executive director of the Democratic Caucus
in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2003 to 2005. He is well
known within Washington, D.C., for his leadership in government and
public policy and was named five times to&lt;em&gt; Roll Call&lt;/em&gt;'s
&quot;Fabulous Fifty&quot; list of the 50 most influential advisers
and strategists on Capitol Hill. Datri served for more than a decade
in senior positions in the U.S. Congress and was previously a partner
at Manatt, Phelps &amp;amp; Phillips, an AAF member. He has a long track
record of engagement with advertising industry issues and concerns and
worked with the AAF during the foundation of the Mosaic Center on
Multiculturalism. Datri received his B.A. in 1989 from the University
of California, Santa Cruz, where he was a University of California
Regents Scholar.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Said Snyder, &quot;I have known Jim Datri
from his time on Capitol Hill and his work with the AAF on our issues
and programs. He will bring energy and enthusiasm as he represents our
members both in Washington and in their communities. I know he will
continue to unify our membership and our industry as we move
forward.&quot;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&quot;I am honored to take on this new
opportunity for leadership and service, during a time of immense
change in the advertising industry,&quot; said Datri. &quot;The AAF
has a large and diverse membership, including ad clubs, college
chapters, national advertisers, ad agencies, television networks,
newspaper and magazine publishers, and leading media companies and
service providers. The AAF is an effective and dynamic organization,
whose membership I look forward to serving.&quot;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;em&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;The American Advertising Federation
(AAF), headquartered in Washington, D.C., acts as the &quot;Unifying
Voice for Advertising.&quot; The AAF is the oldest national
advertising trade association, representing 50,000 professionals in
the advertising industry. The AAF has a national network of 200 ad
clubs located in ad communities across the country. Through its 215
college chapters, the AAF provides 6,500 advertising students with
real-world case studies and recruitment connections to corporate
America. The AAF also has 130 blue-chip corporate members that are
advertisers, agencies and media companies, comprising the nation's
leading brands and corporations. For more information, visit the AAF's
Web site at&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mmsend2.com/ls.cfm?r=69956284&amp;amp;sid=3917584&amp;amp;m=479442&amp;amp;u=AdvFed&amp;amp;s=http://www.aaf.org/&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;www.aaf.org&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;em&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;+3&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt;&quot;&gt;1101
Vermont Avenue NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20005&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;
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			<author>noemail@aaf-houston.org</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Articles</category>
			<link>http://www.aaf-houston.org/en/art/?246</link>
			<title>Keith Sullins, President Houston Pizza Venture addresses AAF Houston</title>
			<description>&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 18pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 18pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14pt;&quot;&gt;&quot;What It Takes to be the &lt;/span&gt;Best&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14pt;&quot;&gt;&quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 18pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 18pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14pt;&quot;&gt;
&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;http://www.aaf-houston.org/attachments/files/364/Papa_John's_Logo-sm.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;126&quot; width=&quot;212&quot; /&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
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&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 18pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 18pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14pt;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 18pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 18pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14pt;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Keith Sullins&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;
President, Houston Pizza Venture&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;
Papa John's largest franchisee in the Houston market!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;div align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 8pt;&quot;&gt;President of Houston
Pizza Venture, &amp;nbsp;the second largest Papa John's Pizza franchise group in
the world, Sullins is a man of the people. Along with his business
partner, Frank Carney, who co-founded Pizza Hut almost a&amp;nbsp;half&amp;nbsp;century
ago, Sullins supervises 50 Papa John's in Houston and co-owns 20 in
Sacramento and 18 in Hawaii. He's also involved in franchises for
Firehouse Subs, Egg and I, and Genghis Grill and presently has five
restaurants under construction in the Houston area. In the Houston
area, their 50 restaurants employ 1,300 people and generate about $45
million annually.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 8pt;&quot;&gt;Sullins is also a philanthropist who
established a Hurricane Relief Fund after Hurricane Katrina and donated
over 10,000 Papa John Pizza's to feed these refuges.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;
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&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 8pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a  href=&quot;http://www.aaf-houston.org/attachments/files/372/12-38-45-2008-04-16-AAFH%20Luncheon.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;http://www.aaf-houston.org/attachments/files/372/12-38-45-2008-04-16-AAFH%20Luncheon.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;261&quot; width=&quot;175&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a  href=&quot;http://www.aaf-houston.org/attachments/files/373/13-07-16-2008-04-16-AAFH%20Luncheon.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;http://www.aaf-houston.org/attachments/files/373/13-07-16-2008-04-16-AAFH%20Luncheon.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;261&quot; width=&quot;389&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a  href=&quot;http://www.aaf-houston.org/attachments/files/374/13-09-12-2008-04-16-AAFH%20Luncheon.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;http://www.aaf-houston.org/attachments/files/374/13-09-12-2008-04-16-AAFH%20Luncheon.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;261&quot; width=&quot;389&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
 
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;16-Apr-08 8:00 PM
</description>
			<itunes:subtitle>Keith Sullins, President Houston Pizza Venture addresses AAF Houston</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 18pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 18pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14pt;&quot;&gt;&quot;What It Takes to be the &lt;/span&gt;Best&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14pt;&quot;&gt;&quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 18pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 18pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14pt;&quot;&gt;
