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Cape Camera September 2023

CTPS members
at congress:
(from left)
Trudi du Toit,
Walter Bern-
dorfler, Karin
Butow, Dieter
Butow, Karin
Berndorfler,
Evelyn Gibson
and Nicol du
Toit. Absent is
Francois Roux
and Theo
Potgieter,
who attended
part of the
congress.

PSSA Congress 2023 Drakensville
Enjoying a jolly and scenic get-together

Text and photos: Trudi du Toit

Getting together and enjoying each other’s company is part and parcel of what
PSSA is all about, and that is why the highlight of the year is the annual congress,

outgoing President Jill Sneesby said at the AGM, held during congress.

Camaraderie personified this congress, where a good were also covered in detail by Jill in her presentation.
time was had by all, enjoying the socialising (sometimes Some pertinent points raised and answered were:
late at night), photographic shoots and workshops, Q: Can Impala results be issued sooner?
speakers and abundant food. Delegates lived up to
the Springbok motto Stronger together as they became A: Simon Fletcher and his team try and get the audited
Impala results out as soon as possible, but it is a big task
friends with other members of their national club who with 165 000 entries in salons over the last 5 years. There
came from across the country. are several factors that contribute to delays, for example:
They also put their governing body under the spotlight • Clubs not keeping to deadlines: There were one or two
at the Members’ Forum, designed to give members salon hosts that took a long time to publish their re-
(clubs or individual) the opportunity to ask penetrating sults, and this created several problems, sometimes re-
questions and make suggestions. quiring the team to redo the audit because of disquali-

Judging by the questions (some submitted by people fications or reinstatement of previous disqualifications.
who didn’t attend), the two main areas of interest/concern When future salons are allocated, transgressions like
for PSSA members are salons and Honours. These topics missing deadlines will count against the club.

Dieter and Nicol with the unofficial congress ‘Paparazzo’
The organising team showing a selection of the snacks served. Sydney Truter from PE Camera Club.

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