2009 Annual Conference - The Way Through

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Theatre Forum's Annual Conference is taking place June 10 & 11 in Wexford.

Curated by Belinda McKeon, theme of this year's conference The Way Through.

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Wednesday 10th June

	Time	Activity/Session
	12:00 – 14:00	Registration and lunch Tours of the Opera House
	14:00 – 15:30	Keynote Session: Tim Crouch What we Talk about When We Talk About Theatre
	15:30 – 16:00	Tea, coffee and cake
	16:00 – 16:15	Introduction from Pat Moylan Chairman of The Arts Council
	16:15 – 17:15	Panel Discussion: The Uses of Crisis Annette Clancy, Andrew McIlroy, Mark Robinson, Alistair Spalding Chair: Loughlin Deegan
	17:15 – 18:15	Breakout Session: The Uses of Crisis With Annette Clancy, Andrew McIlroy, Mark Robinson, Alistair Spalding
	18:15 – 19:00	Break There will also be a number of sidebar meetings taking place at the time including NASC and NOMAD meetings of venue managers in the Opera House and a meeting of the network of theatres seating less than 120 hosted by Wexford Arts Centre.
	19:00 – 20:00	Evening reception and an opportunity to meet members and staff of the Arts Council informally Reception sponsored by PJT Insurance Services.
	20:00 – late	Dinner in Whites Hotel Theatrical Cavaliers Quiz sponsored by Tickets.com Dancing 'til late

Thursday 11th June

	Time>	Activity/Session
	09:00 – 11:30	Tea, coffee and scones will be served all morning
	09:00 – 10:00	Delegates have a choice of sessions as follows: Theatre Forum AGM Yoga with Sorcha Carroll Improve your Website with Heather Maitland Writing Workshop with Gavin Kostick: Improving Your Script
	09:30 – 10:30	Meet the Arts Council
	10:15 – 11:15	Delegates have a choice of sessions as follows: Presentation of 2008 Audience Benchmarking Research by Heather Maitlandi Corn Exchange Ensemble Theatre Workshop by Annie Ryan Workshop with Jason Byrne Writing Workshop with Gavin Kostick: About Time Brief Encounters . a form of speed dating!
	11:30 – 12:30	The Great Turning: Building Resilient Arts Organisations with Clare Cooper
	12:30 – 13:30	Lunch
	13:30 – 14:30	Making the Public Case for the Arts Mary Cloake, Mark Mortell, Charlie O.Neill Chair: Fiach Mac Conghail
		Delegates have a choice of sessions as follows: Sponsorship and Philanthropy in a New Age for the Arts with Sarah Dempsey (Ulster Bank), Stuart McLaughlin (Business to Arts) and Prof Tony Meenaghan (UCD) Leadership and Self-Reliance session with Colin Hicks Making Meaning in the Theatre: Contexts for Interpretation between Artist, Audience and Critic with Peter Crawley, Tom Creed, Sara Keating and Jo Mangan. Chair: Thomas Conway Aesthetics and Innovation in Irish Performance: AWOL or Alive? with Jason Byrne, Richard Gregory, Gavin Quinn and Noelia Ruiz. Chair: Willie White
	16:00 – 16:30	Closing session

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