[Usittne] USITT NE Meeting Minutes from Phoenix
keith_cornelius
keith_cornelius at emerson.edu
Tue Mar 20 00:34:59 EDT 2007
Hi there, Crystal,
Now where did you find the time to put this together?
Errata not deserving another email: my address below has a dot instead
of the correct underscore. I mention it only in case you are saving the
list for further use.
Email about OTT will follow in a few minutes.
See ya soon, I expect.
K
Crystal Tiala wrote:
>
> *_Minutes from _**_Phoenix_*
>
> March 15^th , 2007
>
> *Attendees: *
>
> 1. Crystal Tiala Boston College tiala at bc.edu <mailto:tiala at bc.edu>
> 2. Cosmo Catalano Williams College ccatalan at williams.edu
> <mailto:ccatalan at williams.edu>
> 3. Keith Cornelius Emerson College keith.cornelius at emberson.edu
> <mailto:keith.cornelius at emberson.edu>
> 4. John Forbes University of Vermont jbforbes at uvm.edu
> <mailto:jbforbes at uvm.edu>
> 5. John Devlin St. Michael’s College jdevlin at smcvt.edu
> <mailto:jdevlin at smcvt.edu>
> 6. Nate Wiessner Williams College Nathaniel.t.wiessner at williams.edu
> <mailto:Nathaniel.t.wiessner at williams.edu>
> 7. Timothy Parrish UVM taparris at uvm.edu <mailto:taparris at uvm.edu>
> 8. Dan Daugherty U. Maine Daniel.daugherty at umit.maine.edu
> <mailto:Daniel.daugherty at umit.maine.edu>
> 9. Lauren glover UVM lglover at uvm.edu <mailto:lglover at uvm.edu>
> 10. Clyde Tyndale Falmouth Acadamy ctyndale at cape.com
> <mailto:ctyndale at cape.cosy>
> 11. Mike Katz MIT mkatz at mit.edu <mailto:mkatz at mit.edu>
> 12. Tina Shantz St. Michael’s College cshantz at smvt.edu
> <mailto:cshantz at smvt.edu>
> 13. Michelle Merola St. Michael’s College mmerola at smcvt.edu
> <mailto:mmerola at smcvt.edu>
> 14. Dominic Donadio Salem State College domdnd at gmail.com
> <mailto:domdnd at gmail.com>
> 15. Nancy Polisson Rockport High School npolisson at rockport.kiz.ma.us
> <mailto:npolisson at rockport.kiz.ma.us>
> 16. Arthur Dirks Bridgewater State College adirks at bridgew.edu
> <mailto:adirks at bridgew.edu>
> 17. Chase Rozelle Eastern Connecticut State rozellec at easternct.edu
> <mailto:rozellec at easternct.edu>
> 18. Karen Perlow MIT kperlow at mit.edu <mailto:kperlow at mit.edu>
> 19. Ruth Conrad Boston College conradru at bc.edu <mailto:conradru at bc.edu>
> 20. William Beautyman Limelight Productions
> wbeautyman at limelightproductions.com
> <mailto:wbeautyman at limelightproductions.com>
> 21. Andy Knox TD Cape Cod Comm Coll. AKnox at capecod.edu
> <mailto:AKnox at capecod.edu>
> 22. Kendra Murphy ATD Cape Cod Comm. Coll kmurphy at capecodd.edu
> <mailto:kmurphy at capecodd.edu>
> 23. Melissa Friebe Senior, Gustaus Adolphis mfriebe at gac.edu
> <mailto:mfriebe at gac.edu>
> 24. Leslie Hammond TD Choate Rosemary Hall, CT lhammond at choate.edu
> <mailto:lhammond at choate.edu>
> 25. Sabrina Notarfrancisco cost. Des. Conn. College
> snotar at conncoll.edu <mailto:snotar at conncoll.edu>
> 26. Sandra Jervey Salem State – student stu_sjervey at salemstate.edu
> <mailto:stu_sjervey at salemstate.edu>
> 27. Christopher Morris TD/des. Salem State College
> Christopher.morris at salemstate.edu
> <mailto:Christopher.morris at salemstate.edu>
> 28. Rafael Jaen Cost. Des. Emerson College Rafael_Jaen at Emerson.edu
> <mailto:Rafael_Jaen at Emerson.edu>
> 29. and a very brief appearance by Laura Crow from the University of
> Connecticut
>
> _
>
> Mike Katz*:* Please make sure all these attendees are reminded to sign
> up for the USITT NE listserve.
>
> _
>
> *Elections were held: *
>
> * There were no new nominations or volunteers for any officer’s
> position and therefore all current officers will serve another year
>
> _
>
> *Officers: *
>
> * Our officers for the upcoming year are:
> o Crystal Tiala – Chair –tiala at bc.edu
> <mailto:%3Ftiala at bc.edu> since 1997
> o Ron Dallas – Secretary/Treasurer – ron at dallas-family.com
> <mailto:ron at dallas-family.com> since…..forever
> o Michael Cottom – Vice Chair - mcottom at theater.umass.edu
> <mailto:mcottom at theater.umass.edu> since 2006
> o Mike Katz – Director of Communications – mkatz at mit.edu
> <mailto:mkatz at mit.edu> since 2001
> o Jeff Gardiner – Computer Communications – jeffg at erols.com
> <mailto:jeffg at erols.com> since 2001
>
> * _*
>
> *Last year’s events:*
>
> - Toured the facilities at Williams College in October; organized by
> Mike Katz and Cosmo Catalano
>
> - Helped sponsor a stage management workshop at St. Michael’s College
> in September
>
> - Co-sponsored the 7^th annual REPA Job Expo in Boston along with
> StageSource and The Boston Dance Alliance
>
> - August BBQ at Crystal’s house
>
> - KCACTF Region I;
>
> o Sponsored the Tech Olympics
>
> o Sponsored the Technical Craftsmanship & Innovation award that awards
> a student with USITT membership and money for USITT publications.
