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  • Tickets/Tables

    • Non-Member Pricing: $250 per ticket, $2500 for table (10 seats)​

    • Member Pricing: $200 per ticket, $2000 for table (10 seats)

      • Members can buy a table and utilize discount for multiple people, however, for individual tickets, the member discount only covers the member, not any individual tickets bought for their guests. ​​

    • To Purchase Tickets/Tables: Please CLICK HERE​

    • There will be a room block discount at the Royal Sonesta - to be updated soon with link!

  • Attire​​

    • Cocktail attire​

    • The theme is An Enchanted Night - think florals and whimsy; a starry night in a magical forest or garden

  • Schedule

    • Cocktail Hour: 5 pm - 6:30 pm​

    • Dinner & Awards: 6:30 pm - 10 pm (short intermission prior to Silver Star presentation)

    • Enchanted Farewell: 10 pm - 11:30 pm

  • What to Expect:​

    • Our Gala is our biggest fundraiser of the year for our scholarships and for DREAMFund. There will be opportunities for Silent Auction bidding, a Wine Pull and more ways for you to help us reach our goal of $35K in scholarships this year!​

    • The Happy Hour is a great time to check out our silent auction items, take pictures, mingle/network and grab a drink or two prior to our ceremony. We will have live music to set the tone for our evening and transport you to our very own enchanted night!

    • The awards ceremony will happen during dinner, along with a toast to retirees and a moment of silence to remember those that have passed on this year in our industry. There will be a brief intermission prior to the Silver Star presentation, and then commence with our final award categories. 

    • The Post Dinner Celebration this year will allow you to congratulate the winners, grab a nightcap, take more photos with friends and colleagues and pick up your silent auction winnings!​

  • Sponsorships​

    • There are plenty of opportunities to sponsor our event and have your brand be visible to the biggest agencies, companies and media partners in Houston, please email: mahstarawards@gmail.com ​

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For Questions Regarding Gala

Please direct all questions regarding our Star Awards Gala to our VP of Fundraising: Jackie Montemayor

MAHStarAwards@gmail.com

HOW VOTING WORKS

  • Nomination Ballots - CLOSED

    • Closed on January 15

    • All nominees MUST be in Houston

  • Voting Round 1 - January 21 - February 3

    • All nominees are in this round

    • Each company, agency and individual member gets a SurveyMonkey link with limited number of submissions based on number of votes allocated

      • Agencies - 10 votes + number of CORPORATE membership votes

      • Vendors (Print, Radio, TV, OOH, Digital, Sports) - 20 votes + number of CORPORATE membership votes

        • Gold & Silver - 10 votes

        • Bronze - 5 votes

        • Individual memberships are not added in addition to total number of votes for their category (agency or vendor)

          • Example: If you are a single individual member from an agency that is NOT a corporate member, your agency will receive 10 votes, not 11.​

          • Example: If your company is a BRONZE member and is an OOH company, your company will receive 20 votes + 5 votes for being a corporate member. 

    • Nominees with top 40% of votes go to final round

  • Final Round - February 10 - 24

    • Finalists will need to submit their essay questions & headshots

      • If a headshot is needed, Al Torres Photography will be scheduling headshots, free of charge, for Gala use.

        • If you want to purchase your headshot for personal use, there is a discount!

  • Tabulation - February 26 - March 17

    • ​Out of market judges will be reading and rating essays from finalists

      • Essays = 45% of overall score

      • Voting Totals = 55% of overall score

  • CPA will receive judge ratings + number of votes from Survey Monkey final round, seal results in envelopes and mail them to us for Gala.

    • Blind results are read live from the sealed envelopes at the Gala for each award announcement.

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