&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;http://www.aaf-houston.org/attachments/files/364/Papa_John's_Logo-sm.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;126&quot; width=&quot;212&quot; /&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
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&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 18pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 18pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14pt;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 18pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 18pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14pt;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Keith Sullins&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;
President, Houston Pizza Venture&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;
Papa John's largest franchisee in the Houston market!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;div align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 8pt;&quot;&gt;President of Houston
Pizza Venture, &amp;nbsp;the second largest Papa John's Pizza franchise group in
the world, Sullins is a man of the people. Along with his business
partner, Frank Carney, who co-founded Pizza Hut almost a&amp;nbsp;half&amp;nbsp;century
ago, Sullins supervises 50 Papa John's in Houston and co-owns 20 in
Sacramento and 18 in Hawaii. He's also involved in franchises for
Firehouse Subs, Egg and I, and Genghis Grill and presently has five
restaurants under construction in the Houston area. In the Houston
area, their 50 restaurants employ 1,300 people and generate about $45
million annually.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 8pt;&quot;&gt;Sullins is also a philanthropist who
established a Hurricane Relief Fund after Hurricane Katrina and donated
over 10,000 Papa John Pizza's to feed these refuges.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 8pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;a  href=&quot;http://www.aaf-houston.org/attachments/files/370/12-38-06-2008-04-16-AAFH%20Luncheon.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;http://www.aaf-houston.org/attachments/files/370/12-38-06-2008-04-16-AAFH%20Luncheon.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;261&quot; width=&quot;175&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 8pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a  href=&quot;http://www.aaf-houston.org/attachments/files/372/12-38-45-2008-04-16-AAFH%20Luncheon.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;http://www.aaf-houston.org/attachments/files/372/12-38-45-2008-04-16-AAFH%20Luncheon.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;261&quot; width=&quot;175&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a  href=&quot;http://www.aaf-houston.org/attachments/files/373/13-07-16-2008-04-16-AAFH%20Luncheon.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;http://www.aaf-houston.org/attachments/files/373/13-07-16-2008-04-16-AAFH%20Luncheon.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;261&quot; width=&quot;389&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a  href=&quot;http://www.aaf-houston.org/attachments/files/374/13-09-12-2008-04-16-AAFH%20Luncheon.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;http://www.aaf-houston.org/attachments/files/374/13-09-12-2008-04-16-AAFH%20Luncheon.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;261&quot; width=&quot;389&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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			<author>noemail@aaf-houston.org</author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Articles</category>
			<link>http://www.aaf-houston.org/en/art/?244</link>
			<title>AAF-Houston AdSmart April - What it Takes to be the Best</title>
			<description>&lt;table style=&quot;font-family: verdana;&quot; id=&quot;nl&quot; align=&quot;center&quot; width=&quot;500&quot;&gt;
    &lt;tbody&gt;
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            &lt;td&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;/attachments/wysiwyg/2231/AdSmart.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Houston AdSmart&quot; height=&quot;163&quot; width=&quot;500&quot; /&gt;  &lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;/tr&gt;
        &lt;tr style=&quot;color: #ffffff;&quot;&gt;
            &lt;td style=&quot;background: #ee1e1c none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;&quot; align=&quot;right&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#ffffff&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;April 2008, Issue 7&amp;nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;/td&gt;
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            &lt;td style=&quot;padding: 20px 10px 0pt;&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot; width=&quot;100%&quot;&gt;
            &lt;h1&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt; In This Issue...&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
            &lt;ul&gt;
                &lt;li&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#1&quot;&gt;Introduction&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
                &lt;li&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#2&quot;&gt;What It Takes to be the Best&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
                &lt;li&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#3&quot;&gt;Think You're the Best Swinger in Town?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
                &lt;li&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#4&quot;&gt;Addy 09 Plans and Hall of Fame Nominations&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
                &lt;li&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#5&quot;&gt;Welcome New Members&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
            &lt;/ul&gt;
            &lt;a name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
            &lt;h2&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;Introduction&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.haf.org/attachments/wysiwyg/2231/ritat.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Rita Trelewicz&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; height=&quot;91&quot; hspace=&quot;7&quot; vspace=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;72&quot; /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Well
            guys, it has been a fun ride but it is now time to get off. Debuting
            as the HAF Time in March 07, then rebranded to the AAF Houston AdSmart
            in October, fourteen issues later, this is now my last. Life
            priorities are pulling me in other directions and it has become a challenge
            to keep the newsletter going. The search now begins for the next editor.
            It could be you! If you are interested, please contact &lt;a href=&quot;&amp;#109;&amp;#97;&amp;#105;&amp;#108;&amp;#116;&amp;#111;&amp;#58;&amp;#109;&amp;#105;&amp;#99;&amp;#104;&amp;#101;&amp;#108;&amp;#108;&amp;#101;&amp;#64;&amp;#115;&amp;#116;&amp;#97;&amp;#110;&amp;#97;&amp;#110;&amp;#100;&amp;#108;&amp;#111;&amp;#117;&amp;#46;&amp;#99;&amp;#111;&amp;#109;&quot;&gt;Michelle
            Reed&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;&amp;#109;&amp;#97;&amp;#105;&amp;#108;&amp;#116;&amp;#111;&amp;#58;&amp;#106;&amp;#97;&amp;#121;&amp;#64;&amp;#104;&amp;#97;&amp;#102;&amp;#46;&amp;#111;&amp;#114;&amp;#103;&quot;&gt;Jay Hagins&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;Another success story is Keith Sullins.
