ALBUQUERQUE PHOTO FIESTA 2009 - October 7-11, 2009
IAPP (International Association of Panoramic Photographers) and IVRPA (International VR Photography Association)
We invite you to join us at the ALBUQUERQUE PHOTO FIESTA 2009 - October 7-11, 2009
Spend four incredible days at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta highlighted by Panoramic Photography Education Sessions amidst the fall foliage backdrop of the Sandia Mountains, in Albuquerque, New Mexico!
IAPP in cooperation with IVRPA are travelling to one of North America’s premier events, where over 700 hot air balloons will take off in just over an hour and a half! A vista so wide only a panoramic camera can capture it all! So bring your equipment and your imagination to the combined IAPP/IVRPA event like no other. Our mornings and evenings will be spent enjoying the Balloon Fiesta and we will squeeze IAPP/IVRPA Education Sessions in-between!
The program can change but this is what we intend to do
October 7 – Arrival Day – IVRPA members and BoD members meeting in the late afternoon, IAPP/IVRPA Reception in the Evening
October 8 – IAPP/IVRPA Sessions – Morning ‘til 3 pm – Then we travel to our VIP Hospitality Tent at the Fiesta’s Gondola Club for a Buffet Dinner and our first chance to photograph the balloons at night!
October 9 – Balloon Fiesta Morning and Evening if you like – IAPP/IVRPA Sessions Mid-day Evening – Swap Meet and Chat Fest
October 10 – Balloon Fiesta in the morning, then off to ride the Sandia Peak Tram to the mountain-top for Fall Foliage Photos and Lunch! Optional Balloon Fiesta in the evening!
October 11 – Last chance for Balloon Fiesta in the morning and departure day. You might return home or travel to some of New Mexico’s amazing scenery of White Sands, Bandelier Park, Taos or Santa Fe... it’s up to you!
IVRPA/IAPP VIP REGISTRATION PACKAGE includes VIP Hospitality Ticket to the famous Gondola Club, 2 tickets to the Balloon Fiesta, Sandia Tram Ride and Lunch, goodie bag and IAPP/IVRPA Educational Sessions!
INCREDIBLE HOTEL RATE OF ONLY $70.00 per room! That’s right, book early and receive our IAPP/IVRPA group rate of only $70.00 per room. Half of the hotels in Albuquerque are already sold out during this time frame, but we managed to negotiate this money saving deal! Once our room block is sold out, you will have to find space at another hotel, so please book early! Check out www.plazainnabq.com then call them toll-free at 1-888-683-8119 and ask them to book you with the IAPP/IVRPA Group October 7-11, 2009!
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To be a speaker or sponsor contact Jan van der Woning at jan@jan-van-der-woning.nl
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Re: ALBUQUERQUE PHOTO FIESTA 2009 - October 7-11, 2009
Submitted by patrickcheatham on Thu, 2009-06-04 15:31.Got my tickets -- see everyone there!
Patrick Cheatham
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CheathamLane
PanoSalado
Berkeley, California
Re: ALBUQUERQUE PHOTO FIESTA 2009 - October 7-11, 2009
Submitted by Bill Bailey on Fri, 2009-07-10 15:47.Bill Bailey and Rob van Gils of Nodal Ninja will be attending. Let's all try not to pop anyone else's balloon :-)
We'll bring along a couple extra pano heads in the off chance someone would like to buy one - 10% discount to those buying "during" the event. Reserve a head sooner than later bill[at]nodalninja[dot]com - we can only bring a limited number of units.
And we'll also have a 4WD SUV with room for a couple extra that might like to venture off the beaten path - not asking to pitch in petrol but any assist is welcomed.
Looking forward to meeting everyone.
cya there
Bill & Rob
Re: ALBUQUERQUE PHOTO FIESTA 2009 - October 7-11, 2009
Submitted by Doug Aurand on Sun, 2009-07-12 17:27.You can get a preview of Albuquerque on my site www.VirtualAlbuquerque.com
There is some really old video clips of the Balloon Fiesta, a video Ride Up the Tram with 360° images at the bottom and the top, also an old 360° virtual tour of High Finance Restaurant (it should be updated in about a month)
Don't forget to visit Old Town Plaza (really and virtually)
My favorite restaurant is the Range Cafe in Bernalillo, about 15 miles north of Albuquerque, but they also have 2 restaurants in Albuquerque. The Blue Corn Chicken Enchiladas with Red Chili are my personal addiction ;)
Also the Nob Hill District on Old Route 66/Central Avenue is a great place to walk around and eat. Scalo Northern Italian Grill (good Italian food) is in the 1930s shopping center that give the area its name. There's a tour on www.VirtualAlbuquerque.com too
Douglas Aurand
Albuquerque, NM
Re: ABQ PHOTO FIESTA 2009 - Who's Going?
Submitted by Tom Lassiter on Thu, 2009-07-16 20:12.Just curious who else (besides Patrick and me) has committed to go. There's apparently no shuttle servcie and having a car is the best plan. I'm interested in possibly sharing a car rental if anyone's interested.
Contact me direct: tom (at) lassiter.com
Re: ABQ PHOTO FIESTA 2009 - Who's Going?
Submitted by Willy Kaemena on Fri, 2009-07-17 11:08.Hi Tom
I am going too !!
