Schedule

“Thinking Sideways, Moving Forward”
AAAE 2008 Annual Conference
April 24 - 26, 2008
Madison, Wisconsin

Schedule subject to sudden and seemingly random change.

Thursday, April 24, 2008

Noon - 3:00 pm

Preconference Workshop:
Podcasting 101

LOCATION: B207 Computer Science Building [ see campus map ]
requires prior reservation and additional fee

3:30 pm

AAAE Board Meeting
LOCATION: Overture Center for the Arts, Lower Level Board Room
[ directions and parking ]

4:30 pm

Registration and Reception
Tours of Overture Center available, starting at 5:00 pm
Light hors d'oeuvres
LOCATION: Overture Center for the Arts, Wisconsin Studio
[ directions and parking ]

6:00 pm

Opening Keynote:
"The Science of Happiness"

Dr. Richard J. Davidson, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Welcome by Tom Carto, President, Overture Center for the Arts
Event Sponsor: Overture Center for the Arts
LOCATION: Overture Center for the Arts, Wisconsin Studio
[ directions and parking ]

7:00 - 9:00 pm

Opening Reception
LOCATION: Overture Center for the Arts, Third Floor Lobby
[ directions and parking ]

EVENT SPONSOR: Overture Center for the Arts

Friday, April 25, 2008
Grainger Hall, Wisconsin School of Business
975 University Avenue

[ see campus map ]

8:00 am

Registration
LOCATION: Lobby outside Room 4151, Grainger Hall
Coffee, tea, and continental breakfast

8:30 am

PLENARY:
Welcome and Orientation

Andrew Taylor, President, AAAE
LOCATION: Room 4151, Grainger Hall

9:00 am

ROOM 4151
Managing Up: Working with New Administrators, Deans, and Provosts

Cecelia Fitzgibbon, Drexel University
Robert Wildman, North Carolina School of the Arts
Jean Brody, Goucher College

ROOM 3070
Hands-On Learning and Leadership

Alan Salzenstein, DePaul University
Matt Neves, Southern Utah University
Susan Badger Booth, Eastern Michigan University
Ralph Russo, UW-Madison, Wisconsin Union

 

ROOM 3180
Teaching Research

Ximena Varela, Drexel University
Sherri Helwig, University of Toronto Scarborough

10:30 am

Break
LOCATION: Room 4161, Grainger Hall

11:00 am

ROOM 4151
Arts in the Small Community

Ellen Rosewall, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Maryo Gard Ewell, Goucher College
Gerry McKenna, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Doug Borwick, Salem College

ROOM 3070
Teaching the "Business" End of Music
Harmon Greenblatt, University of New Orleans
Alan Salzenstein, DePaul University
David Schrieber, Minnesota State University

ROOM 3180
Global Perspectives: Arts Administration in China and the United States

Joan Jeffri, Columbia University Teachers College
Yu Ding, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing

12:30 pm

Networking Lunch
(minimal agenda, mostly time to talk)
LOCATION: Room 3190, Grainger Hall

LUNCH SPONSOR: ArtsManagementMedia.com

2:00 pm

Concurrent Working Sessions

1) Building the Undergraduate Standards
Sherri Helwig, University of Toronto Scarborough
Doug Borwick, Salem College
LOCATION: Room 3180, Grainger Hall

2) Vetting the Graduate Standards
Cecelia Fitzgibbon, Drexel University
Jonathan Katz, National Assembly of State Arts Agencies
Rebecca Borden, Americans for the Arts
LOCATION: Room 3070, Grainger Hall

3:30 pm

Keynote
"Connecting the Dots: Arts, Culture, and the Public Trust"
Jonathan Katz, CEO, National Assembly of State Arts Agencies
LOCATION: Room 4151, Grainger Hall

4:30 pm

Adjourn

Evening

On Your Own: On the Town
Special events and opportunities TBA

Saturday, April 26, 2008
Grainger Hall, Wisconsin School of Business
975 University Avenue
[ see campus map ]

8:30 am

Annual Membership Meeting
Full members gather, discuss, and vote on essential issues of the association, including new board members, new full members, bylaws changes, and a reframed membership policy.
Coffee, tea, and continental breakfast
LOCATION: Room 4151, Grainger Hall

10:00 am

ROOM 4151
Full Circle or Broken Circle: Do our graduates match the market?
Shelley Crawford, University of Toronto Scarborough, Bill Poole, University of Waterloo, Maria Torres, University of Oregon

ROOM 3070
The Pros and Perils of Consulting
Richard Kamenitzer, George Mason University
Alan Yaffe, University of Cincinnati

ROOM 3180
Student Assessment: Measuring what Matters

Sherri Helwig, University of Toronto Scarborough
Ellen Rosewall, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay

11:30 am

Lunch
LOCATION: Room 5120, Grainger Hall

12:30 pm

Luncheon Keynote:
''In Search of the Creative City''

Carol Coletta, CEO, CEOs for Cities

2:00 pm

ROOM 4151
Learning as you Teach: The search for continual development

Richard Maloney, Boston University
Rebecca Borden, Americans for the Arts
Eileen Strempel, Syracuse University, Joan Jeffri, Columbia University Teachers College

ROOM 3070
A Borrower's Field: Reputation and Research in Arts Management

Meg Brindle, George Mason University
Constance DeVereaux, Shenandoah University

ROOM 3180
Global Perspectives: Envisioning a More International AAAE

Bill Poole, University of Waterloo
Ad Huijsmans, Utrecht School of the Arts
Ekaterina Shekova, Columbia College Chicago

3:30 pm

PLENARY: Thinking Sideways...Together
Talkback and Next Steps

Conference reflections by Jonathan Katz, National Assembly of State Arts Agencies; Rebecca Borden, Americans for the Arts; Andrew Taylor, AAAE President, and you!
LOCATION: Room 4151, Grainger Hall

7:00 pm

Closing Celebration Dinner
Brocach Irish Pub
Featuring the music of The Whiskey Lash All Stars
Requires additional registration and fee

Sunday, April 27, 2008
Grainger Hall, Wisconsin School of Business
975 University Avenue

8:30 - 11:00 am

Board Meeting
LOCATION: The Concourse Hotel, Conference Room III, 2nd floor