'Cherry Blossom' Conference

[Richard Schneider <richard.schneider@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Richard Schneider, Director with the The International Association of Panoramic
Photographers is hosting a weekend 'Cherry Blossom' conference in the Washington, DC
area from Thursday, April 8 to Sunday, April 11, 1999. This conference is open to IAPP
members and non-members alike. 

A 'base' hotel has been selected for conference attendees who need hotel accomodations
and is where the Saturday portion of the conference will be held. The hotel is Courtyard
by Marriott in Landover, Maryland: 800-321-2211 or 301-577-3373. The site is within 1/2
mile of the Metro and Amtrak rail station at New Carrolton, Maryland. Free shuttle service is
available. I have asked that 10 rooms be set aside for this event at the rate of $72.00 per
night plus tax. Attendees are asked to make their own reservations and payments. Ask for
the IAPP rate when making these reservations.

Attendees of course, may stay wherever they wish in the DC metro area. Please be
forewarned however, that Cherry Blossom season is a very popular time of year, and
hotels ususally receive premium rates for accomodations. They also fill up quickly.

Much of the conference will deal with historic panoramic cameras and images. The first
day's activities will take place at the National Archives in College Park, Maryland and will
feature several speakers on staff ( please see itinerary below ). There may be
opportunities for attendees to be fitted into the schedule as well.

The second day's activities will take place at the 'base' hotel. The speakers list has yet to
be fully worked out. Therefore, if anyone wishes to speak, give a demonstration or
otherwise be listed on the day's itinerary, please let me know so I can consider scheduling
you. The subject matter is open to anything related to panoramic photography / imaging.
Depending on the schedule and availability of transportation, we may also embark on a
'field trip' to a nearby panoramic photo processing facility.

The tentative itinerary is as follows:

Thursday, April 8:
Arrival of out-of-town guests at 'base' hotel or hotel of their choice.

Friday, April 9:
To be held in Lecture Room A. National Archives at College Park.
Day commences at 9:45 am. Topics of talks to include:
Still Picture holdings of the National Archives.
Conservation of Panoramic Photographs ( possibly expanded into 'workshop' ).
'Gallery Tour' of small exhibit I produced / curated on historic panoramas.
Panoramic photo holdings at the Library of Congress.
Patent Record holdings of the National Archives ( Cirkut, Al-Vista cameras ).
Digital scanning / storage / retrieval of historic photographs.
Possible workshop in copying of panoramic photographs.
Possible group photograph.
Day would conclude at appox. 5:00 pm. Schedule however, can be flexible.

A Data Projector will be available in this lecture room to supplement your lecture. We will
have access to the world wide web in case you wish to highlight a particular web site. I
would especially welcome an attendee who wishes to discuss QTVR and other digital
applications of the panoramic image.

Saturday, April 10:
To be held in Meeting Room, Courtyard by Marriott, Landover, Maryland.
Day commences at 10:00 am.
Schedule of talks is currently open.
Possible 'field trip' to nearby panoramic processing and printing facility.
Possible group dinner at restaurant.

Sunday, April 11:
Morning breakfast / brunch as a group.
End of 'official'activities.
YOYO ( you're on your own ) photo excursions to Tidal Basin and other areas of DC
where the cherry blossoms will hopefully be at their peak !

The fee for attending the 'Cherry Blossom' conference is $20.00 for IAPP members and
$25.00 for non-members. This fee will cover the meeting room rental, refreshments and
advertising in the IAPP magazine. 

The fee can be paid for in advance. A $5.00 reduction in member and non-member rates
will be offered for advance registration. Please contact me directly about the details. 

Fee payments in the form of cash and checks will be collected at the 'base' hotel meeting
room on Saturday morning, April 10. Please make checks payable to Richard Schneider.
Credit card payments are unfortunately, not available. 

I need to have a minimum of 15 conference attendees in order to cover my expenses. If
we do not reach this number by Thursday, March 25, I do reserve the right to cancel the
conference and refund all monies which had been collected up until that point.

Corporate / business sponsorships of such things as refreshments, conference
pamphlets, door prizes, etc. are most welcome. Please contact me with any offers.

Conference attendees who are not IAPP members can become so during this conference
if they so choose. The IAPP welcomes all interested parties, whether they be
photographers, camera collectors, inventors, photo historians or digitial imaging specialists.
Annual dues are $40.00, plus a $5.00 administration fee for new members only. If you
wish to learn more about the IAPP, please visit our web site at www.panphoto.com.

For further details about the Cherry Blossom Conference, such as interest in giving a
lecture, sponsorships, what the 'base' hotel is like, directions, etc., please contact Richard
Schneider using any of the following methods:

work phone: 301-713-6714.
work FAX: 301-713-6921.
work e-mail: richard.schneider@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Thank You.