            Hear what he has to say about building the second largest Papa John's
            franchise operation in the world at the AAF Houston monthly luncheon
            this Wednesday, April 16. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;Always on the move, plans are already
            underway for the 2009 Addy's and this year's Trailblazer Gala. While
            not etched in stone yet, the gala team is working to secure the Museum
            of Natural Science for Friday, September 26th. It is sure to be a very
            memorable event. Ad2Houston is hosting a new event and there are at
            least 13 nominations for the Hall of Fame. Good Luck guys!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;Thanks for reading for the past year! I
            hope it was as fun for you as it was for me.&lt;/font&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rita Trelewicz&lt;br&gt;
            Editor&lt;br&gt;
            AAF Houston AdSmart&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;/attachments/wysiwyg/2231/line-break.gif&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;500&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;a style=&quot;width: 20px; height: 20px; text-indent: 20px; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-image: url(/tresources/en/cuteeditor/CuteEditor_Files/Images/anchor.gif);&quot; name=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
            &lt;h2&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;What It Takes to be the Best&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;/attachments/wysiwyg/2231/speakers/keith-sullins.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Keith Sullins&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; height=&quot;136&quot; hspace=&quot;5&quot; vspace=&quot;5&quot; width=&quot;230&quot; /&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;President
            of Houston Pizza Venture &lt;strong&gt;Keith Sullins&lt;/strong&gt;, will talk at
            our monthly luncheon on &lt;em&gt;Wednesday, April 16&lt;/em&gt;. Along with
            his business partner, Frank Carney, Sullins supervises 50 Papa John's
            in Houston and co-owns 20 in Sacramento and 18 in Hawaii. He's also
            involved in franchises for Firehouse Subs, Egg and I, and Genghis Grill.
            &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;Sullins grew up on a pig farm in Missouri near Warrensburg. His father managed the Warrensburg TG&amp;amp;Y store. Even though his family could afford to send him to college, his father told Sullins he would have to pay his own way. He wanted to teach his son a lesson; if you work hard enough, you can accomplish anything on your own. Sullins took the lesson to heart and graduated from the University of Central Missouri with a degree in marketing in 1983.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;He then took on diverse jobs from counting coupons to blowing up balloons for a restaurant in Wichita. All the jobs had one thing in common; they focused on his goal of having his own company one day. The positions advanced to marketing development and strategic operations. He then started building restaurants from the ground up, negotiating real estate, hiring managers and overseeing operations and construction. After working as vice president of people for more than 3,000 Waffle House restaurants, Sullins was ready to set out on his own.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;He then met Carney who had recently
            acquired a Papa John's pizza franchise. Carney was impressed with Sullins'
            background and wanted his help in building a successful company. Ten
            years later, they're the second largest Papa John's franchise operation
            in the world. In the Houston area, their 50 restaurants employ 1,300
            people and generate about $45 million annually. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aaf-houston.org/en/cev/?156&quot;&gt;Register
            now&lt;/a&gt; for this event.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;/attachments/wysiwyg/2231/line-break.gif&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;500&quot; /&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;a style=&quot;width: 20px; height: 20px; text-indent: 20px; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-image: url(/tresources/en/cuteeditor/CuteEditor_Files/Images/anchor.gif);&quot; name=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
            &lt;h2&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;The &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;Think You're the Best Swinger in Town?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;Come prove that you are up to par at
            &lt;a href=&quot;www.ad2houston.org &quot;&gt;Ad2Houston's&lt;/a&gt; first annual &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Who's
            Your Caddy&quot; Putt-Putt Golf Tournament&lt;/strong&gt; on &lt;em&gt;Thursday, May
            29, 5:30pm&lt;/em&gt; at Zuma Fun Centers. Whether you sign up as a team or
            individually, come dressed in your best golf attire for what is sure
            to be the most fun event this Spring!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;Each participant gets an 18-hole round
            of miniature golf, a free drink ticket and the chance of asking your
            competitors, &quot;Who's Your Caddy?&quot;. And of course, there are prizes to
            be won in the following categories: 1st Place Team, 2nd Place Team,
            3rd Place Team, Most holes in one, and Best Golf Attire Extreme Swingers.
            &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;The price is $20/individual or $70 per team of 4. Sponsors receive a free team entry and their logo will be displayed on all event collateral. Proceeds benefit Ad2Houston's professional development efforts.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;Contact &lt;a href=&quot;&amp;#109;&amp;#97;&amp;#105;&amp;#108;&amp;#116;&amp;#111;&amp;#58;&amp;#99;&amp;#114;&amp;#121;&amp;#115;&amp;#116;&amp;#97;&amp;#108;&amp;#64;&amp;#97;&amp;#109;&amp;#117;&amp;#115;&amp;#101;&amp;#109;&amp;#101;&amp;#110;&amp;#116;&amp;#112;&amp;#97;&amp;#114;&amp;#107;&amp;#109;&amp;#101;&amp;#100;&amp;#105;&amp;#97;&amp;#46;&amp;#99;&amp;#111;&amp;#109;&quot;&gt;Crystal Land&lt;/a&gt; to sign up or become a sponsor.
