Th e R oyal Photo graphic S o ciety 2015 N ational A udio Visual C h am pio nship
AV News 200 - May 2015
The RPS NAVC 2015 will be taking place over the weekend of Friday 4th , Saturday 5th , and Sunday 6th September 2015 .
It will be held in the Ruxton Lecture Theatre , at the Ruxton Technology Centre , on the Beaconside Campus of Staffordshire University in the town of Stafford , ST18 0AD . As part of the University ’ s media technology centre , the raked lecture theatre has a good projector , large screen , and a good quality sound system . Parking is free and is adjacent to the lecture theatre .
Alongside entries from audio visual authors , this year film and video authors will be invited to enter . However , the awarding of Federation points leading to a Federation winner has been discontinued . Another change will be the availability of accommodation . This will not be included in the part of the weekend package , which will only include session bookings and refreshments . Attenders will be able to choose their own accommodation . There are two Premier Inns located adjacent to each other , three and a half miles from the Campus . These are the Stafford North ( Spitfire ) Hotel and the Stafford North ( Hurricane ) Hotel . Additionally , the University has single study bedroom accommodation near the Beaconside Campus , which can be booked directly . Please note , that Premier Inns do not give discount for events such as ours , so look out for their offers .
The Saturday evening meal will be held in the Redhill Brewers Fayre next to the Premier Inn ’ s Stafford North ( Spitfire ) Hotel . Places will be bookable via the organisers in order to provide numbers , but payment will be made direct to the restaurant on the evening . The Jury will consist of :
Graham Sergeant FRPS
Linda Gibbs MPAGB AV-AFIAP ( Chair )
Joan Ryder Rathband FRPS FPSSA DPAGB AFIAP
Should there be a need for preselection due to the number of entries exceeding the time available , we are bringing back the wildcard session which was originally introduced by Colin Balls FRPS and Ron Davies FRPS . This means that if a wild card session is necessary , there will be four entries voted for by the audience during the Friday afternoon session . Each of the main four projections sessions will show one of the selected sequences . Please make a note of the dates in you diary . Further information on Entry , Closing dates and Booking arrangements will be found on the RPS website rps . org / av
Edgar Gibbs FRPS MPAGB AV-AFIAP Chair of the RPS NAVC Organising Committee
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