Use these links to go directly to categories below: › 2004 - Trade Shows, Conferences, Conventions › 2004 - Festivals, Workshops, Seminars, Classes › 2005 - Trade Shows, Conferences, Conventions › 2005 - Festivals, Workshops, Seminars, Classes (to add your events, send them to: harald@dpandi.com) 2004 - Trade Shows, Conferences, Conventions JAN. 5-9, 2004 - MACWORLD CONFERENCE & EXPO The Moscone Center San Francisco, California USA http://www.macworldexpo.com The #1 event for the Mac universe. FEB. 1-5, 2004 - SPRING FAIR Britain's favourite gift buying event. NEC, Birmingham, UK http://www.springfair.com FEB. 8-10, 2004 - PEI DIGITAL CONFERENCE (PEI LIVE) DoubleTree Hotel Dallas, Texas USA http://www.peimag.com For photographers, graphic designers, art directors, and other imaging professionals. Not really a trade show but "a focused/interpersonal conference." Put on by PPA/PEI Magazine. FEB. 8-9, 2004 - IS&T's INTL. SYMPOSIUM ON PHOTOFINISHING TECHNOLOGY The Riviera Hotel Las Vegas, Nevada USA http://www.imaging.org Marking the continuing evolution of the industry toward the inclusion of digital and hybrid imaging into the traditional photofinishing industry. Precedes the PMA show. FEB. 12-15, 2004 - PMA ANNUAL CONVENTION Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, Nevada USA http://www.pmai.org Big photo show. 25,000 attendees from 60 countries. 700+ exhibitors. FEB. 21-26, 2004 - WPPI ANNUAL CONVENTION & TRADE SHOW Bally's Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada USA http://www.wppinow.com Produced by Wedding & Portrait Photographers International (WPPI) and the publishers of Rangefinder magazine. 2003 attendance: 6,500; exhibitor booths: 225. 24th Annual. FEB. 22-25, 2004 - FOCUS ON IMAGING Birmingham N.E.C., UK http://www.focus-on-imaging.co.uk The biggest, and really the only, national photo trade/consumer show in the UK. 2003 attendance: 22,781; exhibitor stands: 140. FEB. 26-MAR. 1, 2004 - INTERNATIONAL ARTEXPO Jacob Javits Convention Center New York, New York USA http://www.artexpos.com World's largest art show. 26th Anniversary. FEB. 29-MARCH 2 - PHOTOSHOP WORLD San Francisco, California USA http://www.photoshopworld.com Produced by the NAPP, this is the top Photoshop training conference in the world. APRIL 18-21, 2004 - SEYBOLD SEMINARS AMSTERDAM Amsterdam RAI Centre, Netherlands http://www.seyboldseminars.com MAY 5-7, 2004 - PHOTOIMAGING & DESIGN EXPO (NEW!) San Diego Convention Center San Diego, California USA http://www.studioimaginganddesign.com Produced by Cygnus Business Media, publisher of the magazines Studio Photography & Design and Digital Imaging. Developed by and for the industry, commercial, portrait, and wedding photographers, as well as creative illustrators and designers. MAY 6-19, 2004 (quadrennial) - DRUPA 2004 Düsseldorf Fairgrounds Dusseldorf, Germany http://www.messe-duesseldorf.de/drupa World's largest printing, media, and publishing show. JUNE 17-19, 2004 (annual) - GUTENBERG FESTIVAL Long Beach Convention Center Long Beach, California USA http://www.gasc.org Western regional print show. JULY 12-15, 2004 - MACWORLD CONFERENCE & EXPO Boston Convention & Exhibition Center Boston, Massachussets USA http://www.macworldexpo.com For Mac users everywhere. JULY 25-27, 2004 - IMAGING USA Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, Nevada USA http://www.ppa.com Organized by Professional Photographers of America (PPA) and the publishers of PEI and Professional Photographer. 2003 attendance: 5,200; exhibitor booths: 365. AUG. 8-12, 2004 (annual) - SIGGRAPH 2003 ??? TK Los Angeles, California USA http://www.siggraph.org The world's largest marketplace of computer graphics and interactive techniques. AUG. 16-20, 2004 - SEYBOLD SEMINARS SAN FRANCISCO Moscone Center West San Francisco, California USA http://www.seyboldseminars.com SEP. 28 - OCT. 3, 2004 (biennial) - PHOTOKINA Koelnmesse Cologne, Germany http://193.99.40.28/wEnglisch/photokina The photokina in Cologne is the world's leading trade fair for the photographic and imaging sector and a meeting place for professional photographers and photography enthusiasts from all over the world. OCT. 6-9, 2004 (annual) - SGIA '04/DPI CONFERENCE Minneapolis, Minnesota USA http://www.dpia.org Digital Printing & Imaging Association + Screenprinting & Graphics Imaging Assoc. International. Largest annual imaging technology show in the world. OCT. 10-13, 2004 (annual) - GRAPH EXPO & CONVERTING EXPO Chicago, Illinois USA http://www.gasc.org The largest show of its type in the Americas for graphic design, digital prepress, printing, publishing converting and digital equipment professionals. OCT. 21-23, 2004 (annual) - PHOTOPLUS EXPO Jacob Javits Convention Center New York, New York USA http://www.photoplusexpo.com Geared for both professional and advanced amateur photographers as well as production and prepress professionals, creative directors, art buyers, graphic designers, and stock photography professionals. 