>
> * _*
>
> *_Upcoming events, opportunities and improvements:_*
>
> * *
>
> *Web Site & list serve*
>
> * Send event information to Jeff Gardiner at jeffg at erols.com
> <mailto:jeffg at erols.com> website: www.usittne.org
> <http://www.usittne.org/>
>
> _
>
> * Sandra Jervey from Salem State College has agreed to work on
> calendar information for the web in return for complimentary
> student membership in our region. We need to get Jeff Gardner
> and Sandra Jervey in contact with one another.
>
> _
>
> * See our website at www.usittne.org <http://www.usittne.org/> for
> details on signing up for the NE listserve. Although, in writing
> this I realize that you will only receive this if you are
> already signed up. So make sure your friends and colleagues sign
> up as well.
>
> *_*
>
> *Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (www.kcactf1.org
> <http://www.kcactf1.org/>)*
>
> *Next year’s KCACTF is in Fitchburg/Leominster, MA from January 29^th
> to **February 3^rd , 2008**. Please come help us make it the best one
> ever. *
>
> *SAVE THE DATE!*
>
> *Upcoming goals:*
>
> a. Would like to get more faculty to display their design and tech
> work. If you are planning to come and would like to display, contact
> John Devlin (jdevlin at smcvt.edu <mailto:jdevlin at smcvt.edu>) to confirm
> your space.
>
> b. There were 30 design & technical workshops in all and workshops are
> already underway for next year. If you want to help out you will
> receive your registration for free to the festival and have a lovely
> thank-you letter for your participation to put in your college file or
> show to your industry boss. Please contact Crystal Tiala (tiala at bc.edu
> <mailto:tiala at bc.edu>) to present your ideas or offer to volunteer.
> Already in the planning stages for next year:
>
> · USITT New England section meeting hopefully including national
> representation
>
> · Kip Shawger: Design and other jobs on cruise ships
>
> · Brian Hapcic: photographing the lighting design in productions
>
> · William Kenyon: the ethics of digital manipulation of portfolio pictures
>
> · Orestes Mihaly and Chase Rozelle: scenic automation
>
> · Stuart Duke: another facet of moving lights
>
> · Gretel Geist: working on another costume workshop
>
> · Barbizon, Mike Abdow: LED lighting
>
> · Rosco, Bryan Steele: Scenic Textures, a practicum
>
> · Rosco, Bryan Steele: New techniques in lighting
>
> · Rafael Jaen: portfolio reviews
>
> · Focal Press: feature some new book
>
> · ETC: More moving lights, hands-on, beginning and advanced
>
> · Thematics/Lightbox (Charles Kirby & Ben Tevelow): Lighting competition
>
> · Thematics/Lightbox (Charles Kirby & Ben Tevelow): Lighting the set
> design model – for set designers
>
> · “I got my degree, now what?” – what to expect and what to do next.
> Summer theaters, interships, graduate schools (needs volunteers for
> panelists)
>
> · ALPS: TBD
>
> c. I could really use some stage management workshops. I would also
> welcome management and marketing.
>
> d. Saturday will be an interviewing/audition day for grad schools,
> summer jobs and internships. Schools, theaters and industry are
> invited to come and interview for the price of registration or free if
> you come and present a workshop of some type.
>
> e. Lots of hands on opportunities with theatrical equipment, toys and
> books.
>
> _
>
> *_News from the Regional Officer’s meeting_*
>
> * We can apply for some funding. Have requests to Crystal Tiala by
> August for upcoming ideas. Must include overall budget and plan.
> * The 50^th anniversary for USITT is coming up. Sections may be
> asked to “bring a piece of the cake”, whatever that means.
> * We were asked to pick an event that we would most like a
> national officer to participate in and what we would like that
> officer to do.
> o We felt the officer should come to KCACTF and do a
> workshop on membership for all festival goers.
> o Meet with our section and consider holding future
> conferences in New England
> * We were told that we could send our top student designers to the
> next national conference and have their conference fees paid
> for. This is a one time only deal. I am clarifying the details
> on this offer and Rafael Jaen will spearhead the effort with
> Arthur Dirks to make the student picks.
> * In the officers meeting for regional sections, there has been a
> lengthy discussion on who should deal with membership dues. This
> is the contuation of a discussion the officers have been having
> for years. Most sections feel we should make regional membership
> an option when they register for national. It causes some
> accounting difficulties which are lengthy to explain. This idea
> will be ongoing as we get questions answered. In the meantime,
> we have agreed to direct those who sign up to the section
> website and make it clear that sections are separate and
> independent and to be a member takes separate dues.
>
> _
>
> *_New Business _*
>
> *_*
>
> *Save the date: * The annual New England BBQ will be held in the
> afternoon of September 8^th , 2007.
>
> _
>
> *Visiting Local Theaters:* Mike Katz and Karen Perlow have volunteered
> to spearhead arranging visiting local university or professional
> theaters in our area. They will keep us posted on the progress.
>
> _
>
> *Software workshops:* We agreed that each summer we should arrange a
> workshop around some software that people would like to learn.
>
> _
>
> *Vectorworks:* Crystal Tiala and John Forbes are going to arrange
> aVectorworks workshop at the facilities in Boston near the end of the
> summer. Stay tuned for details.
>
> _
> Adjourned!
> ________
> Many thanks to all who were there physically and in spirit.
> Your Chair,
> Crystal
> Crystal Tiala
> tiala at mindspring.com <mailto:tiala at mindspring.com>
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