Thu, Feb 16, 2012

2:00PM-5:00PM

Thursday, February 16, 2012, the West Coast Chapter will conduct its first chapter meeting of the year at the Pasadena Conservatory of Music from 2:00PM - 5:00PM. Please RSVP by Monday, February 13, to Sacha Jowise, registration associate at the Colburn School.

Robert McAllister, Dean of the School of Performing Arts at Colburn School, is the chair of the West Coast Chapter.

AGENDA

1. Welcome and Introductions
2. National Guild Update
   a.  Organizational Update
   b.  Program Update
   c.  Chapter Chair Update
   d.  Member Council Update
   e.  Reminder of the Engaging Adolescents Institute at the Los Angeles Music Center
3. Discussion
   a.  Software tools for registration, finance, advancement and room scheduling
   b.  Open House discussion (pros/cons)
   c.  Recap of the 2012 Take a Stand symposium with Myka Miller, Executive Director of the Harmony Project and Vice Chair of the West Coast Chapter
4. School Tour & Discussion led by Pasadena Conservatory of Music Executive Director, Stephen McCurry
   
5. Adjourn Meeting

Many of the participants of this chapter meeting will also attend the Engaging Adolescents Institute at the Los Angeles Music Center the following day, Friday, February 17. The regular registration deadline for the Institute is February 10. Space is limited. For program details and registration, click here.

The second West Coast Chapter meeting will be held in April in the San Francisco Bay area.