Reminder: hotel room guarantee expires Friday (April 9th)
The convention is only a two and a half weeks away! Make sure you get your hotel rooms soon, as the deadline for guaranteed availability is this Friday.
A block of hotel rooms have been secured at a reduced rate for the 2010 Illinois Press Photographers Association Conference at St. Louis University. TheDrury Inn Union Station is located a few blocks east of the college and is offering a room rate of $94.
The hotel features free parking and free hot breakfast.
Rooms are secured for reservation until this Friday, April 9. IPPA members can still reserve rooms after April 9, but room availability is not guaranteed.
To make reservations, call 800-325-0720 and reference IPPA or reserve online.
Stay up to date on all convention news on on our Convention page or follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/ippaonline
Photo Night - Speakers
Tomorrow’s Photo Night is BYOB and even BYOChair if you have one. Jason Brown, our host, is expecting more like 35 -40 people and doesn’t have enough seats for everyone. If you have a folding chair or two, it would be great if you could bring it along. Once again, Jason’s place is at 2619 N. Troy St., Unit E, in Chicago
We have also confirmed out speakers for the night:
We really want to thank them for taking the time to come and show some of their work and talk about their experiences in their respective market.
After the festivities are over the party doesn’t have to end. There many new cool places near Jason’s place if people want to continue to socialize. Revolution Brewing on Milwaukee, and Longman & Eagle on Kedzie.
Doors open at 7 P.M. tomorrow (Sat Feb 6), the show starts at 8:30 P.M.
2010 Conference - April 23 to 25 in St. Louis
The Illinois Press Photographers Association is pleased to announce the 2010 conference will be held April 23 to 25 at St. Louis University in St. Louis.
The private Catholic college is located in the heart of St. Louis midway between the Mississippi River and Forest Park. It is the second-oldest Jesuit university in the country
Stay tuned for more details concerning hotel specials and speakers.
Annual iBOP Gallery Show Jan. 9
The Illinois Press Photographers Association invites its members and friends to this year’s galley containing images from the 2009 iBOP contest. The event will be hosted by Carlos Ortiz and curated by Troy Heinzeroth at Ortiz’ gallery at 329 West 18th Street, Suite 703 in Chicago.
The exhibit will take place on Saturday, January 9, 2010, and snacks and drinks will be served. Feel free to RSVP on the event’s Facebook page.
In summary:
IPPA 2009 iBOP Gallery Show
Saturday Jan. 9, 2010 from 7 - 10 P.M.
329 West 18th Street, Suite 703, Chicago
Snacks and drinks
Wedding Photo Night 19 April
Do you photograph weddings? Whether it’s a few or a bunch, come to the Illinois Press Photographers Association’s wedding photo night Sunday April 19th.
Photojournalism-style wedding photography is very popular, and many of our fellow photojournalists have shared their talents with brides and grooms. Bring in your stories, share your ideas, save others from pitfalls, tell tales of the dark side (business/accounting/etc) and teach about new techniques or approaches. Steve Warmowski / WarmowskiPhotography.com will give a report of the Associated Professional Photographers of Illinois convention in Decatur he attended.
Let’s all improve our skills together! We’ll provide snacks. You just need to bring in some of your best pictures from the last year to share with the crowd.
The day starts at 2 p.m., and is hosted by Joel Lerner and Karen Kring at their home, 4953 W. Oakton Street, #304 in Skokie. Events will be held in the building’s common room. RSVP to joel@joellerner.com.
NPPA Magazine Photographer of the Year winner, Ami Vitale, speaking at the IPPA - WNPA conference
Ami Vitale is an independent journalist based in New Delhi, India. Her photography and stories from events in Europe, The Middle East and Africa have appeared in publications including Time, Newsweek, U.S. News & World Report, BusinessWeek, The Guardian, The Telegraph Sunday Magazine, the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Financial Times, and MSNBC, among others. Ms. Vitale has won numerous awards for her work, including Magazine Photographer of the year, National Press Photographers Association.
