Annual Conference

ACTIVATE YOUR WORLD!
2012 Theatre Bay Area Annual Conference

This year's Annual Conference is a can't-miss event: a place to see and be seen, as well as take away the tools to truly "activate" your world and take your organization or individual artistic career to the next level. As always, you will experience a premiere opportunity for networking, hear the latest best practices and leave empowered for another year of exciting work.

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Click here for a printable online Conference Registration Worksheet.

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Theatre Bay Area's 2012 Annual Conference, Activate Your World!, will take over downtown Berkeley on May 14, 2012, at various venues along the Shattuck corridor including Berkeley Rep's Roda Theatre, Berkeley Rep School of Theatre and the Aurora Theatre. The conference will kick off at 9:30 a.m. and programming continues until 8 p.m.

• Keynote speech with nationally renowned speaker, author, blogger and activist Arlene Goldbard
• 22 breakout sessions designed to meet YOUR needs, no matter what your activity in theatre: artistic directors, managing directors, individual artists (actors, playwrights, directors, designers, technicians), marketing and development staff, educators, ticketing staff and more!
• Trustee training, designed specifically to help board members better serve their organizations
• Opportunities to sign up for one 15-minute speed coaching session with local experts in a variety of topics of interest to both organizations and individual artists
• All-day Vendor Fair of businesses offering services to the theatre community
• Annual "State of the Art" address by Theatre Bay Area executive director Brad Erickson
• Evening reception with wine and light refreshments

General Schedule:
9:00 a.m.: Registration begins
9:30 a.m.: Programming begins
12:30 p.m.: Lunch
4:00 p.m.: After Hours programming begins
8:00 p.m.: Event closes
All Day: Vendor Fair

A complete schedule of events is now posted HERE.
You can register for the whole day or just for the reception/after hours programming.

CLICK here to REGISTER TODAY!
Click here for helpful online Conference Registration Instructions.
Click here for a printable online Conference Registration Worksheet.

CLICK here for FULL CONFERENCE PROGRAM
CLICK here for CONFERENCE SCHEDULE ONLY

Individual Artists: click here for a flyer of events just for YOU!

Company members: click here for a flyer of events just for YOU!

Organizations: sign up a group of three or more people and save.

Vendors: the Vendor Fair sign-up deadline has passed. Contact brandon@theatrebayarea.org with any questions.

Any other questions? Email tba@theatrebayarea.org.

We look forward to seeing you there!

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The 2012 Theatre Bay Area ACTIVATE YOUR WORLD! Conference is sponsored by:

BERKELEY REPERTORY THEATRE
BAY BENEFITS
C2ARTS CONSULTANTS
C2O COCONUT WATER
PAVE LIFE
RAINBOW GROCERY