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The conference schedule pdf is current as of September 25, 2018 and is subject to change.
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Fri: 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Meeting: Finance Committee, (Executive Board Room), Presiding: Richard Fisher
Fri: 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Meeting: Executive Committee, (Executive Board Room), Presiding: Elena McTighe, FPSA, MPSA
Sat: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Meeting: PSA Board Meeting—1st Session, (Sidewinder), Presiding: Elena McTighe, FPSA, MPSA
Sun: 5:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Tour: #2 - Rob's Wild Horses Tours - Sunrise
Sun: 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon,
Meeting: PSA Strategic Planning, (Emigration), Presiding: Elena McTighe, FPSA, MPSA
Sun: 8:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Tour: #3 - Temple Square & Choir
Sun: 1:45 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Tour: #1 - Antelope Island State Park
Sun: 2:45 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Tour: #4 - State Capital Afternoon
Mon: 6:15 am - 12:00 pm
Tour: #5 - Silver Lake
Mon: 8:00 am – 11:00 am,
Meeting: Portfolio Assessments, (SSPM), Presiding: John Davis, Jr., HonPSA, MPSA
Mon: 8:15 am - 12:30 pm
Tour: #6 – Utah’s Hogle Zoo
Mon: 11:15 am – 12:00 pm,
Meeting: Portfolio Assessment Meeting, (SSPM), Presiding: John Davis, Jr., HonPSA, MPSA
Mon: 1:00pm - 3:00 pm
Meeting: Pre-conference Meeting (Emigration), PSA Conference Committee & Sheraton Staff
Mon: 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Meeting: Investment Committee, (Parleys), Presiding: Richard Fisher
Mon: 1:15 pm - 5:30 pm
Tour: #7 - Heritage Park
Mon: 1:45 pm - 9:00 pm
Tour: #8 - Rob's Wild Horses Tours – Sunset Dinner
Mon: 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Meeting: Endowment Committee, (Parleys), Presiding: Richard Fisher
Tues: 6:15 am - 12:00 pm
Tour: #10 - State Capital Morning
Tues: 7:45 am - 5:00 pm
Tour: #9 - Heber Valley Train
Tues: 1:15 pm - 5:30 pm
Tour: #11 - Red Butte Garden
Tues: 4:00 pm - 4:50 pm
Meeting: Division Conference Program Directors (Parleys), Presiding: Twila Bourlon
Tues: 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Meeting: Division Chairs and Officers, 1st Session (Parleys), Presiding: Bob Benson, APSA, PPSA
Tues: 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Presentation: ND International Exhibition of Photography, 1st Showing, (Canyons), Presenting: Mike McNeill, APSA, EPSA
Presentation: PTD International Exhibition of Photography, 1st Showing, (Bryce), Presenting: Brian Magor, APSA, MPSA
Tues: 7:00 pm to 9:15 pm
Print Exhibition: Grand opening of Print Exhibitions Gallery (Arches)
Print Exhibition: Grand opening of PSA Print Collection Gallery (Deer Valley)
Tues: 8:15 pm - 9:15 pm
Presentation: PJD International Exhibition of Photography, 1st Showing, (Bryce), Presenting: Nyla James
Presentation: PID International Exhibition of Photography, 1st showing, (Canyons) Presenting: Malcolm Jenkin, GMPSA & Christine Pence
Tues: 9:15 pm - 10:15 pm
Reception: Gallery Opening Reception (Canyons Lobby)
Wed: 7:00 am - 8:00 am
Meeting: Exhibition Standards, 1st Session (Parleys), Presiding: Daniel Charbonnet III, HonPSA, EPSA
Meeting: First Time Conference Attendees & New Members (Bryce), Presiding: Frederick Doerfler, QPSA
Wed: 7:00 am - 8:15 am
Meal: Chapters Breakfast (Alta/Brighton), Presiding: Signe Emmerich, FPSA, EPSA
Wed: 8:00 am - 9:30 am
Meeting: Division Standardization Board, 1st Session, (Millcreek) Presiding: Lynn Maniscalco, HonPSA, EPSA
Wed: 8:30 am - 9:30 am
Presentation: Welcome to Salt Lake City (Bryce), Presenting: Frederick Doerfler
Setup: Annual Meeting and Award Ceremony Setup (Canyons), Presiding: Elena McTighe, FPSA, MPSA
Wed: 9:45 am - 11:30 am
Meeting: Annual Meeting and Award Ceremony (Canyons) Presiding: Elena McTighe, FPSA, MPSA
Wed: 11:45 am - 12:45 pm
