2021 SPE Annual Conference: CANCELLED Imagining Legacy: Archives, Collections, and Memoria
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morning
8:30AM - 8:00PM
Superior Ballroom Foyer (5th Floor)
Registration & SPE Store Open
8:30AM - 11:30AM
Center Street A
Student Seminar, "Strategizing A Career in Photography"
For student volunteers and scholarship recipients only.
8:00AM - 5:30PM
Superior Ballroom Foyer (5th Floor)
Registration and SPE Store Open
8:00AM - 9:45AM
Veterans CD
Industry & Education Forum
Industry, Educators, and Students
9:00AM - 6:00PM
Center Street B
SPE Media Festival
9:00AM - 3:30PM
Superior Ballroom B
Student Portfolio Critiques
Registration Required
9:00AM - 2:00PM
Superior Ballroom Foyer (5th Floor)
Destination Cleveland Hospitality Booth
9:00AM - 10:30AM
Center Street A
"The Photography Workflow: Lightroom Classic"
Adobe Demo Session
9:00AM - 10:00AM
Hope Ballroom
Presentations on Main Stage 1
Michael Darough, Arthur Fields, Lamia Khorshid, and Marivi Ortiz (Panel) | Becky Nunes (Lecture)
9:00AM - 10:00AM
Center Street C
Contingent Faculty Caucus Meeting
10:00AM - 4:30PM
Superior Ballroom
Exhibits Fair
Silent Auction, Raffle, Demos, Book Signings
10:15AM - 11:15AM
Hope Ballroom
Presentations on Main Stage 2
Andrew E. Hershberger (Lecture) | Amy Theiss Giese (Lecture) | Fazilat Soukhakian (Lecture)
10:15AM - 11:15AM
Veterans AB
"Power of Street Photography"
sponsored by Sony Electronics
10:15AM - 11:15AM
Veterans CD
LGBTQ Caucus Meeting
11:30AM - 1:00PM
Superior Ballroom Foyer (5th Floor)
Ask an Editor
One-on-one discussions on ideas, teaching, and creative work with SPE's Exposure editor Stacy J. Platt
11:30AM - 12:30PM
Hope Ballroom
Presentations on Main Stage 3
Matthew Bunn (Invited APHE Speaker) | Evan Baden (T&L) | Isaac Wingfield and Corey Scales (T&L)
11:30AM - 12:30PM
Veterans AB
"Bring Order to the Chaos: Prints and Editions, Submissions and Self-Promotion, Sales and Expenses"
sponsored by PhotoWorkflo
11:30AM - 12:30PM
Center Street C
Women's Caucus Meeting
8:30AM - 6:00PM
Superior Ballroom Foyer (5th Floor)
Registration and SPE Store Open
9:00AM - 6:00PM
Center Street B
SPE Media Festival
9:00AM - 3:30PM
Superior Ballroom B
Professional Portfolio Reviews
Registration Required
9:00AM - 10:30AM
Center Street A
"The Photography Workflow: Photoshop CC"
Adobe Demo Session
9:00AM - 10:00AM
Hope Ballroom
Presentations on Main Stage 1
David Johnson, Philip Matthews, Zora Murff, and Rana Young (Panel) | Patti Hallock (Teaching & Learning)
10:00AM - 4:30PM
Superior Ballroom
Exhibits Fair
Silent Auction, Raffle, Demos, Book Signings
10:15AM - 12:15PM
Center Street C
Saturday Career Mentoring
Sign ups to participate will begin at 8:30 am on Thursday, March 7th
10:15AM - 11:15AM
Hope Ballroom
Presentations on Main Stage 2
Akea Brionne Brown, Jennifer Ferretti, Elle Perez, and Colette Veasey-Cullors (Panel) | Michael Marshall (Teaching & Learning)
11:00AM - 7:00PM
Superior Ballroom Foyer (5th Floor)
Destination Cleveland Hospitality Booth
11:30AM - 1:00PM
Superior Ballroom Foyer (5th Floor)
Ask an Editor
One-on-one discussions on ideas, teaching, and creative work with SPE's Exposure editor Stacy J. Platt
11:30AM - 12:30PM
Hope Ballroom
Presentations on Main Stage 3
Donald Black, Jr. (Lecture) | Ron Tarver (Imagemaker) | Paul Thulin (Imagemaker)
9:30AM - 10:30AM
Center Street B
High School Educators Meeting
11:00AM - 12:30PM
Cleveland Clinic Miller Family Pavilion
Cleveland Clinic Gallery Tour
Registration Required (FULL)
afternoon
4:00PM - 6:00PM
Center Street A
Student Volunteer Training 1
12:00PM - 1:00PM
Hope Ballroom
SPE Annual Members' Meeting
1:15PM - 3:15PM
Hope Ballroom
Knowledge Sharing: Networking to Overcome Barriers
NEW THIS YEAR!