            &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;/attachments/wysiwyg/2231/line-break.gif&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;500&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;a style=&quot;width: 20px; height: 20px; text-indent: 20px; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-image: url(/tresources/en/cuteeditor/CuteEditor_Files/Images/anchor.gif);&quot; name=&quot;4&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
            &lt;h2&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;Addy 09 Plans and Hall of Fame Nominations&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;
            Here in the afterglow of another successful ADDY's it may be hard to believe, but planning for the 2009 awards is already underway.
            &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;Jackie Dryden of Origin has graciously agreed to chair the Houston ADDYs next year and is assembling her team.  The University of Houston's Bob Culpepper will serve as Gallery Chair, and VT2 Studios' Dave Henry will be Sponsorship Chair.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;Contact &lt;a href=&quot;&amp;#109;&amp;#97;&amp;#105;&amp;#108;&amp;#116;&amp;#111;&amp;#58;&amp;#74;&amp;#97;&amp;#99;&amp;#107;&amp;#105;&amp;#101;&amp;#46;&amp;#68;&amp;#114;&amp;#121;&amp;#100;&amp;#101;&amp;#110;&amp;#64;&amp;#79;&amp;#114;&amp;#105;&amp;#103;&amp;#105;&amp;#110;&amp;#68;&amp;#101;&amp;#115;&amp;#105;&amp;#103;&amp;#110;&amp;#46;&amp;#99;&amp;#111;&amp;#109;&quot;&gt;Jackie&lt;/a&gt; if you are interested in helping out with 'the biggest night of the year in Houston advertising'. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hall of Fame&lt;/strong&gt; nominations
            are Fred Korge, Alec Chesser, Bob Dundas, Audrey Gilbreath, Jean Brown,
            Dick Johnson, Dave Keith, Alex Lopez Negrete, Lyle Metzdorf, Alice Rogers,
            Willard Walbridge, Earl Littman, and Weldon Weekley.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;/attachments/wysiwyg/2231/line-break.gif&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;500&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;a style=&quot;width: 20px; height: 20px; text-indent: 20px; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-image: url(/tresources/en/cuteeditor/CuteEditor_Files/Images/anchor.gif);&quot; name=&quot;5&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
            &lt;h2&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;Welcome New Members&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;Please welcome the newest members of
            AAF-Houston. To help break the ice if you see them at an event, we profiled
            a few. Any new member who wants to include a short profile in future
            newsletters, please contact &lt;a href=&quot;&amp;#109;&amp;#97;&amp;#105;&amp;#108;&amp;#116;&amp;#111;&amp;#58;&amp;#114;&amp;#99;&amp;#97;&amp;#115;&amp;#116;&amp;#105;&amp;#108;&amp;#108;&amp;#111;&amp;#64;&amp;#99;&amp;#112;&amp;#99;&amp;#114;&amp;#101;&amp;#97;&amp;#116;&amp;#105;&amp;#118;&amp;#101;&amp;#46;&amp;#99;&amp;#111;&amp;#109;&quot;&gt;Becca
            Castillo&lt;/a&gt;. Be a part of the Houston Ad Crowd and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.haf.org/en/cms/?22&quot;&gt;join
            AAF-Houston&lt;/a&gt; now!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Katy Dunham&lt;/strong&gt; - Art Squad and
            &lt;strong&gt;Michelle Barnes&lt;/strong&gt; - Unleaded Communications.&lt;/font&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;/tr&gt;
        &lt;tr&gt;
            &lt;td&gt;
            &lt;div style=&quot;background: #ee1e1c none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;&quot;&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#ffffff&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&#169;American Advertising
            Federation-Houston, 2008. All Rights Reserved.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;/div&gt;
            &lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;/tr&gt;
    &lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
 
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;13-Apr-08 10:00 PM
</description>
			<itunes:subtitle>AAF-Houston AdSmart April - What it Takes to be the Best</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>&lt;table style=&quot;font-family: verdana;&quot; id=&quot;nl&quot; align=&quot;center&quot; width=&quot;500&quot;&gt;
    &lt;tbody&gt;
        &lt;tr&gt;
            &lt;td&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;/attachments/wysiwyg/2231/AdSmart.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Houston AdSmart&quot; height=&quot;163&quot; width=&quot;500&quot; /&gt;  &lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;/tr&gt;
        &lt;tr style=&quot;color: #ffffff;&quot;&gt;
            &lt;td style=&quot;background: #ee1e1c none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;&quot; align=&quot;right&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#ffffff&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;April 2008, Issue 7&amp;nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;/tr&gt;
        &lt;tr&gt;
            &lt;td style=&quot;padding: 20px 10px 0pt;&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot; width=&quot;100%&quot;&gt;
            &lt;h1&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt; In This Issue...&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
            &lt;ul&gt;
                &lt;li&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#1&quot;&gt;Introduction&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
                &lt;li&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#2&quot;&gt;What It Takes to be the Best&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
                &lt;li&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#3&quot;&gt;Think You're the Best Swinger in Town?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
                &lt;li&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#4&quot;&gt;Addy 09 Plans and Hall of Fame Nominations&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
                &lt;li&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#5&quot;&gt;Welcome New Members&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
            &lt;/ul&gt;
            &lt;a name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
            &lt;h2&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;Introduction&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.haf.org/attachments/wysiwyg/2231/ritat.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Rita Trelewicz&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; height=&quot;91&quot; hspace=&quot;7&quot; vspace=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;72&quot; /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Well
            guys, it has been a fun ride but it is now time to get off. Debuting
            as the HAF Time in March 07, then rebranded to the AAF Houston AdSmart
            in October, fourteen issues later, this is now my last. Life
            priorities are pulling me in other directions and it has become a challenge
            to keep the newsletter going. The search now begins for the next editor.
