SDUPS General Meeting Schedule of Agenda

• A social hour from 6:00pm – 7:00pm will proceed the meeting
• Refreshments will be available by 6:30pm
• The Membership Director and other Directors will greet everyone as they enter Sumner Auditorium. Guests and new members will be introduced by a Director rather than by self introduction.
• From 6:45pm – 7:00pm there will be a lights on slide show ”Getting to Know SDUPS Members“ and club activities
• The meeting starts on time at 7:00pm with the usual film slide prelude.
• There will be 5 presentations (mostly by club members) during each monthly meeting (a Travel Log, “My Favorite Photos”, a Video Presentation, a Technical Presentation, and a Digital Slide Show such as ProShow or equivalent. These will all be short presentations.
• There will be a 10 minute break in the middle of the meeting while ballots are counted.
• Questions for Presenters will not be posed at the end of each presentation but instead the Presenters will be available during the break and at adjournment for questions and discussions.
• The competition has been expanded so that digital slides and film slides will compete with each other in Novice, Amateur, and Advanced categories. 
• After the break, the meeting restarts with a digital slide interlude.
• Members are encouraged to bring items for sale to the meeting,
• Members going on photo/dive trips are encouraged to briefly mention dates and locations during the meeting so that others can join the trip.
• One Photo Tip will be given by each of the 3 Photographers-of-the-Year (Novice-Amateur-Advanced) at each meeting..