This global competition calls for the dozen Future Gold participants, all under 33 years old, to be paired into six teams and asked to respond within 24 hours to a creative brief, this year coming from the United Nations refugee agency.
A group of world-renowned Clio jury members will provide feedback on preliminary presentations before selecting three teams of finalists to present their ideas to Elisabeth Nolet, head of public affairs, private sector and public affairs, external relations at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, before an audience of Clio delegates at the annual international Clio Festival, held 13-16 May 2006, in Miami Beach, Florida.
The winning Future Gold team will be named at the Clio Content & Contact, Print, Internet, Design & Innovative Media Awards Gala on Monday night, 15 May 2006..
The 12 participants for the 2006 Future Gold: Young Creatives Program are:
The Future Gold: Young Creative Program is coordinated by the Clio Awards, in conjunction with Ignacio Oreamuno, director of ihavanidea. Getty Images is the exclusive image sponsor of the program, and will supply all images used in the brief and presentations. Adobe Systems will supply all software used by the participants in developing their presentations. Apple Computer, Inc. is a technology sponsor.
