Re: panorama magazine

[East Coast Photography <ecphoto@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I've been an inactive member of the IAPP for some years now, it has proved
me with some very worthwhile information and I would thoroughly recommend
it to all subscribers of this list - the more the merrier - we'll all
prosper !!!

Craig
ecphoto@xxxxxxxxxx

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> From: Richard Schneider <richard.schneider@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: panorama-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: panorama magazine -Reply
> Date: 1 January 1999 3:16
> 
> Panorama: The Magazine of Panoramic Imaging, is published by the
International
> Association of Panoramic Photographers. The magazine is published 5 times
per calendar
> year and is available to current members of the organization. It is not
available at
> newsstands. 
> 
> Panorama is typically 28 pages in length and is printed in both black &
white and color. Most
> of its contents are articles on all facets of panoramic imaging and most
of these
> submissions are from IAPP members. The organization encourages its
members to be active
> in submitting articles, adding to the greater store of panoramic
knowledge. In the most
> recent issue ( Vol. 15, No. 5 ) for example, a selection of articles
included: Negotiating
> Prices for Stock Photography by Liz Hymans, Taking Panoramic Pictures
with a Roundshot
> 35 by Ed Westen, Lookaround Panoramic Enlarger by Alan Zinn, Make Your
Own Ground
> Glass by Ron Klein and Historic Panoramas by yours truly. This issue also
contained a
> great cover shot, "King Penguins, South Georgia, South Atlantic" by IAPP
member Roy
> Christian.
> 
> Panorama  also contains advertisements to help defray printing and
mailing costs. You may
> find that many of these businesses offer products and services that might
be difficult to find
> if it not for this magazine. Among these might be "Digital Services for
the Panoramic
> Photographer" or "Panoramic Stock Photography". 
> 
> The magazine also contains a "Buy, Sell & Trade" section where one could
find equipment
> such as a #10 Cirkut Camera or services such as the cutting of 48 and 32
pitch gears used
> in Cirkut cameras ( both listed in most recent issue ).
> 
> Founded in 1984, the IAPP is the oldest continuously operating non-profit
organization
> devoted exclusively to panoramic photography. We are also associated with
the
> Professional Photographers of America ( PPA ). The IAPP currently numbers
about 750 and
> is truly international in scope, with individual and corporate members
originating in such
> places as Australia, Japan, India and Alaska in the United States. 
> 
> One of the benefits of membership is the eligibility to attend the IAPP
International
> Convention. Held every 18 months or so, in either April/May or
September/October, these
> conventions offer a great opportunity to network with other panoramic
enthusiasts, see
> new and emerging panoramic equipment and technologies, exhibit your work,
and hear
> lectures on a variety of panoramic-oriented subjects. Our next Convention
will be held in
> Quebec City, Canada from October 13-17, 1999. 
> 
> Smaller versions of what occurs at Conventions are dubbed, "Conferences"
and are held
> on an ad hoc basis. On April 9-11, 1999 I will be hosting a "Cherry
Blossom" regional
> conference in Washington, DC. A special IAPP weekend conference is also
being held in
> Peyresq, France on June 10-13, 1999. 
> 
> If you are interested in becoming a member of the IAPP, please visit our
web site at
> www.panphoto.com where you will find under the heading "Join", an
application which you
> can print out and mail to our address: IAPP, PO Box 2816, Boca Raton, FL
33427-2816. If
> you wish to be included in our upcoming membership directory, you will
have to act fast
> because the deadline for submissions is January 1, 1999. You can still
however, become a
> member past that date. If you have questions, please contact any of the
IAPP officers or
> board members. Our addresses can be found at our web site.
> 
> I know this is far more information than you originally requested, but I
had long thought that
> many folks on this "chat line" might be interested in becoming part of
the IAPP, if they only
> knew more about us. Thanks for your patience.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Richard Schneider
> IAPP Director
>