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IPF National Club Championships 2018

April 11, 2018 by Gerry 3 Comments

The Irish Photographic Federation National Club Championships 2018, the IPF AGM and the May distinctions will be held on the weekend of the 19th and 20th May in Mullingar, Co. Westmeath.

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The closing date for entries will be midnight on Monday May  14th. Please note that this is an extension on original closing date.

Entry Form

Entry MUST be completed online via this official entry form.  As part of the entry, you will be prompted to submit the entry fee via PayPal so please make sure you have login and password ready. 

Our judges for the weekend are:

  • Tom Dodd FRPS, FIPF, DPAGB. – www.tomdoddphotography.com
  • Russell Lindsey FPBE, EFIAP, MPAGB – www.russelllindsay.co.uk
  • Bjarne Hyldgaarde Pedersen

The Distinctions will be held in The Arts Centre, Mullingar on Saturday May 19th and the  IPF AGM will be held in Aras an Mhuilinn. 

At the weekend there will be the usual Annual dinner – space has been booked in the Mullingar Park Hotel for dinner on Saturday 19th, for 30 to 40 places.  Cost will be €40.00 per head. this years dinner is a special event to mark the 40th anniversary of the IPF.

To mark the IPF’s 40th anniversary, the dinner on Saturday 19th will be a commemorative dinner at which past presidents and founder members will be guests of honour. Places are limited – please book and pay for your reservation here.

Sheamus O’Donoghue is the Co-ordinator of the even and can be contacted at  manorphoto@eircom.net  or 087 2579947.

Awards Ceremony

The awards ceremony will start at 3.00pm and and there will be high tension as we wait to find out how will win the Sean Casey Memorial trophy.

May Distinctions Sitting

Nervous but exciting, the distinctions sitting will see photographers submit for three levels of assessment: Licenciateship, Associateship and Fellowship. Some of the work represents many years of carefully developed style and mastery, a joy to see. There will be beautiful photographic work on display and you can’t help coming away from a distinctions sitting with fresh ideas about photography and inspiration for your own creative projects. Best of luck to all the entrants preparing their work. The distinctions sitting takes place on Saturday May 19th at Mullingar Arts Centre (just around the corner from the Club Championships venue!). Associateship panels will be adjudicated first, followed by fellowships and concluding with licentiateships.

Accommodation

We have reserved a number of rooms at The Mullingar Park Hotel with a rate of €119 for a double room in the main hotel and €75 for single occupancy per night. They also have a number of 2 bedroom apartments available. The hotel is fully booked so if you would like to claim one of these rooms, please contact the competition coordinator via our website.

Hotels

Annebrook House Hotel – http://www.annebrook.ie/

Greville Arms Hotel – http://www.grevillearmshotel.ie/

Bloomfield House Hotel – http://www.bloomfieldhousehotel.ie/

Bed and Breakfast

Mullingar B&B – http://mullingarbandb.ie/

Railway House – http://www.railwayhouse.ie/

Woodside B&B – http://www.woodsidebedandbreakfast.com/

Marlinstown Court – http://marlinstowncourt.com/           

Dining

For restaurants see Tripadvisor restaurant reviews:

 

Schedule

IPF CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP      Mono Prints – Saturday 19th May:

8.30am to 9.00am:  Mullingar club members put up stands
9.00am to 9.30am:  Clubs put mono prints on stands
9.45am:  Judging begins
1.00pm:  Exhibition open to public
4.00pm:  Put up colour prints

IPF CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP      Colour Prints – Sunday 20th May:  

9.00 – 9.30am put colour prints on stands if not done on Saturday evening.
9.45am:  Judging begins
1.00pm:  Exhibition open to public
2.15pm:  Judges’ comments
3.00pm:  Results – Exhibition closes

DISTINCTIONS – Saturday 19th May:

8.30am to 9.00am:  Distinction set-up
9.00am to 9.30am:  Registration of Distinction panels
9.40am:  Assessors’ briefing
10.00am:  Assessing begins

ANNUAL DINNER – Saturday 19th May:

7.30pm:  Gather in Mullingar Park Hotel
8.00pm:  Dinner

AGM / Lecture: Sunday 20th May  

9.30am:  Tea/coffee
10.00am:  AGM
11.30am:  Lecture by Barbie Lindsey   EFIAP/s, MPAGB, FBPE.EFIAP/s, MPAGB, FBPE

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Comments

  1. Clodagh Tumilty says

    May 4, 2018 at 4:52 pm

    Hi Gerry

    I’m not sure if I’ve the right place but I was wondering if there are any rooms left in the Mullingar Patk Hotel for the night of the 19th. I was looking for a double room if there is one available. No problem at all if not, I can try one of the other places

    Regards

    Clodagh Tumilty 0866000310

  2. Michael Carroll says

    May 5, 2018 at 11:42 am

    When will the entry form be available for the 2018 Club Championships???????????????

  3. Michael Carroll says

    May 12, 2018 at 5:23 pm

    Hi,

    I have completed the entry and paid on behalf of Portlaoise Camera Club for the Club Championships yet in the entry status it still shows as Unpaid.

    Can you please ensure that I receive confirmation that we have a valid entry.

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