24,500 attendees in 2003. ^ back to top 2004 - Festivals, Workshops, Seminars, Classes JANUARY 27-31, 2004 (9th annual) - FOTOfusion Delray Beach, Florida USA http://www.fotofusion.org Put on by the Palm Beach Photographic Centre, this is another of the big multi-function photo festivals complete with portfolio reviews, shooting field trips, seminars and panel discussions, computer lab sessions, community events, exhibitions, parties, etc. Attendance at this five-day event is 5,000+ individuals with 20,000 total event participations (people go to more than one activity). MARCH 12-25, 2004 (biennial) - FOTOFEST Houston, Texas USA http://www.fotofest.org FotoFest is a non-profit month-long photography event with 15 exhibits and 120 other exhibits shown in Houston-area museums, galleries, and art spaces. This is the largest of the U.S. photo festivals and the second largest in world next to Paris Photo. The focus is fine art photography. APRIL, 2004 - SANTA CRUZ DIGITAL ARTS FESTIVAL Santa Cruz, California USA http://www.santacruzdigitalarts.org Various locations around Santa Cruz during the month of April. JULY 3-11, 2004 (annual) - ARLES RENCONTRE Arles, France http://www.rip-arles.org World's most famous fine-art photography festival. JULY 9-11, 2004 (annual) - REVIEW SANTA FE Santa Fe, New Mexico USA http://www.photoprojects.org Review Santa Fe is a three-day conference for photographers who are ready to launch significant projects or series. Review Santa Fe creates opportunities for photographers by offering one-on-one meetings with the highest level of curators, editors, publishers, and alternative market professionals. Review Santa Fe is a juried portfolio review event. July 22-25, 2004 (annual) - Rhubarb-Rhubarb: International Festival of the Image Orange Studio, Birmingham, UK http://www.rhubarb-rhubarb.org Rhubarb-Rhubarb, International Festival of The Image, revolves around an international portfolio review event, seminars, exhibitions and an international print auction. Advocacy, consultancy, representation, sales, networking, and profiling for imagemakers. AUG./SEP. ??? TK, 2004 (annual) - VISA POUR L'IMAGE PERPIGNAN 16th International Festival of Photojournalism Perpignan, France http://www.visapourlimage.com/anglais NOV. 14, 2004 (annual) - VISION Tower Bridge, London UK http://www.incisivemedia.com Hosted by the Brithish Journal of Photography, this annual event for young photographers features workshops, seminars, a portfolio review clinic, and opportunities to try out the latest hardware and software. ^ back to top 2005 - Trade Shows, Conferences, Conventions MARCH 17-19, 2005 (biennial) - GRAPHIC ARTS THE CHARLOTTE SHOW Charlotte Convention Center Charlotte, North Carolina USA http://charlotte.gasc.org Southern regional graphic arts show. SEPTEMBER 9-15, 2005 (quadrennial) - PRINT '05 McCormick Place Complex Chicago, Illinois USA Because of its mammoth size and international presence, PRINT occurs only every four years and will take the place of GRAPH EXPO and CONVERTING EXPO in 2005. 2005 - Festivals, Workshops, Seminars, Classes MARCH 2005 (biennial) - PHOTO AMERICAS Portland, Oregon USA http://www.photoamericas.com Photo Americas is an international celebration of photography held in the Spring of each odd numbered year in Portland, Oregon. Photo Americas includes: Exhibitions-Photography shows, Review Americas (intensive, four-day portfolio reviews), Photo Americas Fine Print Auction (supports the Exhibition Program and Review Americas, ensuring that photography shows are free and open to the public). OCTOBER 2005 (biennial) - BRIGHTON PHOTO BIENNIAL Brighton, UK http://www.bpb.org.uk Launching 23 Oct. 2003 and established by the University of Brighton, Photoworks, and Arts Council England, Southern and South East, The Brighton Photo Biennial is a local initiative with international ambition. ^ back to top Home | About Us | Advertise | Contact Us News & Reviews | How-To's | Resources © 2002-2003 Harald Johnson Communications. All rights reserved.