NYS ARTS members, rural partners and regional captains know about the power of sharing conversations and creatively connecting. YOU need to attend this unique conference to connect, communicate, and share knowledge and ideas with your colleagues from around the state.

NYS ARTS Summit 2009 will provide professional training breakout sessions that are hands on and more instructional than ever before with instructors who are the leaders in non profit technology and tutorials by company owners who create the online platforms you use every day. In addition, exciting plenary sessions with the industries best speakers, will inspire and empower you to move forward during even the most trying of times.

Responding to you, this year’s theme, "Innovation & Technology: Building Social Capital". The Arts Summit will teach even the seasoned art leader; the knowledge and resources they need to effectively use social media to their organizations advantage.

“Bring your laptop” sessions are where you will get step by step instruction on how to use social media applications, including Facebook, Twitter, Blogs, Flickr and more. Plus an introduction to the Cultural Database Project.

For the dinner on theMainstage, we've listened to you and created a more casual reception setting. To most this is the highlight of the summit to share in some of the best networking and open conversations to be had among our rural partners and city leaders. This year a lounge atmosphere and buffet will be created on the stage with café tables, couches and an open bar. Come, sit, chat and enjoy a good meal while listening to professional musicians and discussing your organizations goals with your peers.

NYS ARTS knows that arts leaders can spare limited time and resources during this current economic crisis. We are streamlining the conference to give attendees valuable information that they can take back to the office and take action on right away. This streamlined two-day agenda for the Arts Summit increases the value you get for your time and money—and we even have an early registration special and member discounts to save you extra money on conference fees and hotel costs.

NYS ARTS Summit 2009: More intellectually stimulating and more user-friendly than ever before – and at a lower price than last year.

So what are you waiting for – register now and we'll see you in Schenectady!