OUR VISION

Greater San Francisco Ad Club began in 1906 as the Advertising Club of Oakland. Although the name has changed, the purposes have not. Our mission is to act as a unifying voice for the area's advertising professionals. We strive to encourage, promote and develop truth and honesty in advertising; to widen the public knowledge of the social and economic services of advertising; to further understanding and knowledge of advertising in general among students and provide assistance and encouragement to those students interested in the advertising industry; and, to provide a convenient means whereby advertising professionals may meet to network and discover new and improved techniques in the art and science of advertising.

Greater San Francisco Ad Club supports education, diversity and worthwhile causes, and, at the same time, recognizes creative excellence in a warm and enjoyable environment. As the "Unifying Voice for Advertising," the American Advertising Federation (AAF), headquartered in Washington, D.C., with a Western Region office in Newport Beach, Calif., is the trade association that represents 50,000 professionals in the advertising industry. AAF's 130 corporate members are advertisers, agencies and media companies that comprise the nation's leading brands and corporations. AAF has a national network of 210 ad clubs and connects the industry with an academic base through its 210 college chapters.