So
here we are in the middle of ( occasional!) summer, when most clubs will have
ceased activity until the new season starts. Looking ahead to that, a lot of
things have been happening, changes are afoot, and there are important dates
that all clubs need to be aware of, especially some early deadlines.
Most of these items
are covered in detail on the SPF Web-site which is now in the hands of Ken
Scott. Ken has taken over this
from Steve Kirkby who stepped down after a few years of doing a brilliant
job.
Firstly, some important things from the
AGM. Our new
President is Glyn Edmunds. Terri Neil-Griffin, after her splendid two years as
President, has taken on responsibility for the Leagues, and the post of
Treasurer, vacant at the time of the AGM, has since been taken on by Keith
Berry. The full Council
membership can be seen at http://www.southernfed.org.uk/
There is an important change of date for the next
Quarterly Reps meeting / EGM. This will now be on Tuesday 9th
October. One of the items to be discussed is a new format for
the Reps meetings where it is suggested we have fewer meetings but on a
weekend day with a wider agenda of items including perhaps talks,
demonstrations etc. We need all clubs to be considering ideas for
this in advance of the EGM so that we have some solid proposals to
discuss / agree at the EGM.
The
new Judging Workshops being run by Ken Scott are now in full
swing. There are still a few vacancies for the next workshops; see the details
on http://www.southernfed.org.uk/
The
new League Season will be kicking off in October. all
participating clubs need to have their entries ( Print title plus PDI images)
submitted by Sunday October 7th. As voted for at the AGM,
titles will now be read out before images are judged, so if you are one of
those who feel that titles can influence the judge, get your creative hats on!
Click on http://www.southernfed.org.uk/
An
early deadline to be aware of is for potential entries for the PAGB PDI
Exhibition. Lynn Lambert needs your submissions for consideration by
16th September. See details on the main web-site page
http://www.southernfed.org.uk/
The
first big event of the new season will be the inaugural Digital AV
Champoionships, being held on 28th October. All the details are just a click
away on http://www.southernfed.org.uk/
Many
clubs are holding exhibitions during the summer
recess. The SPF Web-site http://www.southernfed.org.uk/
There are lots of other things to read about on the web-site,
including details of the 12 photographers from our Federation who have
successfully attained FIAP Distinctions, so do make regular
visits to make sure you are up-to-date.
Finally to repeat a plea from the AGM. This is the time of
year when many clubs have changes in their committees, officers etc.
Keeping track of these changes is quite hard work for the various SPF officers
who need to maintain current e-mail data-bases, and if there are any errors or
omissions in these then vital communications can go adrift.
What
would really help would be if every club which has a web-site adopted generic
e-mail addresses such as secretary@myphotoclub.org.uk,
treasurer @..... etc . Once set up, these addresses can be set to direct mail
to the personal address of the appropriate person in the club; then when a
change happens all that is needed is for the club to update that link
internally while SPF and other external contacts continue to use the generic
address. At the present time just 14 out of 63 clubs are
using generic addresses so there's plenty of room for this to be
improved!!
I
Hope you all enjoy what's left of the summer, getting lots of great images in
the bag for next season.
John
Hodge
SPF
Council member
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