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The Societies' Photographer of the Year 2012 Winners Announced - 17/01/13

The Societies' 2012 Photographic Trade Awards Winners Announced - 17/01/13

2013 Trade Show Pictures now online - 16/01/13

2013 Masterclasses Pictures now online - 16/01/13


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The Societies' Convention 2014 Tickets

Ticket  Members Prices  NON Members Prices
Trade Show Only FREE* FREE*
Masterclass Full Pass £100 £150
Masterclass Day Pass £50 £75
Full-Day Seminar Monday or Thursday £80 £120
Location Seminars £160 £240
Superclass £80 £120
Business School £100 £150
Thursday Welcome Party £35 £35
Saturday Night Awards Dinner £65 £65
Sunday Legends Evening £30 £30
 

BUNDLE DEALS

Super Big Deal Ticket £495 £594
Big Deal Ticket £395 £494
Package 1 £200 £299
Package 2 £125 £224
Package 3 £135 £234
Package 4 £175 £274

Here at the Societies we try to make your visit to the Convention as valuable as possible.

We have many tickets and here we hope to help you decide which ticket is best for you, so your time at the Convention is as productive as possible
What's included in each ticket?

Tradeshow Only
A Tradeshow Only ticket entitles you entry to our tradeshow; tickets are free as long as pre registered by 31 December 2013 after this times it is £6.00. The Trade Show Dates: 17th -19th January 2014

Super Big Deal Ticket includes all of the following:
Masterclass Full Pass (Friday-Sunday)
Full-Day Seminar on Thursday & Monday
Trade Show Ticket
Business School Ticket
2 Superclass (of your choice) or 1 Location Shoot
Thursday Welcome Party
Saturday Night Awards Dinner
Sunday Legends Evening
Non Members also receive 1 year’s subscription to a Society of your choice.
As a member you will receive a heavily discounted price and an additional saving of £161.00 and as a non member you will save £421.00.

Big Deal Ticket includes all of the following:
Masterclass Full Pass (Friday-Sunday)
Full-Day Seminar on Thursday and Monday
Trade Show Ticket
Full Business School Ticket
Thursday Welcome Party
Saturday Night Awards Dinner
Sunday Legends Evening
Non Members also receive 1 year’s subscription to a Society of your choice. As a member you will receive heavily discounted price and an additional saving of £101.00 and as a non-member you will save £281.00.

Package 1 includes all of the following:
Masterclass Full Pass (Friday-Sunday)
Trade Show Ticket
Full Business School Ticket
One Full Day Seminar on either Thursday or Monday
Non Members also receive 1 year’s subscription to a Society of your choice. As a member you will receive a heavily discounted price and an additional saving of £86.00 and as a non-member you will save £226.00.

Package 2 includes all of the following:
Masterclass Full Pass (Friday-Sunday)
Trade Show Ticket
One Full Day Seminar on either Thursday or Monday
Non Members also receive 1 years subscription to a Society of your choice. As a member you will receive a heavily discounted price and an additional saving of £61.00 and as a non member you will save £151.00.

Package 3 includes all of the following:
Masterclass Full Pass (Friday-Sunday)
Trade Show Ticket
Saturday Night Awards Dinner
Non Members also receive 1 year’s subscription to a Society of your choice. As a member you will receive a heavily discounted price and an additional saving of £36.00 and as a non-member you will save £86.00.

Package 4 includes all of the following:
Masterclass Full Pass (Friday-Sunday)
Trade Show Ticket
Saturday Night Awards Dinner
Sunday Legends Evening
Full day Seminar on Monday
Non Members also receive 1 years subscription to a Society of your choice. As a member you will receive a heavily discounted price and an additional saving of £106.00 and as a non member you will save £196.00.

Masterclass Full Pass
A Masterclass Full Pass entitles you to attend any Masterclass’ throughout the Convention. These classes are NOT pre-bookable and are first come first served.

Masterclass Day Pass
A Masterclass Day Pass entitles you to attend any Masterclass’ throughout one day (Friday or Saturday or Sunday). These classes are NOT pre-bookable and are first come first served. Please check our website for details of Masterclass’ which are available.

Full-Day Seminar on Thursday and Monday
This pass entitles you to a full-day seminar from 10:00-16:00. Throughout the day you will be taught by a true master of photography. Details of these seminars are available on our website and must be pre-booked to ensure your place. Lunch is not included and this seminar is open to all members and non-members.

Welcome Party on Thursday
Come and join for an evening of fun and get to know new friends and old in a causal venue with entertainment and food with a theme.

Saturday Night Awards Dinner
Saturdays Night Awards Dinner ticket entitles you to attend the Awards Dinner on Saturday 18th January 2014.

Sunday Legends Evening
Come and meet some of the legends in our evening this causal evening has your host Phil Jones CEO of the Societies interview three of our legends food included.

Location Seminars
Location Seminar pass entitles you to attend a full-day seminar on location around London. Details are on our website, lunch is included. These seminars are open to all members and non-members and must be pre-booked to ensure your place.

Superclass
Superclass pass entitles you to a four-hour session with a master of photography. These seminars are open to all members and non-members. Superclasses must be pre booked to ensure your place.

Business School
Business School pass entitles you to attend the business school where you will be taught throughout the day by several of the industries top names. These seminars are aimed at improving the business side of your photography. These seminars are open to all members and non-members and must be pre booked to ensure your place (Please note: You do not need to book on to individual session). Meals are not included in these seminars.

Payment Plans
We do have payment plans available. Please phone 01745 356935 for more details.
* Trade Show Only tickets are free as long as pre registered by 31 December 2013 after this time it is £6.00.

 

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All bookings are final. We reserve the right to change speakers and exhibitors without notice.

All bookings are final. We reserve the right to change speakers and exhibitors without notice.

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