> Read more about the IPPA - WNPA conference here
2008 IPPA Convention Archive
IPPA CONVENTION 2008
March 28-29 @ The Illini Media Company
Champaign, Illinois
IPPA iBOP, MULTIMEDIA CONTEST AND SiBOP RESULTS:
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IPPA CONVENTION SCHEDULE
Friday, March 28
8 a.m. to 6 p.m. – iBOP and SiBOP judging @ The Illini Media Company building, on the fourth floor. (Located at: 512 E. Green St. Champaign, IL 61820. City parking lot East of the building.)
11 a.m. (or when Stacie Freudenberg says it starts!) - Student contest judging @ The Illini Media Company building
9 p.m. to 1 a.m. – IPPA reception @ the second floor of the Great Impasta restaurant. (Located at: 114 W Church St Champaign, IL 61820 217-359-7377. Parking lot on West side of building.)
Saturday, March 29
10 a.m. – Welcome and introductions, conference begins @ The Illini Media Company building, on the fourth floor. Lunch included. (Located at: 512 E. Green St. Champaign, IL 61820. City parking lot East of the building.)
10:15am-11:15am- Rod Mar
11:30am- 12:30pm- Lori Grinker
lunch - Papa Del’s Pizza provided -Rob Dicker and the IHSA discussion2:00pm-3:00pm- Jessica Dimmock
3:15pm- 4:15pm- David Stephenson
4:15pm- iBOP winners show, thank yous
Sunday, March 30
10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Student seminar and bonus day with professional and personal portfolio reviews @ Illini Media Co. Building, 512 E. Green St. Champaign 4th floor (city parking lot East of building)
IPPA CONVENTION SPONSORS:
Special thanks goes out to our sponsors, please support them and tell them the IPPA sent you!
- Nikon is donating two D300 camera kits for the winners of the iBOP and iSBOP contests
- Canon has donated a 40D kit to the winner of the Clip Contest, which is Ron Johnson of the Journal Star
- Lowepro is sponsoring door prizes
- Le Peep in Champaign, IL for allowing us to use their place for the Thursday dinner
IPPA CONVENTION SPEAKERS & iBOP JUDGES
- Rod Mar, The Seattle Times
- Jessica Dimmock, Freelance
- Lori Grinker, Freelance
- David Stephenson from The Lexington Herald-Leader
IPPA CONVENTION COSTS:
There is no convention reservation form! But pre-registration for all of those planning on attending this years IPPA Convention 2008 in Champaign, IL is highly recommended.
Please email with the following info to: mblack13@yahoo.com
Name :
Affiliation :
Entered iBOP : Yes or No
NOTE: Please put “IPPA Convention 08″ in the subject line.
Convention attendance fees can be paid at the door (Cash or Check Only)
iBOP entrants- FREE
Students - FREE
IPPA members NOT entering the iBOP - $30
Non IPPA members - $50 (w/ $25 Membership fee included)
Word People - FREE (suggested donation to Cass Scholarship Fund)
OFFICIAL IPPA CONVENTION HOTEL
The IPPA Convention is approaching quickly on March 28 and 29, 2008 in Champaign, IL. There’s a block of rooms reserved at the Hawthorn Suites for IPPA members.
The IPPA rate is $99 per night for single, double, triple or quad. Free breakfast is included and parking is West of the hotel.
Hawthorn Suites
101 Trade Centre Drive
Champaign, IL 61820
(800) 527-1133
Find out more information and book here!
IBOP (PROFESSIONAL AND MULTIMEDIA) CONTEST ENTRY FORM
(Must be mailed by Wednesday, Feb. 27)
*** Get your Illinois Best of Photojournalism & Multimedia Contest entry form right here! ***
(Right click and select “Save as.” It’s a PDF file, so it may take a minute to download.)
ISBOP (STUDENT) CONTEST FORM
(Must be mailed by Friday, March 15)
*** Get your Illinois Student Best of Photojournalism Contest entry form right here! ***
(Right click and select “Save as.” It’s a PDF file, so it may take a minute to download.)