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Consultant: Henry Ng, PPSA
Contact Address: 14020 Wagon Way
Silver Spring, MD 20906
Phone #: 301.460.3155
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One of the responsibilities of a photo club Board of Directors or the person who has been designated as the "Program Director," is the planning for membership-appropriate programs during the club year. 

PSA has programs and workshops available to PSA-member clubs on DVD or CD.  Since clubs develop some unique programs (e.g., Scavenger Hunts, A to Z, etc.) a PSA-member club program exchange has been developed.  Field trips usually become an important part of a club's program.  PSA has a Travel Aide service available to PSA member clubs that may help in preparing for a club field trip. 

The following documents will help the club Program Director to plan programs.
*  Club Programs
*  Guest Speakers
*  Annual Show
Adobe
Lightroom 3 Club Event
To celebrate the launch of Lightroom 3, Adobe is offering PSA-member Camera Clubs an exclusive opportunity to host a Lightroom 3 Club Event by providing everything needed including software, prizes, and training to host a successful event.  

To host a Lightroom 3 Club Event the club must:
1 ) Plan an event with 50 attendees or more. 
If you don’t think your club can get fifty attendees, maybe your club can combine with a neighboring club for this event, run the event as a Council of Camera Clubs, or open your event to the public as an opportunity to gain new members.)
2) Designate a member to demonstrate Lightroom 3
3) Attend an on-line training session
    Julieanne Kost will host an exclusive live training session on August 25, 2010.
4) Get started by completing a short participation form found at:      http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Lightroom3_Event_Form
 
Adobe will be sending your club a valuable Lightroom 3 Club Event Kit developed specifically for PSA-member Clubs containing these elements to raffle to attendees during your event:
 • One copy of Lightroom 3
  • One camera bag
  • One t-shirt
  • Five microfiber lens cloths
  • Five luggage tags

Also included will be Lightroom 3 items for everyone:
  • Lightroom 3 logo stickers
  • Raffle cards

Lightroom 3 items for the demonstrator/presenter:
  • An opportunity attend a live, online training with Julieanne Kost
  • One t-shirt
  • One Julieanne Kost DVD of Lightroom 3 tutorials designed for viewing on computer monitors, or projected from a computer
  • One DVD that includes everything required for a Lightroom 3 demonstration

Great PSA-member discounts on Lightroom 3:
Individual PSA members get a 15% discount off Lightroom making the $99 upgrade just $84.15, or a full version only $254.15 instead of $299.

Start planning your Club Event today by completing a short participation form at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Lightroom3_Event_Form

If you have any questions, please contact Adobe’s PSA Liaison, Kathy Waite at kathy.waite@comcast.net
Free
Adobe DVD

PSA Clubs Receive a Free Julieanne Kost DVD following Membership Renewal:

Adobe has prepared a custom DVD for PSA-member clubs.  In "Lightroom Tutorials," Adobe Evangelist and noted speaker Julieanne Kost covers ten Adobe Lightroom topics (each in a separate program/lesson).  The shortest program is seven minutes and the longest is 26 minutes.  Any of the programs can be stopped for club discussion or questions and answers. 
From October 2009 through September 2010, this DVD will be mailed to the Club Rep the month following the club’s membership renewal.  Clubs that paid their PSA membership for multiple years, should send an email to PSA Headquarters (support@psa-photo.org) requesting this DVD.  Any clubs joining PSA during this time will receive "Lightroom Tutorials by Julieanne Kost" DVD with their PSA membership packet.

Outline of Contents: "Lightroom Tutorials by Julieanne Kost"
PSA
CD/ DVDs
for Loan:
PSA has various DVDs and CDs available from PSA Headquarters for PSA member clubs to borrow.

The most popular of these programs is TOPS in Photography.  Each year the top ranked exhibitors listed in the PSA Who's Who in Photography are invited to submit one of their top images for the annual TOPS program.  The TOPS program runs on a PC and can be requested at:  TOPS in Photography

* "Celebrating 75 Years of PSA" by Elena McTighe, APSA ~ 30 minutes
* “Dirty Secrets: Cleaning SLR Digital Sensors” by Steve Traudt, APSA ~ 1 hour
* “Desert Photography" by Fred Hankins, APSA produced by Herb Spencer
     ~ 45 minutes
* “2007 & 2008 CPID Best of the Best” by Kristina Kaye, APSA ~ 45 minutes each
Program
Exchange:
In order to keep clubs from "reinventing the wheel," a PSA member club program exchange has been developed.  If your club prepares a unique photography experience and you are willing to share it with other PSA clubs, send a Word doc of the instructions to:  Joanne Stolte.  Make sure the program author's name; the club name; and the city, state, and country are included.  If the author would not mind questions, please include their email address.  These club programs are listed below:

* psa_youth_photo
Popular Photography
DigitalDays
Workshops:
PSA members receive 25% off the registration fee for Popular Photography DigitalDays Workshops (write "PSA25" in code box): http://www.digitaldaysphoto.com/

If five members of a PSA-member club register for a DigitalDays workshop, a sixth club member can attend at no cost.

National Geographic Traveler Seminars: PSA members receive 10% off the registration fee for National Geographic Traveler Seminars (check "PSA Member" box on registration form ): http://ngtravelerseminars.com/
Photo Trips: PSA has volunteers all over the world who are willing to assist any PSA member club with club field trip plans.  These PSA members will provide your club with information as to where, what, and when to photograph in the area the club plans to travel.  Do remember that these Travel Aids are volunteers; therefore, plan ahead and allow plenty of time for the contacts to take place.

*   PSA Travel Aide in Action: Ridgewood Camera Club
*   PSA Travel Aide Program
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