For the third year, Philip Morris and Proctors Theatre has hosted NYS ARTS annual conference. Since 1926, Proctors, a historic, beautifully restored theatre located in the heart of downtown Schenectady, has presented the very best in entertainment for New York's Capital Region. In September 2007 the renovations of the adjacent former Carl Company were complete, adding the 434 seat GE Theatre with its extreme screen, iwerks movies, new conference spaces and new offices. The box office, a coffee shop and lots of space for theatergoers was also added. With these changes, Proctors truly became a performing arts center and cultural anchor in downtown Schenectady.

The Arts & Business Council of New York (ABC/NY) is committed to joining the resources and reducing the distinction between arts and business. It serves both the arts and the business communities of New York, with programming in volunteerism, professional development, leadership development, and economic impact. The arts offer creativity, both onstage/in exhibition and in problem-solving. They change lives: delighting the general public, celebrating and communicating cultural diversity, engaging audiences and artists in life-long enrichment. Business offers financial and in-kind support, through strategic philanthropy that advances corporate missions and through sponsorships that enhance marketing efforts. More important are the resources of intellectual capital: volunteers eager to make a difference through sharing their expertise in planning, organization, marketing, PR, communications, financial analysis, technology, human resources, mentoring, and real estate.

ReadyTalk is proud to be sponsoring the NYS Arts Summit 2009 and is excited to share with you the incredible work they have done with other nonprofits such as NTEN and the NCNA. ReadyTalk, through their online conferencing platform, offers collaboration services, podcasting & recording, webinar coaching and consulting and a whole host of features that help nonprofits.

ReadyTalk will be conducting a webinar during the event that will show you how to:

• Conduct Webinars on a variety of topics to educate advocates and programs - A great source of non-dues revenue!
• Train advocates on new services or products.
• Collaborate on documents without the need for travel.
• Communicate easily with volunteers, advocates, and programs to raise awareness on initiatives.

As a special offer to all NYS ARTS Summit 2009 attendees, we are offering 4¢/minute audio and 8¢/minute web. If you currently use web and audio conferencing now is the time to switch and save money. If you don’t use it, what are you waiting for! Contact Ready Talk.