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<h2>Attend Staging Sustainability 2014 People. Planet. Profit. Performance. to learn how you can benefit from making the performing arts more sustainable</h2>
<p>Toronto, February 3-4, 2014, with pre- and post-conference activities on February 2 & 5</p>
<p><strong>Register today</strong> – Early Bird rates available until January 17, 2014</p>
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<li><span style="line-height: 1.538em;">Special registration rate for CCI members: Early Bird $250 / Regular $350 CAD</span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 1.538em;">Daily Delegate Rate (fee/day) $125 / $150 CAD</span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 1.538em;">Artists / Small Organizations can apply for a special bursary for $100 registration or a FREE registration!</span></li>
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<p>Performance has always been about how the work affects people. Now we are ready to tackle how our performances can promote a more sustainable world.</p>
<p>Staging Sustainability will be the largest gathering of performing arts and sustainability leaders in the world, bringing together practitioners from across Canada, Broadway, LA, the UK – and points in between.</p>
<p>Developed by peers with your needs and interests in mind, Staging Sustainability is your chance to be inspired by what the future might hold for the Canadian performance scene, to take up today’s opportunities with the latest technology, and to learn from case studies of organizations like yours that have creatively addressed our shared challenges.</p>
<p>For artists, and artistic, organizational and technical leaders, it will be an unparalleled opportunity to network with peers, learn about the latest money-saving practices and initiatives for arts facilities, reinventing how we make and tech shows, the changing roles of designers and programmers, creating a sustainable audience experience, and integrating innovation into often aging systems. Pro bono consulting opportunities for registered delegates.</p>
<h3>Artists and leaders participating in Staging Sustainability will come away with ideas and best practices to address important questions including:</h3>
<p>• How do you get started with changing your work when you’ve got no money to work with?</p>
<p>• How sustainable practices can save money and other resources</p>
<p>• How are the social aspects of sustainability being considered in new work and the communities in which it is being made?</p>
<p>• How do you integrate sustainability into the audience experience? How do we communicate about what we are doing?</p>
<p>• How are presenters thinking about sustainability in their programming?</p>
<h3>Technical directors participating in Staging Sustainability will come away with ideas and best practices to address key questions including:</h3>
<p>• How do managers and production staff integrate sustainable practice into performance and events?</p>
<p>• How is sustainable thinking changing the way we make and tech shows?</p>
<p>• How do you get started with changing your work when you’ve got no money to work with?</p>
<p>• How are facilities integrating sustainable practices into their operations?</p>
<h3>A unique gathering of speakers who are a who’s who of Canadian and international innovation and leadership in the performing arts:</h3>
<p>• Harry Giles, Environment Officer for Festivals, Edinburgh, Scotland</p>
<p>• Adrienne Goehler, Curator and Critic, Berlin, Germany</p>
<p>• Chantal Bilodeau, Award-winning Canadian playwright based in NYC</p>
<p>• Alison Tickell, Director of Julie’s Bicycle, UK</p>
<p>• Marie Zimmerman, Artistic Director of the Hillside Festival, Canada</p>
<h3>When and Where</h3>
<p>• Programming includes plenary sessions, concurrent sessions and workshops</p>
<p>• Trade Show features the latest and greatest in live performance technologies and services</p>
<p>• SmART Bar lets you personally connect with presenters</p>
<p>• Pro-bono consulting sessions offer networking and customized learning opportunities</p>
<p>• Exciting performances at The Theatre Centre illuminate sustainability</p>
<p>• Two receptions with ample networking opportunities let you connect with peers, speakers, suppliers and consultants</p>
<p>All locations are easily accessible by TTC with parking options also available</p>
<p>Remote access for designated sessions via a live internet broadcast is also available for $50 CAD registration fee</p>
<p>For more information and the schedule see the <a href="/sites/default/files/Staging%20Sustainability%202014.pdf">conference flyer</a> or visit: <a href="http://www.stagingsustainability.ca/" target="_blank">www.stagingsustainability.ca</a></p>
<p><strong>Staging Sustainability 2014</strong> is presented by <a href="http://www.artsbuildontario.ca/">ArtsBuild Ontario</a> and the <a href="http://www.stagingsustainability.ca/">Centre for Sustainable Staging at York University</a>, in partnership with <a href="http://www.tapa.ca/">Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts</a> (TAPA), <a href="http://www.pact.ca/">Professional Association of Canadian Theatres</a> (PACT), <a href="http://www.theatrecentre.ca/">The Theatre Centre</a>, <a href="http://www.citt.org/">Canadian Institute of Theatre Technology</a>, <a href="http://www.capefarewellfoundation.com/about.html">Cape Farewell Foundation</a>, and <a href="http://www.sustainablepractice.org/">Center for Sustainable Practice in the Arts</a>.</p>
