I like Fully Booked High Street because it meets our requirement for a venue, but now with the exception that it is too small for DPP

This is the venue criteria that we need for the next DPP event

1. Convenient Location
2. Can properly seat at least 100 people per room
3. Have several rooms so we can conduct several classes simultaneously
4. Has enough space to do a live shoot outdoor
5. Has space to allow camera companies to offer their services
6. Has good airconditioning
7. Has a lounge so DPP members can hang out
8. Can serve affordable food
9. Will not break the bank so we can keep DPP Events FREE

Not easy to find. That's why we like Fully Booked. But guess what? It just hit me while having late breakfast this morning with Pilar. In fact, Pilar was the one who told me about it, and the venue had been under my nose for the longest time and I wonder why I just didn't see it!

I'm not saying at this moment that I can get this venue, however, I think my chances are good. I will set up a meeting with them next week, and convince them to host our DPP Holiday Event 2010. And when they say yes (fingers crossed), DPP will put together the

MOST KICK ASS PHOTOGRAPHY EVENT THIS COUNTRY HAS SEEN

My lips are sealed for now. Don't take any guesses of the venue on this thread. Let me close the deal first and then I'll make a huge announcement.

We had such a great experience on our 4th Anniversary that we want to put on another show.

Stay tuned!

wow, looking forward to this venue! hope you can have them say "Yes" Nick, I know you can do it! I was finally able to meet the ma yesterday! very nice guy indeed! thanks for the warm welcome and Congratulations for an awesome and successful event!

DPP rocks!

Hmmm...let me guess....

I give up! Haha! Will wait for your update Nick!

We're all looking forward to that sir Nick. More power to DPP! :)

Cheers!

What a "blind item" post Nick :D :D

Now you'll have the guys salivating for 12 months! :)

As early as now, I'm already looking forward to the DPP Holiday Event! First time to join a DPP event yesterday and the experience was awesome. Although I wasn't able to secure stubs for the seminars, I'm happy to be able to join seminars held at the fourth floor (and was also fortunate to join Pilar's impromptu seminar) as well as the live judging. Good luck and thanks Nick! :) More power to DPP!

Keeping my fingers crossed for you Nick... Hope they'll give you the nod of approval... :D

hope your request pushes through... this is the first time attending such an activity... looking forward to the DPP Holiday Event...

more power to DDP...

What a "blind item" post Nick :D :D

Now you'll have the guys salivating for 12 months! :)


Not for 12 months....but for 5 months I guess. Yesterday, I overheard Nick talking about a similar DPP event in December! :Grin:

And he mentioned, "DPP Holiday Event 2010" in his post.

whoa! two cool events from dpp in one year. awesome!

I think you really nailed the list for requirements for the next location.

You sir, have my undying, undivided attention until further notice :)

Good luck and can't wait for the year-end DPP event.

ps. I think if we could all get seats to seminars and more "space", dpp members will be willing to pay a fee to get tickets to the event .. plus raffle!

Not for 12 months....but for 5 months I guess. Yesterday, I overheard Nick talking about a similar DPP event in December! :Grin:

And he mentioned, "DPP Holiday Event 2010" in his post.

Last year DPP also had two events, 1) DPP Unleashed 2009 last July and 2) DPP Loaded last November. :)

whoa! two cool events from dpp in one year. awesome!

Yes Andy, November last year was when I had my first DPP Event experience -- 24 Hours at the Rock. Live judging, flowing booze, lots of fancy giveaways and free seminars!

It was also where I got to meet Nick and Ms. Pilar (signed up for the rooftop shoot) and got to hobnob with photography greats such as Aly Reyes and Raul Echivarre, and where I discovered that Nino Carandang is from the south like me :)

Hope to be in the holiday event this year too :) Fabulous DPP!!!

ok, i obviously was out of the loop last quarter of 2009 since i was clueless of the november event. :D

Thanks for the effort guys. It is appreciated.

Maybe it's Araneta Coliseum eh?! LOL I love spreading rumors hahaha

SMX Convention Center would be a better bet...I guess? They got very low rates - if you book very well in advance.:)

ALSO, any of the colleges of the sprawling University of the Philippines campus in Diliman is a very viable option given your criteria, Nick.

First of all, yesterday's event was wonderful, Nick! Lastly, will be looking forward for DPP's holiday event!

Well done!

Cheers!

More power to DPP! :)

1 esplanade!?!?!?! that'll be nice!!! :) or probably SMX!!!!!! woohoooo!!!! :)

good luck nick!! :)

S' Nick said don't guess, let's just hope for the best and keep it that way.. (baka mausog) :Grin: You've got my heart pounded there S' Nick, really exciting.. :D
Sure this will be a hit and the biggest in history of DPP.. Im guessing, it may even be the biggest in the world for the most number of photographers assembled.. So, might as well contact Guiness if this push-through.. :Grin:
By the way congrats on DPP's 4th Anniv and all the luck on this project! :)

Congrats DPP for a superb anniverv yesterday!!

Oh wait, I smell One Esplanade..

:Evil:

will definitely wait for that announcement sir Nick.. and probably..prepared as well. Congrats again sir Nick and my hats off to DPP!
Mabuhay DPP!

My lips are sealed for now. Don't take any guesses of the venue on this thread. Let me close the deal first and then I'll make a huge announcement.



Sir Nick said no guesses, keep it to your self first, or it may be spoiled...:Grin: and we dont want that to happen...:Grin:

Congrats DPP for a superb anniverv yesterday!!

Oh wait, I smell One Esplanade..

:Evil:

One Esplanade does not have any "break-up" rooms for seminars/lectures.:(

As what the others said, SMX would be the best area - plenty of parking, dining, and accessible to many commuters

^ True, the One Esplanade building does not have any "break-up" rooms...

