PUK goes al fresco!
Yes, time for a Summer bash and we're going to be under the stars.
Our next London PUK Thursday is happening on July 24th in the garden of the Prince Albert - a stone's throw from Notting Hill Gate tube. Universal Publishing Production Music – the face of production music – will be sponsoring the night getting the early beers flowing and offering some tempting nibbles. Better still, our fantastic sponsors will be offering you the chance to win a pair of tickets to The Big Chill festival, the winner will be posted on their website www.unippm.co.uk the following day.
The fun kicks off at 6pm - if you have a PUK card don't forget to bring it for your fast track entry and free drinks - and if you haven't, don't worry, you can get one on the door (fill a form and pay a fiver). You can find the Prince Albert at 11 Pembridge Road, W11 3HQ. And if the weather doesn't behave, there are plenty of heaters and umbrellas!
What's New?
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PUK Dates for 2008
For those of you who want to plan ahead here are the upcoming dates for PUK Thursday events in London.
* September 2nd
* October 9th Awards Nominations Exclusive Preview
* October 30th Conference Special
* December 4th TBC
Were you there? London
What a night! Our last London PUK Thursday was on June 12th at the ever popular Bar Soho. Over 120 people packed into the upstairs private bar to hang with the best in promotion, marketing and design. Drinks were courtesy of the groovy musos at West One Music www.westonemusic.com Adding to the buzz West One Music held a prize draw to win a 'Runner for a Week' - winner to be announced shortly. Big thanks to Rachel and all those with the spirit at West One Music. If you want to see who was there - click on the left for pictures.
Were you there? PUK Cymru
A great night and a great venue as Gareth Roberts, presenter of S4C's Clwb Rygbi, skilfully kept control of the 70+ enthusiasts at the crowded yet exclusive Brains Training Pub. With teams from BBC Wales, S4C, JM Creative, Greenfield, Mwnci, Cranc, Soundworks, Sounds in Motion, Karen Dancey Associates, Roughcollie and Real Radio (to name just a few), the first ever PUK Cymru Big Pub Quiz proved to be a rousing success. Click here to see the photos.
A big thank you to Universal Publishing Production Music www.umusic.com for sponsoring the event and providing all the complimentary booze. And congratulations to the BBC Wales promo team for winning. Full team results are as follows –
1 Barrel Boys 97
2 JM Crackers 82
3 Freelancers 80
4 Cheesy Triangles 78
5 The Promo Sexuals 73
6 Sound Field Factory 72
7 Gloria 67
7 Sounds in Motion 67
9 5 Star 61
10 Keep it Real 59
11 And in Third Place 55
Further PUK Cymru events are planned for later in the year so watch this space for details. Should you in the meantime like to get involved then contact aled.wyn.phillips@s4c.co.uk who would love to hear from you.
Were you there? Dr Chris
Our first ever PUK Session on Wednesday 20th February at London’s Bar AKA featured a fascinating Creativity and Innovation Forum presented by Dr Chris Stevens, Principal Psychologist of Creative Mastery International.
After his presentation, the Aussie guru of creative thinking took many questions from the fascinated audience, and then stayed on until closing time to chat with our PUK guests.
To find out about Creative Mastery International UK (CMI-UK) services
click on
www.creativemastery.co.uk/creativeuk/files/CMIOverviewUKFinal.pdf
If you are interested in your organisation having a free creativity health check and doing the Creativity and Innovation Audit then go to
www.creativemastery.co.uk/creativeuk/files/CIA_Invite.pdf
For more info about the launch of CMI-UK and Dawn Sillett, go to
www.creativemastery.co.uk/creativeuk/files/Dawn.pdf
Carte Blanc
Our white PUK Thursdays membership cards sponsored by Broadcast Freelancer www.broadcastfreelancer.com are available on the door at all London PUK events. They allow you fast track entry to all London PUK events (just show your card and let us record your membership number), complimentary drinks when available, and other benefits that may be announced here from time to time.There is a one-off charge of £5 for each card. This is about the same as the price of your first couple of free beers - and the card is valid for more free drinks at future events. A new membership system is planned to be introduced later this year - more details here in the coming weeks.
The revenue raised makes a contribution to our running costs and reduces costly card wastage - once you have paid for your new card, don't forget to bring it with you to subsequent events as there will be a similar charge for a re-issue.
No membership card is required for our nationwide PUK events outside London, but we do require you to register at the door.
About PUK Thursdays
Promax UK runs its year-round PUK Thursdays networking events to provide a regular open forum for promotion, marketing and design professionals. PUK Thursdays are open to anyone in the industry and Promax membership is not required.
Other than the £5 charge per card for London events, entry to all PUK Thursdays events is free for relevant professionals - in exchange for your business card or e-mail address (so we can tell you about future events).
Get the e-mail
You can register to receive e-mails about upcoming PUK Thursdays events by sending your name, job title, company and preferred e-mail address to promaxuk@idslondon.co.uk
In the meantime, take a look through the photo galleries on the left to see who the PUK paparazzi snapped at previous PUK events.
Sponsorship
If you would like to sponsor a PUK Thursdays event, you can find out more by contacting Nick Roberts on 07710 043269 or nick.roberts@promax-uk.org
Broadcast Freelancer
PUK Thursdays is supported by Broadcast Freelancer - for jobs, news, and future productions. You can find out more at www.broadcastfreelancer.com
Nol Davis, Marc Ortmans, Dominic Sykes
Your PUK Thursdays Organisers
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