CNMA
Celebrating Canada's Digital Elite!
Nine years strong! The Canadian New Media Awards recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of individuals and companies in the Canadian digital media industry, in 19 prestigious award categories.
Congratulations to all the 2009 Finalists! Click here for the full list
Winners will be announced on December 1, 2009 at a gala ceremony at The Design Exchange, Toronto.
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Celebrating Outstanding Achievements in Digital Media & Honouring Leaders in Their Field
Tuesday, December 1, The Design Exchange
Doors open at 7:00pm
7:00pm - 8:00pm Cocktail Reception
8:00pm - 9:30pm Opening of the Canadian New Media Awards
9:30pm - 12:00am Awards After Party
Glitz, Glamour, Flash and Flair, the Canadian New Media Awards (CNMAs) Gala is not to be missed! This is the night our community really comes together to showcase excellence in interactive, and celebrate the promising future of Canada's new media industry. Add networking drinks, and a DJ to the mix- the CNMAs are set to really do it up in style until the wee hours!
nextMEDIA two-day pass delegates recieve one ticket to the CNMAs with their registration.
Not a two-day delegate? Single CNMA tickets are available here!
Meet the Chair
Adam Froman, President, Delvinia
Adam Froman is an award-winning entrepreneur and business leader in the area of Interactive communications and digital marketing. A long-time advocate for the interactive industry, Adam founded the Canadian New Media Awards in 1998, and it remains Canada’s largest awards initiative spotlighting the talents and successes of the country’s interactive media industry.
Mr. Froman is also the President and CEO of the Delvinia Group of Companies and continues to invest in Delvinia’s growth and innovation through profitable new businesses and services lines. In 2004, He launched AskingMedia™, Delvinia’s award-winning and proprietary research modules which enable Delvinia to deliver a secure solution for testing television commercials online. He has also created the “AskingCanadians™” and “Qu’en Pensez-Vous™” online consumer research panels of 150,0000 Canadians used to conduct field work for online surveys. Adam also leads Delvinia’s strategic development, which is focused on developing innovative products and applications demonstrating the effectiveness interactive digital technologies in today’s business and consumer environments.
Viewed by many as a leading authority on interactive industry in Canada, Adam has been behind some of the leading research and industry initiatives about the industry, and continues to invest in helping to promote and understand the potential for the Canadian Interactive Media industry. In November 2004, Adam was one of six distinguished individuals that were recognized by CANARIE Inc. for having made an outstanding contribution to the advancement of Canada's information society.
He is an active member of the Canadian Marketing Association where his company serves on both the Integrated Marketing Council and Annual Digital Media Conference. He is also an active member of the Market Research and Intelligence Association (MRIA) in Canada.
Adam has also served as an advisor to many of the interactive media industry funding programs including, Industry Canada's Multimedia Learnware Fund, the Government of Ontario's Interactive Digital Media Small Business Growth Fund, Telefilm Canada’s New Media Fund, and CANARIE’s joint Advanced Research in Interactive Media Fund, a partnership with Canadian Heritage’s Canada Culture Online Program.
Prior to founding Delvinia, he worked at Braxton Associates, the strategy consulting division of Deloitte Consulting, where he developed convergence and Internet strategies for international telecommunications and media clients.
He is an active member of the Canadian Marketing Association and the Market Research and Intelligence Association. In 2007, Adam was elected to the Board of Directors of the Canadian Opera Company (COC) where he is lending his interactive knowledge to help the COC enhance the digital experience for opera goers.