Society for Photographic Education
2006 National Conference Participants

A New Pluralism: Photography's Future

43rd National Conference – March 23-26, 2006
Chicago, Illinois at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Tower

Presenters | Planners | Sponsors and Exhibitors

2006 CONFERENCE PRESENTERS:

Keynote Speaker:  Henry Jenkins
Honored Educator: Carl Toth
Featured Speaker: Barbara Stafford
Invited Speakers: John Paul Caponigro and Kerry James Marshall

Workshop & Seminar Presenters:
Tom P. Ashe, Susan kae Grant, Darius Himes, Joanna Hurley, Keith Johnson, Patti Russotti, Jim Stone, Mary Virginia Swanson and Julieanne Kost

Academic Practicum Presenters:
Colette Copeland, Mariah Doren, Cate Fallon, Jessica Jacobs, Dennis Keeley, Gerald Lang, Beth Linn, Ed Meyers, Brian Moss, Richard Newman, Glenn Rand, Libby Rowe, Marni Shindelman, Jane Alden Stevens, Calla Thompson and Richard Zakia

Grad Track Presenters:
Beau Comeaux, Mary Goodwin, Jyl Kelley, Steven Krutek and Alexandra Oliver

Imagemakers:
Javier Carmona, Ruth Dusseault, Christian Faur, Jonathan Gitelson with Matt Siber and Brian Ulrich, Carol Golemboski, Peter HappelChristian, Douglas Holleley, Sant Khalsa, Tarrah Krajnak with Wilka Roig, Jawshing Arthur Liou, Michael Marshall, Alexander Mouton, Susana Reisman and Jeffrey A. Wolin

Lecture Pressenters:
David Bate, Jane Button, Margaret Denton, Michael J. Emme, Carol Flax, Andrew Hershberger, April Katz, Gary Kolb, Martin Lister, Corinne Rose, Mary Virginia Swanson, Jane Tormey, April Watson, Liz Wells and Todd Wemmer

Panel Discussions:
Christa Kreeger Bowden with Ruth Adams, Darryl Curran & Maggie Taylor; Michael Ensdorf with Barry Anderson & Stephen Komp; Nina Levitt with Robert Bean, Vid Ingelevics & Katherine Knight; Andrew John Liccardo with Rick Dingus, Miguel Gandert & William E. Tydeman; Therese Mulligan with Greg Barnett & Patricia Russotti; Adrienne Pao with Valerie Mendoza, Morgan Konn, Robin Lasser, Melanie Pullen & Erin V. Sotak; E. Brady Robinson with Roberto Bocci, Kristen Hileman, Dean Kessmann & John Pickel; Thomas Shirley with Ben Gest, Justin Kimball, Andrew Borowiec, Bob Thall & George F. Thompson; Rebecca Sittler with Caroline Burghardt, Adam Lampton and Lyssa Palu-ay

Portfolio Reviewers:
Ruth Adams, Stephen Althouse, Barry Andersen, Justyna Badach, Darryl Baird, George Blakely, Leslee Broersma, Lynne Brown, Javier Carmona, Susan Carr, Jean Marie Casbarian, Ann Chwatsky, Gary Cialdella, Gary S. Colby, James Colby, Ben Colman, Colette Copeland, Clare Charles Cornell, Jeff Curto, Jason DeMarte, Sarah Detweiler, Larry Dixon, Anita Douthat, Ruth Dusseault, Natasha Egan, Lynn Estomin, Ryan Flathau, Carol Flax, Harris Fogel, Robin Germany, Paula Gillen, Carol Golemboski, Marita Gootee, Myra Greene, Marie Griffin, Peter HappelChristian, Jessica Todd Harper, Susannah Hays, Victoria Heilweil, Chuck Hemard, Jerry Holsopple, Barbara Houghton, Nancy Howell-Koehler, Karen Irvine, Mark E. Jensen, Tom Jimison, Scott Jost, Mark Klett, Alan Klotz, Allyson Klutenkamper, Bill Kouwenhoven, Tarrah Krajnak & Wilka Roig, Jim Krantz, Dan Larkin, Eleftheria Lialios, Andrew Liccardo, Susan Lipper, Tracy Longley-Cook, Maren Luebbke-Tidow, Neha Luhar, Mark Malloy, Paho Mann, Patrick Craig Manning, Karen Marshall, Gabriel Martinez, Kristen Merola, William Messer, Gary Minnix, Chuck Mobley, Brian Moss, Richard Newman, Rebecca Nolan, Kenda North, Janet Pritchard, Melanie Pullen, Mary Anne Redding, Susan Ressler, E. Brady Robinson, Jan Roddy, Jan Rosenbaum, Ken Rosenthal, Wendy Roussin, John Scarlata, Emily Sepik, Ariel Shanberg, Rhona Shand, Naomi Shersty, Marni Shindelman, Laurie ShoulterKarall, Patricia Simonite, George Slade, Jane Alden Stevens, Stan Strembicki, Andrew L. Strout, Eric Sung, Aimee Tomasek, Mark Towner, Christopher W. Trice, Brian Ulrich, Terry Vitacco, Terri Warpinski, Brooke C. White, Vagner Whitehead, John Willis, Manfred Willmann and Laine Wyatt

