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Performing Arts Managers Conference
Phoenix, AZ • February 16 – 19, 2008
Title Sponsors:
Irwin Seating Company
Wenger Corporation
Saturday,
February 16 |
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Orpheum Theatre
Rehearsal Room |
B:
Interpretations of Reality:
Managing the Media
Speakers: Steven A. Adelman, Esq., Attorney, Renaud Cook
Drury Mesaros,Phoenix, AZ; Shelley Hearn, Community
Relations Manager, City of Tempe, AZ; Alia Rau, Tempe/Ahwatukee
Editor, The Arizona Republic, Phoenix, AZ
“That’s not quite what I said!” Have you ever been mystified
by the interpretation of your comments by members of the
media? Learn how to effectively manage your conversations
with the media through impromptu exercises with critique
provided by a panel of representatives of the media, the
legal profession and upper management. This session will
provide practical tools for controlling those pesky, and
often unforgettable, conversations. |
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5:00 pm
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6:30 pm
Tempe Center
for the Arts - Theater |
AT TEMPE CENTER FOR THE ARTS in the Theater
Electro-Acoustics: Why? How? Wow!
Presenter: Kurt Graffy, Acoustician, Associate
Principal, Arup Acoustics, San Francisco, CA
Join in for an exploration and
demonstration of electro-acoustic enhancement – a means of
aurally transforming a small theater into a larger concert
hall via modification in the acoustical energy of the hall. Graffy will take participants through the how and why of
these systems and demonstrate the remarkable impact of
electro-acoustics on performance at the Tempe Center for the
Arts. |
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Electro Acousticians - Kurt Graffy - PDF
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Monday,
February 18
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8:30 am
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9:45 am
South Ballroom
3rd Level |
Keynote Session: No Longer Your Mother’s Arts Forms: The
Impact of Technology on the Performing Arts
Sponsored by Fisher Dachs
Associates
Keynote Speaker: Ben Cameron, Program Director for the
Arts, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, New York, NY
In the wake of the technological revolution, the arts
are undergoing seismic shifts, challenging conventional
ideas of mission, audience and delivery systems. In this
address, Ben Cameron will look at trends in the national
performing arts scene and the implications for arts groups
wishing to reposition themselves for the future. |
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10:00 am
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12:00pm
South Ballroom
3rd Level |
Applying ADA to Performing Arts Facilities
Moderator: Betty Siegel, Director of Accessibility,
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC
Panelists: Steven Adelman, Esq., Attorney, Renaud
Cook Drury Mesaros, Phoenix, AZ; Eileen Bagnall,
Accessibility Coordinator, ARTability, Phoenix, AZ; Tony
DiRienzi, Executive Director, Arizona Statewide Independent
Living Council, Phoenix, AZ
Operating facilities that are
accessible to all patrons can be one of the major challenges
that Performing Arts Managers face. Hear ideas and find answers to some of the biggest
questions surrounding the existing laws, guidelines and
myths in ADA to help you operate a facility that is
accessible and welcoming to all patrons. |
ADA Compliance PAMC 2008 - Steven Adelman - PDF
Statewide Independent Living Council - Tony Direnzi - PDF
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