APAP Conference NYC 2010 Program Contributions

Topics of Interest

The APAP Conference NYC 2010 professional development sessions will be organized within three primary tracks identified by the conference committee, under which a range of topics and issues will be addressed. We encourage artists, agents/managers, presenters and other sectors of our membership to actively participate across the track areas.

Based on your current priorities and needs, please identify for one or all of the following track areas, burning issues or questions you would like to explore as part of the conference program. Please note that we wish to include a focus on current issues and trends that cross-over all conference track areas, e.g. global international content and context, climate change and greening, changing roles across sectors of our membership, ensuring intergenerational participation, breaking down barriers to the participation of artists. [Please list questions or phrases to describe the issue to be addressed - 300 words or less please]

1. Artists and Their Work (how work is getting made and presented in today's environment).
2. Participant Powered – Co-creating the Experience (new paradigms for community and audience engagement).
3. Bold Business Moves in the Field (re-thinking the business side of presenting and touring).

Suggested Speakers, Facilitators, and/or Discussants

Please identify individuals (including artists!) you would like to recommend to contribute their expertise or experience to the conference program based upon the topics of interest listed above. Please limit your suggestions to 5 individuals (this may include yourself), listed in the following format. Note: We will not consider recommendations that are about product or artist promotion (for those opportunities, see APAP exhibit guidelines).

Name, title, affiliation (contact information not necessary), specific area of expertise or accomplishment(s) pertinent to a given topic of interest.

Your Story

The APAP Conference NYC 2010 provides an opportunity for Arts Presenters' members to share new approaches in the way they are adapting to change. We invite you to share a specific strategy or mechanism you have developed and implemented to successfully meet a goal or objective for your organization, program, or service. Please provide a description of the above that you would like to share at the conference. We may follow-up for your permission to also post this on the conference web site prior to or following the meeting). [500 words or less please]

Please submit your ideas and suggestions, no later than July 10, 2009 to Scott D. Stoner, Chief Programs Officer, Arts Presenters, via email at APAP2010Programs@artspresenters.org and make sure to include the following title in your email message - APAP 2010 Conference Program Contributions. Although we will not be able to incorporate all recommendations and suggestions on the conference program, Arts Presenters staff and conference committee are committed to developing a program that directly addresses priority issues and interests identified from your collective input. Thank you and we look forward to seeing you in New York next January!