With ihaveanidea’s Portfolio Night 6 behind us, we now have photos and videos from just about every PN6 city online (with a few late additions trickling in as we speak. )Check ‘em all out right here. You might even see yourself in a few!

We’d also like to thank everyone who sent in their Portfolio Night 6 compliments, constructive criticisms and stories. We’ve published a number of the letters on our site, which you can read by clicking right here. Of course, you could still be added to that page by sending your comments and stories to brett@ihaveanidea.org

Thanks once again everyone, and keep your eyes on ihaveanidea for more of the usual cool stuff we bring to you all!

ihaveanidea’s Portfolio Night 6 just wrapped up moments ago in Los Angeles. Hosted by 180 LA and taking place at the soon to be opened California location of audio production superstars Massive Music, it was certainly a night to remember!

And it was especially memorable for one attendee, who landed the much publicized job at 180 at the end of the evening. Ben Barney, an Austin, TX copywriter who interned at Crispin Porter + Bogusky, was judged to have the one portfolio that stood above all others this evening. “I’m really psyched,” said Barney, who claimed he didn’t even know about 180’s announcement until after the had bought his ticket. “I kinda feel like Cinderella.”

We’re not sure if that was an apt metaphor, as the announcement was made just after midnight, yet Ben’s good fortune wasn’t turning into a pumpkin anytime soon.

Congratulations Ben, and thanks to everyone at PN6 LA – from the hosts, the CDs, the sponsors and especially the aspiring creatives – for making PN6 LA such a success.

The Boston Tea Party was big. The Red Sox breaking the Curse of the Bambino was big. The Patriots completing a perfect season could’ve been big, but nothing compares to ihaveanidea’s Portfolio Night 6 selling out in Boston, only the second US city to do so! To those who managed to score a ticket in time, congratulations! PJA Advertising + Marketing, the local hosts, has quite a shindig planned, and your portfolio will be reviewed by some of the top local and regional talent around!

…before ticket sales are cut off for ihaveanidea’s Portfolio Night 6!

Let’s look at what’s available, shall we? Click on each city’s name for more info, including purchasing tickets.

• Amsterdam: 31 tickets left. This an incredible opportunity for people who missed out on getting tickets for the long sold out London event. Buy a last minute plane ticket and meet people from 180, Wieden + Kennedy and more!
• Auckland: 26 tickets remaining, for the low, low cost of absolutely free, thanks to DDB New Zealand’s generosity!
• Boston: Only two tickets left! Definitely worth the drive up from New York City (no, there are no more tickets left for the Big Apple, you can stop emailing us now)
• Chicago: 56 tickets remaining, and a wide selection of CDs, including some out of towners.
• Los Angeles: 29 tickets left. Remember, the best book at LA’s Portfolio Night is guaranteed a job at 180 LA!
• Miami: 20 tickets remaining.
• Quebec: The smallest, most intimate of Portfolio Night cities has 46 tickets left.
• Sydney: 16 tickets left, and they’re absolutely free thanks to DDB Sydney.
• Vancouver: one of the ‘Original Three’ still has 28 tickets left.

This is your last chance everyone! Tickets will not be sold at the door!

With ihaveanidea’s Portfolio Night 6 only days away, we can now add two more cities to the sold out list. Both Singapore and Hong Kong have sold their final tickets.

Who’s next? It looks like it just might be Boston, where there are only two tickets left!

Once upon a time, ihaveanidea’s Portfolio Night only took place in three Canadian cities. In 2008, however, the annual event has grown to almost two dozen locations across the globe. And while the ihaveanidea team itself has grown in that same time frame, we’re still not big enough to physically be in every single city this Thursday. So unless rapid human cloning becomes available in the next 72 hours or so, here’s where you’ll find the ihaveanidea gang on Portfolio Night:

Jay Thompson, ihaveanidea’s VP of Stuff, will be heading to the very agency that turned him onto advertising in the first place, 180 in Amsterdam. Let’s hope we don’t lose him to the city’s – ahem – coffee shops.

