CNPA 2025 Convention

Agenda

Thursday / February 6
8:00 PM – 5:00 PM Pre-Convention Workshops
3:00 PM – 7:00 PM Registration
6:30 PM – 7:00 PM Swap Shop (Drop-Off Only, No Sales Allowed)
6:30 PM – 9:00 PM PSA Image Drop-Off
6:45 PM – 7:15 PM Meet and Greet - Everyone Invited
7:30 PM – 8:00 PM Welcome - Opening Comments/Members Choice Winners
8:00 PM – 9:00 PM Opening Presentation: Ian Plant/Ultra Wide Photography

Friday / February 7
6:30 AM – 8:30 AM Breakfast Buffet - Hotel Guests Only
7:00 AM – 8:30 AM Registration
7:00 AM – 6:30 PM Swap Shop
7:00 AM – 6:30 PM Member’s Choice Gallery
7:30 AM – 5:00 PM Vendor Tradeshow
8:15 AM – 8:45 AM Members in Action Slideshow
8:45 AM – 9:00 AM Opening Remarks
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Presentation: Bill Fortney/Four Things You Must Have for a Great Image
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM Break
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Presentation: Bill Fortney/Why Technique Beats Equipment Everytime!
11:30 AM – 1:30 PM Buffet Lunch (Registered members & invited guests)
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Spartan Photo and Canon Tech Demonstration
1:00 PM PSA Print Drop-off Ends
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Presentation: Ron Magill/Walk on the Wildside - The Joy of Wildlife Photography
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM Break
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Presentation: Bill Fortney/The History of Nature Photography
5:00 PM PSA Viewing & Voting
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Regional Coordinators Meeting
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Spartan Photo and Canon Tech Demonstration

Saturday / February 8
6:30 AM – 8:30 AM Breakfast Buffet - Hotel Guests Only
7:00 AM – 6:30 PM Swap Shop
7:00 AM – 6:30 PM Member’s Choice Gallery
7:30 AM – 5:30 PM Vendor Tradeshow
8:15 AM – 9:00 AM Members in Action Slide Show
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Presentation: Ian Plant/Visual Design Techniques for Creating Stunning Nature Images (Part 1)
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM Break
10:30 AM – 110:30 AM Presentation: Ian Plant/Visual Design Techniques for Creating Stunning Nature Images (Part 2)
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM Buffet Lunch (Registered members & invited guests)
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Presentation: Ron Magill/The Art of Storytelling with Wildlife Photography
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM Break
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Presentation: Ron Magill/Africa - The Ultimate Photographic Safari
4:00 PM – 4:15 PM Break
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM Conservation Speaker: Kat Lewandowski/Sylvan Heights Bird Park Conservation of Endangered Waterfowl
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Business Meeting & Door Prizes
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM CNPA Board Meeting

Sunday / February 9
6:30 AM – 8:45 AM Breakfast Buffet - Hotel Guests Only
7:00 AM – 8:45 AM Swap Shop - Unsold Items Pickup Only
7:00 AM – 8:45 AM Member’s Choice Gallery - Print Pickup Only
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM Vendor Tradeshow
8:45 AM - 9:45 AM Presentation: Ian Plant/The Art of Photography (Part 1)
9:45 AM – 10:00 AM Break
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Presentation: Ian Plant/The Art of Photography (Part 2)
11:00 AM Final Wrap-Up, Goodbyes and See You in 2026!