Meeting: ROPA Information Meeting (Parleys), Presiding: Gerald Emmerich Jr., HonPSA, GMPSA/B
Meeting: TOPS (Emigration), Presiding: Wendy Li, MPSA, SPSA
Wed: 11:45 am – 1:45 pm
Meeting: Nominating Committee (Millcreek), Presiding: Joanne Stolte, FPSA, MPSA
Wed: 11:45 am - 1:00 pm
Meal: Nature Division Lunch and Annual Meeting (Alta/Brighton) Presiding: Jim Bodkin, QPSA
Wed: 1:15 pm - 2:15 pm
Program: PPD - Monochrome, Creating a Strong Image (Canyons), by Stan Bormann, APSA, EPSA
Presentation: PID International Exhibition of Photography 2nd showing, (Bryce) Presenting: Malcolm Jenkin, GMPSA & Christine Pence
Program: PJD - Ollie Fife Humor and other winners, (SSPM), Presenting: Valentina Sokolskaya, PPSA
Wed: 1:15 pm - 3:30 pm
Workshop: Still Photography - 10 Stations, (Big Cottonwood), by Allan Duff
Wed: 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Program: PPD - Tips for Better Printing (Canyons), by Larry Cowles, FPSA, GMPSA/G
Program: PTD - Documenting the Baliem People from Papua Indonesia (Bryce), by Edwin Djuanda
Program: PID - Individual Creative End of Year, (SSPM) Presenting: Nancy Speaker, QPSA
Wed: 2:45 pm – 4:15 pm
Print Exhibition: Print Exhibitions Gallery (Arches)
Print Exhibition: PSA Print Collection Gallery (Deer Valley)
Wed: 3:45 pm - 4:45 pm
Presentation: PPD - International Print-Club Competition (ICPC) EOY Competition (Canyons), Presenting: Susan Cowles, APSA, MPSA & Photo Book Essay Contest, Presenting: Ella Schreiber, QPSA
Presentation: PJD International Exhibition of Photography, (2nd Showing), (SSPM), Presenting: Walter Centeno, PPSA
Wed: 3:45 - 5:15 pm
Program: Non – Div., Creative Smartphonography (Bryce), by J. Mark Southard, FPSA
Wed: 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Meeting: AMD, SMD (Parleys), (End at 5:50) Presiding: Roy Killen, GMPSA
Meeting: IUTP Award Committee (Millcreek), Presiding: Gerald Emmerich Jr., HonPSA, GMPSA/B
Meeting: Projected Image Division Officers and Directors Meeting (Emigration), Presiding: Nancy Speaker, QPSA
Class: Sensor Cleaning Demystified, (SSPM) by Curt Fargo
Wed: 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Reception: Get Together for New Members, First Timers, AMDs and SMDs (Zion), Host: Roy Killen, GMPSA
Wed: 7:15 pm- 8:45 pm
Featured Speaker: Photographing Milky Way Nightscapes (Canyons), by Royce Bair
Wed: 8:45 pm - 9:45 pm
Reception: Featured Speaker Reception (Canyons Lobby)
Wed: 9:15 pm - 10:15 pm
Print Exhibition: Print Exhibitions Gallery (Arches)
Print Exhibition: PSA Print Collection Gallery (Deer Valley)
Thur: 5:45 am - 1:00 pm
Tour: #12 - Rob's Wild Horses Tours - Sunrise
Thur: 7:00 am - 8:15 am
Meal: PID Breakfast and Annual Meeting (Alta/Brighton) Presiding: Nancy Speaker, QPSA
Thur: 7:30 am - 8:15 am
Pre-Workshop: Setting up and working with lighting and models, (Parleys) by Jerome Hamilton
Thur: 8:30 am - 12:00 pm
Workshop: Portraits with Models Workshop, (Big Cottonwood), by Jerome Hamilton
Thur: 8:30 am - 9:30 am
Presentation: ND - Nature International, (Canyons) MP4 Video 2nd Showing Presenting: Mike McNeill, APSA, EPSA
Program: PTD - Bangladesh (Bryce), by Syed Shakakhawat Kamal
Class: Sensor Cleaning Demystified, (SSPM) by Curt Fargo
Thur: 9:15 am – 11:00 am
Print Exhibition: Print Exhibitions Gallery (Arches)
Thur: 9:45 am - 10:45 am
Presentation: ND - The Best of Nature Interclub, (Canyons) Presenting: Mike McNeill, APSA, EPSA
Program: PTD - Researching and Planning your Independent Photo Trip (Bryce), by John Martin
Program: PJD Beyond The Norm (SSPM), by Robert Ginn, APSA
Thur: 9:45 am - 12:00 pm
Workshop: 3D Close-up and Macro (Millcreek), by Andrea Shetley, FPSA
Thur: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Program: ND - Iceland: Should I Visit in Winter or Summer? (Canyons), by Lin Craft, FPSA
Presentation: PTD - Photo Travel Essays and PT Image of the Year (Bryce), Presenting: Judy Burr, APSA, EPSA & Brian Magor, APSA, MPSA
Presentation: PID Photo and Video Essay (SSPM), Presenting: Joanne Stolte, FPSA, MPSA
