Paul Walsh, the Irish Opportunist

Tonight is the night for BIMA, (British Interactive Media Association) - the Association I Chair. The Awards now in their 24th year, are considered by some, as the BAFFTA equivilant for the creatives within the UK digital industry.

The gala is being streamed live and if you’re lucky, you’ll get to see me being heckled whilst handing out the Grand Prix prize.

More on the BIMA Blog.

Being the Chair of the British Interactive Media Association (BIMA) is just one of the things I love doing during my 26 hour working day. So, it is with great pleasure that I announce this years shortlist for what is arguably the most prestigious awards in the UK digital industry.

The awards, which are now in their 13th year, recognize creativity in digital technology, and focus on all aspects of digital creativity. This year the awards have been refined to reflect the ever-changing digital media scene, with new sub-sections and categories being added.

I’ve posted the full story on the BIMA blog.

Dynamo London has given me two free tickets (worth £70 each) to this year’s idesign conference which takes place on the 17th September at the South Bank Centre.

It’s All About Meaningful Interaction…
Celebrating, showcasing, exploring and debating the best in interactive design, the idesign programme and line-up of industry heavyweights is designed to inspire and inform.

idesign 08 is part of the London Design Festival’s Digital Design Day.

The first two people to leave a comment will get a ticket each.

The categories for the BIMAs Awards have completely changed this year. As well as staying true to our core vision of ‘Working to support the creative excellence and craftsmanship within digital media’, we’ve also decided to inject a bit of life into the awards, making them even more relevant to industry.

This basically means focusing on all aspects of digital, ranging from the traditional executions of design teams, right through to innovative craftsmanship, which often results in those awesome little gems of wickedness.

Therefore we think you’ll find the categories a lot wider and more general, allowing for a greater variety of submissions from more areas of our industry.

So, as well as celebrating traditional creative, we’ll also be recognising a few unsung heroes.

Read my full post on the BIMA blog and get the run-down on all the categories. We’ve introduced social networking stuff too, so you can enter the best blog or the best social networking application awards.

BIMA, the industry association which I Chair, is now calling for judges for the BIMAs 2008. Head over to the BIMA blog to learn more.

I’ll update you with a post about the AGM Party shortly. I need to wade through a mass of unread email first.