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[Blacky Dalton]

Maybe's for next year

Monterey
Albuquerque/Santa Fe - this would be in collaboration with PhotoArts Santa Fe and would be in July

San Francisco

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With gas prices as they are and will be, it may become sensible to keep it near a population center


steve simmons

Mr. Simmons,

If I may, I would like to put forth a few ideas. First let me offer my praise of you and View Camera Magazine for your support of the photographic community. Though I was unable to attend this years conference, I have heard about it and dearly wish I could have been there. Having said all that, here are a few ideas from my point of view;

* Get back to basics. Concentrate on a simple, direct photographic conference.

* Hold the conference locally to you so that you have close access to the facilities. If this means having the event in Albuquerque or Santa Fe every year, then fine. Traveling around the country and hosting distant events is expensive and time consuming.

* Find a local facility that is a nice, clean facility with plenty of room. No need to spend the money on a five star hotel. You will also save your participants money on their lodging, and in theory, attract more people.

* In short, keep it simple. Do not spread yourself and your resources too thin.

* Bring in well known speakers like John Sexton this year.

* Present a diverse number of topics and have as large a trade show as possible. Get back to basics as mentioned above and make it an event that appeals to as many as possible.

Just a few ideas from my point of view.

Thank you for your time,

B. Dalton

[steve simmons]

Here are some thoughts for 09

San Francisco - what time of year?

Monterey - what time of year

Albuquerque/Santa Fe this would be in July


thanks

steve simmons

[Blacky Dalton]

Here are some thoughts for 09

San Francisco - what time of year?

Monterey - what time of year

Albuquerque/Santa Fe this would be in July


thanks

steve simmons

Albuquerque/Santa Fe in July is my first choice, centrally located, easy to get to and an art center for sure

Monterey, difficult to get to and expensive

San Francisco, not centrally located and extremely expensive

B. Dalton

[Eric Biggerstaff]

I like Santa Fe.

Can be a tad hot in the summer, but hey, there is SO much to do, it is an art center, lots of great places to photograph, etc, etc,

[Alex Hawley]

I could go for Albuquerque/Santa Fe, but not anywhere in California. Too expensive.

[D. Bryant]

Here are some thoughts for 09

San Francisco - what time of year?

Monterey - what time of year

Albuquerque/Santa Fe this would be in July


thanks

steve simmons

Santa Fe in July is fine with me. ABQ is okay but I would prefer Santa Fe at St. Johns College.

Don Bryant

[Mark Sawyer]

I suspect San Francisco might be prohibitively expensive for a good host hotel, though I could be wrong...

Consider Tucson some year too... the Center for Creative Photography has amazing and very accessible archives, and the University of Arizona has large, well-equipped darkroom facilities nearby that *might* be made available. I wouldn't recommend summer, (although the monsoons could be spectacular!)

[davidb]

I think ABQ or Santa Fe a few days after APIS would be terrific.

[domenico Foschi]

San Francisco! No questions about it.

[Scott Davis]

San Francisco is a terrific location for something like this - Actually, there are decent convention hotels that do not cost a mint per night, the city itself is gorgeous, and if you don't like urban photography, drive five miles and you've got amazing seascapes and landscapes. The Cathedral Hill hotel in San Francisco has rooms for around $110 a night (less for a convention rate) and conference rooms, is centrally located, and even has on-site parking. If their convention facilities are inadequate, just up the street the Unitarian Universalist church has a very large education center which they rent out (I have attended at least two separate conferences held there).