Thur: 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
Meal: PPD Lunch and Annual Meeting (Alta/Brighton) Presiding: Susan Cowles, APSA, MPSA
Thur: 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
Meeting: Chapters Services Meeting (Parleys), Presiding: Signe Emmerich, FPSA, EPSA
Meeting: International Relationships (Emigration), Presiding: Agatha Bunanta, APSA, GMPSA
Thur: 1:45 pm - 2:45 pm
Program: ND - Tanzania: Crater and Plain (Canyons), by Gerald Emmerich Jr., HonPSA, GMPSA/B
Presentation: PID Images of the Year, (Bryce) Presenting: Helmut Foerster, PPSA
Program: PTD - In my own back yard - you don't need to travel to get Travel Photographs (SSPM), by Brian Magor, APSA, MPSA
Thur: 2:45 pm – 4:15 pm
Print Exhibition: Print Exhibitions Gallery (Arches)
Print Exhibition: PSA Print Collection Gallery (Deer Valley)
Thur: 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Presentation: Non - Div - The Old Days of Saudi (SSPM) by Majdi N Al Naser, PPSA, QPSA, AFIAP, GPU CR-2
Program: PID - Capture and Beyond: Making a Winning Image (Bryce), by Sharon Prislipsky
Presentation: How to Shoot Ringside (Canyons) by Randy Carr, APSA, MPSA
Thur: 4:15 pm - 5:15 pm
Meeting: EAMS Project (Parleys), Presiding: Charles Burke, HonPSA, EPSA
Presentation: PID - Individual Portrait End of Year, (Bryce) Presenting: Susan Cowles, APSA, MPSA
Presentation: PTD - PSA International - Photo Travel Images (2nd Showing) (SSPM), Presenting: Brian Magor, APSA, MPSA
Thur: 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Meeting: Historical Research (Millcreek), Presiding: Laura Davies, HonPSA
Meeting: Joint Exhibition Standards and Who's Who (Emigration), Presiding: Randy Carr, APSA, MPSA
Reception: PID Study Groups and Digital Dialog (Zion)
Class: Sensor Cleaning Demystified, (SSPM) by Curt Fargo
Thur: 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Meeting: AMD/SMD Meeting (Canyons Lobby), Presiding: Roy Killen, GMPSA
Thur: 5:45 pm – 6:45 pm
Reception: PPD (Alta/Brighton)
Thur: 7:15 pm - 8:45 pm
Featured Speaker: Transforming Your Nature Photography Into Modern (Canyons) by Lisa Langell
Thur: 8:45 pm - 9:45 pm
Reception: Featured Speaker Reception (Canyons Lobby)
Thur: 9:15 pm - 10:15 pm
Print Exhibition: Print Exhibitions Gallery (Arches)
Print Exhibition: PSA Print Collection Gallery (Deer Valley)
Meeting: Honors Committee (Millcreek), Presiding: Henry Ng, FPSA, EPSA
Fri: 7:00 am - 8:20 am
Meal: PTD Breakfast and Annual Meeting (Alta/Brighton) Presiding: Brian Magor, APSA, MPSA
Fri: 7:30 am - 8:15 am
Pre-Workshop: A Photographers Life Dealing with Photographic Releases, (Parleys) by Jerome Hamilton
Fri: 8:30 am - 12:00 pm
Workshop: Portraits with Models Workshop, (Big Cottonwood), by Jerome Hamilton
Fri: 8:30 am - 9:30 am
Presentation: 3D - 2017–2018 3D Interclub Competition Results and 2017 Image of the Year Results, (SSPM) Presenting: Suzanne Hughes, APSA (ICC) & Andrea L. Shetley, FPSA (IOTY)
Fri: 8:30 am - 10:15 am
Featured Speaker: Pursuing Scapes: From View Cameras to Drones (Canyons) by Tom Till
Fri: 9:15 am – 11:00 am
Print Exhibition: Print Exhibitions Gallery (Arches)
Fri: 9:45 am - 10:45 pm
Presentation: 3D - PSA International 3DD Digital and Slides Sections Results, (SSPM) Presenting: Geoff Peters, PPSA
Fri: 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Presentation: IMAGEing the Lotus, (Bryce) by Amy Pang
Program: Sharpening Considerations and Techniques for Digital Imaging (Alta/Brighton), by Bob Benson, APSA, PPSA
Fri: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Presentation: 3D - Processing Your 3D Images with StereoPhoto Maker, (SSPM) by Andrea L. Shetley, FPSA
Fri: 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm
Meal: PJD Lunch and Annual Meeting (Alta/Brighton) Presiding: Walter Centeno, PPSA
Meeting: Conference Committee (Millcreek)
Fri: 12:15 - 1:15 pm
Meeting: PSA Journal Contributors (Parleys), Presiding: Larry Cowles, FPSA, GMPSA/G
Meeting: Clubs Services Meeting (Emigration), Presiding: Signe Emmerich, FPSA, EPSA
