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NEWS UPDATE (from Heidi)

Subject: WHNPA Member News
Dear WHNPA Members,

Some important information for you to know and dates to save follow.  Your 2009 membership renewal letters will arrive shortly after the election is over.  Please make every effort to renew early, as your eligibility for all contests is determined by good standing within the association..  A gentle reminder, NO dues checks will be accepted by any contest committee.  This means, if you are planning to enter, please return your renewal form along with payment BEFORE you submit your entries.  PayPal is still an option for those traveling or simply wanting the convenience.

AND… please join the WHNPA in congratulating, WTTG-TV’s Mike Horan, for being inducted into the NATAS ‘Silver Circle’ on November 22, for over 25 years of service in the broadcast industry.  Looking forward to seeing each of you soon. 

Wednesday, November 12, 2008:  There will be a television contest committee meeting. Many volunteers are needed. Please contact Pege Gilgannon and consider volunteering your time.  Date and location TBD, however, it will be posted on the WHNPA web site ASAP. Pege’s phone is: 202-345-1937. Pege does NOT have email.

Thursday, November 13, 2008. The next General Membership meeting will be at The National Press Club.  Featuring Penn Camera and others presenting new video technologies. Starts at 6:00 p.m.


November 15, 2008. WHNPA Project Grant deadline. Imagine $5,000 to be spent on a project of your choosing!!!!

A reminder to all WHNPA members that as the 2008 Presidential election campaign comes to a close the deadline is fast approaching for the 2008 WHNPA Grant. Because of the election, the deadline was extended one month and applications are due by Saturday, November 15.

“Think in terms of multimedia and as wide of a distribution as possible,” WHNPA Educational Committee chairman Leighton Mark said.  “Having high quality audio with the photos can make an amazing difference, it can make the project so much stronger.

And look beyond your newspaper, magazine or agency and think about a gallery display someplace, a multimedia Web offering - anything that gets your work to be seen by as many people as possible.”

Project proposals need to be mailed, Fed-Ex’ed to or dropped by the offices of the Associated Press, 1100 13th Street, Suite 700, Washington, D.C., 20006, Attention: Leighton Mark

Questions can be addressed to Lmark@ap.org.

“If you don’t see a quick response, send it again.  I might have missed it the first time.”

Last year’s project grant winner was Jamie Rose. For more information on the WHNPA grants, visit our web site.

SAVE THESE DATES

Thursday, December 11, 2008.  Annual Holiday Party on Capitol Hill, beginning at 6:30 p.m. until 8:30.  RSVP and business attire required.  Look for your official invitation and instructions in the mail shortly.

2009 ‘Eyes of History’ Contest deadlines. Deadline date and complete rules for all divisions will be available on the WHNPA web site shortly.

Friday, February, 20, 2009, General Membership meeting at National Geographic featuring presentations by the 2009 Stills Contest judges.

Saturday, February 21 and Sunday, February 22, 2009, Stills, TV, and New Media Contest, at National Geographic.  Further details and information will be on the WHNPA web site as they are available.

Student contest entry deadline will be March 1st at midnight and the judging will be Saturday, March 7. (We anticipate opening the call for entries on Feb 1).

Saturday, May 30, 2009.  The 2009 ‘ Eyes of History’ Awards gala at he Ritz Carlton in Washington. Please make plans NOW to attend. We expect an early sell out!

NOTICE! NOTICE! NOTICE! NOTICE!  PLEASE TAKE THE SURVEY

A request from our generous sponsor… PNY.  Please take a moment to complete the following survey.  Our industry is changing rapidly, and our sponsors need you to help them make memory card products to better serve you!   It’s only 5 short questions and there’s even a special discount for completing the survey!!!!  Thanks for your time completing this.  Please remember, that our generous sponsors help the WHNPA maintain it’s current programs and projects.
www.pny.com/whnpasurvey

Looking for something interesting to do?  Check out the following events during DC FotoWeek.  More events and activities on the WHNPA web site: www.whnpa.org

WHAT:  Silent Print Auction of “Women by Women: A Juried Exhibition by WPOW members”

DATE/TIME: Thursday, November 20th - 6:30 to 8:30 pm
WHERE: Sewall-Belmont House and Museum
144 Constitution Ave, NE Washington DC 20002

(Next to Hart Senate Office Bldg / Metro: Union Station)

DESCRIPTION: The Women Photojournalists of Washington craft a visual journey through the lives of women and girls around the world. From the desperation of an emergency room in Haiti, to an ordered classroom in China; from the bubble gum pink of a girls bathroom during a middle school dance, to a whitewashed detention center on Mexico’s border–moments of beauty, humor and darkness present themselves in their rawest form.

COST: Free!! (Bring your checkbooks or cash if you plan to bid during the silent auction!)

Can’t make the event but still want to bid on our photos? Bid online at: http://womenphotojournalists.org/auction/index.html

And finally, as you all probably have heard or have been notified by now, one of our former partners, Digital Railroad has gone out of business. The following has offered to help DRR members with their archiving needs. http://pa.photoshelter.com/mkt/200810/drr.html <http://pa.photoshelter.com/mkt/200810/drr.html>

I look forward to seeing everyone at one of our upcoming events.

Warmly,

Heidi