National Guild of Community Schools for the Arts


"The best professional training program unique to the field."

— Kristen Murphy,
Univ. of Puget Sound Community Music Dept.

 

69th Annual Conference in Phoenix, AZ
71st ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN PHILADELPHIA, PA, OCTOBER 29 - NOVEMBER 1, 2008
REGISTRATION

Schedule

Wednesday 10/29/08 (Pre-Conference Institutes)
9:00 am - 5:00 pm Partners in Excellence: Arts Education Partnership Institute
9:00 am - 5:00 pm Outcomes-Based Evaluation
9:00 am - 5:00 pm Creative Lives: Building a Life as a Teaching Artist (for teaching artists only)
Thursday 10/30/08
9:00 am - 9:45 am Conference Orientation
10:00 am - 11:15 am Opening Plenary and Keynote Address
11:30 am - 12:45 pm Breakout Sessions
12:45 pm - 2:15 pm Topic Table Luncheon
2:30 pm - 3:45 pm Breakout Sessions
4:15 pm - 5:30 pm Breakout Sessions
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Opening Night Reception & Expo Kick-Off
7:30 pm - 10:30 pm Taste of Philadelphia Dinners
Friday 10/31/08
7:30 am - 8:45 am Annual Meeting Breakfast
9:00 am - 10:00 am Plenary and Keynote Address
10:00 am - 6:00 pm Arts Education Expo
10:30 am - 12:30 pm Breakout Sessions
12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Chapter Luncheons
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Breakout Sessions
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Breakout Sessions
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Trustees Reception
Saturday 11/1/08
9:00 am - 12:30 pm Arts Education Expo
9:15 am - 12:15 pm Site Visits
9:15 am - 10:30 am Breakout Sessions
11:00 am -12:15 pm Breakout Sessions
12:45 pm - 2:15 pm Annual Awards Luncheon
2:30 pm - 3:45 pm Breakout Sessions
4:15 pm - 5:30 pm Breakout Sessions
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm Closing Night Celebration at Settlement Music School