Mimi Martinoski, our Director of Communications, is well suited and prepared for the ultra-posh Knightsbridge district of London, where JWT is hosting PN6.

Brendan Watson, Director of Educational Resources, will be packing his Speedo and sunscreen and head to Miami to join Alma DDB on what’s looking to be a great evening.

Portfolio Night 6 might be global now, but we can’t forget where it all began. Therefore Nat Salgueiro, ihaveanidea’s Chief Editor, will be in attendance at the birthplace of Portfolio Night – Toronto – where PN6 is hosted by DDB Canada.

Rafik Belmesk, ihaveanidea’s celebrated Future Gold co-ordinator, will be holding down the fort in Montreal, helping to ref the event at Sid Lee. It’s a good thing too, considering he’s the only one of us that’s perfectly fluent en français.

Michelle Planche, Portfolio Night Event Director, is set to take a bite out of the Big Apple, assisting DDB at PN6 New York.

And Brett McKenzie, Chief Writer, SBN2, has the honor of both starting and finishing Portfolio Night this year; he’ll be there to kick off the festivities with Butler, Shine, Stern & Partners in San Francisco on Wednesday night, then he’ll be winding it all down 24+ hours later in Los Angeles with 180. No word on whether he’ll be bringing his portfolio along to try to get in on 180’s incredible announcement.

If you’re attending Portfolio Night 6 in any of these locales, please stop us, say hi and chat. Even if you’re in one of the other cities, there are dozens of local event leads and volunteers who we’re sure would appreciate a kind word!

Oh, and where in the world is Ignacio Oreamuno?

ihaveanidea’s founder and president will be attending Portfolio Night 6 in Buenos Aires with the Círculo de Creativos Argentinos. Olé!

The birthplace of ihaveanidea’s Portfolio Night – Toronto, Canada – is now officially sold out! This brings the total of sold-out cities to lucky number seven. We don’t expect that number to remain, however, as Singapore has only two tickets left!

Stay tuned!

Told ya so.

As predicted yesterday, ihaveanidea’s Portfolio Night 6 sold out in Montreal a few hours ago.

PN6 Toronto and Singapore are down to a mere five tickets apiece, and will likely sell out before the weekend. If you were planning on making an appearance, you’re down to your last opportunity to buy a spot.

Stay tuned!

With just over a week to go before ihaveanidea’s Portfolio Night 6, another city has sold all of its available tickets. Milan, Italy just sold out a short while ago. Very impressive for a first-year Portfolio Night city!

Which cities are on the brink? Well if you’re considering attending in Montreal, Singapore or Toronto, we recommend considering a little bit faster, as we predict all three locations will be sold out within the next 24 hours.

Stay tuned!

Add another city to ihaveanidea’s Portfolio Night 6 Sold Out list. Sao Paulo, Brazil just sold its last ticket moments ago. If you were planning on attending but didn’t purchase a ticket as of yet, you are officially out of luck.

To everyone else, don’t hesitate. Buy your ticket today before your city is on the Sold Out list too!

After holding Portfolio Night for so many years, we at ihaveanidea can safely say that the attendees with the best books stand a pretty good chance of finding a job afterwards. But we’ve never been able to guarantee that.

180 Los Angeles, on the other hand, can.

In their PN6 Los Angeles video, seen right here, 180 ECD William Gelner makes one of the boldest Portfolio Night announcements ever made: whoever has the best book at Portfolio Night LA on May 8th will find themselves gainfully employed at 180 the very next day.

And even if you’re not signing a contract by the end of the night, you will still have your portfolio reviewed by some of the best in the business, from agencies such as TBWA\Chiat\Day, davidandgoliath and Goodness MFG. And the list of LA CDs will be growing right up until the day of PN6. Throw in the fact that ihaveanidea will be there live at the event, and all of the sudden the skies of LA seem a little less smoggy.

For more info, including how to buy tickets for PN6 Los Angeles, click here.

