2025 SPE Annual Conference: Adaptation
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exhibitions
morning
9:00AM - 8:00PM
Red Rock Ballroom Foyer
Registration
9:00AM - 12:00PM
Pavilion Ballroom
2016 Student Seminar with Mary Virginia Swanson and Susan kae Grant
open to volunteers and scholarship recipients only
9:00AM - 12:00PM
Summerlin E
Regional Affairs Committee Meeting
Business Meeting
9:00AM - 11:00AM
Summerlin F
High School Educators Meeting
10:30AM - 11:45AM
Summerlin D
"Going from Student to Professional: How to Prepare Your Students for the Next Level"
Jim West (Industry Seminar)
8:00AM - 5:30PM
Red Rock Ballroom Foyer
Registration
8:00AM - 10:00AM
Strip View B
Multicultural Caucus Meeting
8:30AM - 3:30PM
Pavilion Ballroom
Student Portfolio Critiques
9:00AM - 5:00PM
Red Rock Ballroom Foyer
SPE Film Festival
9:00AM - 4:30PM
Red Rock Ballroom
Exhibits Fair, Silent Auction & Raffle Items on View
9:00AM - 10:30AM
Canyon View B
"Increasing Your Creative Output with Adobe Mobile Apps"
Julieanne Kost (Adobe Demo Session)
9:00AM - 9:45AM
Summerlin E
"The Centurion: Rendering Reality from Wealth, Luxury and Mythology"
Brian Ulrich, 2016 Imagemaker Award Winner
9:00AM - 9:45AM
Summerlin D
"Process, Manipulation and The Studio in Contemporary Photography"
Ross Sawyers (L)
9:00AM - 9:45AM
Summerlin A
"The Story of the Nagatani/Ryoichi Excavations"
Colin Edgington (L)
9:00AM - 9:45AM
Summerlin F
"Forgotten Histories and Mechanical Memories: Constructing the Past"
Edward Bateman (I)
10:00AM - 10:45AM
Red Rock Ballroom I
"Changing Perspectives: Energy in the American West"
Jamey Stillings (I)
10:00AM - 10:45AM
Summerlin F
"Don't Hold on to Your Bones"
Leonard Suryajaya (I)
10:00AM - 10:45AM
Summerlin A
"Fictional Photography"
Ken White (L)
10:00AM - 10:45AM
Summerlin E
"The Best Camera to Have is the...Smartphone? : Integrating iPhone and iPad Technology into the Photography Curriculum"
Sarah Cusimano Miles (T&L)
11:00AM - 12:30PM
Summerlin D
SPE Members' Meeting & New Member Orientation
8:00AM - 5:30PM
Red Rock Ballroom Foyer
Registration
8:00AM - 10:00AM
Veranda AB
SPE Industry & Education Forum
"Industry, Educators AND Students"
8:00AM - 9:00AM
Siena
LGBTQ Caucus Meeting
8:30AM - 3:30PM
Pavilion Ballroom
Professional Portfolio Reviews
9:00AM - 5:00PM
Red Rock Ballroom Foyer
SPE Film Festival
9:00AM - 10:45AM
Summerlin E
"An Uncertain Present: A Conversation on Emergent Practices in Contemporary Photography"
AnnieLaurie Erickson, Michelle Leftheris, Zach Nader, moderated by Adam Bell (P)
9:00AM - 10:45AM
Summerlin A
Invited Panel: "Reflections on Teaching Photography in Mexico"
Lourdes Baez, Gerardo Montiel Klint, and Juan Antonio Molina
9:00AM - 10:00AM
Trails
Women's Caucus Meeting
9:00AM - 9:45AM
Summerlin F
"Science Fiction"
Brittany Nelson (I)
9:00AM - 9:45AM
Summerlin D
"MAKING A SCENE: Towards an Actor's Method for Still Photography"
Javier Carmona (L)
9:30AM - 10:30AM
Siena
LGBTQ Caucus Mentoring
Queer Collaborative Teams
10:00AM - 4:30PM
Red Rock Ballroom
Exhibits Fair, Silent Auction & Raffle Items on View
10:00AM - 12:00PM
Strip View B
Career Mentoring
10:00AM - 11:30AM
Veranda C
"What’s New in Photoshop CC"
Julieanne Kost (Adobe Demo Session)
10:00AM - 11:00AM
Hills
Adjunct Meeting
10:00AM - 10:45AM
Summerlin D
