THURSDAY

27 March 2025

Hilton Garden Inn Arlington/Courthouse

1333 North Courthouse Rd

Arlington, VA 22201

 

3 PM            Hotel check in for travelers

5 PM            Portfolio review and career counseling in hotel lobby

7 PM            Dinner on your own

 

FRIDAY

28 March 2025

Hilton Garden Inn Arlington/Courthouse

1333 North Courthouse Rd

Arlington, VA 22201

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7 AM             Breakfast in hotel lobby

9 AM             Meet in Chambers Room, Hilton Garden Inn

9:30 AM        Chip Maury & Ken Hackman Ice Breaker presentation

11:00 AM      Mark Kettenhoffen presents

12 PM           Lunch on your own

1:30 PM        Bill Gentile presents

3:00 PM        Carol Guzy presents

4:15 PM        Group photo

4:30 PM        Shane McCoy provides competition guidelines

4:40 PM        Competitors are grouped with their mentors and editors

4:45 PM        The Shoot Off theme is pulled by TBD presenter

5 PM             Meet and plan with team editors and the shoot off competition portion begins        

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SATURDAY

29 March 2025

Hilton Garden Inn Arlington/Courthouse

1333 North Courthouse Rd

Arlington, VA 22201

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7 AM             Breakfast in hotel lobby

9 AM             Shooters and editors meet at their discretion,

4 PM             Shoot deadline

5 PM             Story deadline, after story is turned in (3 to 5 images), Return to Chambers Room

6 PM             Dinner on your own

7 PM             Judging begins with Dennis Brack, tbd, tbd

9 PM             Judging ends

9:30 PM        Awards are presented

10 PM           Workshop ends