Illinois Press Photographer Association Convention

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Written by Don Laur Tuesday, 25 March 2008 12:26

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March 28-29 is the Illinois Press Photographer Association convention in Champaign, Illinois. Faculty or any photo/multimedia/visual journalism students may be interesting in attending. It's a pretty cool event and we have some really awesome, award-winning visual journalists speaking this year, including:

- David Stephenson from The Lexington Herald-Leader
- Jessica Dimmock, Freelance
- Lori Grinker, Freelance
- Rod Mar, The Seattle Times

If you haven't been to an IPPA conference, it's usually a two-day event but this year we're 'turning it up to 11' and offering three days of activities:

- Friday is open contest judging and the evening reception/networking shindig
- Saturday the speakers will present their work and talk about their experiences and awards will be distributed
- Sunday is a special student-centered day with the speakers and other IPPA members offering critiques and guidance to the young ones

*There's more info about the whole shebang here:*
http://ippaonline.com/ippa/illinois-press-photographer-association-convention-information/


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