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Regional Information

The Society for Photographic Education's eight regional organizations serve the special needs of their local constituencies. These groups organize annual regional conferences each fall, creating a sense of community within every geographic area of the United States. Like the national conference, these programs range over a wide variety of topics and bring together SPE members in an arena of scholarly inquiry and fellowship. Many regional associations are active advocates and produce their own publications and newsletters.

Northeast / Region 1

(Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont)

Jim Ramer, Chair ramerj@newschool.edu www.spenortheast.org


Mid-Atlantic / Region 2

(Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Virginia)

Colette Copeland, Chair colettemedia@aol.com www.spema.org


Southeast / Region 3

(Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Virginia, South Carolina)

Rebecca Nolan, Chair rnolan@scad.edu www.spese.org


South Central / Region 4

(Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas)

Libby Rowe, Chair libby.rowe@vanderbilt.edu http://www.spesouthcentral.org


Midwest / Region 5

(Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin)

Darryl Baird, Chair dbaird@umflint.edu www.midwestspe.org


Southwest / Region 6

(Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah)

Jennifer Loshaw, Chair spesouthwest@yahoo.com www.spesw.org
2009 SPE South West Regional Conference: Amphitheater High School, Tucson, AZ

Amphitheater 125 W Yavapai
Tucson, Arizona 85705

November 12-15, 2009

Theme: Photography Now!

Photography Now! will explore the contemporary legacy of the postmodern movement, and the how the current state of digital photography has renewed the drive to become technically proficient as well as sparked a new investigation of historical processes.

Current technology has revolutionized the field to the extent that traditional practice has become alternative. We are seeking photographic series that represent the newest emerging mediums and work that explores alternative traditional processes. Over the past 40 years photography has moved from perfecting a craft to a refocused interest in broad social criticism. We are interested in how the ideas of the conceptual and documentary present themselves in photography at present. Speakers include:

Joe Labate UA photo chair, Sama Alshaibi Asst. photo professor UA, Ken Rosenthal, photo instructor at Pima College, Julie Anand, Kate Albers and Lisa Robinson.

The conference will last through Saturday and includes many presentations/lectures, portfolio review opportunities, several gallery tours, a photo shoot, workshops in Lightroom, Photoshop CS4, field trips and more. Call for Submissions info. for this conference can be found on this website's Call for Submissions page.


West / Region 7

(California, Hawaii, Nevada)

Erika Gentry and Kathleen Laraia McLaughlin, Co-Chairs erika@erikagentry.com and kathleen@klmphoto.com www.spewest.org

SPE WEST ANNOUNCES ITS 2009 REGIONAL RETREAT/CONFERENCE

"UnConference and Retreat" 2009 West Regional Conference

Theme: Document and Identity
Keynote: Catherine Opie
Honored Educator: Robert Flick
Date: December 4-6, 2009
Location: Evergreen Conference Center, Oakhurst, CA

Start conjuring up memories of childhood summer camp life and Camp Winnemucka – because the SPE WEST “unConference” and Retreat will take you back! Located in the beautiful Sierra Mountains – you’ll be nestled in with your colleagues in summer camp style accommodations and served only the best camp style food that ECCO has to offer! Get ready and get in the spirit for Camp SPE WEST!

As the conference will focus on professional development, registration will be limited to 150 SPE members for an on-site ECCO stay and an additional 50 for an off-site hotel stay. 200 registrants allowed total. Members ONLY will be allowed to register this year. West members will be given an early registration option. Registration starts September ONLINE only. Please visit again soon for full details or become a member to receive the newsletter announcement.

For more information, please visit: www.spewest.org.

Call for Installations, Performances, Other.

Attendance to the conference will be open first to SPE WEST members.


Northwest / Region 8

(Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming)

Walter Bodle, Chair wbodle@q.com www.spenw.org