            It could be you! If you are interested, please contact &lt;a href=&quot;&amp;#109;&amp;#97;&amp;#105;&amp;#108;&amp;#116;&amp;#111;&amp;#58;&amp;#109;&amp;#105;&amp;#99;&amp;#104;&amp;#101;&amp;#108;&amp;#108;&amp;#101;&amp;#64;&amp;#115;&amp;#116;&amp;#97;&amp;#110;&amp;#97;&amp;#110;&amp;#100;&amp;#108;&amp;#111;&amp;#117;&amp;#46;&amp;#99;&amp;#111;&amp;#109;&quot;&gt;Michelle
            Reed&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;&amp;#109;&amp;#97;&amp;#105;&amp;#108;&amp;#116;&amp;#111;&amp;#58;&amp;#106;&amp;#97;&amp;#121;&amp;#64;&amp;#104;&amp;#97;&amp;#102;&amp;#46;&amp;#111;&amp;#114;&amp;#103;&quot;&gt;Jay Hagins&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;Another success story is Keith Sullins.
            Hear what he has to say about building the second largest Papa John's
            franchise operation in the world at the AAF Houston monthly luncheon
            this Wednesday, April 16. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;Always on the move, plans are already
            underway for the 2009 Addy's and this year's Trailblazer Gala. While
            not etched in stone yet, the gala team is working to secure the Museum
            of Natural Science for Friday, September 26th. It is sure to be a very
            memorable event. Ad2Houston is hosting a new event and there are at
            least 13 nominations for the Hall of Fame. Good Luck guys!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;Thanks for reading for the past year! I
            hope it was as fun for you as it was for me.&lt;/font&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rita Trelewicz&lt;br&gt;
            Editor&lt;br&gt;
            AAF Houston AdSmart&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;/attachments/wysiwyg/2231/line-break.gif&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;500&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;a style=&quot;width: 20px; height: 20px; text-indent: 20px; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-image: url(/tresources/en/cuteeditor/CuteEditor_Files/Images/anchor.gif);&quot; name=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
            &lt;h2&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;What It Takes to be the Best&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;/attachments/wysiwyg/2231/speakers/keith-sullins.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Keith Sullins&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; height=&quot;136&quot; hspace=&quot;5&quot; vspace=&quot;5&quot; width=&quot;230&quot; /&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;President
            of Houston Pizza Venture &lt;strong&gt;Keith Sullins&lt;/strong&gt;, will talk at
            our monthly luncheon on &lt;em&gt;Wednesday, April 16&lt;/em&gt;. Along with
            his business partner, Frank Carney, Sullins supervises 50 Papa John's
            in Houston and co-owns 20 in Sacramento and 18 in Hawaii. He's also
            involved in franchises for Firehouse Subs, Egg and I, and Genghis Grill.
            &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;Sullins grew up on a pig farm in Missouri near Warrensburg. His father managed the Warrensburg TG&amp;amp;Y store. Even though his family could afford to send him to college, his father told Sullins he would have to pay his own way. He wanted to teach his son a lesson; if you work hard enough, you can accomplish anything on your own. Sullins took the lesson to heart and graduated from the University of Central Missouri with a degree in marketing in 1983.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;He then took on diverse jobs from counting coupons to blowing up balloons for a restaurant in Wichita. All the jobs had one thing in common; they focused on his goal of having his own company one day. The positions advanced to marketing development and strategic operations. He then started building restaurants from the ground up, negotiating real estate, hiring managers and overseeing operations and construction. After working as vice president of people for more than 3,000 Waffle House restaurants, Sullins was ready to set out on his own.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;He then met Carney who had recently
            acquired a Papa John's pizza franchise. Carney was impressed with Sullins'
            background and wanted his help in building a successful company. Ten
            years later, they're the second largest Papa John's franchise operation
            in the world. In the Houston area, their 50 restaurants employ 1,300
            people and generate about $45 million annually. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aaf-houston.org/en/cev/?156&quot;&gt;Register
            now&lt;/a&gt; for this event.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;/attachments/wysiwyg/2231/line-break.gif&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;500&quot; /&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;a style=&quot;width: 20px; height: 20px; text-indent: 20px; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-image: url(/tresources/en/cuteeditor/CuteEditor_Files/Images/anchor.gif);&quot; name=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
            &lt;h2&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;The &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;Think You're the Best Swinger in Town?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;Come prove that you are up to par at
            &lt;a href=&quot;www.ad2houston.org &quot;&gt;Ad2Houston's&lt;/a&gt; first annual &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Who's
            Your Caddy&quot; Putt-Putt Golf Tournament&lt;/strong&gt; on &lt;em&gt;Thursday, May
            29, 5:30pm&lt;/em&gt; at Zuma Fun Centers. Whether you sign up as a team or
            individually, come dressed in your best golf attire for what is sure
            to be the most fun event this Spring!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;Each participant gets an 18-hole round
            of miniature golf, a free drink ticket and the chance of asking your
            competitors, &quot;Who's Your Caddy?&quot;. And of course, there are prizes to
            be won in the following categories: 1st Place Team, 2nd Place Team,
            3rd Place Team, Most holes in one, and Best Golf Attire Extreme Swingers.