There is a shuttle service from Downtown ABQ for the fiesta. BTW I am impressed by the existence of a quite decent public transport in ABQ for a price of almost nothing. I will post some links here later. The parking fee at the Fiesta is quite hefty. Car sharing would be an option. To make the journey to ABQ more enjoyable for me, I will fly only to ORD (Chicago) From there I am taking the South West Chief Amtrak Superliner first class sleeper to ABQ on Oct 5th at 3:15 PM. As the sleeper fee is always for two persons ( full a la carte food included) I would have still one place available in the sleeper ! The cost for the second person is only the plain Amtrak fare for a coach ticket of 119 US$ ( Tax and fees included and no safety lines, no shoe removal and yes you can carry toothpaste in your hand luggage,,..) Who doesn't know how nice a long distance train ride can be, have a look here on my website http://homepage.mac.com/wkaemena/FSPanos/Menu418.html
Re: ABQ Local Transport
Submitted by Willy Kaemena on Fri, 2009-07-17 21:04.here the website of the public transport in ABQ
http://www.cabq.gov/transit/
here all lines http://www.cabq.gov/transit/destinations and the efforts of ABQ for a better and cleaner transport http://www.cabq.gov/albuquerquegreen/green-goals/transportation-options/...
here is the trip Planner http://www.cabq.gov/transit/trip-planning or the direct link to the trip planner is http://198.182.159.84/
The central hub of all bus and train lines is not far from our Hotel and is called "Alvarado Transportation Center" and there is also a frequent service from the ABQ Airport to this downtown hub.
An interactive map with all bus stops you can get here: http://vistagrande.cabq.gov/website/newgen/viewer.htm?ActiveLayer=22&Lay...
the name of the nearest bus stop to the Hotel is : LOMAS BLVD NE @ MEDICAL ARTS AV NE, ALBUQUERQUE
the Transportation Hub full name is ALVARADO TRANSPORTATION CENTER, 1ST ST SW, ALBUQUERQUE, 87102 You can enter even parts of the name in the search mask. The bus ride will take 8 min from the downtown transportation hub to the Plaza Inn ABQ Hotel
Please note you may now purchase a 1 Day Pass while
boarding the bus for $2.00. The 1 Day Pass is valid
for unlimited rides, for any route, except for special
events, and is valid until midnight of the day of
purchase.
A convenient way to get the the fiesta area is to use the Rail Runner Express Trains from downtown ABQ ( Alvarado Transportation Center) to Los Ranchos/ Journal Center Station where a shuttle to the Fiesta Area is provided and included in the transport fee. http://www.balloonfiesta.com/content/fiesta-express-park-ride. The fast train trip takes only 12 min. http://www.nmrailrunner.com/
And last but not least... do you want to go to the Grand Canyon after the Balloon Fiesta? Did you know that you can do that very conveniently without car?
Take the Southwest Chief Superliner Amtrak train at 4:45 pm from ABQ to Williams Junction ( arrival 9:33pm) stay overnight at the beautiful hotel directly at Williams Station http://www.thetrain.com/grand-canyon-railway-hotel-williams-az-5686.html In the morning take one of the historic trains http://www.thetrain.com/ directly to the Grand Canyon visitor park. Late afternoon take the train back to Williams http://vimeo.com/3017493?hd=1 , have a nice Dinner in Williams at Route 66 and board the Southwest Chief at Williams Junction at 9:33pm in order to reach Los Angeles next morning. http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Amtrak/HomePage
Which reminds me to tell you that open yaw flights are not more expensive than point to point flights ! you could book easily for example Frankfurt-ABQ / LAX-Frankfurt
Re: ABQ PHOTO FIESTA 2009 - Who's Going?
Submitted by Doug Aurand on Fri, 2009-07-17 15:08.There's a Park-n-Ride from 3 or 4 locations around the city.
Its the best way to get to Balloon Park even if you have a car.
It runs on the weekends and some of the weekdays. Also in the evening for the Balloon Glows and Special Shape Glowdeos
Your hotel may provide a ride to the Park-n-Ride locations which are usually the major shopping centers and a big church
Douglas Aurand
Albuquerque, NM
Re: ALBUQUERQUE PHOTO FIESTA 2009 - October 7-11, 2009
Submitted by Phil Warner on Tue, 2009-08-04 16:18.My wife and I will be arriving on the 8th. Is there any information on what will be covered during the IAPP/IVRPA education sessions?
Phil
Re: ALBUQUERQUE PHOTO FIESTA 2009 - October 7-11, 2009
Submitted by Paul Fretheim on Mon, 2009-08-10 01:50.Paul Fretheim/Inyo Pro
See you there guys. I used to spend a good amount of time in Santa Fe when I lived in Seattle before I moved to the desert of Eastern California. It was tempting to stay in Santa Fe at the Plaza Reale, which was my usual abode in NM, but much is to be gained by hanging out at the gathering so I reserved a room at the Fiesta hotel.
See you there!
Paul
Re: ALBUQUERQUE PHOTO FIESTA 2009 - October 7-11, 2009
Submitted by Scotsman on Tue, 2009-09-08 21:55.I am really considering joining everyone on this trip but would like to know a little more about the learning opportunities.
My VR photography is quite sound and I have no real hang-ups about that. Perhaps not as technologically advanced as many I see but of a high enough quality for commercial use. Problem is...I just can't sell it. Can't make people see the point in it and real estate people think it's 'so nineties' and that people just don;t want to be bothered with it and besides - videos on U-Tube are the way to go.
Sorry to be negative and all that - but I've put a lot of money, time and effort into getting into a decent product - only to be turned away (in favor of stills) most of the time.
Would anybody be talking about ways to martket this and uses for it that perhaps I haven't thought of so far?
Thanks,
Hamish Tear.