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Ideas for keeping camera clubs active during COVID-19 social distancing

August 5, 2020 by Club Services

Tuesday – March 2, 2021 Meeting

Agenda


7:00 – 7:30 – Informal conversations as people join
7:30 – Meeting kickoff – Chane Cullens
7:35 – Michael Karchmer – Overcoming issues when iPhone photos are entered into club and NECCC competitions
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.
– – – Send more ideas to Chane Cullens

Handouts and meeting recordings will be posted about a week after the meeting.

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

Handouts

2021-02-01 Keeping Clubs Active DiscussionsDownload

Meeting Slides

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

Handouts

2021-01-12 Keeping Clubs Active DiscussionsDownload

Meeting Slides

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

Handouts

2020-12-01 Keeping Clubs Active DiscussionsDownload

Meeting Slides

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

Handouts

NECCC-Keeping-Clubs-Active-2020-11-02Download

Meeting Slides

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.

Handouts

2020-10-06 Ideas For Finding SpeakersDownload

These lists are from NECCC Club Services

  • List of NECCC Clubs with URLs
  • List of Speakers
2020-10-06 Oxford Greens ExbibitDownload
  • Oxford Greens Exhibition
2002-10-06 Flagpole Photographers ExhibitsDownload
  • Flagpole Photographers Virtual Exhibit

Meeting Slides

Meeting Video

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

Handouts

September 8, 2020 Presentation (Adobe PDF)Download
September 8, 2020 Presentation (Microsoft PowerPoint)Download

Meeting Slides

Meeting Video

August 4, 2020 Meeting

Agenda

Learn what other clubs are doing
Decide what is best for your club
Just do it!

Handouts

August 4, 2020 Presentation (Adobe PDF)Download
August 4, 2020 Presentation (Microsoft PowerPoint)Download
August 4, 2020 Meeting Chat Window (Adobe PDF)Download
Club Activities During Pandemic – Part 1 (Adobe PDF)Download
Club Activities During Pandemic – Part 2 (Adobe PDF)Download

Meeting Slides

Meeting Video

Thanks to everyone for their ideas,
Chane Cullens, MNEC, NECCC VP

Filed Under: Club Services

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