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Hey guys,

I wanted to attend this workshop in Mexico City in June and they are offering a great “bring a friend deal.” Check this out and if anyone wants to “be my friend” let me know so I can budget for the workshops. Kael Alford will also be teaching at this. Additionally, I’ve been following these courses for a few years and this is a GREAT deal for a workshop. (Much less expensive than the Maine or Santa Fe workshops.)

Foundry Photo Workshop - Bring a Friend Discount

Just wanted to announce that the Foundry Photojournalism Workshop has decided to offer a bring-a-friend tuition discount from now (Feb 20) until June, 2008. We have a great group of students already, but would like to affect as many photographers as possible for good, so we’ve decided to sweeten the pot a bit.

It’s simple - if you and a friend register and pay tuition at the same time (note this on your registration & paypal payment), you each get $100 off the price of tuition. So its $400 per person, $800 for two. And you’ve got a friend to travel and split rooms with.

The lodging list, created by our own LSer Kirsten Luce, will be released and posted very shortly; Brian Frank (on LS) is in the process of renting a house for photographers, so you can contact him if you’re interested.

There is still room left on the Centurion Course for those who are interested.

Photo District News is holding a seminar in Atlanta October 1 and 2…

I’m calling for a meeting of the Tavernites tonight. Be there or be at home.
Lets say 10ish up on the patio. (bring a jacket if your a sucker who gets cold)

Well if you’re in the MFA program, there’s a pretty good chance you’re interested in teaching. And if you want to teach at the university level, you should be going to CAA’s (College Art Association) 95th Annual Conference in NYC, February 14-17, 2007 Why go? Here’s how it works:

Every year at the Conference, there is a Career Fair where MFA candidates who are approaching graduation (read: they are in their last year) and those individuals who have already attained an MFA go to network and interview for the (VERY very few) positions that are currently open throughout the country. Thing is, apparently it’s a good idea to go the year before and see how it all works, as to be better prepared when it’s your turn for real. And did I mention it’s in New York? That doesn’t exactly suck.

So I’m putting this out there now: who is going? We need to start making some commitments so we can double/triple/quadruple up on hotel rooms and/or find alternate places to stay, not to mention find a way there.

If you’re still not sure how big this is, talk to Steve. If you are ready to commit to attending or are at least contemplating it, leave a comment below and let’s get the ball rolling.

Links:

• College Art Association
• 2007 Annual Conference
• 2007 Career Fair
• 2007 Career Fair Guide (PDF)
• 2007 Conference at a Glance