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Berklee City Music Network Conference 2014

 Schedule at a Glance

  Sunday, November 2
12:00 - 5:00pm                              Youth Power-Up Day, Grand Performances at California Plaza
Presented by Berklee College of Music and A Place Called Home in cooperation with Grand Performances 
(All conference attendees are invited to this free event but are not required to attend,
a detailed schedule of the day will follow soon)
5:00pm On Own for the Evening
   
Day One  Monday, November 3
  Theme of the Day: The Challenge of Change
8:30 - 9:45am         City Music Network Session (Members Only) / Continental Breakfast 
Libby Chiu with Jonathan Ziechner
   
10:00 - 11:00am          Educating for Excellence presented by Kevin Eubanks
   
11:05 - 12:20pm  The Terri Lyne Carrington Institute - Panel Discussion
Featuring: Terri Lyne Carrington with Patrice Rushen, Lalah Hathaway and Donald Harrison
   
12:45 - 1:15pm Keynote / Luncheon 
Onward and Upward: Experiencing the City Music Journey - Laura Padilla and Robert Gould
   
1:30 - 2:45pm BREAK-OUT SESSIONS:
  Educator Tracks 
  "Amp UP NYC: Expanding the Modern Band" with Bryan Powell
  "Music & Youth Development Alliance(MYDA): The Power of Collaboration - The Album"
  Administrators /Educators Track 
  "Using the Arts to Teach for Intelligence" with Dr. Thomas Howard
   
3:00 - 5:00pm Roundtable Talks
   
5:00 - 7:00pm Dinner on Own
   
7:00 - 9:30pm Master Class: Featuring a panel of industry professionals at GRAMMY Museum at L.A. Live
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Day Two Tuesday, November 4
  Theme of the Day: Full S.T.E.A.M. Ahead/Board Development Day
8:30 - 9:30am City Music Network Session (Members Only) / Continental Breakfast
Libby Chiu with Andy Davis
   
9:45 - 10:50am Impact Presentations
9:45 - 10:20 - Video Games in the Classroom? Seriously. presented by Jack Lew
10:20 - 10:50 - 5,400 Miles Away: Making the Band, presented by Makeba Riddick
   
11:00 - 12:30pm "Remaining Fresh, Being Creative, Developing for Tomorrow's Industries" - Panel Discussion
Featuring: Ron Weisner with guests Ray Chew, Bobbie Colomby, Gladys Knight ,Tommy LiPuma and Bill Withers
   
12:30 - 1:15pm Lunch Break
   
1:30pm - 2:45pm BREAK-OUT SESSIONS:
  Educator Tracks
  "Community Models of Music Education & Student Engagement at the Sarah McLachlan School of Music" with Gordon Cobb and Kevin Ellis
  "Teaching Artists in the Music Program and Classroom" with Greg Holt and Cliff Weeks
   
  Administrator Track/Board Development
  "Social Media and Fundraising" with Andy Davis
  "What it Takes vs. What I've Got: Difficult Realities for Today's College Bound Youth" with Mark Campbell
   
3:00pm - 5:00pm Administrator Track/Board Development (cont'd)
  "Nonprofit Finance Fund presents: Linking Money to Mission: Uncovering the Financial Story" with Brian A Kellaway
   
  Educators -  Site Visits:
  A Place Called Home ( Network Member Site)
Inner City Arts
   
5:00 - 7:00pm Dinner on Own
7:00pm Berklee Alumni Reception and Jam Session for Conference Attendees, Omni Los Angeles Hotel at California Plaza
   
Day Three Wednesday, November 5
  Theme of the Day: Exceeding the Vision
8:30 - 9:45am       City Music Network Session (Members Only) / Continental Breakfast  
Libby Chiu with Youth Ambassadors from A Place Called Home
   
10:00 - 11:00am Impact Presentations 
10:00 A.M. - 10:30 A.M. - Introduction of Music and Youth Devlopment Alliance (MYDA)
10:30 A.M. - 11:00 A.M. - Successful Urban Arts Magnets: Sustaining Programming Through Non-Traditional Approaches in Contemporary Popular Music, presented by Dr. Milton Ruffin
   
11:05 - 12:00pm Growth: What is it and where do we begin? Leveraging Resources, Supporting Our Children's Future"  - Panel Discussion
Moderator - Mark Slavkin with guests Charly Schwartz--Amp UP NYC, Bob Smiland--Inner City Arts, Myka Miller--Harmony Project/El Sistema USA, Tony White--Educator LAUSD
   
12:30 - 1:25pm Keynote / Luncheon
Leveraging the Music Industry, Cindy Pond
State of the Network, J. Curtis Warner jr. 
   
  BREAK-OUT SESSIONS
1:30 - 2:45pm Educator Track 
  "Techniques and Strategy for Effective Assessment" with Mark Kohler
   
  Administrator Track 
  "From Music to the Classroom to the Career" with Frank Van Bree
   
3:00pm  Closing Reception, Omni Los Angeles Hotel at California Plaza
   
  Optional:
Site Visits to RYTMO and Remo Inc. 
   
  Please note the conference schedule/speakers noted above are subject to change
   
* Impact Presentations, fashioned after TED Talks