Convention
IPPA - WNPA CONVENTION 2009
March 20-21 in Madison, Wisc.
(The convention this year will be held in concert with the Wisconsin News Photographer Association.)
RSVP now on Facebook and see who else is coming!
IPPA - WNPA CONFERENCE SPEAKERS:
- Eric Draper, White House Photographer for George W. Bush
- Lisa Krantz from the San Antonio Express-News
- Dai Sugano of the San Jose Mercury News
- Ami Vitale, freelance
IPPA - WNPA REGISTRATION
- Did you enter iBOP? You’re paid up! Come on out! Please e-mail us or register on Facebook to warn us you’ll be there.
- Professional IPPA members in good standing who didn’t pay the contest fee can preregister by sending a $30 check made out to the IPPA to Steve Warmowski/IPPA Treasurer, 1815 Mound Road, Jacksonville IL 62650 (postmarked by March 13).
- Or, pay $40 at the door Saturday.
- Students can pay $20 at the door.
- A pdf with maps and info can be downloaded from the WNPA site.
IPPA - WNPA CONFERENCE LODGING:
- The Lowell Center, booked.
- The Madison Concourse Hotel, 800.356.8293 (room block expired 2/28).
- The Edgewater, booked.
IPPA - WNPA CONFERENCE LOGISTICS
All activities at the Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street, University of Wisconsin-Madison (click for maps, directions, etc.) unless noted. Here’s more info from the WNPA site on parking and logistics.
Friday
- 9 a.m. iBOP judging begins
- noon iSBOP judging begins
- 7 p.m. Dinner at The Essen Haus, 514 E. Wilson St. (you pay)
- Hospitality party at The Essen Haus, and Come Back Inn (hosted, dance floor for a polka, etc.) > Read more
Saturday
- 10 -11 a.m. Free snacks sponsored by Nikon.
- 11 a.m. Ami Vitale
- noon Dai Sugano
- 1 p.m. Break sponsored by Canon, lunch on your own
- 2:30 p.m. Lisa Krantz
- 3:30 p.m. Contest presentations
- 3:45 p.m. Eric Draper
IPPA CONFERENCE ARCHIVE:
Need more convincing that you should come?
> Check out an archive of all the fun we had at last year’s convention in Champaign, Ill.