Monday – June 7, 2021 Meeting
Agenda
7:00 – 7:30 – Informal conversations as people join
7:30 – Meeting kickoff – Chane Cullens
7:35 – NECCC Club Services – Rhonda Cullens
7:50 – Discussion topics
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– – – Send ideas to Chane Cullens
Handouts and meeting recordings will be posted about a week after the meeting.
Keeping Clubs Active is not meeting in July – Have a great summer.
Tuesday – May 4, 2021 Meeting
Agenda
7:00 – 7:30 – Informal conversations as people join
7:30 – Meeting kickoff – Chane Cullens
7:35 – Antoinette Gombeda – NECCC Online Event – July 17, Annual NECCC Rep meeting – July 18
7:45 – NECCC Photo Showcase Favorites Announced
7:55 – NECCC Club Services – Rhonda Cullens
8:05 – Discussion topics
– – – Has your club meeting frequency changed from pre-COVID?
– – – In person club meetings – when?
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Meeting Video – No video available for May 4, 2021.
Monday – April 5, 2021 Meeting
Agenda
7:00 – 7:30 – Informal conversations as people join
7:30 – Meeting kickoff – Chane Cullens
7:35 – NECCC Updates – April 2021 Showcase, July 2021 Special Online Event, July 2022 75th Photo Conference
7:40 – Shiv Verma – NECCC Digital Circuit
7:45 – Antoinette Gombeda – NECCC print competitions and circuits
7:50 – Discussion topics
– – – Photo Café Q&A idea update?
– – – Effective mentoring?
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Meeting Video
Tuesday – March 2, 2021 Meeting
Agenda
7:00 – 7:30 – Informal conversations as people join
7:30 – Meeting kickoff – Chane Cullens
7:35 – Michael & Suz Karchmer – The Place of Phone Cameras in Camera Clubs and in Competition
7:50 – Update on cross-NECCC fun photo challenge – Spring Pandemic Photo Showcase at https://photo.neccc.org
7:55 – Discussion topics
– – – Zoom bombing – When unwanted people ruin your virtual meeting. How to avoid it.
– – – Photo Café Q&A idea – Got questions? Get your questions answered! Meetings will be a ‘give and take’ in a relaxed atmosphere designed to answer any questions you may have regarding photography.
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Meeting Video
Monday – February 1, 2021 Meeting
Agenda
7:00 – 7:30 – informal conversations as people join
7:30 – Meeting kickoff – Chane Cullens
7:35 – Discussion topics – send ideas to Chane Cullens
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Meeting Video
Tuesday – January 12, 2021 Meeting
Agenda
Learn what other clubs are doing
7:00 – 7:30 – informal conversations as people join
7:30 – Meeting kickoff – Chane Cullens
7:35 – Antoinette Gombeda, NECCC President – Dan Charbonnet
7:50 – Discussion topics – Any meeting impacts from vaccines (for example, thinking about vaccines preferred to join in-person meetings)
– Ideas for running joint in-person and remote meetings
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Meeting Video
Tuesday – December 1, 2020 Meeting
Agenda
Learn what other clubs are doing
7:00 – 7:30 – informal conversations as people join
7:30 – Meeting kickoff – Chane Cullens
7:35 – Antoinette Gombeda, NECCC President – COVID & Fall Bulletin
7:50 – Discussion topics – when some people want to attend in-person and others want to stay remote, virtual end-of-year club holiday “parties” plus your other hot topics discussion.
8:40 – Monday, Jan 4th – ideas for the next meeting agenda
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Meeting Video
Monday – November 2, 2020 Meeting
Agenda
Learn what other clubs are doing
7:00 – 7:30 – informal conversations as people join
7:30 – Meeting kickoff – Chane Cullens
7:35 – Antoinette Gombeda, NECCC President – Honors, …
7:45 – Rhonda Cullens, NECCC VP Club Services Packet and Publicity – A few club services that are now free
7:55 – Open discussion on what is working or not working at their clubs
– When are in-person meetings resuming
– Is membership up or down (fees – up, down, not collecting ….)
– Is attendance at competition and programs up or down
– Fundraising opportunities – Liz Champeon, Eastern Maine Camera Club
– What have you tried that is working
– What have you tried that is not helping
– Using phone photography to recruit new members
8:40 – Ideas for the next meeting agenda
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Meeting Video
October 6, 2020 Meeting
Agenda
Learn what other clubs are doing
7:00 – 7:30 – informal conversations as people join
7:30 – Meeting kickoff – Chane Cullens
7:40 – Finding speakers discussion
8:00 – Virtual Exhibit Movie – Scott Hudkins, Oxford Greens
8:20 – Virtual Exhibits – Rhonda Cullens, Flagpole Photographers
8:40 – Q&A plus ideas for the next meeting agenda
Note – we are now alternating the meeting weekday every month. This meeting is the first Tuesday of the month. Next month will be the first Monday of the month. Then, back to the first Tuesday to restarting the Monday – Tuesday alternation.
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September 8, 2020 Meeting
Agenda
Learn what other clubs are doing
7:00 – 7:30 – informal conversations as people join
7:30 – Meeting kickoff – Chane Cullens
7:40 – Running a virtual competition by Frank Zaremba, from Simsbury Camera Club
8:00 – Multiple-club competitions by Gordon Saperia, from Boston Camera Club
8:20 – Running a scavenger hunt by Chane Cullens, from Flagpole Photographers Camera Club
8:40 – Q&A plus ideas for October 6th agenda
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Meeting Video
August 4, 2020 Meeting
Agenda
Learn what other clubs are doing
Decide what is best for your club
Just do it!
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