FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

 
1Annual Meeting Portland’s Objectives (What we hope excites you!)
  • Building and strengthening relationships
  • Expanding professional development
  • Connecting with what’s going on creatively around the country
  • Deepening the field’s knowledge of Portland’s culture
2Philosophy (What excites us!)
  • To create an environment where Artists and Presenters can develop peer relationships — not power relationships
  • To provide support to Artists, NPN/VAN Partners and Colleagues through shared best practices
  • To activate new collaborations and partnerships
  • To show the breadth of work that NPN/VAN has subsidized
3Overview (What to expect!)
  • When & Where: December 11-25, 2015 in Portland, Oregon
  • Arrive on Friday and depart on Tuesday [check the sched]
4Who You Will Meet (About 350 participants!)
  • NPN/VAN Partners and Board Members and Staff
  • Portland host committee members and colleagues
  • U.S. and international colleagues — arts presenters/producers, curators, cultural organizers, funders
  • Artists:
    • National Artists who have toured on NPN/VAN
    • Portland-based performing and visual Artists
    • National "Live & On Stage" Performing Artists (selected from Creation Fund recipients, previous 3 years)
5This will be my first Annual Meeting. Will I be the only one who doesn’t know anybody? (No way!)
  • Usually about 40% of attendees are new to the Meeting. Plan to attend the Annual Meeting Orientation on Friday December 11 at the hotel to help you figure what’s what (and to meet some of the other folks). Besides, the people who attend the Annual Meeting are a pretty special bunch — you should feel comfortable introducing yourself to them. And remember: this meeting is about networking!
  • Here’s what we heard after last year’s Annual Meeting:
    “This was my first Annual Meeting. I met more professionals in my field over the course of four days than I have anywhere else.”