Petit Le Mans and AutoWeek

A few years ago, I spent a week in Detroit for the North American International Auto Show and worked with the folks at AutoWeek on a research project. The managing editor there has a photojournalism background and we've stayed in touch the last few years. (Okay, I've been playing the stalker trying to get him to come to our fall workshop.)

He, again, can't make it (something about having to go to Paris), but has brought up the idea of us providing images for an online-gallery from the event for AutoWeek.

Are we interested? I'd handle the sending of the images, but I'd need everyone's permission to do this. It's a great opportunity for some exposure for you and the program.

Thoughts?

Notes ...

About notes. Have you done yours yet?

Greenville News and American Le Mans Series Visitors

Jam-packed Thursday ...

Chris Weston, managing editor at the Greenville News in Greenville, S.C., will with us for the first hour. They are doing lots of high quality multimedia stuff - check out the video galleries and the restaurant guides. Be prepared to ask questions - specific questions.

After Mr. Weston, Jamie Sellers, Broadcasting & Public Relations/Media Services Manager for the American Le Mans Series will join us. Go run through the ALMS web site so you have an idea for what they're doing. (And, btw, they are desperate for video editors there - and I cannot get any telecomm kids interested. Learn to edit. Fast.)

National Press Photographers Association Student Chapter

The National Press Photographers Association (which you are all members of, right?) has an option for creating student chapters on campuses with photojournalism programs. There has been an NPPA "club" on campus in the past, but I don't believe there has been a formal chapter.

Why would you do this? Given that there are only four active student chapters at the moment, creating a new one would garner some attention - and attention is a good thing when you're looking for jobs and internships. It would get you some money from the NPPA for individual programs (speakers, shooting events, etc.). It may also allow you to go to SGA for more money to fund, say, trips to the NPPA's Flying Short Course in Washington, D.C., in October. (HINT HINT)