“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.”

1. “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” -- Arthur C. Clarke, Profiles of the Future (1962)  

2. next gen arts admin • sydney skybetterdance/USA breakout session @sydneyskybetterinfo@skybetter.orgwww.skybetter.org

3. divergence facebook twittermyspacefriendsterskypeplaxoflickr RSS textingasymetricsanalyticsfriendsterIPsoftware as service itunesvimeoCMSpodcastsstreamingthe cloud IT open source chatmySQLpiracySMTP WYSIWYGCRM youtube2.0backendrelationship managementwikisplatform

4. Queens Academy of Arts & Dance [QuAD] 2 www.quaad.org Founder: Alberto Denis@albertodenis

5. Queens Academy of Arts & Dance why QuAD is awesome: 2 • Mission-driven to explore new organizational models • INCREDIBLE Online Collaboration Techniques: • Google Docs (collaborative editing) • iWeb (website design tools) • Etherpad.com (live chat and document editing) • Skype (live chat and online phone calls) • Screencast.com (easy screen capture)

6. Keigwin + Company www.larrykeigwin.org Founder: Larry Keigwin@larrykeigwin

8. Keigwin + Company why k+co is awesome: • Audience engagement as creative process • Distributed social media usage: • Twitter • Facebook • Myspace (ugh)

9. Misnomer Dance Theater www.misnomer.org Founder: Chris Elam

10. minomer online

11. Misnomer Dance Theater why misnomer is awesome: • Creative process is irrevocably, embarrassingly, completely open. • Active experimentation with new media. • Live streamed rehearsals and performances • Multiple platforms converge on their website • Dancers highly involved

12. next gen convergence • Gina Gibney Dance / The Über Content Management System- Re-syndicate media, events, and other content to anywhere from website back end. - Synchronize studio and management tools, Quickbooks, and company database systems with multiple levels of administrative access, military-grade encryption, multi-platform messaging, and user-curated reportage. • National Performing Arts Convention / The Meta Network- Shared, customizable infrastructure for distance learning (webinars, conferencing, content and web infrastructure sharing) across performing arts sectors. - Content consolidated from across performing arts sectors, indexed, made searchable, sortable, and re-syndicate-able. • The Google Waves Protocol / The Silo Killer- New browser-based platform to facilitate the convergence of email, social networks, online collaboration, and media content. - Open-source structure fosters developer use in custom applications.

13. resources • Blogs- 43 Folders (Merlin Mann)- Lifehacker - Technology In The Arts (Carnegie Mellon)- ArtsJournal • Talk To These People in Houston- Marc Kirschner (TenduTV)- Daniel Feinstein (Misnomer)- Ian Garrett (Center for Sustainable Practice)- Anna Drozdowski (D/USA Tech Task Force)- Robert Dorf (D/USA Tech Task Force)- Amy Smith (D/USA Tech Task Force)- Marc Scorca (NPAC Tech Task Force) • Podcasts- TED Talks- This Week in Tech- On The Media- Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders • Cutting Edge Companies- Cedar Lake (Project 52 HD Podcasts)- Forsythe Ballet (Synchronous Objects)- Fractured Atlas (Artist Services)- Ben Asriel (Project Paper Trail)- Merce Cunningham (Mondays with Merce)

14. discuss.