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By: chris

chris — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 23:57:59 +0000

John, valid questions. I too have been an on again,off again, CAPIC member. I don’t have the answers, but as a past Toronto CAPIC board member, I do have some insight. I will however keep my opinions out of this discussion. I am not up to the typing challenge needed to convey it here.

When I first joined , CAPIC had a National Awards show and book. The show was well attended and very successful. The effort needed to organize it was immense. 1000′s of volunteer hours/ year, were needed to stage it. Most of the work was done by a couple of dozen members. With too few members stepping up to the plate to relief pitch, the show slowly morphed into something less and eventually died. Although it did resurface last spring for CAPIC’s 30th.

In recent years, the Toronto board have had a number of programs on the go. The monthly Xchange Series, Double Vision and events like the recent Michael Grecco lecture. Is it the kind of programming that interests the general photo/ Illustration community? Are members requesting these types of events? Are they volunteering to help make the events they want, happen?

To paraphrase an old CAPIC buddy of mine…Paid dues, may keep the organization alive, but an active membership brings it to life.

Ok, one opinion. Professional, non-profit organizations are a complex entity. The fact that they function as well as they do, has always amazed me.

By: John Hryniuk

John Hryniuk — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:36:15 +0000

Thanks Chris… but I mean are there any other benefits? Is there a yearly photo contest that gives you exposure to art buyers and the industry etc ? Can you explain anything else? I did consider joining but didn’t see a reason. Im not trying to be rude.. Im honestly just curious. I was a member a long time ago but don’t remember much going on in terms of that. It seemed to be focused on copyright and very political… thats all good but I think I would want more out of it to join.

By: aaron mckenzie fraser

aaron mckenzie fraser — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:22:52 +0000

John, another great benefit of joining CAPIC is being part of their web portal…I’ve gained a number of really great clients from being “found” on there.

By: chris

chris — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:54:26 +0000

John, there is a partial anwser to the benifits of joining CAPIC, in one of your posts. To quote you , “Thats what this business is all about networking and getting to know these people”. Networking with peers, can be as important an asset in growing and maintaining a healthy business.

By: John Hryniuk

John Hryniuk — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:19:45 +0000

Can someone explain to me the benefits of joining CAPIC ?

Thanks Leslie and Pamela for the helpful links

John

By: Leslie Burns-Dell'Acqua

Leslie Burns-Dell'Acqua — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 02:44:41 +0000

@ 15
Check out ASMP’s copyright tutorial (it’s really easy to register copyrights in the US):

http://www.asmp.org/commerce/legal/copyright/

By: aaron mckenzie fraser

aaron mckenzie fraser — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 13:03:57 +0000

Sorry Peter, got a bit mixed up there!

By: Peter Schafrick

Peter Schafrick — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:09:57 +0000

Aaron – that was my idea!! Sheesh… ;-)

By: myles

myles — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:35:58 +0000

Totally agree that people cannot agree. Look at us!