Plenary Sessions

• Participation in Creative Activities -- Youth Arts Participation Survey
  • Overview Presentation: Bob Witeck, Mark Scheer (PowerPoint)
  • Supplementary Statistics

• The Business of State Arts Agencies
  • Trends and Implications: Jonathan Katz, NASAA
  • State Trends: Bill Pound, NCSL (PowerPoint)

Workshop Sessions

• State Arts Agency Grant Making: Old Traditions Meet New Challenges -- Kelly Barsdate, Wayne Lawson

• Strategic Arts Advocacy Workshop
  • Tom Birch Advocacy Presentation (PowerPoint)
  • Illinois Arts Alliance Foundation "Train the Trainers" Presentation (PowerPoint)
  • Handout: Checklist for Successful Meetings
  • Handout: Fact Sheet for Advocacy Meeting Scenarios
  • Handout: Advocacy Meeting Scenarios
  • Handout: Modeling the Don'ts
  • Handout: Low-Pressure First Phone Call

Annual Business Meeting

• President Tog Newman's Report
• Chair Judith Rapanos's Report
• Executive Director Jonathan Katz's Report