Introduction
- The Clio Awards are held each year to reward and celebrate those individuals and companies who have demonstrated excellence in the fields of advertising, design and interactive media. The annual festival includes not only the juried competitions, but also galas, conferences and discussion panels.
Watching Past Clio Awards
- If you have missed past Clio Awards and want to inform yourself about past winners and events, you can watch recorded footage on the Advertising Educational Foundation (AEF) website (www.aef.com). On this site, you can find exhibits of clips from the Clio awards, years 2000-2008. The clips are provided in RealPlayer format, so you will need to download this program in order to watch the clips, if you don't already have RealPlayer installed.
- To use RealPlayer, your computer must meet the following minimum requirements:
- At least 256 MB of RAM
- A 16-bit sound card
- Speakers
- At least 60 MB of free disk space
- Microsoft Windows XP or Vista
- A processor that runs at 700 MHz or higher
- Monitor with a resolution of 800 x 600, 65k color or higher
Watching the 2009 Clio Awards
- RockHouse Live Media Productions is the exclusive live content provider for the 2009 Clio Awards. RockHouse will be recording all of the conference panels. Shortly after each session, the footage will be available for download as iPod podcasts. Downloads will be free of charge for conference attendees, while others will have to pay a fee. For more information or to download the podcasts, visit the official Clio Awards site at www.clioawards.com. You can also get more information on award nominees and winners at the official Clio Awards website.
Conclusion
The Clio Awards were founded by Wallace A. Ross in 1959 as a way to celebrate advertising excellence. Since then, the awards have expanded to recognize international industry professionals who work in a variety of media. For more information on the Clio Awards or to download podcasts from the 2009 event, visit the official Clio Website.
