Below is the month by month schedule of VPS speakers and judges. Where available you can click on the date for more information on the event or a bio of the speaker or judge. All Wednesday meetings start promptly at 7:30 pm. On competition evenings, competitors should be there no later than 7:15.

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February  2012

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
      1 SPEAKER 2 3 4
     
Bob Bills
Bob Bills


Reflections of a U. S. Army still photographer
     
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
             
12 13 14 15 COMPETITION 16 17 18
     
Theme
(all submissions)
"Portraits"
Judge:

Frank VanRiper
Frank Van Riper
   
FIELD TRIP

Union Station
and
Building Museum
19 20 21 22 FORUM 23 24 25
     
TBA
     
26 27 28 29      
             

March  2012

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
        1 2 3
             
4 5 6 7 SPEAKER 8 9 10
     
Chuck Veatch

Winners of
Windland Smith Rice
Awards

     
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
           
FIELD TRIP

Eastern State
Penitentiary and
Historic
Philadelphia
18 19 20 21 COMPETITION 22 23 24
FIELD TRIP
   

EXTRA DIGITAL THEME:
"Photojournalism"
Judge:

M Setton
Mary Ann Setton

     
25 26 27 28 FORUM 29 30 31
     
TBA
     

April  2012

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4 SPEAKER 5 6 7
Nominations committee announces nominess for elected offices
   

Marty Lavor

“The Stumbling Photographer”

     
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
             
15 16 17 18 COMPETITION 19 20 21
PSA - Nature Division
Interclub Entry Deadline
   
Theme
(all submissions)
"Humor/Fun"
Judge:
Nikhil Bahl
   
FIELD TRIP

22 23 24 25 FORUM 26 27 28
     
TBA
     
29 30          
             

May  2012

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
    1 2 SPEAKER 3 4 5
     
Victoria Restrepo

Subject: TBA
     
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
             
13 14 15 16 COMPETITION 17 18 19
    PSA - Travel Division
Interclub Entry Deadline

EXTRA DIGITAL THEME:
"Urban/City Scenes"
Judge

Roy Sewall

Roy Sewall

   
FIELD TRIP

Claude Moore
Colonial Farm
20 21 22 23 FORUM 24 25 26
     
TBA
     
27 28 29 30 31    
             

June  2012

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
          1 2
         
Announce Board-appointed officers by June 1 to take office with elected officers on July 1
 
3 4 5 6 SPEAKER 7 8 9
     
Andarge Asfar

Ethiopia from

the Heart
     
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
           
FIELD TRIP

Solomons Island

Flag Ponds
17 18 19 20 !! **Party ** !! 21 22 23
     
Year End Competition
and
Party


Bill Prosser
Judge:
Bill Prosser


     
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
             


 

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September  2011

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
        1 2 3
             
4 5 6 7 SPEAKER 8 9 10
     
Tuan Pham
Tuan
Zen Through
the Lens
     
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
     
BOARD MEETING
7:30
Thoreau
   
FIELD TRIP

Old Town Alex.

National Harbor
18 19 20 21 COMPETITION 22 23 24
     

EXTRA DIGITAL THEME:
"Nautical"
CANCELLED
Check back for reschedule date

 

     
25 26 27 28 29 30  
DEADLINE PSA
- Nature Division
Interclub Entry

PSA Rules:
   
FORUM

Matting Workshop
Preparation for
Nature's Vision
     

October  2011

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
            1
             
2 3 4 5 SPEAKER 6 7 8
     
Josh Taylor
josh T

Topic:
What's New?
     
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
     
BOARD MEETING
7:30
Thoreau
   
FIELD TRIP

Chestertown MD

Nikhil Bahl
16 17 18 19 COMPETITION 20 21 22
FIELD TRIP

Chestertown MD

Nikhil Bahl
   

EXTRA DIGITAL THEME:
"Nautical"
(extended from last month's cancellation)

Judge:
Jim Steele

   
FIELD TRIP

National Cathedral
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
     
FORUM
"How I Spent My Summer Vacation"
Slide show and photos from members showing what they did on vacation this year
     
30 31          
             

November  2011

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
    1 2 SPEAKER 3 4 5
     
Anne Owen.com

Anne Owen

presentation:
"Traveling With An Underwater Camera"
     
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
     
BOARD MEETING
7:30
Thoreau
  <-- Nature's Visions- ----- N. V cont.-------
13 14 15 16 COMPETITION 17 18 19
----N. Vision ------>   PSA - Travel Division
Interclub Entry Deadline

Theme
(all submissions)
"Houses of Worship"

Judge:
Josh Taylor

     
20 21 22 23 FORUM 24 25 26
      There is no forum this month.  
FIELD TRIP

Wild Ponies
FIELD TRIP
Assateaque /
Chincoteaque VA
27 28 29 30      
FIELD TRIP
           

December  2011

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
        1 2 3
             
4 5 6 7 SPEAKER 8 9 10
     
Jim Guzel
JIM

DECEMBER PROGRAM

JIM GUZEL

“COMMON SENSE PORTRAITURE: ‘LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION’ ”

Portraiture
   

 

Holiday Party
reaf

Click for Flyer

Acceptance Form (doc)

Complete and email to Patricia

11 12 13 14 15 16 17
           
FIELD TRIP

Gaylord National
Resort
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
     

No competition in December

The Forum scheduled for this
evening has also been canceled.

Happy Holidays and we
will see you next year!


     
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
           
Deadline to upload PSA 'Nature' themed images.
Info and rules!!!

Interclub Entry


PSA Rules:

January  2012

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4 SPEAKER 5 6 7
     
Joe Miller

Abstract Photography
     
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
             
15 16 17 18 COMPETITION 19 20 21
     
EXTRA DIGITAL THEME:
"Rust"


Judge:

Hiltz
Cory Hilz
   
FIELD TRIP

Library of
Congress
22 23 24 25 FORUM 26 27 28
     

VPS FORUM TO DISCUSS RECENT GENERAL MEMBERSHIP SURVEY

Results of Survey


     
29 30 31