"The Hereditary Estate: Domestic Trauma and Vernacular Photography"
Daniel Coburn (I)
10:00AM - 10:45AM
Summerlin F
"Tactile Photography"
Moritz Neumüller, International Grant Winner (L)
10:30AM - 11:30AM
Siena
LGBTQ Caucus Mentoring
Queering the Artist Statement: Perspectives and guidance from a queer Latina
11:00AM - 11:45AM
Summerlin F
"Guryong Village in Seoul"
Soohyun Kim (I)
11:00AM - 11:45AM
Summerlin D
"The Ugly Truth-Photography and the Construction of the Anti-Aesthetic"
Steven Skopik (L)
11:00AM - 11:45AM
Red Rock Ballroom I
"Teach Them to Play: Harnessing Chance, Construction, and Imagination in the Photography Classroom"
Rachael Hulme and Jacob Cecil (T&L)
11:00AM - 11:45AM
Summerlin E
"The Continuing Democratization of Photography: Smart Phone Media"
Ashley Feagin, Arthur Fields, Crystal McBrayer, and Jennifer Murray (T&L)
11:00AM - 11:45AM
Summerlin A
"Securing Support For Your Long-Term Projects"
Mary Virginia Swanson (L)
11:15AM - 12:15PM
SPE booth #17 in the Exhibits Fair
Meet SPE’s Exposure Editor
10:00AM - 3:00PM
Red Rock Canyon Tour
$35.00 - Optional Event
10:00AM - 3:00PM
Las Vegas City and Neon Museum Tour
$45.00 - Optional Event
afternoon
4:00PM - 6:00PM
Strip View E
Student Volunteer Training 1
12:00PM - 3:00PM
Strip View B
National Board of Directors Meeting
Business Meeting
12:00PM - 1:15PM
Summerlin D
"Introduction to Lighting with Strobes for Fine Art Programs With Any Size Budget"
Forest McMullin (Industry Seminar)
12:30PM - 2:00PM
Pavilion Ballroom
Women's Caucus Meeting
1:30PM - 2:45PM
Summerlin D
"The Copyright Zone: More Than Just Copyright"
Jack Reznicki (Industry Seminar)
1:30PM - 2:45PM
Summerlin F
"Exploring Immersive Virtual Reality: Equipping Your Students for VR"
Victor Ha and PJ Morreale (Industry Seminar)
2:15PM - 4:00PM
Pavilion Ballroom
Multicultural Caucus Meeting
3:00PM - 4:30PM
Strip View B
Regional Leadership and National Board of Directors Meeting
Business Meeting
3:00PM - 4:15PM
Summerlin D
"Teaching Photography: Practical Methods for Engaging Students in the Flipped Classroom"
Garin Horner (Industry Seminar)
4:00PM - 5:00PM
Vistas
LGBTQ Caucus Meeting
4:30PM - 5:45PM
Pavilion Ballroom
"The World of Inkjet Papers"
Eric Joseph (Industry Seminar)
4:30PM - 5:45PM
Summerlin D
“Teaching Video in Still Photography Programs 2.0”
Bill Barrett, Dean Dephillipo, Peter Fitzpatrick, Sam Griton, and John Latimer, moderated by Brenda K. Hipsher
4:30PM - 5:00PM
Strip View B
National Board of Directors Meeting
1:00PM - 3:00PM
Vistas
Career Mentoring
1:00PM - 2:45PM
Summerlin E
"Of Borders and Beyond: The Politics of Immigration and the Latino Experience"
Carlos Diaz, Alejandro Cartagena, David Taylor, moderated by Lupita Murillo Tinnen (P)
1:00PM - 2:30PM
Canyon View B
"After Capture"
Julieanne Kost (Adobe Demo Session)
1:00PM - 1:45PM
Summerlin D
"Jennifer Greenburg: Iterations and Revising History"
Jennifer Greenburg (I)
1:00PM - 1:45PM
Red Rock Ballroom I
"Realities Natural and Constructed: Theoretical Debates on Linear Perspective and Photography"
Andrew Hershberger (L)
1:00PM - 1:45PM
Summerlin A
"Concept Aware: Elements of Creative Practice"
J. Sybylla Smith (T&L)
1:00PM - 1:20PM
Summerlin F
"Illegal Art: Photography in the Age of Ag Gag Laws"
Kai Plews (G)
1:25PM - 1:45PM
Summerlin F
