Cherry Blossom Conference

[Richard Schneider <richard.schneider@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Panorama Chat Line,

Due to a family matter, namely our moving to a different part of Maryland, I will have to
postpone the Cherry Blossom Conference which had been advertised for April 8-10, 1999.
I would like to reschedule the event for a later date, perhaps early to mid summer. Of
course then the blossoms would be long gone and I'd have to rename the conference !  I
wish to thank all those who expressed an interest and hope they decide to come to and
participate in the later event.

I wanted to have the conference coincide with the panoramic photography exhibit I
curated / produced "The Long View", at the National Archives facility at College Park, MD. I
just found out that the exhibit will be on display for another year, so those who had not
seen it before can do so if they are ever in the area. 

On another note, for those planning to visit this area anyway, the Washington, DC region
has been experiencing a late end to winter, so chances are the Cherry Blossoms will not
begin appearing until early April. This would be in contrast to last year when the blossoms
appeared early ( late March ) because of the mild winter. The blossoms may or may not be
your "thing" as far as panoramic imagery is concerned, but I must tell you that seeing the
Tidal Basin near the Jefferson Memorial during the peak of the blossoms is really quite a
sight, even if you don't take a single picture of it !

Thanks,

Richard