...but from a previous corporate event which was set there, tents (those big white ones) can be setup beside the building - good enough to handle some 100 seated people. I remember 6 tents temporarily hoisted at that area.

Cheers!

Wow... this is another massive event for DPP... Thank you for all the efforts Sir Nick and for keeping us in one stable roof... More power and to all the supporters of DPP...

keeping my fingers crossed, so that the great DPP plan will materialize....:)

funny how people cannot help guessing....i guess, the excitement virus is contageous! :)

Well I don't mind the amusing guesses cause its fun. My place is not so far from High Street. Maybe five to ten minutes max. He He. Lips sealed for now, going to close the deal first.

Thanks for all your support guys.

NBC tent. :D

Well I don't mind the amusing guesses cause its fun. My place is not so far from High Street. Maybe five to ten minutes max. He He. Lips sealed for now, going to close the deal first.

Thanks for all your support guys.

I think I know what that Venue is Nick with that last clue :D

*darnit, Andy beat me to it!

Do you think the TENT has breakout rooms? How about a nice place to shoot right outside it? And do you think we can still keep it a free event if we get the Tent?

hi nick, can we get the services of the big camera companies in the metro to sponsor the venue for us.... in return they could showcase their products which is definitely (i believe) a big come-on for us shutterbugs... a good place could be the rooms at the mega trade hall in mega mall... it is quite central to most folks living in metro manila...

another thing, a stupid suggestion--- can dpp, through you and pilar, finally come up with a photographer's day? it is a stupid suggestion really but if there is a mother or father's day, why can't we have a photographers's day that will be celebrated by all shutterbugs... the dpp could possibly coordinate with other groups/foundations/associations which are into the hobby... whatever it be called, as long as it's about the hobby, fine with me....

again, forgive my stupid suggestion... hehehe

No such thing as a stupid suggestion here in DPP. Hopefully if our get togethers really become huge, it may eventually evolve to be "Photographers Day"

I think I know what that Venue is Nick with that last clue :D

*darnit, Andy beat me to it!

it was the 1st spot that popped into my mind.:D


Do you think the TENT has breakout rooms? How about a nice place to shoot right outside it? And do you think we can still keep it a free event if we get the Tent?

there's also arts in the city nearby, but i doubt it can hold our numbers. though i recall it having rooms and a nice spot to shoot right outside...based from the manila symphony orchestra shoot that i did there with bambit and a few other D60 KREW members early this year.

No such thing as a stupid suggestion here in DPP. Hopefully if our get togethers really become huge, it may eventually evolve to be "Photographers Day"

same thoughts on the suggestion.:D

as for suggestions and questions being stupid...they're only the ones you didn't ask or suggest.:)

i'm thinking manila golf club. didn't DPP hold one of its past events there? i think that was even the first one i joined.

and i do think that they have smaller function rooms that may be able to accommodate (gasp!) over 1,800 attendees - if distributed around the different classes, of course. plus, since it's a golf club, there'll be tons of space for outdoor shoots! watch out for flying golf balls!

nbc tent was also my first guess, but it's not necessarily "5 to 10 minutes away" from highs street - it's closer than that:Grin:

from fully booked...nbc tent is 5-10 minutes walk away. :D

Blue Leaf Pavillon is like 10 minutes away hahaha.

Actually, I was thinking this morning that it would be Greenbelt 3. and for some strange reason, Ayala allows us to use the theaters for the workshops/seminars (easily seats hundreds, great aircon). Now, thats a silly idea. Hahaha.

from fully booked...nbc tent is 5-10 minutes walk away. :D
good point!:Grin:

sir nick never did say what mode of transportation to get to the new place. hmm

This is going to be a blast!

New venue. Whoohoo! :)

there's the STI Center of Arts school beside market, market and serendra. that should solve the classroom issues!

Do you think the TENT has breakout rooms? How about a nice place to shoot right outside it? And do you think we can still keep it a free event if we get the Tent?


No rooms Sir Nick, but then again if it was like the one we did in the holiday party where the lecturer was on front with audio, I guess they can teach the class like that... people would just as a whole would listen to those they would like to participate... 8 masters for I guess 8 hours would do right? :Grin:

NBC tent is ok. We've been holding some of our company events there for the past 2 years.

Can we volunteer as event co-managers or coordinators? Even if we get a big hotel as venue, there is still a way for it to be free to members through sponsorships and other means that are less intrusive to the creative freedom that we would like to preserve here. If we have the numbers, several companies would be wanting to come in as sponsor. Also, the guidance that "it should be free" can be challenged in favor of a more comfortable, more organized, more structured staging of the event. Most people certainly won't mind paying a hundred bucks in favor of those things. I respect it's still your business at the end of the day, just don't miss the opportunity to tap professionals with a lot of talent that can help more actively next time. A lot of our members have experience staging events twice the size of the DPP anniv. I have personally been involved in putting together international conferences on a different magnitude in terms of invites and attendance. DPP is now the biggest, perhaps most formidable photography organization in the country. Is the leadership capability scaling to its growth and increasing prominence, and are you now more comfortable to manage it as a thoroughly professional organization? Your response to this can spell the difference between sustained success and a temporary one. This is especially important a question to answer because DDP will soon turn five years old, hence can no longer be considered a start-up company.

I am from Marikina City and i have 2 fellows came from northern part of metro manila, managed to attend the Anniv at FullyBooked-BHS. if you want a large space for the event, you can try Ayala TechnoHub along UP Diliman Commonwealth. There's a place for lectures and workshops.

hehehe I retract my earlier gues. Just realized another venue close to Serendra that I believe is being used for events as well. It's quite similar to Blue Leaf, but way closer to Bonifacio High Street