Photography & Bike Convention

[Curt Firestone]

As I shared at the last meeting, a three day convention of bicycle people is coming to SSI next year.  The organizers are expecting over 200 participants - June 21-23.  The name of the conference is: Velo Village.

 

Please note that Eclectic Visions will occur: June 7 through June 18, 2012.

 

We have been asked if we want to be involoved as the photographers for the event.  I am not sure what that means.  Some of the ideas that have been mentioned in the conversations:

1. Photograph events as they occur.

2. Photograph the individual participants.

3. Create images for publicity

 

A planning meeting of community participants is taking place on Oct. 26 in the evening.

 

Questions:

1. Should the club participate or is the date too close to Eclectic Visions?

2. If there are costs (printing, etc), who should pay?  the photographer, the club, the conference?

3. Would you want to charge a fee to the Velo Village?  They are raising grant funds.

4. Are you personally interested in participating?

5. Would you like to coordinate the Club's participation?

6. Can you attend the Oct. 26 meeting?  I will attend but at the end of that week, I am away for six weeks.

7. Thoughts about what our participation should look like?

8. Other

 

Please, if you read this and have zero interest, I need to know that.  Please say so as I do not want to have any false expectations of club interest in this event.

 

Thanks,

Curt

 

 

[Doug McMillin]

I don't care (photographically) for sports-type events, so... Count me out.

[Sam Lightman]

No interest here.

[Avril Kirby]

I can't  coordinate but I might be interested, depending on family circumstances, in photographing some of the action.  Sure to be a challenge and something different than most of us have tried before. I wouldn't want to charge a fee but neither would I want to be out of pocket.

[Ernie Westlund]

As I see it just now, I'm not photographically interested.

[Cliff Kelly]

I would be interested in photogrpahing some of the events and happy to follow any outlined plan by the coordinator. Coordinating responsibilities are something I am no longer capable of accomplishing.

[Wendy Rosier]

I can attend the 26th meeting.  I agree that no one should be out of pocket but depending on what they want and the complexity of it I don't think we should go unpaid either....I might be interested in coordinating it but I need to see what they really want at the meeting before committing to it.

[Uri Cogan]

Lots of cyclists in one place can be a fine topic. I'm reluctant however to have the club getting involved in some sort of an "official" capacity; this can open the door to requests to "officially" cover other worthy events, etc. and thus another level of organization and commitment.

I recommend the members cover this event as they see fit, either individually and/or by forming a dedicated group that will volunteer to satisfy the photographic requirements of the Velo Village's organizers.

The club as a whole could treat this as a "theme" for that month. 

[anna mccolm]

I'll go to the meeting. I'm interested in being a part of this,but would like to know more before committing.

[3b28ljrfwvjmm]

I am not able to make a commitment to the event so will count myself out.

[Pauline Doucette aka Fifi]

I'm interested but at the moment I can't commit because I work on 2 of  the days [thurs. and fri].  I read 

all the comments and there's a lot to be considered.