2010 TCG National Conference - Agenda
Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday
*Agenda is subject to change
Conference Locations:
Palmer House Hilton - 17 E. Monroe St.
The Goodman Theatre - 170 N. Dearborn St.
Steppenwolf Theatre Company - 1650 N. Halsted St.
Chicago Shakespeare Theater on Navy Pier - 800 E. Grand Ave.
Signature Room - 875 N. Michigan Ave
Tuesday, June 15th
| 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM | American Express/TCG Leadership Boot Camp (Location: Palmer House Hilton) |
Wednesday, June 16th
| 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM | American Express/TCG Leadership Boot Camp (Location: Palmer House Hilton) |
| 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM | Building a National TEAM: Theatre Education Assessment Models (Location: TBA) |
| 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM | NETWorks: The ABCs of Today's Creative Touring Partnerships |
Thursday, June 17th
| 8:30 AM - 2:00 PM | Building a National TEAM: Theatre Education Assessment Models (Location: TBA) |
| 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Registration (Location: Palmer House Hilton) |
| 12:30 - 2:00PM | Trustee Workshop, led by the Art and Business Council of Chicago (Location: Palmer House Hilton) |
| 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM | Artistic Workshops (Location: Goodman Theatre) |
| 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM | Clinic: The Art of Pricing, Rick Lester, Target Resource Group (Location: Palmer House Hilton) |
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Orientation for first time attendees (Location: Palmer House Hilton) |
| 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM | Breakout Sessions (Location: Palmer House Hilton |
| 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM | Affinity Group Sessions (Location: Palmer House Hilton) |
| 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Opening Plenary: "How We Decide: the New Science of Decision Making" Jonah Lehrer (Location: Goodman Theatre) |
| 7:30 PM -10:00 PM | Opening Reception (Location: Chicago Shakespeare Theater on Navy Pier) |
Friday, June 18th
| 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM | Trustee Breakfast (Location: Signature Room) |
| 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Plenary Session: Morning Manifestos: 4 simultaneous mini-plenary sessions (Location: Steppenwolf Theatre Company) |
| 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Lunch and travel (Location: Palmer House Hilton) |
| 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Breakout Sessions (Location: Palmer House Hilton) |
| 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | Plenary Session: “Creative Ecology” Moderator: Carol Coletta, President and CEO, CEOs for Cities; Gordon Gill, Partner, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture; Bruce Mau, Chief Creative Officer, Bruce Mau Designs; Andrew Taylor, Director, Bolz Center for Arts Administration. This session funded by the Chicago Community Trust (Location: Palmer House Hilton) |
| 5:30 PM - 6:15 PM | Affinity Groups (Location: Palmer House Hilton) |
| 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM | Spotlight On… Reception (Location: TBA) |
| 10:00 PM - 1:00 AM | Late Night Event (Location: TBA) |
Saturday, June 19th
| 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM | Plenary Session: Ralph Remington, Director of Theater and Musical Theater, NEA; other speakers TBA. (Location: Palmer House Hilton) |
| 10:30 AM - 11:30 PM | Affinity Groups (Location: Palmer House Hilton) |
| 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM | Breakout Sessions (Location: Palmer House Hilton) |
| 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM | Lunch (Location: Palmer House Hilton) |
| 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM | Plenary Session (Location: Palmer House Hilton) |
| 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Closing Reception (Location: Palmer House Hilton) |