The 6th NAPƒS meeting of 2017 will be held Thursday, June 1 starting at 7PM.
The meeting location is United Christian Church at 3500 West Parmer Lane, Austin, Tx. 78727 – MAP
Agenda
7:00-7:15PM Meet & Greet, Member Print Exhibition
7:15-7:30PM Open meeting, Member Print Exhibition Q&A
7:30-9:00PM Presentation, Competition
Member Print Exhibition
During the Meet & Greet, Ashley Piel will exhibit a selection of her printed photographs. Once the meeting starts, Ashley will speak for a few minutes about her work and answer questions.
Monthly Competition
Submission Deadline: Midnight, Saturday, May 27, 2017
June’s competition is open themed and will be judged by Josh Baker, professional photographer and founder of of AzulOx Visuals, LLC in Pflugerville, TX and co-founder of AzulOx Workshops.
Submissions are divided into two classes and each club member is free to choose which class to enter. For more info, read this post about classes.
The monthly NAPƒS competition is meant to be fun, inspirational, and educational. The judging and associated critiques are positive, supportive, and a useful learning tool.
A reminder – you must join NAPƒS to take part in 2017 competitions. The cost of membership is only $24 and your annual contribution is used 100% in support of club operations and activities.
Read the rules, then submit your competition images!
Speakers – Natalie R. Lynch and Eleanor Ruffner
Natalie’s and Eleanor’s presentation is titled “A tale of Photographic Copyright Woe – A story of recovery based on true events.”
About Natalie R. Lynch
Natalie R. Lynch began her legal career in Colorado, and she now practices in Austin, Texas. In Colorado, she was a two-term president of the Aurora Bar Association, the first recipient of the Colorado Bar Association’s Future Leaders award and a member of the Bar Association’s Executive Counsel. In Texas, she serves in leadership positions of the State Bar Associations, including the International Bar Section and the state’s Animal Law Section.
Prior to becoming a lawyer, Natalie lived in the United States, Ghana, and Spain. As an attorney, Natalie has helped companies conduct business throughout Asia (particularly Japan and China) and the world. She has also conducted hundreds of workplace discrimination investigations as well as other workplace investigations.
Natalie’s business background enables her to excel at business formation, employment law, workplace discrimination matters, contracts, and employer litigation avoidance. Natalie currently lives in and loves Austin, Texas. Connect with Natalie on LinkedIn.
Education
- South Texas College of Law, JD
- Texas A&M University, BA in International Studies
- Universidad de Granada, Foreign Alumna
Training & Certifications
- Convercent and Gene Ferrero Investigations Training
- FEMA and CERT, certified
- Dispute Mediation Center, trained
- College of the State Bar of Texas, member
About Eleanor Ruffner
Eleanor Ruffner earned her B.A. summa cum laude in English and Philosophy from Ole Miss and graduated from the University of Texas at Austin School of Law with honors in 2004. She has litigated a variety of matters in state and federal court, handling disputes from pre-suit investigation and counseling through exhaustive appeals. Over the course of her career, she has represented and advised individuals, small businesses, and international companies on a broad range of subjects, including commercial and contract disputes, fiduciary obligations, business divorces, securities law violations, intellectual property claims, antitrust regulations, personal injury defense (including toxic tort, premises, and products liability), professional malpractice, and constitutional rights.
Eleanor is a fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation, the Austin Bar Foundation, and the Travis County Women Lawyers’ Foundation. She co-chairs the Austin Bar Association’s CLE committee, serves on the board of the Mother-Attorney Mentoring Association and the Travis County Women Lawyers’ Foundation. She is a member of the Texas Bar College, has authored legal articles on venue and federal administrative policies, and has been selected by her peers as a Texas Rising Star in business litigation for the last three years.
In addition to her private law practice, Eleanor also serves as an adjunct at the University of Texas School of Law. In the Fall Semester, she teaches Intensive Trial Skills and serves as an instructor for the UT Law Advocacy Program’s Fall Litigation Institute. In the spring, she serves as an instructor for the UT Law Advocacy Program’s Spring Trial Academy and teaches Advocacy Outside the Courtroom.
Eleanor and her husband, Tom (also an attorney in Austin), have two young children and one rescue dog, and in her recreational time she practices yoga with more enthusiasm than skill.