Meeting: Projected Image Collections Committee (Millcreek), Presiding: Henry Ng, FPSA, EPSA
Fri: 1:45 pm - 2:45 pm
Presentation: PJD - Picture Stories, (Canyons), by David LaBelle
Presentation: 3D - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, (SSPM) by Lee Pratt, HonPSA
Fri: 2:45 pm – 4:15 pm
Print Exhibition: Print Exhibitions Gallery (Arches)
Print Exhibition: PSA Print Collection Gallery (Deer Valley)
Fri: 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Presentation: PID Interclub, (Canyons), Presenting: Malcolm Jenkin, GMPSA & Christine Pence
Presentation: Councils Challenge, Presenting: Signe Emmerich, FPSA, EPSA & Chapters Showcase, Presenting: PSA Metro Chapter (Bryce)
Presentation: 3D - 55th PSA Stereo Sequence, (SSPM) Presenting: Lee Pratt, HonPSA
Fri: 4:15 pm - 5:15 pm
Presentation: PID Interclub Creative of the Year (Canyons), Presenting: Barbara Jenkin, GMPSA, BPSA
Presentation: Newsletter Contest & Website Contest, (Bryce) Presenting: Pat Gordy, APSA & Richard Sprott, APSA And Youth Showcase, Presenting: Kathleen Braun, FPSA, PPSA
Presentation: 3D - 3D Surprises, (SSPM) Presenting: Multiple Contributors - Coordinator: Lee Pratt, HonPSA
Fri: 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Reception: International Reception (Zion), Presiding: Agatha Bunanta, APSA, GMPSA
Fri: 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Meal: 3D Division Dinner and Annual Meeting (Alta/Brighton) Presiding: H. Lee Pratt, HonPSA
Fri: 7:15 pm - 9:15 pm
Featured Speaker: Get Motivated and Stay Inspired (Canyons) by Rick Sammon, Canon Explorer of Light
Fri: 9:15 pm - 2:00 am
Tour: #13 - Knolls and the Night Sky Tour
Fri: 9:15 pm - 10:15 pm
Reception: Featured Speaker Reception (Zion)
Fri: 9:15 pm – 10:15 pm
Print Exhibition: Print Exhibitions Gallery (Arches)
Print Exhibition: PSA Print Collection Gallery (Deer Valley)
Sat: 7:00 am - 7:45 am
Meeting: Division Chairs and Officers (second session) (Parleys), Presiding: Bob Benson, APSA
Sat: 8:00 am - 8:45 am
Meeting: PAA Annual General Meeting (Canyons), Presiding: Joanne Stolte, FPSA, MPSA
Sat: 8:00 am - 9:00 am
Meeting: Division Standardization Board, 2nd Session, (Parleys) Presiding: Lynn Maniscalco, HonPSA, EPSA
Sat: 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Workshop: Still Photography - 10 Stations, by Allan Duff (Big Cottonwood)
Sat: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Workshop: 3D StereoPhoto Maker (Millcreek), by Andrea Shetley, FPSA, and Robert Leonard, HonPSA
Sat: 9:00 am - 10:15 am
Program: PID - Using the Creative Mind (Canyons), Presenting: J. R. Schnelzer, APSA, PPSA
Presentation: How to Create a Portfolio, (Bryce) Presenting: John Davis, Jr., HonPSA, MPSA and Joanne Stolte, FPSA, MPSA
Sat: 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Program: Meeting the Challenges of Nature Photography (Canyons), by Roy Killen, GMPSA
Presentation: Presentation of Certificates and Portfolio Show, (Bryce) Presenting: John Davis, Jr., HonPSA, MPSA and Joanne Stolte, FPSA, MPSA
Sat: 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
Meeting: Exhibition Standards (second session) (Parleys), Presiding: Daniel Charbonnet III, HonPSA, EPSA
Sat: 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Meeting: Board of Directors (final) (Emigration), Presiding: Elena McTighe, FPSA, MPSA
Sat: 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Program: Timelapse Imagery (Bryce), by Shiv Verma, APSA
Sat: 2:45 pm - 3:45 pm
Program: 2017 Lifetime Achievement Program - SAVING MEMORIES (Bryce), by Lynn Troy Maniscalco, HonPSA, EPSA
Presentation: Progress Award - Inventor of the Cell Phone Camera, (SSPM), by Philippe Kahn
Sat: 4:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Presentation: Invitation to Spokane, Washington (Bryce), Presenting: Inland Empire Chapter
Sat: 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Reception: Pre-Honors Reception (Canyons Lobby)
Sat: 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Meal: Honors Banquet (Canyons)