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Annual General Meeting Next Monday

 

Would you Consider Helping out on a Committee?

 

Shoot with Me Success Story

 

Next Club Competition – Open Theme

 

Christmas Party on 18 December

 

 See below for the details of these stories and more!

News

Annual General Meeting on 11 December 2023

Our 2023 AGM will be held in the school next Monday 11 December at 8pm. This is your opportunity to hear reports from the committee on this year’s activities and to be involved in some important decisions for the year ahead.

The following is an outline of the AGM agenda:

       1.    Introduction

       2.    Committee Reports

       3.    Members Q&A

       4.    Consideration of Motions received for the AGM

       5.    Elections of Committee Officers for 2024

       6.    Any other business

So please come along and have your say! 

Would You Consider Helping on a Committee?

As has been mentioned at our recent club meetings, some of our committee volunteers have indicated their intention to step down at the end of 2023. It is good to report that we have had a number of members come forward to get involved from next year. There are still a few positions to be filled: we need someone to act as our IPF liaison for 2024. It would also be beneficial if some members would help out with the Outings activities and in support of our Competition Secretary. If you are willing to get involved, please contact any existing committee member as soon as possible.

Shoot With Me Success Story

Over the past two Monday meetings we have been thoroughly entertained by the members of our Shoot With Me teams who have presented their images from their various activities during the Autumn. The Shoot With Me Showcase sessions continue to be amongst the best attended club meetings. Congratulations to one and all! We should also record a special thanks to our team leaders and especially to Pat Divilly who has once again coordinated a very successful programme.

So now it's time to start thinking about our SWM projects for 2024!

Christmas Party – 18 December

Our Christmas Party will be held in the Horse and Hound, Cabinteely, on Monday 18 December – another important date for your calendar.

 

What's On

Here are the next scheduled meetings and events for the Society:

Club Competitions

Next Club Competition

The judging for our next Club Competition has now been scheduled for 26 February. TheTheme will be Open and it will be a projected competition. Full details will be circulated by the Competition Secretary by email in due course.

Member's Photo of the Week

Misty Glendalough - Thilo Rusche

Just a note for new members – if you want any of your pictures considered for the photo of the week, you just have to post them to the OffShoot Flickr group at:

https://www.flickr.com/groups/offshoot_society.

There’s also the latest images published on Flickr that are displayed on the OffShoot home page.

[Note. To join the Offshoot Flickr group, you must first be a Flickr member. Then send the email address used to join Flickr to webadmin@offshoot.ie. You will get an email when you have been added to the group. Please be patient as this is a manual process.]

From the OffShoot Website
Interesting Videos

If you come across one you want to share let us know at newsletter@offshoot.ie.

5 Sneaky Secrets To Jaw-Dropping Wildlife Photography Backgrounds - Steve Perry

How To Photograph Fairy Lights | Making holiday lights fluffy circles in your dog photography - That Tog Spot

IPF Links & Events

Irish Photographic Federation Web Site:

https://irishphoto.ie/

Most recent news and articles posted:

https://irishphoto.ie/news/

Distinction Sittings and Availability:

https://irishphoto.ie/distinctions/assessment-dates/

Accessing Video Recordings of Meetings

You can access the recordings of past Zoom meetings from the OffShoot website.

These videos are available in the Videos section of the Member’s Area at https://www.offshoot.ie/member-area/. You will need to log in to the website to see the content of this section of the site.

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