            &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;The price is $20/individual or $70 per team of 4. Sponsors receive a free team entry and their logo will be displayed on all event collateral. Proceeds benefit Ad2Houston's professional development efforts.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;Contact &lt;a href=&quot;&amp;#109;&amp;#97;&amp;#105;&amp;#108;&amp;#116;&amp;#111;&amp;#58;&amp;#99;&amp;#114;&amp;#121;&amp;#115;&amp;#116;&amp;#97;&amp;#108;&amp;#64;&amp;#97;&amp;#109;&amp;#117;&amp;#115;&amp;#101;&amp;#109;&amp;#101;&amp;#110;&amp;#116;&amp;#112;&amp;#97;&amp;#114;&amp;#107;&amp;#109;&amp;#101;&amp;#100;&amp;#105;&amp;#97;&amp;#46;&amp;#99;&amp;#111;&amp;#109;&quot;&gt;Crystal Land&lt;/a&gt; to sign up or become a sponsor.
            &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;/attachments/wysiwyg/2231/line-break.gif&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;500&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;a style=&quot;width: 20px; height: 20px; text-indent: 20px; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-image: url(/tresources/en/cuteeditor/CuteEditor_Files/Images/anchor.gif);&quot; name=&quot;4&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
            &lt;h2&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;Addy 09 Plans and Hall of Fame Nominations&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;
            Here in the afterglow of another successful ADDY's it may be hard to believe, but planning for the 2009 awards is already underway.
            &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;Jackie Dryden of Origin has graciously agreed to chair the Houston ADDYs next year and is assembling her team.  The University of Houston's Bob Culpepper will serve as Gallery Chair, and VT2 Studios' Dave Henry will be Sponsorship Chair.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;Contact &lt;a href=&quot;&amp;#109;&amp;#97;&amp;#105;&amp;#108;&amp;#116;&amp;#111;&amp;#58;&amp;#74;&amp;#97;&amp;#99;&amp;#107;&amp;#105;&amp;#101;&amp;#46;&amp;#68;&amp;#114;&amp;#121;&amp;#100;&amp;#101;&amp;#110;&amp;#64;&amp;#79;&amp;#114;&amp;#105;&amp;#103;&amp;#105;&amp;#110;&amp;#68;&amp;#101;&amp;#115;&amp;#105;&amp;#103;&amp;#110;&amp;#46;&amp;#99;&amp;#111;&amp;#109;&quot;&gt;Jackie&lt;/a&gt; if you are interested in helping out with 'the biggest night of the year in Houston advertising'. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hall of Fame&lt;/strong&gt; nominations
            are Fred Korge, Alec Chesser, Bob Dundas, Audrey Gilbreath, Jean Brown,
            Dick Johnson, Dave Keith, Alex Lopez Negrete, Lyle Metzdorf, Alice Rogers,
            Willard Walbridge, Earl Littman, and Weldon Weekley.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;/attachments/wysiwyg/2231/line-break.gif&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;500&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;a style=&quot;width: 20px; height: 20px; text-indent: 20px; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-image: url(/tresources/en/cuteeditor/CuteEditor_Files/Images/anchor.gif);&quot; name=&quot;5&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
            &lt;h2&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;Welcome New Members&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;Please welcome the newest members of
            AAF-Houston. To help break the ice if you see them at an event, we profiled
            a few. Any new member who wants to include a short profile in future
            newsletters, please contact &lt;a href=&quot;&amp;#109;&amp;#97;&amp;#105;&amp;#108;&amp;#116;&amp;#111;&amp;#58;&amp;#114;&amp;#99;&amp;#97;&amp;#115;&amp;#116;&amp;#105;&amp;#108;&amp;#108;&amp;#111;&amp;#64;&amp;#99;&amp;#112;&amp;#99;&amp;#114;&amp;#101;&amp;#97;&amp;#116;&amp;#105;&amp;#118;&amp;#101;&amp;#46;&amp;#99;&amp;#111;&amp;#109;&quot;&gt;Becca
            Castillo&lt;/a&gt;. Be a part of the Houston Ad Crowd and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.haf.org/en/cms/?22&quot;&gt;join
            AAF-Houston&lt;/a&gt; now!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Katy Dunham&lt;/strong&gt; - Art Squad and
            &lt;strong&gt;Michelle Barnes&lt;/strong&gt; - Unleaded Communications.&lt;/font&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;/tr&gt;
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            &lt;div style=&quot;background: #ee1e1c none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;&quot;&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#ffffff&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&#169;American Advertising
            Federation-Houston, 2008. All Rights Reserved.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;/div&gt;