2006 CONFERENCE PLANNERS:

Conference planning:
Carlos Diaz (Conference Co-Chair), Richard Gray (Conference Co-Chair), Ashley Peel Pinkham (National Conference Planner)

Conference Committee:
Carlos Diaz (Co-Chair), Richard Gray (Co-Chair), Rebecca Cummins, Hannah Frieser, Rod Slemmons and David Taylor

Local Committee:
Michael Ensdorf (Chair), Jeff Curto, Thomas Shirley and Aimee Tomasek

Peer Review Panel:
Stephen Althouse, Shauna Church, Gary Ciadella, Richard Krueger, Chuck Mobley, Jim Ramer, Mary Ann Redding, Jan Roddy and Ann Taulbee

National Staff:
Jennifer Pearson Yamashiro (Executive Director), Ashley Peel Pinkham (National Conference Planner), Kelly O’Malley (Exhibits Fair Coordinator & Administrative Assistant), Nina Barcellona (Advertising Coordinator), Ashlae Shepler (Membership Database Manager), Hannah Frieser (Newsletter & Website Editor), Carla Williams (exposure Editor), and Allan Harris (Legal Counsel)

National Conference Staff:
Ashley Peel Pinkham (National Conference Planner), Kelly O’Malley (Exhibits and Educator Fair Coordinator), Lincoln Phillips (Registration Supervisor), Natalie Nadozirny (Cashier), Jamie Suthard (Registration Support), Nate Larson (Portfolio Review Co-Coordinator), Travis Linville (Portfolio Review Co-Coordinator), John Holmgren (Volunteer Coordinator), Joy Christiansen (Silent Auction Coordinator), Dan Long (Onsite Conference Assistant), Stephen Dybas, Liz Lee & Libby Rowe (Academic Practicum Workshop Co-Coordinators), Lynn Estomin (Women’s Caucus Video Program Coordinator), Lawrence McFarland (Raffle Coordinator), Eric Gant (Conference Videographer), Jeff Pearson (Conference Photographer), and Christine Shank (Portfolio Review Support)

2006 SPONSORS and EXHIBITORS

Sponsors:
Adobe Systems, Inc., Calumet Photographic, Eastman Kodak Company, Freestyle Photographic, HPI International, The MAC Group (Leaf, Mamiya, Monaco/X-Rite, PocketWizard, Profoto, Sekonic, Tenba/Roadwired & Toyo), The Museum of Contemporary Photography, Columbia College Chicago, Sprint Systems of Photography

Exhibitors, publishers and educational institutions:
21st: Publishers of Fine Art Photography Books, Adobe Systems Inc., Adorama Camera, Advertising Photographers of America, Allworth Press, American PHOTO ONCAMPUS, Aperture Foundation, Archival Methods, Art Center College of Design, ASMP Foundation, B & H Photo Video Pro Audio, Calumet Photographic, Camera Austria International, Center for American Places, Charles Beseler Co., The Collected Image and Stephen Daiter Gallery, Columbia College Chicago, Cone Editions Press / Inkjetmall, Crane & Co., Inc., CSI Insurance Agency, Inc., Daylab Corporation, Eastman Kodak Company, Epson America, Florida State University, Focal Press/Elsevier, Freestyle Photographic Supplies, Fuji Photo Film U.S.A., Inc., George Eastman House / Ryerson University, Getty Publications, Hahnemuhle USA, Harrington College of Design, HPI International, ILFORD Imaging USA Inc, IT Supplies, Jones Soda Co., Kendall College of Art and Design, Leaf America, Leedal Inc., Lensbabies LLC, LensWork Publishing, Light Impressions, The MAC Group (Mamiya, Monaco/X-Rite, PocketWizard, Profoto, Sekonic, Tenba/Roadwired & Toyo), Maine Photographic Workshops, M V Swanson & Associates, Inc., Midwest Photo Exchange, Nazraeli Press, Nikon Inc., Oddi Printing, Olympus Imaging America Inc., Oriental Photo USA, Parsons The New School For Design , Penland School of Crafts, Photo District News, PhotoEd Magazine, photo-eye Books, Photography Criticism CyberArchive, PHOTO Techniques, Pinhole Resource, Polaroid Corporation, Prague Summer Photography Program, Print File, Inc., Rochester Institute of Technology, Santa Fe Center for Photography, Shades of Paper/Innova, Southeast Missouri State University, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Speedotron/ The Morris Co., Sprint Systems of Photography, Stanford University Press, Student Photographic Society (SPS), Tamron USA Inc., Thomson Course Technology PTR, Twin Palms Publishers, University of Chicago Press, University of Pittsburgh Press, The University of the Arts, Virginia Commonwealth University, Visual Studies Workshop / Afterimage Magazine, Wild Spots Foundation, Inc., Yale University Press

Thank you to everybody!

General 2006 Conference Information
Conference Review

Printable 2006 Conference Schedule (40k text)
Presentation Abstracts and Speaker Bios

Conference Registration Form and Portfolio Guidelines.
Preregistration info for John Paul Caponigro has been posted.
Conference News (from SPE Members' Newsletter)
Women's Caucus Film Festival Programming
Conference Program Guide cover artists
Conference hotel and transportation details
2006 Scholarship Recipients
Museum + Gallery List and Restaurant Listing

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