3:30PM - 4:30PM
Hope Ballroom
Presentations on Main Stage
Ariel C. Wilson (Graduate) | Conor Elliott Fitzgerald (Graduate) | Glenna Jennings (Teaching & Learning)
4:00PM - 5:00PM
Superior Ballroom Foyer (5th Floor)
Ask an Editor
One-on-one discussions on ideas, teaching, and creative work with SPE's Exposure editor Stacy J. Platt
12:30PM - 1:15PM
Chapter Meetings
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1:30PM - 3:30PM
Veterans Meeting Room D
Career Mentoring
Sign ups to participate will begin at 8:30 am on Thursday, March 7th
1:30PM - 3:00PM
Center Street A
"Lightroom CC: A Deeper Look"
Adobe Demo Session
1:30PM - 2:30PM
Veterans AB
The Secrets to Fine Art Digital Printmaking!
Sponsored by Freestyle Photo and Imaging Supplies
1:30PM - 2:30PM
Hope Ballroom
Presentations on Main Stage 4
Jeremiah Ariaz (Imagemaker) | Marcella Hackbardt (Lecture) | Nicole Jean Hill (Imagemaker) | Arno Rafael Minkkinen (2019 SPE Honored Educator)
1:30PM - 2:30PM
Veterans CD
Multicultural Caucus Meeting
2:45PM - 4:45PM
Center Street C
High School Educators Meeting
2:45PM - 3:45PM
Hope Ballroom
Presentations on Main Stage 5
Hannah Frieser, Daesha Devon Harris, Annu Palakunnathu Matthew, and Kevin J. Miyazaki (Panel) | Wendel White (Imagemaker)
2:45PM - 3:15PM
Veterans AB
2018-2019 State of Photographic Education Survey Results
1:00PM - 1:30PM
Superior Ballroom
Silent Auction Closing
1:00PM - 1:30PM
Multicultural Caucus Coffee Meet-Up
1:30PM - 3:00PM
Center Street A
"Getting Work Seen: Adobe Spark, Behance, and Portfolio"
Adobe Demo Session
1:30PM - 2:30PM
Hope Ballroom
Presentations on Main Stage 4
Matt Eich, Louie Palu, and Barbara Tannenbaum (Panel) | Paul Shambroom (Imagemaker) | Greta Pratt (Imagemaker)
2:45PM - 3:45PM
Hope Ballroom
Presentations on Main Stage 5
Alice Proujansky (Imagemaker) | Jess T. Dugan (Imagemaker) | Shanna Merola (Imagemaker)
4:00PM - 4:30PM
Superior Ballroom
Raffle Drawing
evening
6:00PM - 8:00PM
Superior Ballroom Foyer (5th Floor)
Pre-Registration Badge Pick-Up
6:00PM - 8:00PM
Superior Ballroom Foyer (5th Floor)
Destination Cleveland Hospitality Booth
8:00PM - 10:00PM
Center Street A
Student Volunteer Training 2
5:30PM - 7:00PM
Hope Ballroom
Evening Guest Speaker, Nicole R. Fleetwood
"The Photography of Mass Incarceration"
7:00PM - 8:30PM
Superior Ballroom
Exhibits Fair Opening Reception
8:30PM - 11:00PM
Hope Ballroom Foyers
Curator Portfolio Walkthrough
Registration required to display work
5:00PM - 5:45PM
Hope Ballroom
Evening Guest Speakers, Lauri Lyons and Ruddy Roye
"Lauri Lyons and Ruddy Roye In Conversation"
5:45PM - 6:30PM
Hope Ballroom
After Chat with Lauri Lyons and Ruddy Roye
6:45PM - 8:00PM
Bar 32 (Hilton 32nd Floor)
Combined Caucus Meet & Greet with SPE Media Festival Filmmakers and Jurors
Reception
5:30PM - 6:30PM
Hope Ballroom
Evening Guest Speaker, Matt Black
"The Geography of Poverty"
6:30PM - 7:15PM
Hope Ballroom
After Chat with Matt Black
7:30PM - 9:30PM
Cleveland Convention Center Gallery
SPE Combined Caucus Exhibition Reception
Reception
10:00PM - 1:00AM
Superior Ballroom
Dance Party
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