P3D Re: Stereo Society of America and Stereo Exhibitions

[dalia miller <dddalia@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bill, Dick or Shab

If you feel that exposure in INSIDE 3D would benefit the SSA, how about a
small article describing the how, what, where & who of it.

please contact me.
Dalia 
dddalia@xxxxxxxxxxxxx





At 07:43 AM 5/7/98 -0600, you wrote:
>P3D Shab Levy's posting on the SSA is right on track.  It is a wonderful
>activity and the postal folios are a excellent means of communication. 
>You can tell a lot about a person by the kind of stereographs they
>include in the folios and by their comments, and often complete lack of
>comments, on the envelopes and in the notebooks which accompany all
>folios. All the folios seem to develope their own personalities, all are
>friendly and encouraging, but some are more so, and all of them are
>always welcome.  When you think about it, these folios have been
>constantly moving since 1919 (with a short break during WWII).  The boxes
>wear out after 3 or 4 rounds and are replaced by the secretary, but the
>contents remain pretty constant.
>
>The one SSA social event is the annual Friday night supper at the NSA
>Conventions.  This started in 1986 at the Riverside Convention and has
>become an event that is enjoyed by all.  There have been highs and lows
>for this event also- One of the highs was the supper at Rochester, in
>1996, organized by Dick Twichell and attended by a record number of SSA
>members, the low was at the Philly Convention , in 1987, when there was
>one SMALL table filled with SSA folks (we still had a good time)  Anyway,
>if you are an SSA member and going to attend NSA Richmond, put this event
>on your schedule.
>
>Many SSA members enter the various stereo exhibitions which are held
>around the world,  There are presently 14 stereo slide exhibitions and
>nine stereo card exhibitions (I think).  A sampling of the two latest
>exhibition catalogs that I received, from Wichita and Chicago, show that
>the following number of SSA members had acceptances in these two
>exhibitions:
>
>Wichita:  8 out of 38 stereo card entries, 4 out of 83 stereo slide
>entries
>
>Chicago:  14 out of 45 stereo card entries, 6 out of 90 stereo slide
>entries
>
>In addition, the recently published PSA Stereo Who's Who shows 15 Stereo
>Card maker's names and 8 stereo slide producer's names.
>
>(Now a brief pause for a commercial)
>
>WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE HOW YOUR STEREO CARDS  STACK UP AGAINST THOSE OF
>SOME "GIANTS" IN THE WORLD OF STEREOGRAPHY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
>TO; ALLAN GRIFFIN, ROBERT BLOOMBERG & OTTO WALASEK?
>
>WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE YOU STEREO CARDS EXHIBITED BEFORE AN
>INTERNATIONAL, KNOWLEDGEABLE AND INTERESTED AUDIENCE?
>
>Here is a good opportunity!!!!!
>
>The SSA 3rd International Stereo Card Exhibition will be held in July,
>with a closing date of the 11th. The first showing of the accepted
>entries will be at the Richmond NSA Convention in August, followed by
>three more showings in Georgia.  Although it is sponsored by the SSA, it
>is recognized by the PSA and is open to all stereographers world wide. 
>Newcomers to stereography and international exhibitions are especially
>encouraged to submit their works. The SSA Committee (Dick Twichell and I)
>welcome all entries.
>
>For entry forms and information send your name and address to my Email
>address:  bill3dbw3d@xxxxxxxx
>
>
>BILL C WALTON
>(Who is Bill?)
>bill3dbw3d@xxxxxxxx
>
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