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- Thursday, July 14, 3:45-5pm SPECIAL SESSION AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT: Engaging Dance Audiences: Adapting the Results to Your Organization and Audience
- Thursday, July 14, 3:45-5pm ARTISTRY: The Experience of Mentoring #1
- Thursday, July 14, 3:45-5pm ARTISTRY: The Experience of Mentoring #2
- Thursday, July 14, 3:45-5pm ARTISTRY: The Experience of Mentoring #3
- Thursday, July 14, 3:45-5pm ARTISTRY: The Experience of Mentoring #4
- Friday, July 15, 9:15-10:30am TECHNOLOGY: (Almost) Free Technology-When You Need It, How to Use It, and How to Keep Abreast of New Tools
- Friday, July 15, 9:15-10:30am AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT: Conversation Lab: Innovative Projects in Online Audience Engagement
- Friday, July 15, 10:45am-12pm ARTISTRY: Lessons Learned: Is Art Making at the Center of Our Practice?
- ROUNDTABLE: Common Problems: Finding Valuable Solutions - Handout #1
- ROUNDTABLE: Common Problems: Finding Valuable Solutions - Handout #2
- ROUNDTABLE: Common Problems: Finding Valuable Solutions - Handout #3
- Saturday, July 16, 2-3:15pm MANAGEMENT: Music Rights – Demystifying the Process!
- Saturday, July 16, 2-3:15pm - Navigating the National Endowment for the Arts Application Process
- Update on the Annual Post-Hire Health Screen for Professional Dancers Dance/USA Taskforce on Dancer Health
- Wolf Brown Presentation: Highlights from the National Survey of Dance Audiences
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