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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Minutes for the USITT New England Section meeting at <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:City><st1:place>Long Beach</st1:place></st1:City> conference</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:date Month="3" Day="18" Year="2004"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>March 18, 2004</FONT></st1:date></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>In attendance:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Crystal Tiala (chair), Russ Swift, John Devlin, Dan Daugherty, Michael Powers,</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Keely Ayres, Chris Hourclé, Marla Perlstein, Nathan Lee, Ron DeMarco, David Ramsey, William Beautyman, Alan Symonds, John Forbes, Mike Katz, Paul Marr, Chase Rozelle, Susan Picinich</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><U><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">American College Theater Festival update:<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></U></P>
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<LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Tech Olympics went very well.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Had 12 participants.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><st1:City><st1:place>Barbizon</st1:place></st1:City> donated 3 prize packages to add to our 50 dollar cash prize.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The winner was Duncan Jenner from <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Salem</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType>State</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Second and Third when to Deidre Galluzzo and Katie Balar from <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Rhode Island</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType>College</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We need to revise the props and sewing events to be as short as the other events.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>All else went well.<SPAN style="m!
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<LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">New prize to be added next year…<U>Technology Innovation & Craftsmanship Award.</U><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Award criteria and application being revised and will be sent out shortly.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Everyone needs to advertise this in their college/university.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></LI>
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<LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.0in"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Judges for next year’s event may include:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Chase Rozelle, Crystal Tiala, Michael Power, John Devlin, John Forbes, David Ramsey, Marla Perlstein.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Others may be added if they wish. Please contact Crystal Tiala at </FONT><A href="mailto:tiala@mindspring.com"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>tiala@mindspring.com</FONT></A><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"> if interested.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></LI></OL></OL>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Rigging Workshop:<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></U></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>All agreed that a rigging workshop would be a great idea in <st1:place>New England</st1:place>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Few can agree on timing and content.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Bill Beautyman and Michael Powers are going to pursue this idea with the possibility of having it in <st1:place><st1:City>Amherst</st1:City>, <st1:State>MA</st1:State></st1:place>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>[wbeautyman@limelightproductions.com & mfpowers@theater.umass.edu]</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Vectorworks session:<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></U></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><st1:City><st1:place>Crystal</st1:place></st1:City> is looking into the possibility of a Vectorworks workshop this summer.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>She can reserve the computer lab at her school if it is scheduled around classes.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Once a time has been established, it will be advertised.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Attendance will be limited to the number of seats in the lab.</FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U>A DMX workshop</U></B> was dicussed.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This may be a great idea to have in conjunction with a tour of Emerson’s new facility in <st1:City><st1:place>Boston</st1:place></st1:City>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Alan Symonds graciously offered to conduct the DMX session.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The committee to form this event is Russ Swift [RussS1@aol.com], Keith Cornelius (voted to the committee in his absence), Ron DeMarco [RonDeMarco@aol.com], and Alan Symonds [symonds@fas.harvard.edu].<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>New Business:</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U>Props resource database:</U></B><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>A few people would like to create a props resource database in the <st1:City><st1:place>Boston</st1:place></st1:City> area.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Skip Curtiss of the lyric as already broached this idea with Stagesource. The committee for this props resource is:</FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Alan Symonds [symonds@fas.harvard.edu]</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Mike Katz [mkatz@mit.edu]</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Ron DeMarco [RonDeMarco@aol.com]</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Skip Curtiss<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>[thumper879@aol.com]<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Mike<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Katz,<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>List Administrator</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Many thanks to all who attended and especially volunteered.</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>With gratitude:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>your chair, Crystal Tiala</FONT></P></DIV>
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<DIV>Crystal Tiala</DIV>
<DIV><A href="mailto:tiala@mindspring.com">tiala@mindspring.com</A></DIV>
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