2024 Symposium Schedule of Events

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 16

10 am-4 pm – Registration packet pickup at the InterContinental hotel, Yaupon Room, 7th floor

THURSDAY, OCT. 17

10 am-4 pm – Registration packet pickup at the InterContinental hotel, Yaupon Room, 7th floor

9 am-4 pm – Behind-the-scenes institution tours

11 am-9 pm – Self-guided tour of "A History of Photography" at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

6 pm-7 pm – Cocktail reception, MFAH, Isabel Brown Wilson Boardroom

Complimentary Hotel Shuttle: The InterContinental hotel has a complimentary shuttle on a first-come, first-served basis that serves a two-mile range, which the MFAH falls within. The shuttle hours are from 7 am-9:00 pm daily.

FRIDAY, OCT. 18

9:15 am-9:45 am – Danish & coffee before speaker presentations at the MFAH. Enter the same door as for entering the Symposium (map included in registration packet). Go down to the lower level lobby, right below the Wyatt Theater, where the Symposium will be held.

9:45 am-4:00 pm – Speaker presentations at the MFAH, Wyatt Theater (no food or drinks allowed in theater)

• 10:00 am – Welcome remarks by Malcolm Daniel of the MFAH
• 10:15 am – Jeff Rosenheim, "The New Art: Treasures from the William L. Schaeffer Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art"
• 11:00 am – Grant Romer and Ari Romer, "A Daguerreian Excursion to Mexico City (Nov.-Dec. 2022)"
• 11:30 am – Brian Duggan, "Paris 1863 – The First Photo Illustrated Dog Show Catalog"
• 11:50 am – Members' favorites

12:00-1:30 pm – Group daguerreotype immediately following the morning session and lunch (on your own)

• 1:30 pm – Bob Zeller, "The Tumultuous Career of George S. Cook"
• 2:15 pm – Kate Shannon, "Rinhart Collection: 'When This You See, Remember Me'"
• 2:35 pm – Break
• 2:45 pm – Robert Caldwell, "Cars in Tintypes"
• 3:05 pm – Neil MacDonald, "Daguerreotypes and Portraits of 'Kit' Carson"
• 3:25 pm – "The Future of Collecting - A Panel Discussion" with Malcolm Daniel, Mike Medhurst, Len Walle, Bob Zeller, and Ron Coddington (moderator)

4:00 pm – Business meeting, MFAH, Wyatt Theater

4:30 pm – Close (or soon after)

7:00 pm-10 pm – Modern daguerreotypes show and discussion at the InterContinental hotel, Yaupon Room, 7th floor. Artists expected to attend include Jerry Spagnoli, Ken Nelson, John Hurlock, Grant Romer, HengLi Ge, Allen Phillips, Casey Waters, Francesco Fragomeni, Marc Gomme, Anton Orlov, Anja Brown, and Dr. Mike Robinson

SATURDAY, OCT. 19

9 am-4 pm – Photo Fair (opens to registrants at 9 am, 10 am for the public)

6:00-7:00 pm – Cocktail Reception, InterContinental hotel, Live Oak Ballroom, 7th floor 

7:00 pm – Banquet, InterContinental hotel, Live Oak Ballroom, 7th floor 

8:00 pm (approx.) – Silent & Live Auctions, InterContinental hotel, Live Oak Ballroom, 7th floor