2009 | Nanjing Special Meeting: Adopting “CPL” and Establishing Quantitative Membership Standards

On September 20, 2009, at a special meeting of the City Photography League presidium in Nanjing, several institutional decisions were recorded. The meeting confirmed that the league would be organized by the Wuzhou Communication Network Center and adopted the English abbreviation “CPL.” It also established quantified standards and requirements for service as a member of the presidium and the executive committee.

The record places these decisions within a broader framework: a “Big Photography” concept and a “photography for all” orientation, applying a “99+1” model of inter-city interaction to strengthen regional cooperation and to jointly build a major photography platform in the East. It further frames social responsibility as a guiding principle and positions large-scale social photography activities across cities as a concrete method for supporting urban development.

Overall, the Nanjing meeting is presented as a milestone in standardization and branding—formalizing naming, rules, and operational thresholds to strengthen organizational order and replicability.