FRIDAY, September 21, 2012
12:15 pm–5:00 pm

Locations: Pluto, MRM, and McCann
You hear people talk all the time about what it means to be a design professional. But here’s the perfect opportunity to meet designers actually at work in their natural habitats. You’ll get to see projects in progress, learn about company histories, and chat it up with professionals in the Birmingham area.

Cost: Student Members, $10; Non-Members, $20
Registration Required, RSVP by Wednesday September 19th. Space limited to 25 students. Registration is limited to allow more one-on-one interactions with your studio hosts.

Schedule:

12:45  Meet in front of the Palladium Movie Theater

1:00 – 2:00 PLUTO
400 Hamilton Row, Birmingham, MI 48009

2:00 – 2:30 Walking time / Coffee Stop

2:30 – 3:30 MRM WORLDWIDE
360 West Maple Road, Birmingham, MI 48009

3:45 – 4:45 McCANN WORLDGROUP
360 West Maple Road, Birmingham, MI 48009 (Same building as MRM)

Getting There and Parking:
Google Map with all locations marked: http://goo.gl/maps/yXUY4
A=Uptown Palladium 12 Theatre (PARKING), B=Pluto, C=MRM & McCann

You will be responsible for your own transportation or carpool with other members of your student group as well as parking. Park across the street from the building Pluto is in at the 5 story parking structure by the Uptown Palladium 12 Movie theater (250 North Old Woodward Avenue‬, Birmingham, MI 48009‬). Bring in your parking tickets and Pluto will validate them for you! We will be walking from Pluto to MRM and McCann.

PLUTO www.hellopluto.com
400 Hamilton Row, Birmingham, MI 48009 248.723.3333

"Pluto is a creative content place. A collection of artists… motion designers, web designers, editors, CG artists, sound men, developers, musicians, painters… and dog lovers. Pluto integrates content with an array of mediums including broadcast, web, mobile and experiential for some of the largest, and smallest, companies in the world. All of this goodness can be found spread between two beautiful offices in Birmingham + Detroit."

MRM WORLDWIDE  www.mrmworldwide.com
360 West Maple Road, Birmingham, MI 48009 248.203.8000
"MRM is a top global digital agency. We're in 22 countries around the world. And we're very proud of that. But we're so much more. We are a diverse collection of craftspeople living at the intersection of creativity and technology—working together in the relentless pursuit of marketing results."

McCANN WORLDGROUP www.mccannworldgroup.com
360 West Maple Road, Birmingham, MI 48009 248.203.8000
"In 1997 McCann Erickson had grown to be the world's largest agency network. But we recognized that evolving market trends required new ways of doing business and decided to meet those changes head on. Thus, McCann Worldgroup was born. To better serve our clients, McCann Worldgroup was established as seven different marketing communications companies . now eight . all delivering skills strategically essential to our clients' growth. Today these eight best-in-class companies form the world's leading marketing solutions network. The combined talents and global reach of our Worldgroup companies allows us to offer our clients tailored solutions that aim to transform their brands and grow their businesses."