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Cultural Citizens: The Emerging Arts Leadership
Meeting Agenda
Cultural Citizens: The Emerging Arts Leadership
Preconference to the 2003 Annual Convention
June 5-6, 2003
Hilton Portland & Executive Tower
Portland, Oregon
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Wednesday, June 4
4:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.Public Art Tour of Downtown Portland
($25.00  Advance Registration Required)
Thursday, June 5
1:00 p.m.Welcome
Planning Committee Member Benjii Bittle
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.Facilitated Process of Learning Who is in the Audience (determine key issues for roundtables)
Facilitator Laura Roberts
2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.The History and Future of the Arts in America
Presenter: Robert L. Lynch, President and CEO, Americans for the Arts, Washington, DC
3:00 p.m.–3:15 p.m.Break
3:15 p.m.–5:00 p.m.An Intergenerational Dialogue about Leadership Development in the Arts
Facilitated by Leslie Ito Visual Comounications, Los Angeles, CA and Amanda Ault, The Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, OH
6:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m.Enjoy a special reception at the Portland Classical Chinese Garden. This walled Suzhou-style garden encloses a full city block and was created to nurture and inspire all who visit.
Friday, June 6
8:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.Breakfast Roundtables by Leadership Issues Determined on Thursday
10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.Mentorships: Two Case Studies
Presenters: Michelle Hunter and Eileen Baker, City of Savannah Cultural Affairs Dept., Savannah, GA; Benjii Bittle, City of Tacoma, Tacoma, WA and Diane Mataraza, Orlando, FL
11:45 a.m.–1:45 p.m.Knowing Your Strengths Keynote Luncheon
Presentation by Harriet Sanford, Arts & Science Council of Charlotte/Mecklenburg, Inc. Charlotte
2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.Balance of Personal and Professional Life
Presenter: John McCann, Co-Director, Institute for Cultural Policy and Practice, School of the Arts, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
3:00 p.m.–3:15 p.m.Break
3:15 p.m.–4:45 p.m.Creating a Vision and Value Statement for the Arts in America for the Year 2010
Facilitator: Jerry Yoshitomi, Los Angeles, CA
4:45 p.m.–5:00 p.m.Closing Statements

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