            &lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;/tr&gt;
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			<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<link>http://www.aaf-houston.org/en/art/?242</link>
			<title>AAF-Houston AdSmart March  - Something Special and Not Just in the Air</title>
			<description>&lt;table style=&quot;font-family: verdana;&quot; id=&quot;nl&quot; align=&quot;center&quot; width=&quot;500&quot;&gt;
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            &lt;td&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;/attachments/wysiwyg/2231/AdSmart.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Houston AdSmart&quot; height=&quot;163&quot; width=&quot;500&quot; /&gt;  &lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;/tr&gt;
        &lt;tr style=&quot;color: #ffffff;&quot;&gt;
            &lt;td style=&quot;background: #ee1e1c none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;&quot; align=&quot;right&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#ffffff&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;March 2008, Issue 6&amp;nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;/tr&gt;
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            &lt;td style=&quot;padding: 20px 10px 0pt;&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot; width=&quot;100%&quot;&gt;
            &lt;h1&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt; In This Issue...&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
            &lt;ul&gt;
                &lt;li&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#1&quot;&gt;Introduction&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
                &lt;li&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#2&quot;&gt;Something Special and Not Just in the Air &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
                &lt;li&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#3&quot;&gt;Houston Media Classic Donates $10,000&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
                &lt;li&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#4&quot;&gt;AAF-Houston Jobs and Directory&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
                &lt;li&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#5&quot;&gt;Welcome New Members&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
            &lt;/ul&gt;
            &lt;a name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
            &lt;h2&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;Introduction&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.haf.org/attachments/wysiwyg/2231/ritat.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Rita Trelewicz&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; height=&quot;91&quot; hspace=&quot;7&quot; vspace=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;72&quot; /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Happy
            St. Patrick's Day! Diageo brand Guinness and Anheuser-Busch joined forces
            to gather 1 million signatures in a bid to declare St. Patrick's Day
            an official U.S. holiday. Not sure if they succeeded but everybody's
            Irish on St. Patrick's Day. The first day of spring is Thursday and
            the weather in Houston has been fantastic giving us another reason to
            celebrate. &lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;The past few years have been a challenge
            for the airline industry. Now record oil prices are causing airlines
            to jack up their fares to help with fuel costs. It's no wonder that
            airline management is often crisis management. Hear what Rob Britton,
            Advisor to the Chairman of American Airlines and the leader of AirLearn,
            has to say about the future of the airline industry at our monthly luncheon
            later this week. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;The Houston Media Classic recently made
            a $10,000 donation to the Advertising Education Foundation of Houston.
            This is their third contribution to keep up the supply of top-notch
            advertising professionals in Houston. Good news since there are 26 &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aaf-houston.org/en/jobs/search.asp&quot;&gt;jobs&lt;/a&gt;
            listed at the AAF-Houston website.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;As always, if there is something
            you want to share, drop me a line at &lt;a href=&quot;&amp;#109;&amp;#97;&amp;#105;&amp;#108;&amp;#116;&amp;#111;&amp;#58;&amp;#114;&amp;#116;&amp;#114;&amp;#101;&amp;#108;&amp;#64;&amp;#114;&amp;#116;&amp;#109;&amp;#97;&amp;#114;&amp;#99;&amp;#111;&amp;#109;&amp;#46;&amp;#110;&amp;#101;&amp;#116;&quot;&gt;rtrel@rtmarcom.net&lt;/a&gt;.
