PIEA Sessions
The Photo Imaging Education Association unites the educators who see the extraordinary in the ordinary and inspires its members to be better teachers at any level of education. This three-day conference returns with its focus on curriculums, collections and more.

Friday 30 May 2008

7:00 a.m.
Registration Opens

9:20 a.m.
Morning Tea

9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
General Session
GS1 The Future of Imaging
Sponsored by Fujifilm Australia Pty. Ltd.
Social networks, video sharing, custom manufacturing and virtual merchandise – consumers have embraced imaging in ways never expected. The challenge now is to find business models to support future growth. In this session, digital media author and futurist Mike Walsh will explore the latest trends in consumer behaviour, media, and technology and what they mean for the photo industry.
Speaker: Mike Walsh, Tomorrow
Chairperson: Dave Marshall, Fujifilm Australia Pty. Ltd.

10:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Imaging Technology Show

Join us for two sessions that look into the use of photography in legal matters.

From Crime Scene to Courtroom – Presenting Forensic Evidence Interactively
In the first session, From 1998 electronic interactive presentations have been used by the Queensland Police Service to record major crime scenes and then present this visual evidence in Court. This has been an evolutionary process where changes in technology have opened up many new imaging options including the use of a Spheron automated scanning camera which dramatically speeds up the process of creating a virtual walk- through of crime scenes.

Digital UV Photography and Recording Bite Marks
Changing over from film to digital media to record historical bitemarks has presented problems for photographers from the Qld Police Service. The sourcing of peripheral equipment to successfully capture ultra violet images with Fuji S3 Pro UVIR digital camera has been a challenge in itself. Now, success has been achieved in recovering bitemark detail 2 months after the event with instant results.

Speakers: Wayne Oldham, Queensland Police Service; Ken Leitch, Queensland Police Service
Chair: Vicki Adams

6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Young Achiever Sundowner
Be there for the announcement of the PMA Young Achiever for 2009 and the recognition of these outstanding young people, who are the future of our industry.

7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
PIEA
E2 Evening With an Artist: Tim Page
Leaving England at seventeen to travel across Europe, the Middle East, India and Nepal, Tim Page found himself in Laos at the time of the civil war and became a stringer for UPI (United Press International). From there he moved to Saigon, where he covered the Vietnam War for the next five years for Time Life, Paris Match, and the Associated Press before covering the Arab side of the Six Day War in 1967. Wounded four times, the last time leaving him with severe head injuries and hemiplegic, Tim spent a year in America recovering physically. Tim returned to his homeland and the start of his mental recovery with the publication of his book “NAM.” Tim went on to publish nine books and is the subject of ten documentaries and two feature films. As an award-winning photographer, his photographs are held in collections at the Imperial War Museum, the Smithsonian Institution, The Prince’s Trust, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Freedom Forum, and others.
Speaker: Tim Page
Chairperson: Earle Bridger, Griffith University

Saturday 31 May 2008

7:00 a.m.
Registration Opens

9:20 a.m.
Morning Tea

9:50 a.m. - 11:10 a.m.
E3 Resourcing Photo Education
This session will focus on facilities and resources for Photographic education, including a tour of Southbank TAFE facilities (10am-10.40am). The session will include a round table discussion of comparative support and strategies to maximise resourcing realities (10.40-11.10am at SBIT). The group will then return to the Exhibition Centre breakout room for the pre-lunch session.
Chair: Annette Hoffmann

10:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Imaging Technology Show
Public admitted at 2:00 p.m.

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
PIEA
E4 Speed Session: Great Assignments
Presenters will give a 5-7 minute overview of a single ‘best practice’ photographic assignment and its resulting image/s. These will be collated and distributed to participants and audience.
Speakers: Annette Hoffmann, Victoria Garnons-Williams

1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
PIEA
E5 Exhibition and Competition Opportunities
This session outlines a number of opportunities for Photography students and staff to get their photographic portfolio work out in the wider community. It will be led by the Queensland Centre for Photography and include a look at peripheral marketing and educational material, including publications, on-line resources and programs.
Speakers: Camilla Birklund, Maurice Oretega
Chair: Victoria Garnons-Williams

4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
PIEA
E6 Exhibition Opening and Reception at Queensland Centre for Photography
Join us for a visit to the Queensland Centre for Photography, located at 33 Oxford Street, Bulimba. Participants can take the City Cat from Southbank to Bulimba. The Centre is located a few steps from the ferry terminal.

6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Industry Awards Sundowner
Don’t miss this! The winners of the PICA Golden Tripod Award, PICA Dealer of the Year, and the PICA/Photo & Imaging News Sales Representative of the Year will all be announced. Awards to be presented by the PICA Chairman John Swainston and by Yaffa Publisher Jeremy Light.

Sunday 1 June 2008

8:30 a.m.
Registration Opens

8:30 a.m.
Morning Tea

9:00 a.m. - 9:50 a.m.
PIEA
E7 Ghosts to Gunshots. A Lateral Look at the use of Photographs
This presentation looks at the use and misuse of photography to document facts and phenomena in the area of forensic imaging and curiosities. Examples come from recent cases. Is it digital imaging or just clever technique that makes it easier to produce manipulated/fake images?
Speaker: Gale Spring
Chair: Penny Boyer

10:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Imaging Technology Show
All welcome.

11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
E8 The Chainsaw Filter
If only Photoshop had a chainsaw filter, life would be so much easier. Take a look into how Captain Samuel Sweet's early images of colonial South Australia are being used in a project with RMIT in comparative imaging techniques. Photoshop and other digital techniques are discussed as these historic images are compared to buildings that still exist today.
Speaker: Chris Brine, TAFE SA
Chair: Victoria Garnons-Williams, Queensland University of Technology

11:30 a.m.
E9 PIEA Annual General Meeting

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