"Baby Peach Presents: The Culture of New Intimacy and the Internet"
Kara Gut (G)
1:50PM - 2:10PM
Summerlin F
"Transuranic: Uranium Prints"
Abbey Hepner (G)
2:00PM - 2:45PM
Summerlin D
"Landscape Sublime"
Ana Samoylova (I)
2:00PM - 2:45PM
Summerlin A
"The History of the Photograph as Unique Object"
Diane Meyer (L)
2:00PM - 2:45PM
Red Rock Ballroom I
"Encouraging Critical Thinking in the History of Photography"
Amanda Dahlgren (T&L)
2:15PM - 2:35PM
Summerlin F
"Undertones: Bits and Pieces On Bodies, Beauty and Violence"
Sakura Kelley (G)
2:40PM - 3:00PM
Summerlin F
"A Singular Sense Of Urgency"
Hannah Cooper McCauley (G)
3:15PM - 4:45PM
Canyon View B
Southwest Regional Meeting
3:15PM - 4:45PM
Veranda C
Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting
3:15PM - 4:45PM
Crimson (in Casino)
South Central Regional Meeting
3:15PM - 4:45PM
Vistas
Northwest Regional Meeting
3:15PM - 4:45PM
Strip View B
West Regional Meeting
3:15PM - 4:45PM
Veranda
Southeast Regional Meeting
3:15PM - 4:45PM
Suite 5137
International Meeting
3:15PM - 4:45PM
Summerlin D
Midwest Regional Meeting
3:15PM - 4:45PM
Red Rock Ballroom I
Northeast Regional Meeting
4:00PM - 4:30PM
SPE booth #17 in the Exhibits Fair
Meet SPE’s Exposure Editor
12:15PM - 12:45PM
Red Rock Ballroom
Silent Auction Closing
12:45PM - 1:30PM
Exhibits Fair
Member Pin-Up Show Mingle
1:00PM - 2:45PM
Summerlin E
"Performing for the Camera"
Jay Gould, Jaime Johnson, and John Keedy, moderated by Libby Rowe (P)
1:00PM - 2:30PM
Veranda C
"Telling your Photographic Story"
Julieanne Kost (Adobe Demo Session)
1:00PM - 1:45PM
Red Rock Ballroom I
"Photographer's Self Published Newspapers"
Louie Palu, International Grant Winner (I)
1:00PM - 1:45PM
Summerlin A
"Dotphotozine: Supporting Student Success through Publication and Dissemination"
Thomas McGovern (T&L)
1:00PM - 1:45PM
Summerlin D
"Weathering Time: Thirty-Three Years"
Nancy Floyd, 2015 Future Focus Project Support Grant Winner
1:00PM - 1:45PM
Summerlin F
"Furthering the Powerful Potential of Photography"
Suzie Katz (T&L)
2:00PM - 2:45PM
Red Rock Ballroom I
"Beautiful Pig: Process and the Archive"
Ben Schonberger (I)
2:00PM - 2:45PM
Summerlin D
"Intimate Views"
Linda Troeller (I)
2:00PM - 2:45PM
Summerlin F
"The [Un]Making of an Icon: A Struggle for “Truth” in Depression-Era Documentary Photography"
Lisa Kaplan (L)
3:15PM - 4:00PM
Red Rock Ballroom
Raffle Drawing
evening
8:00PM - 10:00PM
Strip View E
Student Volunteer Training 2
7:00PM - 8:30PM
Summerlin Ballroom
Keynote Speaker: Gregory Crewdson
"Trail Log: The Making of Cathedral of the Pines"
8:30PM - 10:00PM
Red Rock Resort Pool
Opening Night Welcome Reception
8:30PM - 9:30PM
Summerlin Ballroom Foyer
Gregory Crewdson Book Signing
5:30PM - 7:00PM
Summerlin Ballroom
2016 Honored Educator Ceremony: Jim Stone
5:30PM - 7:00PM
Summerlin Ballroom
Friday Evening Guest Speaker: Lyle Ashton Harris
Archiving Absence and Desire (sponsored by PhotoVideoEDU / MAC Group)
8:30PM - 11:00PM
Red Rock Foyers
Curator Portfolio Walkthrough
5:30PM - 7:00PM
Summerlin Ballroom
Saturday Evening Guest Speakers: Teresa Hubbard / Alexander Birchler
"Long Photographs"
8:00PM - 10:00PM
Pavilion Ballroom
Combined Caucus Exhibition Reception
10:30PM - 1:30AM
Red Rock Ballroom
Dance Party
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