TASKS PRIOR TO NOVEMBER 10

Quick notes for now--we can tidy up later:

--find out minimal room requirements from Kim and Peter; provide info to Jan

--assemble info sufficient enough to present each school with the travel and lodging info that they need, so that we can urge participants to firm up their plans.  in the process, try to get a commitment and a head count!!

--Inform schools of our tentative "The First-year (In)Experience" title.  Solicit reactions and suggestions; and come up with a listing of particular initiatives that member schools can present to others that are germane to the conference theme.  

--Jan will keep the conversation going, perhaps making contact with new parties in the St. Paul area can contribute to our gathering.

--Ron will try to push forward with Walnut Hill and Interlochen

--We'll mull over the facilitator question (John S; David K)

OUR CONFERENCE CALL

I won't put the date and time here--technically a lurker could join us with that info here and the info below! Check your e-mail.

Participants:

• Camille Colatosti, Berklee College of Music
  
• Jon Esser, Purchase College (SUNY)
  
• Rob Lagueux, Columbia College Chicago
  
• Ron Levy, Peabody Conservatory
  
• Kim MacKay, Cornish College
  
• Jan Weller, McNally Smith College of Music
  
• Dean Wilcox, North Carolina School of the Arts
  

AGENDA IDEAS/STUFF

• Virtual Particulars -- are we live on the blog and/or on google docs, etc.
  
  
• Benchmarks and Essentials -- Kim (essentials to remember not to forget!)
  
  
• Brief Update/Report on Accommodations -- Jan
  
  
• What Would Be Especially Helpful -- Jan and Camille (potentials and hopes for the gathering)
  
  
• The Template -- overview of the basic conference scheme/design we've used in the past
• e.g., Chicago, Seattle, Philadelphia
  
  
• The Facilitator Question: Do We Need One?
  
  
• Immediate Next Steps -- can we task ourselves with particulars?
  
  
• A Next Call? -- put something on the calendar if that seems advisable (and is possible!)

Verizon Conference Calling

No promises, but this is what I'm told will work:

TO JOIN A CONFERENCE

1. You must use a touch-tone phone to participate in an Instant Meeting Conference.
   
   
2. At the designated time, dial 877 461-1590
   
   
3. Enter this numeric passcode 9507793 followed by a "#"

INSTANT MEETING FEATURES

The following instant meeting features are available:

• Press *1 private help menu.
• Press *3 roll call (private)
• Press *6 mute or un-mute individual line.