RMOWP Conference 2018 — Alamosa, Colorado
Saturday – Thursday, September 22 – 27
Meetings & Group Meals at Adams State University, room 309 in the SUB (Student Union Building), except as noted. (Updated 4 September 2018)
Saturday, September 22
8:00am Carpool from Super 8 for Pre-Conference Wild Horse Photography Field Trip ($$ including lunch; filled)
Sunday, September 23
8:00am Carpool from Super 8 for Pre-Conference Wild Horse Photography Field Trip ($$ including lunch; filled)
6:00pm Registration, Opening Reception, Happy Hour and Light Buffet – Colorado Welcome Center, 610 State Ave. (the old train station), Alamosa (included in registration fee for registrants & guests)
Monday, September 24
7:30am Carpool from Super 8 to Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve (35 mi.)
8:15am Meet at the Dunes Parking Area near the Drop-Off Point
8:30am Guided walk in dunes with ranger & park photographer Patrick Myers
12:00pm Lunch at Great Sand Dunes Group picnic Area, next to the Dunes Parking Area (included in registration fee)
1:30pm Explore national park and surrounding areas, including nearby Zapata Falls, on your own
5:30pm Dinner in the Dunes – BBQ ($$); if inclement weather in Rm 309 at ASU
6:30pm Dunes sunset (6:57pm) and Dunes by moonlight (full moon 8:54pm) photography on your own
Tuesday, September 25
7:30am Carpool from Super 8 to Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center (8 mi.; rough entry road)
8:00am Guided walk & driving tour with refuge manager Suzanne Beauchaine
12:00pm Lunch (soup & salad buffet, $$)
12:45pm Presentation of Photo & Video Contest Submissions
1:45pm Break
2:00pm A Cetain Slant of Light: The Poetruy of the Postcard, a Writing Workshop with Peter Anderson, Outdoor Writing Specialist at Adams State University
3:00pm Break
3:15pm Board of Directors Meeting (open to all members)
5:30pm General Membership Meeting
6:00pm Dinner (Italian Buffet, $$)
7:00pm Showcase of Selected Members Photography with Jack Olson & friends
8:00pm Photo Critique with Fred Lord & Dan Bernskoetter
Wednesday, September 26
6:15am Sunrise Photo Shoot with Fred Lord (sunrise 6:53am)
8:30am Anne Sullivan Writers Forum with Kenita Gibbins & Virginia Staat
10:30am Visual Fluency: Empower your Images with the Language of Graphics, a Photography Workshop with Bill Horton
12:00pm Lunch (Soup & Deli Buffet, $$)
12:45pm Outdoor Survival for Photographers & Writers with Peter Kummerfeldt
1:45pm Break
2:00-5:00pm Auction
6:30-9:30pm Banquet (Apricot Glazed Roasted Turkey & Braised Beef Sicilian, $$) and Awards Ceremony
Thursday, September 27
7:30am Post-Conference excursion on Cumbres and Toltec Narrow Gauge Steam Train – Carpool to Antonito train station ($$, includes lunch)