Events category archive

What happens in Vegas this year goes home

June 3rd, 2009 | Education, Events, Workshop | No comments

Convergence 09 kicks off Saturday with the sold-out Multimedia Immersion Workshop in Las Vegas. This year looks to be a great time with a multitude of options for learning and improving your profession.
On Wednesday June 10, its the 20th annual Women in Photojournalism followed by the Photojournalism Workshops and Edit Foundry on Thursday through Saturday. [...]

Workshop for Educators

March 4th, 2009 | Education, Events, Workshop | No comments

The NPPA Northern Short Course is offering a special educators track this year in Mclean, Virginia March 19-21. It is aimed at college educators and those who are interested in pursuing educational opportunities. David Handschuh has been putting this together for NSC chair Michelle McLouglhin.
This career track will help photojournalists new to the world of academia, long time [...]

Helping You Stay Informed

December 4th, 2008 | Advocacy, Education, Events, News, Website, Workshop | No comments

NPPA Members should find something new in their e-mail boxes - NPPA Close-Up, the weekly e-mail newsletter for members. As part of our efforts to keep members better informed about news, educational events, and member benefits. Thomas Kenniff, who is in charge of sales, contests, and eCommerce for the NPPA, will be producing the newsletter. 
This is [...]

Day 1 done . . . now onto Texas

September 26th, 2008 | Education, Events, Flying Short Course | 1 comment

The 51st Flying Short Course has finished day one in Boiling Springs, North Carolina at Gardner-Webb University. The national faculty packed up late in the afternoon and boarded a plane for the second stop, Arlington, Texas this evening.

As can be expected, the new Canon 5d Mark II was the hit in the exhibit hall as [...]

First Look at the Canon 5D mark II

September 26th, 2008 | Events, Flying Short Course | No comments

Last night, I got to hold and play with the Canon 5D mark II. Canon has the camera available for attendees of the Flying Short Course. The FSC starts this morning in Boiling Springs, North Carolina and moves tomorrow to Arlington, Texas and winds up on Sunday in Portland, Oregon. The camera will be available [...]

Faculty are landing

September 25th, 2008 | Education, Events, Flying Short Course | No comments

As I write this, several faculty and staff are landing in Charlotte. The Flying Short Course is beginning to pick up steam and should roll down the runway tomorrow morning around 8 a.m.
John Harrington will be the first speaker and I firmly believe that his workshop is one that all visual journalists need to hear. [...]

Flying Short Course on the runway

September 24th, 2008 | Events, Flying Short Course | No comments

The NPPA’s 51st annual Flying Short Course is getting ready to take off this Friday morning in Boiling Springs, North Carolina, then on to Arlington, Texas on Saturday and winding up on Sunday in Portland, Oregon. I’m excited about the FSC and the faculty who will be presenting at the three stops. Additionally, there will be [...]