past EVENTS

Trivia Night

Join us for trivia night on Wednesday, 9/27 at the Rough Draft Taproom & Coffee! Trivia officially starts at 5:30—here’s the scoop!

• $20 per team of four

• 1st place wins 1/4 of the pot (at least $40)

• Terrible at trivia? Last place gets their money back!

Adfed Mixer

Join the AdFed Fort Wayne Board of Directors at the Charlie's Place patio on August 24th for a drink! This year we are welcoming a few new board members and we will be giving away prizes every 15 minutes!

Charlie’s Place
4201 N Wells St, Fort Wayne, IN 46808

Looking for Love?

We may not be able to solve your personal relationship goals, but we can connect you with some great agencies looking for employees. Join us February 16 angd you just may find the career you love.

Businesses, contractors, freelancers - anyone actively hiring, seeking employment or looking to expand their pool of collaborators - there's something for everyone!

Come prepared to share your resume, portfolio, business cards or dot cards. (Yep! That was a wink and a nod to our most recent event with FlowCode).

Thursday, February 16 • 4p - 5:30p

General Admission / $10
Students / FREE

Electric Works
1030 Swinney Ave, Fort Wayne, IN 46802
fortwayneelectricworks.com

HOW CULTURE aFFECTS TYPOGRAPHY

Join Nikki Villagomez for a look into how culture affects typography and decision-making processes in everyday life. In her presentation, Nikki will use pictures taken throughout her travels to discuss the comparisons (and contrasts) in type choices based on location. 

NIKKI VILLAGOMEZ
Author, speaker, founder and former president of the South Carolina chapter of the AIGA. Learn more about Nikki and sign up here. Nikki also authored the book Culture+Typography: How Culture Affects Typography and will have copies for sale at the event for $20.

LOCAL INVOLVEMENT
For Nikki’s talk, she asks that local creatives take pictures of the typographic landscape that makes our city unique and send them to her via Twitter (@nikki_vz), Instagram (@nikki_vz) or email (nikkivillagomez@gmail.com) a few weeks prior to her talk. She uses these pictures to put together a presentation that is specific to Fort Wayne. Here is a link for more information as well as her past speaking engagements. 

Thursday, Jan. 19 • 4p - 6p
4p: Networking
4:30p: Speaker Presentation/ Q&A
5:30p: Meet and Greet

Northeast Indiana Innovation Center (NIIC)
3201 Stellhorn Rd, Fort Wayne, IN 46815

Reserve your tickets today
Members: $19 / Non-members: $24 / Students: $10

Friends. Drinks. Trivia. Yes, Please!

Time to break out the ugly sweater and clip on the beard ornaments. ADFED's Holiday Mixer is happening soon and it's going to be awesome!

Nothing goes better than friends, local brew and gaming. Come meet up with old friends, make new friends, play trivia and enjoy a FREE drink on us!

Our challenge to you is to invite your team and show off your mad trivia skills. See you there!

Wednesday, Dec. 14 • 4 pm - 7 pm
FREE drink for each paid registrant.
Limited seating.

Cost: $10/ticket

2 Toms Brewery
3676 N Wells St, Fort Wayne, IN 46808

DIRECT TO CONSUMER QR CODE MARKETING WITH MEGHAN GLENN

We'll take a dive into how brands and businesses are going direct to consumer using Flowcode QR. Meghan Glenn will share the importance and benefits of direct to consumer connections, first party data, and dialing up the efficiency of marketing using Flowcode QR.

Meghan Glenn is the Sales Director, Media at Flowcode, the offline-to-online company building direct connections between brands and consumers through next generation QR technology. In her role, Meghan works with media properties, agencies, TV networks and content owners around the world to create direct, intentional, one-to-one connections with viewers.

Thursday, Nov. 17 • 11:30 am - 1 pm
Lunch provided.
Networking begins at 11:30am.

