| THURSDAY, March 27 |
| Student and Judging Day |
| 9:00 a.m. |
2008 Southern POY and Southern Student POY contest judging - Closed to participants |
| Noon |
Registration desk opens and single category contest judging - Open to participants |
| 1:00 p.m. |
Speaker - Michelle Williams, The Birmingham News |
| 2:00 p.m. |
Speaker - Jason A. Frizzelle, The Daily Reflector |
| 3:00 p.m. |
Break - sign up for Lighting I |
| 3:30 p.m. |
Speaker - Greg Kahn, Naples Daily News |
| 5:00 p.m. |
Dinner on your own |
| 5:00 p.m. |
Breakout: Lighting I, David Hobby (Note: 50 students only) |
| 7:00 p.m. |
Breakout: Lighting I (reprise), David Hobby (Note: 50 students only) |
| 9:00 p.m. |
Student Coffee House: H. Rick Bamman, The Northwest Newspaper Group |
| 9:00 p.m. |
Single Category Contest Judging continues - Open to participants |
| 10:00 p.m. |
Reception and portraits, lobby/bar area, open to everyone |
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| FRIDAY, March 28 |
| Multimedia Day |
| 9:00 a.m. |
Registration Opens |
| 9:00 a.m. |
Single Category Contest Judging - Open to participants |
| 1:30 p.m. |
Sign up for Friday critiques and lighting sessions near registration desk |
| 2:00 p.m. |
Breakout: Online Portfolios and Marketing: Grover Sanschagrin, Vice President of Marketing for PhotoShelter, and Executive Producer for SportsShooter.com and Emilie Sommer, NewsWeddingPhotographers.Com |
| 3:30 p.m. |
Coffee break |
| 4:00 p.m. |
Breakout: Multimedia on Deadline, Ashlie White, Director of Communications, Adaptive Technologies |
| 6:00 p.m. |
Dinner on your own |
| 8:00 p.m. |
Friday Keynote Speaker: Multimedia, the New Photojournalism, Cathaleen Curtiss, Director of Photography, AOL |
| 9:00 p.m. |
Reception, lobby/bar area, open to everyone; Portfolio Critiques with available judges, breakout session leaders, attending photo managers and professors in Ballroom |
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| SATURDAY, March 29 |
| Content Day |
| 7:30 a.m. |
Registration desk opens. Canon and Nikon will be taking equipment for clean and checks. Equipment should be picked up by 6:30 p.m. Saturday. |
| 8:00 a.m. |
Trade Show opens; Sign up for Nikon Shoot Out; Sign up for critiques and lighting sessions starts at registration desk |
| 8:15 a.m. |
Eye Opener, Soundslides presentations by H. Rick Bamman; Announcements and door prize drawings |
| 8:30 a.m. |
Speaker: Nanine Hartzenbusch, Freelance |
| 9:30 a.m. |
Keynote Speaker: Rick Loomis, The Los Angeles Times |
| 10:30 a.m. |
Special breakout session: "The Future of Photojournalism" |
| 11:30 a.m. |
Lunch on your own; Nikon Shoot Out begins |
| 12:50 p.m. |
Door prize drawings |
| 1:00 p.m. |
Breakout Session I |
| 3:00 p.m. |
Breakout Session II |
| 5:00 p.m. |
Breakout Session III |
| 6:30 p.m. |
Dinner on your own; Trade Show closes |
| 8:30 p.m. |
Reception in lobby/bar area; Door prize drawing and auction in Ballroom |
| 9:00 p.m. |
Portfolio Critiques with judges, breakout session leaders, attending photo managers, professors and instructors |
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| SUNDAY, March 30 |
| Speaker, Special Event and Awards Day |
| 8:00 a.m. |
Registration desk opens |
| 8:15 a.m. |
Eye Opener - Soundslides presentation by the 2008 SSC interns |
| 8:30 a.m. |
Keynote Speaker: Jeff Widener, Honolulu Advertiser |
| 9:30 a.m. |
Keynote Speaker: Bill Bangham, IMB |
| 10:30 a.m. |
Coffee break sponsored by Canon |
| 11:00 a.m. |
Sunday Keynote Speaker: Peter Read Miller, Sports Illustrated |
| Noon |
Special Event and POY awards ceremony |
| 1:00 p.m. |
Raffle Drawing |
| 1:30 p.m. |
Adjourn - See you next year! |
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