PopVox Awards finalists announced

While neither I nor some of the people I nominated got to be get to the finalists of the PopVox Awards, several friends (and nominees) of mine did, and I would like to congratulate them all on their respective categories.

* Individual Stand Out: Industry Advocacy

– Dennis Chenard, Director of Industry Relations, Masters of Digital Media Program, Great Northern Way Campus
– Danny Robinson, Managing Director, Bootup Labs / Co-founder, Launch Party Vancouver
– Lynda Brown, Digital Media Consultant / Co-founder, zuluMe

* Individual Stand Out: Digital Education

– Gerri Sinclair, Executive Director, Masters of Digital Media Program, Great Northern Way Campus
– Dave Warfield, Head of Game Design, VFS
– Alfred Hermida, Assistant Professor, UBC Graduate School of Journalism

* Individual Stand Out: Social Media

– Darren Barefoot, Partner, Capulet Communications
– Kris Krug, President, Raincity Studios (& StaticPhotography)
– Colleen Coplick, Director of Social Media, Wantsa

* Individual Stand Out: Visionary Leadership

– Irwin Oostindie, Executive Director, W2 Community Media Arts Centre
– Michael Tippett, Founder / Chief Marketing Officer, Now Public
– Jason Mogus, Founder / CEO, Communicopia

The PopVox Awards Party is on May 13th and that’s when they’ll announce the winners. I might show up to the party, but can’t guarantee right now as I’m a bit overwhelmed with a lot of stuff.