Last year, ihaveanidea’s Portfolio Night 6 took place in only one South American city. Considering how much great advertising comes out of that continent, we knew it wouldn’t be long before we added new cities. This year, we began by adding Buenos Aires, Argentina, and now we’re happy to announce that have a South American three-way with the addition of Santiago, Chile.

Proudly hosted by Terra, Santiago boasts an impressive CD list that will likely grow in the weeks to come. In the meantime, don’t hesitate to buy your tickets as soon as possible! For the creative director list, as well as ticket info, please click here.

Stay tuned!

ihaveanidea’s Portfolio Night 6 continues to go where we’ve never been before, as Milan, Italy has been confirmed as a new addition to our list of host cities.

Hosted by the Art Director’s Club Italiano and sponsored locally by NABA, Milan has truly hit the ground running, with a tremendous list of creative directors already signed up. JWT, Leo Burnett, DDB, that’s just a small taste of the agencies that will be represented on May 8th. For a full list of creative directors, as well as to buy tickets, please click here.

Stay tuned!

Following in the footsteps of Melbourne and New York, London, UK is now officially sold out for ihaveanidea’s Portfolio Night 6. If you were waiting to make a last minute decision about attending, sorry, that last minute has passed.

For those who did secure tickets for this event, congratulations! We popped in on London hosts JWT last week at their Knightsbridge office, and they’re going full steam ahead to make it an enjoyable and productive evening for all involved. Be sure to keep an eye on the London page on the PN6 website for more updates to the creative director list.

Stay tuned!

To the surprise of very few, ihavenidea’s Portfolio Night 6 in New York has sold out a whole month before the event! Of course that won’t stop the creative director list from growing, but if you are looking for a ticket to actually see them, sorry folks, that ship has passed.

British procrastinators take note: there are only nine tickets left for Portfolio Night 6 in London! They’ll be gone before you know it, so get them right now, right here.

With still more than a month yet to go before ihaveanidea’s Portfolio Night 6, The folks at DDB Melbourne won’t have to worry about having leftover tickets. Yes, Melbourne has become the first city in the world to run out of tickets for PN6!

Of course this doesn’t mean that they’ll be putting their feet up until May 8th. No, there’s still plenty of work to be done, including adding to the creative director list. Ticketholders are advised to keep checking in to see which CDs have been added to the list of people who will be critiquing your books, giving you advice and maybe – just maybe – helping you start a career.

And for those of you who missed out on PN6 Melbourne tickets, don’t worry. Portfolio Night 6 Sydney is only an 884 km. drive away.

Stay tuned!

The Barcelona creative director list for ihaveanidea’s Portfolio Night 6 has been posted, and it’s looking very impressive!

Barcelona was the site of one of the most heavily attended Portfolio Night venues last year, and it appears as if they’re geared to surpass those numbers. Hosted by renowned Spanish ad school Complot, PN6 isn’t just attracting young creatives from all over, but creative directors as well. A number of “directores creativos” are coming from Madrid to check out the talent at PN6, including CDs from Leo Burnett and Shackleton. There will be plenty of Barcelona CDs as well, from agencies like DDB, seisgrados and Altraforma.

This is only the beginning of the Barcelona CD list, and we’re sure to be adding more names very shortly. Meanwhile, tickets will be going on sale in the next few days!

Note to agency CDs: for more info on creative director spaces available in various PN6 cities, please drop us a line at: pn6cds@ihaveanidea.org

¡Hasta pronto!

The Singapore creative director list for ihaveanidea’s Portfolio Night 6 has been posted, and the anticipation and enthusiasm is just as high among the creative directors as it is with the students.

Hosted for the second year in a row by DDB Singapore, PN6 is shaping up to be a fantastic event. Many of the ECDs and CCOs of the region’s top agencies – Saatchi & Saatchi, Euro RSCG, Batey, JWT, M&C Saatchi and others – were more than happy to participate this year. “I’m always happy to help develop the next generation of talent,” says Graham Kelly, ECD of TBWA.

This is only the beginning of the Singapore CD list, and we’re sure to be adding more names over the next few weeks.

