Conference Schedule

Friday, June 20 (Best Western Lakefront Hotel)

1:00 pm – 2:30 pm	Registration
2:30 pm	Welcome
	Kevin Crawford, Mayor, City of Manitowoc
2:45 pm – 3:15 pm	Keynote Address – Chris Abele
	President/CEO Argosy Foundation; President, Board of Directors, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
3:30 pm – 4:15 pm	Panel Discussion - Conversational Openers
	The mechanics of arts partnerships. Learn the who, what, when, where, and why, as well as benefits and pitfalls.
	Ruth DeYoung Kohler, Director, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan Michael George, Director, Content and Learning Team for the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Madison Robert Kase, Executive Director, Wisconsin School Music Association, Madison
4:30 pm – 5:15 pm	Panel Discussion – Reaching for the Check
	How do we cooperate rather than compete for scarce support dollars? Grant opportunities for arts partnerships. Grant writing do’s and don’ts.
	Kate Larocque, Development Specialist, American Players Theatre, Spring Green Richard March, Folk and Community Arts Specialist, Wisconsin Arts Board, Madison Amy Putzer, Vice President for Grants and Community Initiatives, Fox Valley Community Foundation, Appleton Eric Salisbury, Vice President for Development, the Overture Center for the Arts, Madison
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm	Cocktails, Networking, Tour Wisconsin Maritime Museum (adjacent to the Hotel).
	*Guided tour of a WWII submarine is available. Tours leave at 5:30 pm and 5:45 pm. Cost of the tour is $8.00 per person and limited to 20 people per tour.
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm	Dinner and AWSO Award Ceremony at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum
8:00 pm	Chamber Music Concert at the Capitol Civic Centre (Located just a short walk over the bridge. Transportation will be available.)

Saturday, June 21
8:00 am – 9:00 am	Continental Breakfast
8:45 am – 9:00 am	AWSO Annual Meeting
9:00 am – 9:30 am	Keynote Address – Dr. David Myers
	Professor of Music and Director, Center for Educational Partnerships in Music, Georgia State University
9:40 am – 10:45 am	Workshop - Problem Finding: Opportunities and Challenges for Community Engagement with Dr. David Myers
	This session will provide avenues for orchestras to consider opportunities for initial community engagement efforts or enlarging and strengthening current initiatives. Teams composed of representatives from the artistic, managerial, and volunteer areas of the organization are encouraged to attend.
11:00 am – 12:00 am	Panel Discussion - Conductors Forum: An Engaging Stage Presence
	How does your programming challenge the audience? How do you balance these challenges with the need to engage the audience and bring it in? How does your programming meet community needs? What effect do demographics have on your programming decisions?
	Nobuyoshi Yasuda, Chippewa Valley Symphony Orchestra Seong-Kyung Graham, Green Bay Civic Symphony Orchestra Wayne Wildman, Manitowoc Symphony Orchestra
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm	Lunch
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm	Panel Discussion - Rules of Engagement: Stories from the Trenches
	Michael Stefiuk, Executive Director, Green Bay Symphony Orchestra Marta Weldon, Executive Director, Fox Valley Symphony Orchestra Jon Winkle, Executive Director, Sharon Lynn Wilson Center for the Performing Arts Fran Richman, Executive Director Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra
2:15 pm – 3:15 pm	Presentation and Panel Discussion - From Hearts and Minds to Arms and Legs
	A report on the status of Volunteer Auxiliary Organizations of Wisconsin’s Orchestras and a discussion with leaders of successful groups.
	Dr. Robert Ashmore, Chair of the Docent Program for Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra League; Philosophy Professor Emeritus, Marquette University Joanne Thompson, President, Manitowoc Symphony Orchestra League Ann Lindsey, President, Madison Symphony Orchestra League
3:15 pm – 3:30 pm	Closing Remarks

Panelists and speakers are subject to change.