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President's Message
25 years. It's hard to believe that a quarter of a century has passed since a small group of Edmonton's advertising professionals first set out to build a community within an industry. I am honoured to serve as the ACE president during this momentous year and am pleased to offer you this retrospective look at the club and its history, together with a glimpse of ACE today.
Although I have been involved with ACE for the past several years. I was surprised to realize how much more there was to know about the club's history, the people and events that have made it what it is today.
We are fortunate to have many of our founding members still involved in the club, and lucky to have an ever-growing roster of new members as well. I wish to thank all those members, both past and present, who shared their thoughts and recollections with us for this commemorative piece. I also wish to thank the many past presidents, members and volunteers who helped organize our 25th anniversary conference, 25 and Change. The conference allowed us not only to celebrate this milestone, but also to offer the entire advertising community an informative glimpse at the changes and challenges facing our industry.
We've enjoyed looking back at the path ACE has taken over the past quarter century, and we're eager to see where the journey will take us next.
-- Anita McGillis
ACE President, 2002-2003
How it all began
There was a lot going on in 1977. George Lucas unveiled the first of the Star Wars movies, Roots redefined our understanding of the word "miniseries" and punk evolved from scathing slur to musical genre. It was also the year that the Advertising Club of Edmonton (ACE) was born. Today, as members celebrate ACE's 25th anniversary, it seems like a natural time to reflect on how ACE and the industry it represents have changed in the intervening years.
When ACE was launched in the living room of founders Don and Beth McIntyre's home, it was envisioned as a way to allow Edmonton's advertising industry to come together to exchange ideas, promote higher standards and get to know one another. It was...