Note to agency CDs: for more info on creative director spaces available in various PN6 cities, please drop us a line at: pn6cds@ihaveanidea.org

Stay tuned!

Tickets are now on sale in most cities for ihaveanidea’s Portfolio Night 6!

Prices vary for each location. To purchase, simply go to portfolionight.com and click on the appropriate city on the right.

Giddyup!

The London creative director list for ihaveanidea’s Portfolio Night 6 is underway!

2008 marks ihaveanidea’s second year of holding Portfolio Night in the UK, and it promises to be even bigger than the first. Hosted by JWT, PN6 is catching the attention of creative directors from such agencies as M&C Saatchi, Glue and Lean Mean Fighting Machine. Of course this list is just getting started, and more award-winning London names and agencies will be added in the days and weeks to come.

Note to agency CDs: for more info on creative director spaces available in various PN6 cities, please drop us a line at: pn6cds@ihaveanidea.org

Stay tuned!

I think a wise man once said “it ain’t official until there’s a press release.” Well, dear friends, ihaveanidea and DDB would like to announce that it is now 100% , unequivocally, unquestionably, officially official.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

IHAVEANIDEA PROUDLY ANNOUNCES DDB WORLDWIDE’S RETURN AS GLOBAL AGENCY PARTNER OF PORTFOLIO NIGHT 6

Other PN 6 Global Partners include Corbis, BLACK BAG & VCU Brandcenter

(TORONTO, March 18 2008) ihaveanidea, Advertising’s Intellectual Archive, proudly announces DDB Worldwide’s return as Global Agency Partner of Portfolio Night 6 on May 8th 2008.

ihaveanidea’s Portfolio Night is the largest simultaneous advertising portfolio review ever held in the world, featuring a uniquely designed portfolio review process in a “speed-dating” setting. The event helps students and aspiring young creatives around the world break into the ad industry and involves the top creative directors in each participating city.

For the complete press release, click here.

The Toronto, Montreal and Quebec creative director lists for ihaveanidea’s Portfolio Night 6 have begun to take shape!

In Toronto, where DDB is playing host, the list is headed by Andrew Simon, DDB’s SVP, Creative Director. The list includes representatives from old favorites like Ogilvy, BBDO, John St. and zig, as well as agencies that didn’t even exist this time last year, such as Juniper Park and Huxley Quayle von Bismark.

Over in Montreal, agency host Sid Lee has started to put together a very impressive list of Montreal talent, from agencies such as TAXI, Bos, Cossette and Marketel.

In Quebec (the city, not the province) Portfolio Night is hosted by La Société des communicateurs de Québec, and they’ve started to assemble a group of creatives, from Brad Marketing, Amalgame, LXB, lg2 and Cossette.

In all three cities, these lists are only beginning, with more names to be added over the next few weeks. Keep your eyes peeled for more info.

Note to agency CDs: for more info on creative director spaces available in various PN6 cities, please drop us a line at: pn6cds@ihaveanidea.org

Stay tuned!

It just wouldn’t have been Portfolio Night without them.

Yet another world class city is on board for ihaveanidea’s Portfolio Night 6!

It’s the land of Hollywood magic, celebrities and their adoring paparazzi. We honestly couldn’t tell you if any of them will be in attendance – what’s Gary Coleman doing these days? – but we’re thrilled to announce that Portfolio Night is coming to LA!

Hosted by 180, Los Angeles, USA becomes a Portfolio Night city for the very first time! More info will appear on the Portfolio Night 6 Los Angeles page in the coming weeks.

Stay tuned!

ihaveanidea’s Portfolio Night 6 is growing with each passing week!

We are excited to announce that the land of wooden shoes, tulips, windmills, bicycles and… well, other fairly liberal stuff, is on board for Portfolio Night 6

Hosted by 180, Amsterdam, The Netherlands becomes a Portfolio Night city for the very first time! More info will appear on the Portfolio Night 6 Amsterdam page in the coming weeks.

Stay tuned!