2021–2022 Competition Deadlines
05/09/2021
The Society maintains a copy of its schedule of competition deadlines as a Google calendas that can be accessed through a wide variety of desktop and mobile calendar apps.
If you have previously followed these instructions you should by now have access to the full list of dates for the 2021–2022 season, if you have not previously had these or the new season has not appeared for you then read on.
Those with access to Google calendar can enter qeh47onms1ecpoch5pkbcb4mdc@group.calendar.google.com to access the deadlines calendar.
Alternatively, if you use a calendar application that supports the ical format you can add the calendar there, e.g. by going to Open Calendar then From Internet in Microsoft Outlook, or in iOS by going to Mail, Contacts, Calendars then Add Account, picking Add Subscribed Calendar from the Calendars options, and supplying the URL https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/qeh47onms1ecpoch5pkbcb4mdc%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics for the deadlines calendar.
2021–2022 Programme
05/09/2021
The Society maintains a copy of its programme as a Google calendar that can be accessed through a wide variety of desktop and mobile calendar apps.
If you have previously followed these instructions you should by now have access to the full list of dates for the 2021–2022 season, if you have not previously had these or the new season has not appeared for you then read on.
Those with access to Google calendar can enter 9aifrvukrbld96r7hugb1r009g@group.calendar.google.com into the Add a friend’s calendar input under the Other calendars section to access the programme calendar.
Alternatively, if you use a calendar application that supports the ical format you can add the calendar there, e.g. by going to Open Calendar then From Internet in Microsoft Outlook, or in iOS by going to Mail, Contacts, Calendars then Add Account, picking Add Subscribed Calendar from the Calendars options, and supplying the URL https://www.google.com/calendar/ical/9aifrvukrbld96r7hugb1r009g%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics.
Photographer of the Year Prints
14/08/2021
Some judges, for the time being, may not be able to physically attend the judging of the Photographer of the Year print classes—whether they know well in advance or not—and shall need the prints delivered to them in advance of the competition date.
We are therefore asking that members complete their online entries by the end of the Sunday (eight days before the competition date) and not by the end of the Monday as usual. Prints themselves shall have to be delivered either to a meeting, or (by arrangement) to the President, no later than the Monday before the competition date.
It would be much appreciated if members could supply a print out of the online submission when delivering their prints.
Online entries for the print evenings of the POY heats has been configured on this basis but shall be updated when the Committee are confident enough to do so.
Resumption of Physical Meetings
14/08/2021
The Society intends to resume physically meetings from September; we are however hoping to be able to allow members who are isolating to join us via Zoom.
Trials shall be completed before the first meeting and further announcements shall be made soon.
Change of Society Rules
19/04/2021
Further to votes at the 2021 AGM of the Society, the following changes have been made to the Society's Constitution and Rules with immediate effect:
1. The term Temporary Membership has been replaced with Visitor and visitors shall neither be allowed to attend Focus Group events, nor undertake active roles at any other of The Society's meetings.
2. Associate Memberships have been dropped; Members may bring guests to ordinary meetings subject to the member paying the guest's fee.
3.Membership shall automatically renew, without the need to reapply, unless a member resigns or defaults on their subscription.
4. The extra two months' latitude on payment of subscriptions for members joining before October 1st has been dropped; circumstances leading up to failure to pay on time shall be considered.
5. Distance voting by email or post shall be allowed for General Meetings.
