Re: 'Cherry Blossom' Conference

["Gary A. Braun" <gbraun@xxxxxxxxx>]

Richard,

I'm interested in attending the Cherry Blossom Conference to be held in
Washington.  I live in Leesburg, so I don't need a hotel.  Please let me
know where to send the registration fee.

I have built two "LarScan" type cameras and would be willing to
demonstrate them for the participants.  Also, I have experience with
QTVR development, so I could "walk through" the process of putting
together a QTVR movie from a scanned panoramic image.  Are you interested?

Cheers,
Gary

Richard Schneider wrote:
> 
> 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.