Happy New Year!
I am excited about 2011 for many reason, one of which is giving our DC PUG a rebirth, however, I need your help to do that. One of my goals this year as PUG leader is to help foster a community that continually works to inspire, teach and give back.
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Our first meeting of 2011 will be a round table discussion. This basically means sharing ideas and thoughts about any triumphs, failures, goals and any concerns for the 2011 wedding/portrait season.
One of the many things I feel that our PUG got away from in 2010 was the very simple, but very valuable meetings where the main focus was talking to one another. Hearing from each one of you about not only our businesses, but what it means to create a life as a working photographer, is always what helped me move forward in my own life and work.
Speakers from other parts of the country are great, but none of them live or work in our market, so the information they generously shared only went so far. We, as DC/NOVA/MD photographers are the only ones who really have a grasp on where our market is headed, so lets learn from one another and head into the new year with a strong support system! To me, this is the best way we can each thrive in our businesses this year.
Where:
We will be meeting at Teaism. The meeting starts at 7:00 for mingling/catching up, 7:30 is when we get down to the nitty gritty.
I will be there at 6pm to have dinner before the meeting starts. If you would like to join me for dinner, please indicate yes or no (for dinner) in your reply in the comments section that you will find at the end of this post.
What To Bring:
Be ready to share a list of your top 2-5 goals for 2011 along with 1-2 lessons learned in 2010 good or bad (and we will be going around the room to share). Lastly, this is your chance to shape the 2011 meetings. I’d like to hear 2-5 topics or meeting ideas that you would like to see implemented in the 2011 DC PUG schedule.
As always, our PUG meetings are open to non-PUG members, so please feel free to add any photographers to this evite that you think may be interested in joining us.
Last but not least, at 7:30 will will be having a little drawing for a $10 Teaism gift certificate. So come with business cards at the ready to throw in the pool for a delicious Teaism treat!
See you all on the 10th.
Sarah
sarah@blinkdc.com
If you would like to be added to the evite list, please let me know. You can also reply via our facebook fan page. Just search for Washington DC PUG.
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