[BCMA MBEN] (Fwd) Session Proposals for 2009 Technology in the Arts Conference
Jim Harding
JHarding@MuseumsAssn.bc.ca
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From:                         <b>Technology in the Arts
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Subject:                     <b>Session Proposals for the 2009 Technology in the
Arts: Canada</b></span></font>
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                                 <b>Conference due Jan 19th</b></span></font>
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Center for Arts Management and Technology</span></font>
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Contact: </span></font>
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2009 TECHNOLOGY IN THE ARTS: CANADA</span></font>
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Stratford & Waterloo, Ontario</span></font>
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May 10 - 12</span></font>
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CALL FOR SESSION PROPOSALS</span></font>
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Deadline:  January 19, 2009</span></font>
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Proposals for sessions and workshops are currently being accepted for the
2009 Technology in the Arts: Canada Conference, a partnership between
the Centre for Cultural Management at the University of Waterloo and the
Center for Arts Management and Technology at Carnegie Mellon University.
This year's TitA.ca Conference will be held in conjunction with the Canada
3.0: Defining Canada's Digital Future Conference. </span></font>
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CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT YOUR PROPOSAL ONLINE</span></font>
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The deadline for submitting your proposal is <b>Monday, January 19, 2009</b>. </span></font>
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The conference has two primary types of programming - Hands-On Training
Workshops and Breakout Sessions.</span></font>
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 * Hands-On Training Workshops: Sunday, May 10th: Held in a computer lab
environment on the University of Waterloo campus in Waterloo, Ontario,
these workshops will provide "nuts & bolts" instruction to guide participants
through technical processes toward concrete solutions to work-place
challenges. Each hands-on workshop will last 2 hours and 30 minutes.
Workshop leaders should anticipate using 25% of the time for informational
lecture and the remaining 75% of the time for hands-on instruction.</span></font>
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 * Breakout Sessions: Monday, May 11th & Tuesday, May 12th: Held in
breakout rooms at the Stratford Rotary Complex in Stratford, Ontario,
conference sessions may use a number of possible formats </span></font>
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to cover relevant issues relating to the use (or potential use) of technology in
arts, heritage or cultural management and/or production. Breakout sessions
will last 1 hour and 15 minutes. </span></font>
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Proposal Criteria:</span></font>
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A panel of arts and technology practitioners will review all submitted
proposals to select the final program in late January. Sessions will be
selected based on the following criteria: </span></font>
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 * Exploration of new or compelling ideas, technologies or practices</span></font>
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 * Speakers' expertise and/or experience with the topic</span></font>
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 * Session's relevance to the conference </span></font>
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In addition to the above criteria, the panel will be charged with selecting
workshops and sessions with an eye toward providing a well-rounded
program of topics and ideas for conference attendees that will include
managers, staff and artistic/curatorial personnel from the arts, heritage and
cultural sector, as well as individual artists. </span></font>
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Benefits for Presenters:</span></font>
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Presenters will receive complimentary access to the conference for the day
on which they present, and discounted registration for other days they wish
to attend.. All session participants will be responsible for their own travel and
hotel expenses. </span></font>
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Proposal Components:</span></font>
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To be considered, proposals must include the following information: </span></font>
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 * Session title</span></font>
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 * Session type - Hands-On Training Workshop or Breakout Session</span></font>
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 * Session format - For Breakout Session proposals only</span></font>
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 * Description of the proposed session</span></font>
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 * Explanation of relevance to the conference</span></font>
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 * Contact information and bio paragraph for session leader</span></font>
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 * Other potential presenters and what expertise they would add to the
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