            I look forward to hearing from you.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;Until next month, thanks for reading!&lt;/font&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rita Trelewicz&lt;br&gt;
            Editor&lt;br&gt;
            AAF Houston AdSmart&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;/attachments/wysiwyg/2231/line-break.gif&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;500&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;a style=&quot;width: 20px; height: 20px; text-indent: 20px; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-image: url(/tresources/en/cuteeditor/CuteEditor_Files/Images/anchor.gif);&quot; name=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
            &lt;h2&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;Something Special and Not Just in the Air&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;/attachments/wysiwyg/2231/speakers/rob-britton.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Dr. Rob Britton&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;282&quot; width=&quot;194&quot; /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dr. Rob Britton&lt;/strong&gt;, Advisor to the Chairman of American Airlines and the leader of AirLearn, will talk at our monthly luncheon on &lt;em&gt;Wednesday, March 19&lt;/em&gt;. He has been involved in the airline industry for almost four decades and completed a nearly 20-year career with American Airlines, the world's largest, in 2006. AirLearn is a consultancy focused on just one thing: helping people understand the complex and ever-changing airline industry.  &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;At American, from September 2001 through 2006, he served as Managing Director, Brand Development and Advertising, responsible for brand stewardship, worldwide media advertising, direct marketing, sales promotion, and customer research.  Before that, he held leadership positions in international planning, corporate communications, passenger sales, and operations.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;Airline management is often crisis management, and Rob contributed during two of American's biggest challenges, rebuilding consumer and employee confidence in the brand after the September 11 attacks, and helping manage the media and maintain corporate reputation before and during the February 1997 pilot strike.  &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;He has published over 60 articles in major newspapers and magazines, in travel-industry publications, and in peer-reviewed academic journals.  At American, he wrote extensively, especially 1993-96, when he was Managing Director, International Affairs, and 1996-98, when he led the Corporate Communications team.  &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aaf-houston.org/en/cev/?153&quot;&gt;Register
            Now&lt;/a&gt; for this event.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;/attachments/wysiwyg/2231/line-break.gif&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;500&quot; /&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;a style=&quot;width: 20px; height: 20px; text-indent: 20px; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-image: url(/tresources/en/cuteeditor/CuteEditor_Files/Images/anchor.gif);&quot; name=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
            &lt;h2&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;The &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;Houston
            Media Classic Donates $10,000&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;At the February monthly AAF-Houston meeting, the Houston Media Classic was recognized for making a $10,000 donation to the Advertising Education Foundation of Houston. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;Well to known in the Houston community, HMC is in its eighteenth year of providing support for area non-profit and charitable organizations. This is the third contribution HMC has made to the Education Foundation and will lead to the initial award this year of the Houston Media Classic Scholarship to a deserving student.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;AEFH is the charitable organization set up by AAF-Houston to increase the number of qualified young advertising professionals available to the Houston market. It does this by raising funds via donations for the purpose of awarding scholarships to qualifying college students pursuing careers in communications. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;/attachments/wysiwyg/2231/line-break.gif&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;500&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;a style=&quot;width: 20px; height: 20px; text-indent: 20px; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-image: url(/tresources/en/cuteeditor/CuteEditor_Files/Images/anchor.gif);&quot; name=&quot;4&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
            &lt;h2&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;AAF-Houston Jobs and Membership Directory&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;Take advantage of this membership benefit!
            New &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aaf-houston.org/en/jobs/search.asp&quot;&gt;jobs&lt;/a&gt;
            are posted on the AAF-Houston website on a regular basis. Check them out. While
            you are there be sure you list your profile on the AAF-Houston &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aaf-houston.org/en/memberships/search.asp&quot;&gt;directory&lt;/a&gt;.
            Thousands of people visit daily looking for businesses just
            like yours. If you're not in there, they can't find you. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;/attachments/wysiwyg/2231/line-break.gif&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;500&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;a style=&quot;width: 20px; height: 20px; text-indent: 20px; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-image: url(/tresources/en/cuteeditor/CuteEditor_Files/Images/anchor.gif);&quot; name=&quot;5&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
            &lt;h2&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;Welcome New Members&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;Please welcome the newest members of
            AAF-Houston. To help break the ice if you see them at an event, we profiled
            a few. Any new member who wants to include a short profile in future
            newsletters, please contact &lt;a href=&quot;&amp;#109;&amp;#97;&amp;#105;&amp;#108;&amp;#116;&amp;#111;&amp;#58;&amp;#114;&amp;#99;&amp;#97;&amp;#115;&amp;#116;&amp;#105;&amp;#108;&amp;#108;&amp;#111;&amp;#64;&amp;#99;&amp;#112;&amp;#99;&amp;#114;&amp;#101;&amp;#97;&amp;#116;&amp;#105;&amp;#118;&amp;#101;&amp;#46;&amp;#99;&amp;#111;&amp;#109;&quot;&gt;Becca
            Castillo&lt;/a&gt;. Be a part of the Houston Ad Crowd and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.haf.org/en/cms/?22&quot;&gt;join
            AAF-Houston&lt;/a&gt; now!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ken Herbert &lt;/strong&gt; - A Bear Incorporated, &lt;strong&gt;Bob Vance &lt;/strong&gt; -
            audiobob,&lt;strong&gt; Randle Jackson &lt;/strong&gt; - MPAC Media.&lt;/font&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;/td&gt;
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            &lt;td&gt;
            &lt;div style=&quot;background: #ee1e1c none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;&quot;&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#ffffff&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&#169;American Advertising
            Federation-Houston, 2008. All Rights Reserved.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;/div&gt;
            &lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;/tbody&gt;
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&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;16-Mar-08 9:00 PM
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			<itunes:subtitle>AAF-Houston AdSmart March  - Something Special and Not Just in the Air</itunes:subtitle>
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            &lt;td&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;/attachments/wysiwyg/2231/AdSmart.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Houston AdSmart&quot; height=&quot;163&quot; width=&quot;500&quot; /&gt;  &lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;/tr&gt;
        &lt;tr style=&quot;color: #ffffff;&quot;&gt;
            &lt;td style=&quot;background: #ee1e1c none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;&quot; align=&quot;right&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#ffffff&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;March 2008, Issue 6&amp;nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;/td&gt;
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