Welcome to the South African Out of Home Media Advertising Awards, the OHMSA Awards.

The Awards, now in their third year, seek to bestow upon our local creative talent an appreciation of excellence in outdoor advertising.

The medium itself has grown year on year, with a plethora of creative work which is highly visible and truly deserves the recognition that an OHMSA Award gives.

So what happened to the 2009 Awards Ceremony?

The reason for the lapse of one year's awards ceremony is due to the fact that the board of OHMSA felt that it was time to run awards over a calendar year, viz. January - December.

We are not in fact going to miss an award ceremony - we have merely extended the entry period. Therefore creative work which has been flighted during the period 1 October 2008 through to 18 December 2009 this year, (both dates inclusive) can be entered.

The actual Awards Ceremony for this work will be held in early 2010.

Dates worth diarising:

Opening of Entries:	1 July 2009
Closing of Entries:	18 December 2009
Judging:	28 - 29 January 2010
2009 Awards Evening:	25 February 2010

This year we have some of the most revered minds in the industry on our judging panel - who will be looking for inspiration eminating from the creative talent who have applied themselves to create effective communications through out of home media platforms.

The categories remain the same as in previous years, save for the addition of an all important Student Award.

• Best of Show (Overall winner)
• Billboards
• Internally Illuminated Billboards
• Electronic Billboards
• Airport Advertising
• Retail / Street furniture
• Mobile Media
• Ambient Media
• Africa's Voice Award (best creative advert outside of South Africa's borders)
• The Student Award (brand new category)

Prizes

1. The Best of Show overall winner will win a fully paid trip for two to attend the International Outdoor Advertising Awards event (The OBIE Awards) in New York on 4 May 2010. (So get your passports in order!)
2. The winner of the student award will receive a cash cheque of R 10, 000 towards their future studies.

Sponsorship Opportunities

Value added sponsorship packages are now available, which include hospitality at the awards, national advertising and public relations campaigns and further brand exposure. Details of the sponsorship packages are available from Les Holley, Executive Director of OHMSA at ohmsa@icon.co.za or telephone +27 (0) 11 7819367

For further information on all marketing and media campaigns please contact Tracey Wraight, Client Service Manager, Stone Soup accountmanager@stonesoup.co.za or telephone +27 (0) 11 447 7241.