ShootFest 001: The Wedding will be held at the Integricity office.

The address is:
Integricity Corporation
Second Floor, Suite S6-S7,
Centrepoint Bandar Utama,
Bandar Utama, 47800 Petaling Jaya

Find out what the sessions are for ShootFest 001. Volunteer yourself to speak and contribute your time too.

Date: 19th April 2009, 8.30pm
Happening fellas present at Coffee Bean, Jaya33: Alex Lam, Grace Tan, Jon Low, Mark Leo, Zach Chin

1. Much as Jon Low really wants LoveFest (for his own personal reasons), we decided to call it ShootFest.
2. Different ShootFests could be themed differently, but the first one ever will be called ShootFest 001: The Wedding, and it will be primarily for photographers and videographers in the wedding industry.
3. The date was originally set for the 13th and 14th of June, but it clashes with the Treasures of the Rainforest conference. We decided to have it on the 6th and 7th of June instead.
4. Mark volunteered to help with the promotions part of the unconference (and clean-up committee), while Jon volunteered to do up the WordPress blog theme. Alex will register the domain, and install WP. Kee Sitt will be in charge of liaising with the videographers. Zach was volunteered to oversee the schedules and speakers.
5. Grace will speak to Weng Yap about printing T-shirts.
6. We agreed that more heads and hands are needed for the committee. Everyone is to source for more help.
7. The whole unconference will also be a green one, meaning no paper/plastic cups etc.

Here’s a crappy photo taken by the security guard at Jaya33 that documents our first-ever meeting for ShootFest! (errr, iPhones don’t take overly happening photos!)

From left: Mark Leo (@markleo82), Grace Tan (@ShootDiva), Alex Lam (@TheBackpackr), Zach Chin (@zachchin), Jon Low (@jonlow)

What on earth is an unconference? And what’s this ShootFest about?

These are most likely the first 2 questions on your mind. An unconference is an informal gathering of likeminded people with a common interest. It’s a participant-driven conference, meaning everyone must participate in some way or another. We encourage everyone to present a topic or engage in a discussion during the 2-day sessions.

Each ShootFest is a media unconference primarily for photographers and videographers. This first one that is organised is themed The Wedding and is meant for professionals, freelancers and anyone interested in wedding photography and videography.

The benefits of ShootFests are knowledge-sharing, networking and raising the bar for the industry. If you feel you don’t want to share any of your kung-fu, then the unconference is probably not for you. We want to breed improvement for everyone, and need you to share your thoughts too.

When, Where, What???

Date: 6th & 7th June 2009 (Saturday & Sunday). We start at 10am. Register at 9am on Saturday.

Venue: Integricity office, Centrepoint Bandar Utama

Dress code: Casual. Do bring a jacket or scarf if you’re prone to get cold in air-conditioned spaces

Fees: RM50. And you’ll get a limited edition, never-printed-before T-shirt!

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