(Conference Location: Except as otherwise noted, all sessions are scheduled at the Crowne Plaza Manhattan hotel at 49th Street and Broadway.)
Saturday, December 13, 1997 (All Saturday committee and board meetings in Suites 401-402)
8:30-9:30 AM	Finance Committee
9:30-10:30 AM	Program and Stockholm Committees
10:30-11:15 AM	Membership Committee
11:15-noon	Development and Education Committees
1:00-2:00 PM	Nominating Committee
2:00-5:00 PM	ISPA Foundation Board of Directors
2:00-4:00 PM 403-404	NAPAMA Session on the Recording Industry
Sunday, December 14, 1997
8:30 AM Atrium (Level 4)	Registration Opens
9:00-11:00 AM 401/402	ISPA Foundation Board Meeting
11:30-12:15 PM 405/406	ISPA New Members Meeting
1:00 PM Acts III & IV	Conference Opens Martijn Sanders, ISPA President Patrick Hayes, Honorary Chair Judith Arron, Conference Chair
1:15-2:00 PM Acts III & IV	The Next Generation of Audiences Host: Judith Arron, Executive Director and Artistic Director, Carnegie Hall Keynote Speaker: Rudy Crew, Chancellor of New York City Schools
2:00 - 2:30 PM Acts III & IV	Artists Creating the Future A series of presentations by artists who are working today for music education programs in the schools and the redevelopment of community recital programs Presentation: Midori, The Midori Foundation Introduced by Isaac Stern
2:30-3:00 PM Atrium (Level 4)	Coffee Break
3:00-4:30 PM Acts III & IV	Artists Creating the Future (cont.) Host: Kristin Kuhr, Artistic Administrator, Carnegie Hall Presentation: "The Night Kitchen", Arthur Yorinks, co-creator Presentation and Demonstration: National Dance Institute, Ellen Weinstein, Executive Director
6:15 PM Crowne Plaza Manhattan (this is a change of venue)	Opening Reception Hosted by Carnegie Hall
8:00 PM Essex House 160 Central Park South	50th Anniversary Black Tie Gala Dinner and Awards Hosted by Musical America
	Anniversary Program Honorary Chairman, Patrick Hayes Co-Chairs: Caroline Werth, President and CEO, Shubert Performing Arts Center and Ken Fischer, President, University Musical Society, University of Michigan Master of Ceremonies: Richard Pulford Awards Patrick Hayes Award ISPA International Citation of Merit ISPA Distinguished Artist Award
Monday, December 15, 1997
8:00-9:00 AM Atrium (Level 4)	Coffee and Bakery Basket
8:00 AM	Registration Opens
Morning Session at Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall, 154 W. 57th Street
9:30-11:00 AM Weill Recital Hall Carnegie Hall	Developing the Young Artist Today Host: Ruth Felt, President, San Francisco Performances Moderator: Ara Guzelimian, Aspen Music Festival Panel Yo-Yo Ma, concert cellist Mark Churchill, Director, New England Conservatory, Preparatory Division Ellen Winner, Author of "Gifted Children," Child Psychologist
Return to Crowne Plaza Hotel
12:15 PM Acts I, II & III	Luncheon Hosted by Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS International Graphics Awards Pat Winter, ICM Artists ISPA Stockholm Congress, June 1998 Ove Joanson, Cultural Attaché, Swedish Embassy, New York Dewan Filharmonik, Kuala Lumpur Abdul Hamid Abu Bakar, Chief Executive Officer
1:45-2:45 PM Act IV	Annual Membership Meeting and Elections Annual reports, elections and presentation of ISPA Foundation Strategic Plan.
Following the membership meeting, there will be two sets of concurrent sessions. The first set will consist of two sessions related to adult education, and the second set will focus on fundraising and development.
Concurrent Session, Set A
3:00-4:00 PM Acts I & II	An Interview with Franz Xaver Ohnesorg Host: Masa Kajimoto, Kajimoto Concert Management Co., LTD. Ara Guzelimian, Aspen Music Festival.
4:00-5:00 PM Acts I & II	Practicum: Adult Education Class Bruce Adolphe, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center conducts an actual class on a Mozart piano quartet assisted by Colin Jacobsen, violin; Leo Suzuki, viola; Edward Arron, cello; and Albert Kim, piano. ISPA acknowedleges, with gratitude, Steinway & Sons for this session.
Concurrent Session, Set B
3:00-5:00 PM Acts III & IV	Development and Fundraising to Support Lifetime Learning in the Arts Patterns in philanthropy, subsidy and sponsorship in the United States and the international community including practical lessons on institutional planning. Host/Moderator: Jay Golan, Director of Development and Planning, Carnegie Hall Paul Dujardin, Executive Director, Bruxelles Philharmonique Ruth Felt, Executive Director, San Francisco Performances Joe Lambert, San Francisco Digital Media Center
6:00 PM	Buses Depart for Pier 81
6:30-10:30 PM Pier 81 West 41st. St.	Dinner Party Cruise Aboard World Yacht Princess Hosted by Columbia Artists Management Inc. Cocktails & Boarding: 6:30 PM Vessel Sails: 7:00 PM Dinner: 7:30 PM Conclusion: 10:30 PM
Tuesday, December 16, 1997
7:00 AM Level 4 Ballrooms	Registration Opens and Exhibitor Set Up
8:00-9:00 AM Atrium (Level 4)	Coffee and Bakery Basket
9:00 AM- 5:00 PM Level 4 Ballrooms	1997 Exhibits
10:00 AM-12:30 PM Atrium	Special Exhibits: Arts in Education Programs Education directors from a number of arts organizations in the New York area will be on hand to discuss their programs at tables throughout the level four lobby.
12:30 PM	Exhibitors' Buffet Luncheon
2:00-5:00 PM 402	ISPA Strategic Plan Discussions Representatives from the ISPA Board and AMS Planning and Research will be available to discuss aspects of ISPA's strategic plan which was introduced to the membership during Monday's annual meeting.
5:00-6:00 PM Atrium	Exhibitors Cocktail Reception
Evening	Theatre Night "Chicago" (Shubert Theatre, 225 West 44th St.) and "The Capeman" (Marquis Theatre, 1535 Broadway at 46th St.)
10:30 PM 403-404	Nightcap Party Hosted by Herbert Barrett Management
Wednesday, December 17, 1997
9:30-10:30 AM Acts III & IV	What We Can Do Today About Tomorrow Harris Wofford, CEO, Corporation for National Service and former US Senator Host/Moderator: Dan Donaldson, General Manager, Centre in the Square
10:30-11:00 AM Atrium	Coffee Break
11:00-noon Acts III & IV	Open Mike Session
12:00 PM	Conference Conclusion
1:30-3:00 PM 401/402	ISPA Board Meeting

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