Thanks to Matt Marton of the Daily Southtown and Max Bittle of SIU for helping us set these up!

The IPPA convention could not take place without the help of our sponsors, so please support them by using them for all your business and personal purchases — and tell them that the IPPA sent you! Come to the convention to check out the great deals and hands-on demos of the products they offer.
(In alphabetical order:)

Software sponsor

Digital Railroad

Camera sponsor

Canon

Gear sponsor

LowePro

Camera sponsor

Nikon

Service sponsor
Quality Photographic Service

Local photographic & gear store sponsor

Roberts Distributors

IPPA members winning at the POYi competition this year so far include�

- Brian Hill of The Daily Herald won an Award of Excellence for spot news
http://www.poyi.org/64/14/ae03.php

- Clayton Stalter of the Jacksonville Journal-Courier won and Award of Excellence for general news reporting
http://www.poyi.org/64/11/ae03.php

- Scott Strazzante of the Chicago Tribune won an Award of Excellence for feature story
http://www.poyi.org/64/17/ae03_01.php

And our 2007 convention speakers are also taking home prizes also:

- Barbara Davidson of The Dallas Morning News won a third place for news picture story
http://www.poyi.org/64/15/third_01.php

- Barbara Davidson of The Dallas Morning News won an Award of Excellence for feature picture
http://www.poyi.org/64/12/ae02.php

- Robert Cohen of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch won an Award of Excellence for news picture story
http://www.poyi.org/64/15/ae01_01.php