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March 06-08, 2025

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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

Click on event for meeting locations 

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

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