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2011 Schedule Overview
Wednesday, July 13
| Time | Event | Location |
| 10am-5pm | Dance/USA Board Meeting | Hyatt Regency McCormick Place |
| Noon-5pm | Ongoing Registration | Hyatt Regency McCormick Place |
| 5-6pm, 7-8pm | 2-3 Buses Loop to Events | |
| 5:30-7:30pm |
Opening Night Reception | Harris Theater for Music and Dance |
Thursday, July 14
| Time | Event | Location |
| 7:30am-6pm | Ongoing Registration | Hyatt Regency McCormick Place |
| 7:45am-5pm | Exhibitors Available | Hyatt Regency McCormick Place |
| 7:45-9am |
First-Timer and General Breakfasts, concurrent |
Hyatt Regency McCormick Place |
| 9:15-9:45am |
Welcome | Hyatt Regency McCormick Place |
| 9:45-10:45am | Plenary I - Pico Iyer | Hyatt Regency McCormick Place |
| 11am-12:15pm | Town Hall Gathering - Responses to Plenary and Other Hot Topics | Hyatt Regency McCormick Place |
| 12:15-12:45pm | Pick-up Box Lunch, head to Council/Forums | Hyatt Regency McCormick Place |
| 12:45-3:15pm | Council and Forum Sessions | Hyatt Regency McCormick Place |
| 2-5pm | SmART Bar | Hyatt Regency McCormick Place |
| PM | Afternoon Snack available | Hyatt Regency McCormick Place |
| 3:45-5pm | Three Break-Out Sessions: Management, Artistry, Technology |
Hyatt Regency McCormick Place |
| 3:45-5pm |
Special Break-Out Session: Audience Engagement - Engaging Dance Audiences |
Hyatt Regency McCormick Place |
| 5:30-7:30pm | Group Dine-Arounds | |
| 8:00pm |
Chicago Performance Showcase I | Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago |
| 10pm-midnight | 2-3 Buses Loop to Hotel |
Friday, July 15
| Time | Event | Location |
| 7-7:45am | Movement/Stretch class taught by Sherry Zunker |
Hyatt Regency McCormick Place |
| 7am-noon | SmART Bar | Hyatt Regency McCormick Place |
| 7:30am-5pm | Ongoing Registration | Hyatt Regency McCormick Place |
| 7:45am-5pm | Exhibitors Available | Hyatt Regency McCormick Place |
| AM |
ALL - Breakfast on your own. | Hyatt Regency McCormick Place |
| 10am-4:30pm | Trustees Day Program | Hyatt Regency McCormick Place |
| 9:15-10:30am | Three Break-Out Sessions: Management, Technology, Audience Engagement | Hyatt Regency McCormick Place |
| 9:15-10:30am | Roundtable - Facilitated problem solving on pre-selected case studies | Hyatt Regency McCormick Place |
| 10:45am-12noon |
Three Break-Out Sessions: Technology (2) and Artistry | Hyatt Regency McCormick Place |
| 10:45am-12noon |
Roundtable - Facilitated problem solving on pre-selected case studies | Hyatt Regency McCormick Place |
|
Noon-12:30pm |
Pick-up lunch, head to Council/Forums | Hyatt Regency McCormick Place |
|
12:30-3:45pm |
Council and Forum Sessions | Hyatt Regency McCormick Place |
| PM | Afternoon Snack Available | Hyatt Regency McCormick Place |
| 4-5pm | General Session - Engaging Dance Audiences Report from Wolf Brown | Hyatt Regency McCormick Place |
| 5-6pm & 10pm - midnight |
2-3 Buses Loop to Event and back to Hotel | |
| 6-8pm | Honors Celebration Reception | Chicago Cultural Center |
| 8:30pm |
Chicago Performance Showcase II |
The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago |
Saturday, July 16
| Time | Event | Location |
| 7-7:45am | Movement/Stretch class taught by Sherry Zunker |
Hyatt Regency McCormick Place |
| 7am-noon |
SmART Bar |
Hyatt Regency McCormick Place |
| 7:30-8:45am |
Buffet Breakfast - Live Arts; short curated presentations of artistic projects |
Hyatt Regency McCormick Place |
| 8am-2pm | Exhibitors Available | Hyatt Regency McCormick Place |
| 8am-3:30pm | Ongoing Registration | Hyatt Regency McCormick Place |
| 9-10am | Plenary II - Patricia Martin |
Hyatt Regency McCormick Place |
| 10:15am-12:45pm | Council and Forum Sessions | Hyatt Regency McCormick Place |
|
12:45-1:45pm |
Lunch - Socialize with Saturday morning's Live Arts presenters as well as Thursday and Friday evening's showcase artists. | Hyatt Regency McCormick Place |
| 2-3:15pm | Four Break-Out Sessions: Management, Artistry, and Audience Engagement and Technology | Hyatt Regency McCormick Place |
| 2-3:15pm | Special Session: National Endowment for the Arts | Hyatt Regency McCormick Place |
| 3:30-6pm | Chicago City Tours! Bus Loops to Events and back to Hotel |
|
| Evening | Assorted Chicago Events |
