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ISnAP October 2008
Comments from the Chair ISAP-IX is rapidly shaping-up and looking to be another winner. The venue has been chosen and locked in place; it's the Holiday Inn Downtown Everett (3105 Pine Street, Everett, WA 98201; ph. toll free - 866 700-1188). Room rate is $99 plus tax, title, and license. They are taking reservations now! We've reserved 75 rooms. Historically, the reserved rooms go in a hurry. Don't dilly-dally - call today! We're still working on the guest speaker line -up. Already, however, both Nikon and Canon have promised some serious entertainment, not only in the form of new gear introductions, but also in the way of special presenters. It is not too late (nor too early!) for you - yes you! - to suggest guest speakers germane to our symposium theme (aviation photography for those of you who haven't landed on this planet yet!). Please forward suggestions to Chad (chadslattery@earthlink.net) or me (aerofax@sbcglobal.net) as soon as possible. We are certainly open to new and fresh ideas. We are also soliciting portraits for use in the Paul Bowen introductory slideshow as in ISAP-VII. Please get those to Paul as soon as possible (bowen@airtoair.net). If you don't send one, don't be disappointed if you're the only ISAP-IX attendee who fails to take advantage of his/her fifteen seconds of fame at the start of the event!
ISAP is all about. We strongly encourage you to keep this opportunity in mind when attending an aviation event in your area. If there's another ISAP member somewhere in the crowd, that represents an opportunity for camaraderie and perhaps a chance to learn something new. Don't pass up an opportunity to meet new friends or renew old friendships! Hey, we need to hear from you with input to ISnAP. Anything - and I mean anything - that's about an ISAP member or ISAPrelated event, place, object, airplane, or whatever, is wanted and will be used. Send photos at 72 dpi and we'll run with 'em from there. Keep the cards and letters coming! Tech articles are particularly desirable - as are pieces on new equipment (particularly the obscure little bits and pieces that we all have hidden in our camera bags). "How did they do that" explanations are also very welcome! Send 'em. Write us! Let us at least know you're still alive!!! We live in an exciting - and complex - time in the history of both photography and aviation. Seems like we wake up to something totally new almost every day. I find this both exhilarating and frustrating. I'm exhilarated when I get a note from a fellow photographer with an attachment saying there's a new piece of camera gear arriving that will fill a long-standing need. And my frustrations are assuaged in knowing that someone out there in ISAP has it all under control! Any way you look at it, the future is bright for our profession. As the late and very great Buddy Holly once said, "Rave-on!".
Jay
There's a move on - which the board and I encourage strongly for ISAP members to gather whenever possible at various and sundry aviation events across the planet. The just recently completed Experimental Aircraft Association fly-in in Oshkosh, Wisconsin is a case in point. I heard from a large number of ISAP members who were pleased and proud to get together with fellow shooters and share in the excitement of the occasion. This week is the International Balloon Fiesta in Albuqueque, New Mexico and there are already plans for a number of us to meet and greet and have a beer and a barbecue sandwich. In essence, this is what October 2008
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