Friday, March 30th, to Tuesday, April 3, 2007 – Burnaby,
(Vancouver) British Columbia
Subject to change without notice - Check back for
updates
| Friday, March 30, 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8:00 AM | - | Registration Desk
Opens Crystal Ballroom Foyer, Level 3 |
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Development Intensive - (Registration Required) - Baccarat, L2 |
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| 8:30 AM | - | 2:00 PM |
Branding From The Inside Out - (More
Info) |
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| 11:00 AM | - | 3:00 PM | Exhibitor Load In Crystal Ballroom 2 & 3, L3 |
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| 2:00 PM | - | 4:00 PM | Facility / Theatre Managers Meeting
– More Info Waterford 1 & 2, Level 3 This peer networking and get-together for theatre and arts facility managers is a regular feature at Pacific Contact. It is an opportunity to update each other on activities, share experiences, ask questions, and talk about trends and issues. |
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| 2:00 PM | - | 4:00 PM | Ticket Sellers/Box Office/FOH and Publicists/Marketing
Meeting – More
Info Baccarat Room, Level 2 A peer networking and get-together for facility support staff. A great opportunity to share success stories, challenges and tricks of the trade all together and in smaller breakouts. |
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| 3:00 PM | - | 4:00 PM | New Colleagues Orientation –
More Info Crystal Ballroom Foyer, Level 3 An important session for first-timers at Pacific Contact. New delegates at Pacific Contact team up with experienced delegates who will share their experiences, hint and offer tips..... |
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| 4:00 PM | - | 5:00 PM | Keynote Address - Ginger Grant –
More Info Crystal Ballroom 1, Level 3 Tapping the Power of Generational Diversity Miscommunication, confusion and conflict arise when people of different generations or cultures work together. How then do you optimize team performance? Understanding your own cultural.... |
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| 5:00 PM | - | 6:00 PM |  Opening
Reception and Welcome Meet Agency and Funding Partners Complimentary Crystal Ballroom Foyer, Level 3 Join colleagues, officers from Funding agencies and Industry Associations who will be on-hand to make your acquaintance. Meet and Mingle. Come put names to faces! Sponsored By: Caline Artists International |
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| 5:00 PM | - | 7:00 PM |  Silent
Auction OpenWaterford Room, Level 3 |
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| 6:00 PM | - | 7:00 PM | 
Dinner Crystal Ballroom 1, Level 3 |
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| 7:00 PM | - | 7:15 PM | Board the Buses to the M J Fox Theatre Hotel Lobby Entrance |
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| 7:30 PM | - | 10:05 PM | Mainstage Showcase
1 – View
the Line-up Michael J Fox Theatre |
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| 10:05 PM | Buses return to Hotel | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10:15 PM | 11:30 PM | 
Contact Room OpenCrystal Ballroom 2 & 3, Level 3 |
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| 11:30 PM | - | 1:00 AM | Hospitality Suite Open
Diamond Penthouse, 1804 |
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| Saturday, March 31, 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8:00 AM | - | Registration Desk
Opens Crystal Ballroom Foyer, Level 3 |
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| 8:30 AM | - | 9:00 AM | Presenters - Block
Booking Meeting 1 – More
Info Chandon Room, Level 2 This very short meeting is to give presenters interested in co-ordinating booking a chance to meet each other, hear about general booking interests and to identify any issues and concerns.... |
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| 9:00 AM | - | 10:30 AM | Touring & Contract
Workshop – More
Info Deal Or No Deal? The Pitch/The Offer/The Deal. A panel discussion about offers and contracts (including the fine print) Baccarat Room, Level 2 How do you get booked? What are the barriers? How do presenters choose artists? What's the appropriate etiquette of what to send, how many times to call and how to follow up? From one-person shows to the biggest acts - what do managers want? What do the artists need? How much can presenters handle? What in the front end.... |
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| 9:00 AM | - | 10:30 AM | Programming Workshop
– More Info Cultural Collaborations in Programming & Presenting Lalique Room, Level 2 The whole is much greater than the sum of the parts when one looks at the ways performing arts presenters team up with indigenous first nations and partners in diverse cultural communities to program..... |
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| 9:00 AM | - | 10:30 AM | Marketing Workshop
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Audience Research In Action Waterford Room, Level 3 Kelly Hill will present a workshop session on audience research in B.C. - prepared specifically for this conference based on 2005 performing arts attendance data - examining demographic and other factors in arts attendance. Some implications for arts marketing will be discussed. |
