Monday, January 21, 2008

Pre-Conference

Pre-Conference will be held from 10-3pm on February 27th.
The bus will leave for the location at 9am.

We will have panelists representing:
Pew Charitable Trust
the James Irvine foundation
City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs
and more to come....

Survey is LIVE!!!

Happy Tuesday!!

We want APASO 2008 Los Angeles to be super productive!!
To that end, please take a moment to fill out the following 12 question survey.
We’ve gathered that folks want more time for group sharing and less “panels.”
Attendees always come with a tremendous amount of information and we’re looking to access as much as we can and leverage it to fit your needs.
We’re looking at restructuring the Day One Round Robin session, the Job Title breakouts, the concurrent breakout sessions, the Saturday session on planning for the next conference and how we might better collaborate throughout the year.
In addition, we’re working toward a new version of the APASO directory.
Help us figure what we ALL need.
Spend a few minutes filling out this survey and make sure that your fellow staff members who plan on attending fill it out as well.

Click below:

http://www.zoomerang.com/survey.zgi?p=WEB227CUK32JAY

The results are public so you'll see how the other attendees have responded.

More soon.

Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Pre-conference - Feb 27th

Making the case for arts and culture service organizations

We've asked leading funding partners to share with us how they make the case for not only arts and culture, but also, specifically, arts service organizations.

With so much public attention going to global, green and social service needs, how are our partners from foundations, government and corporations making the case to support us?

We'll hear about their obstacles, roadblocks, successes and strategies in creating funding opportunities and partnerships with local performing arts service orgs.

We've promised a "pitch-free" zone to afford us the opportunity for a frank conversation in understanding, from a funder's perspective, what added value we bring to their work, what's required to ensure the continuation of their support, and what it is that we could or should be doing that we aren't.
Join us, won't you?!

Registration form online

APASO 2008: Los Angeles Feb 27 - March 1st

Registration form available online now at:
http://lastagealliance.com/apaso2008.asp

Join us in LA to share best practices, learn about successful new programming in marketing the arts, community wide ticketing and audience development programs and much, much more!

Attending APASO for the first time?
Here's a list of what you can count on by attending:
Networking with leaders of performing arts service organizations of all sizes!
A round robin to share your organizations biggest success and biggest failures of the year
Job function break out sessions,
Inspiring words from an outside speaker
Discussion of trends and collaborative opportunities.

Take aways:
At least one new programming idea
Language to better help make the case to your supporters
Tools to better serve your constituents
A network of support through North America

More info to come soon.

Monday, December 31, 2007

APASO 2008 Conference Details

Happy New Year!

APASO 2008: LOS ANGELES
Pre-conference: Wednesday, February 27th
Conference: Thursday, February 28th - Saturday, March 1st

Conference Registration:
Procrastinator rates (register Feb 1st or later)
Pre-conference: $100 Conference: $375

Online conference registration will go live by Friday, January 4th.
Conference fee includes: breakfast, lunch, snacks for all days and a Friday evening dinner reception
Click here for registration form (Will be available by Thursday, January 3rd)

Hotel: Millenium Biltmore
506 South Grand LA, CA 90071
Special APASO rates available through Friday, February 1:

Click here to reserve hotel rooms
or call 213.612.1575 (mention code: LASA8)

Classic Room $129 +14.05% hotel tax = $147/night (Standard rate $199+tax)
Club Room $179 +14.05% = $204/night (Standard rate $250+tax)
Club Rooms include access to the exclusive Club Lounge, serving complimentary continental breakfast and evening hors d'oeuvres and beverages. All rooms offer high-speed internet access, bathrobes and slippers, bottled water, in-room safe, two telephones and turndown service. Use of the full service fitness centre, shoeshine and clothes-pressing services are also complimentary. Other room amenities include satellite TV, pay per view movies, upgraded bathroom amenities, desk, iron/ironing board and hairdryer.

Additional person $30/night
Roll away charge $20/night
Internet access $9.95/night

Gym:
Health Club with steam room, Jacuzzi™ and sauna, as well as cardiovascular and weight equipment is complimentary to all guests and accessible by room key only.
Hours: 24 hours
Indoor Roman-style pool open from 6:00AM - 8:00PM


Parking:
Overnight parking is $40.00/day.
$14 parking is available one block away at Pershing Square Park

APASO rates are available for February 24th through March 4th

Local Airports:
LGB: Long Beach Airport (Alaska Air, America West/US Airways, Delta, Jet Blue, Express jet)
BUR: Bob Hope Airport (Burbank) (Alaska Air, American. US Airways, Delta, Jet Blue, Express jet, Southwest, United)
LAX: Los Angeles International Airport (most major carriers)

If you fly into LAX you may want to take advantage of the Fly Away bus service to Union Station for $4 each way. Union Station is 5 minutes from the hotel and cab or metro accessible.
Yes, Los Angeles has a subway.

More info soon!