Northeast Indiana Innovation Center (NIIC)
Cole Foundation Conference Room
3201 Stellhorn Rd, Fort Wayne, IN 46815

Reserve your tickets today
Members: $19 / Non-members: $24 / Students: $10

DESIGN AFTER CAPITALISM WITH AUTHOR MATTHEW WIZINKSKY

In Design after Capitalism, Matthew Wizinsky argues that the world of industrial capitalism that gave birth to modern design has been dramatically transformed. Design today needs to reorient itself toward deliberate transitions of everyday politics, social relations, and economies.

Mingle with author and speaker, Matthew Wizinsky, Associate Professor at University of Cincinnati. Matthew joins us for an intimate Q&A session.

SPECIAL NOTE: This has been canceled. We are excited to bring speakers and authors to the Fort Wayne Area. Check back for more events like this.

August art auction raises funds for scholarships

Join AdFed Fort Wayne for a night of food, fun and fundraising for student scholarships at the 2022 AdFed Circus of Art, fundraiser and art auction on Aug. 18.

Thursday, Aug. 18 • 5-8 p.m.
Appetizers and drink ticket provided
Silent art auction ends at 7:30 p.m

Three Rivers Distilling Company
224 E Wallace Street
Fort Wayne, IN 46803

Reserve your tickets today
$45 members / $50 non-members

SILVER MEDAL AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIP CELEBRATION

Please join us May 19 as we honor the 2022 Silver Medal Award recipient, Jill Brown of Asher Agency, and the 2022 Scholarship recipients

Thursday, May 19 • 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Fort Wayne Country Club
5221 Covington Road
Fort Wayne, IN

Reserve your tickets today
$50 members / $55 non-members

POST PANDEMIC MARKETING PRIORITIES

Thursday, April 21
Stephanie Pemberton, Vice President of Marketing for the Indianapolis Colts, will discuss the team’s overall marketing priorities and focus areas in the post-pandemic world.

Networking begins at 11:30
Program begins at noon

Cost is $19 for AdFed members, $24 for non-members, $10 for students and includes lunch, tax and gratuity.

2022 ADVERTISING HONORS: ROARING TWENTIES

Saturday, March 19
6PM - 7PM (networking)

7PM-9PM (award video)

Address:
USF Performing Arts Center
431 W Berry St, Fort Wayne, IN 46802

Party like it’s the Roaring Twenties with industry professionals. Cash bar will be available.

JACK of all trades: better than a master of one

Thursday, Feb. 17

Josh Emrich, Brand Designer with Emrich Office, will touch on how a ranged approach can lead to multiple big breakthroughs.

Networking begins at 11:30
Program begins at noon

Cost is $19 for AdFed members, $24 for non-members and includes lunch, tax and gratuity.

goal setting and planning for the future

Thursday, Jan. 20

Fast paced workshop to determine three goals for 2022 based on your Minimum Viable Income (MVI) and three revenue streams.

Networking begins at 11:30
Program begins at noon

Cost is $19 for AdFed members, $24 for non-members and includes lunch, tax and gratuity.

BRAND INFUSION

Thursday, Nov. 18

Lisa Kerbawy, Director of Marketing at FireKeepers Casino Hotel, will present on brand infusion.

Networking begins at 11:30
Program begins at noon

Cost is $19 for AdFed members, $24 for non-members and includes lunch, tax and gratuity.

marketing in the age of assistance

Thursday, Oct. 21

Back in person at Parkview Field, we’ll hear from Marc Lorenc, an 18-year veteran of Google who will discuss marketing in the age of assistance.

Networking begins at 11:30
Program begins at noon

Cost is $19 for AdFed members, $24 for non-members and includes lunch, tax and gratuity.

GET OUT OF CREATIVE RUTS

Thursday, Sept. 16

Back in person at Parkview Field, we’ll hear from Sarah Arnold and Kristen Powell about getting out of creative ruts, integrating work and life, and building a creative business without giving anything up!

Networking begins at 11:30
Program begins at noon

Cost is $19 for AdFed members, $24 for non-members and includes lunch, tax and gratuity.