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| 10:30 AM | - | 10:45 AM |  Networking
Coffee Break Crystal Ballroom Foyer, Level 3 |
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| 10:45 AM | - | 11:45 AM | Pitch & Perform Baccarat Room, Level 2 In 5 minutes or less artists and agents will pitch projects and/or perform. This session will give an opportunity for contact room delegates who are not showcasing at Pacific Contact this year the short and sweet opportunity to address presenters |
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| 12:00 PM | - | 1:00 PM |
“Getting to Know You” Lunch Crystal Ballroom 1, Level 3 |
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| 1:00 PM | - | 1:15 PM | Board the Buses to the M J Fox Theatre Hotel Lobby Entrance |
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| 1:30 PM | - | 3:15 PM | Mainstage Showcase
2 – View
the Line-up M J Fox Theatre |
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| 3:15 PM | Buses return to Hotel | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3:30 PM | - | 5:30 PM |
Contact Room Open Crystal Ballroom 2 & 3, Level 3 |
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| 4:30 PM | - | 6:30 PM | Silent
Auction Open Waterford Room, Level 3 |
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| 6:00 PM | - | 7:30 PM |
Dinner Crystal Ballroom 1, Level 3 |
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| 7:30 PM | - | 7:45 PM | Board Buses to M J Fox Theatre Hotel Lobby Entrance |
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| 8:00 PM | - | 10:00 PM | Mainstage Showcase
3 – View
the Line-up M J Fox Theatre |
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| 10:00 PM | - | Buses return to Hotel | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10:15 PM | - | 11:15 PM |
Contact Room Open Crystal Ballroom 2 & 3, Level 3 |
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| 11:15 PM | - | 1:00 AM | Hospitality Suite
Open Diamond Penthouse, 1804 Sponsored By: Ballet Jörgen Canada |
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| Sunday, April 1, 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8:00 AM | - | Registration Desk Opens Crystal Ballroom Foyer, Level 3 |
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| 9:00 AM | - | 10:00 AM | BCTC Annual General
Meeting– More
Info Crystal Ballroom 1, Level 3 |
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| 10:00 AM | - | 12:00 PM | Fundraising Workshop
– More Info De-Mystifying Grant Writing - Lydia Marston-Blauuw Lalique Room, Level 2 Using the Province's Community Presenters Assistance Program guidelines and forms as a working example, this hands-on workshop will focus on how to construct clear narrative with basic financials (forms, financial statements etc.) along with the inclusion of statistics and other community information. Get an informed head start on this year's application. |
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| 10:00 AM | - | 12:00 PM | Technical Workshop
– More Info Backstage Brigade, Behind The Scene & In The Wings Presented by - CITT/ICT Baccarat Room - Level 2 Steven Goodman, chair of the BC Section and Manager at the Bell Centre will talk tech rider from both sides... Monique Corbeil, national co-ordinator will review HR charts of competencies for stage technicians as well as Pro D needs... Health & Safety Consultant Marty Clausen will talk about SHAPE and the services they provide to the performing arts community.... |
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| 10:00 AM | - | 12:00 PM | Community Development
Workshop – More
Info How to Plan For Arts Expansion Activities In Your Community Waterford Room - Level 3 In February 2006 Hills Strategies Research reported British Columbia home to many of Canada's most artistic small and rural municipalities. A key finding of the report was that there are significant concentrations of artists in small and rural municipalities across the country, demonstrating that the arts contribute to the quality of life and the social and economic vitality of many small and rural communities in Canada. A strong artistic community can lead to "pride of place" .... Chris Dray, Kevin Ronaghan, Andrew Wilhelm-Boyles, Elizabeth Keurvorst, Bill Usher |
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| 10:00 AM | - | 12:00 PM | BCTC Focus Group Meeting
– More Info Chandon Room, Level 2 (Repeated on Monday, April 2nd) On Tuesday, April 3, the Board of BCTC will be reviewing the current strategic plan, and setting further future directions and priorities.... |
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| 12:00 PM | - | 1:00 PM |
Lunch Crystal Ballroom 1, Level 3 |
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| 12:00 PM | - | 1:00 PM | Silent
Auction Open Waterford Room, Level 3 |
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| 1:00 PM | - | 1:15 PM | Board the Buses to the M J Fox Theatre
Hotel Lobby Entrance |
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| 1:30 PM | - | 3:15 PM | Mainstage Showcase
4 – View
the Line-up M J Fox Theatre |
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| 3:15 PM | - | Buses return to Hotel | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3:30 PM | - | 5:30 PM |
Contact Room Open Crystal Ballroom 2 & 3, Level 3 |
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| 3:30 PM | - | 7:00 PM | Final
Silent Auction Open Waterford Room, Level 3 |
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| 6:00 PM | - | 7:30 PM |
BC Touring Council Awards Dinner Crystal Ballroom 1, Level 3
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| 7:30 PM | - | 7:45 PM | Board the Buses to the M J Fox Theatre
Hotel Lobby Entrance |
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| 8:00 PM | - | 10:00 PM | Mainstage Showcase
5 – View
the Line-up M J Fox Theatre |
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| 10:00 PM | - | Buses return to Hotel | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10:15 PM | - | 11:15 PM |
Contact Room Open Crystal Ballroom 2 & 3, Level 3 |
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| 10:15 PM | - | 11:15 PM | Silent
Auction Cash Out and Pick Up Crystal Ballroom Foyer, Level 3 |
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| 11:15 PM | - | 1:00 AM | Hospitality Suite Open
Diamond Penthouse, 1804 Sponsored By: Clockwork |
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| Monday, April 2, 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8:00 AM | - | 9:00 AM | Registration Desk
Opens Crystal Ballroom Foyer, Level 3 |
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| 8:00 AM | - | 11:15 PM | Silent
Auction - Final Cash Out and Pick Up Crystal Ballroom Foyer, Level 3 |
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| 9:00 AM | - | 10:30 AM | Marketing Workshop
– More Info New Recipe, Old Kitchen - Old Recipe, New Kitchen Baccarat Room, Level 2 There's a lot of new marketing ideas that are helpful, useful and don't cost much which presenters are not currently taking advantage. In this workshop, Andrew Kwan will share ideas found from various presenters across the country and also open up the floor to sharing your ideas... |
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| 9:00 AM | - | 10:30 AM | Grantwriting Workshop
- Canada Council – More
Info Grantwriting 101 - Positioning Your Organization/Activities To Obtain Public Funding Waterford Room 1, Level 3 This is not a definitive workshop about the inexact science of grant writing. Each organization develops its culture of successful grant writing, based on their successes and failures over the years... |
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| 9:00 AM | - | 10:30 AM | Youth Engagement Workshop
– More Info GetOut! Push Your Boundaries Lalique Room, Level 2 GetOut! Push Your Boundaries is a City of Vancouver initiative aimed at enhancing the health, well-being and resilience of youth through active engagement of less-active youth in the arts, culture, sport..... |
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| 9:00 AM | - | 10:30 AM | Funding Information Session - BC Arts Council The Community Presenters Assistance Program – More Info Waterford Room 2, Level 3 The objective of this program is to assist BC non-profit arts organizations that present professional Canadian performing arts. This information session will cover guidelines and eligibility criteria.... |
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| 9:00 AM | - | 10:30 AM | BCTC Focus Group Meeting
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Info Chandon Room, Level 2 (Alternate meeting to Sunday, April 1st) On Tuesday, April 3, the Board of BCTC will be reviewing the current strategic plan, and setting further future directions and priorities.... |
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| 10:30 AM | - | 10:45 AM | Board Buses to Shadbolt Centre For The
Arts Hotel Lobby Entrance |
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| 11:00 AM | - | 1:00 PM | Studio Stage Showcase 1 – View the Line-up | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1:00 PM | - | 2:00 PM |
Lunch - Shadbolt Centre for the Arts Complimentary |
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| 2:00 PM | - | 3:35 PM | Studio Stage Showcase 2 – View the Line-up | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3:35 PM | - | Buses return to Hotel | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3:45 PM | - | 5:45 PM | Contact
Room Open - Final Crystal Ballroom 2 & 3, Level 3 |
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| 5:45 PM | - | 6:30 PM | Strike Contact Room | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6:30 PM | - | 6:45 PM | Board Buses For Closing Night Party Hotel Lobby Entrance |
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| 7:30 PM | - | 11:00 PM | Closing Night Party at
The Vancouver Rowing Club (Stanley Park - Downtown Vancouver) – More Info |
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| 11:00 PM | - | Buses return to Hotel | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11:30 PM | - | 1:00 AM | Hospitality Suite Open
Diamond Penthouse, 1804 |
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| Tuesday, April 3, 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8:00 AM | - | 9:00 AM | Registration Desk
Opens Crystal Ballroom Foyer, Level 3 |
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| 8:00 AM | - | 9:30 AM | Presenters Block Booking
Meeting 2 – More
Info Waterford 1 & 2, Level 3 Forms will be handed out to fill in re specific booking interests. General discussion about artists touring, upcoming seasons, series and about co-ordinated booking in general. Sponsored By: Vernon & District Performing Arts Centre Society |
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