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Schools of Music Annual Meeting: Building and Renovating Future-Ready Facilities

Program: Building and Renovating Future-Ready Facilities

Conference: National Association of Schools of Music 2018 Annual Meeting

Speaker: Jamie Milne Rojek

Location: Washington, D.C.

Date: November 17

Time: 8:15 A.M. – 3:00 P.M.

Jamie Milne Rojek, music facilities expert at HGA, co-leads a panel of industry experts in an all-day workshop examining the architectural and acoustical opportunities of planning, designing, and constructing new and renovated music-education and performance facilities at the 2018 National Association of Schools of Music Annual Meeting.

Panelists will guide participants through the planning and decision-making process, examining such topics as student and community access, music curricular offerings, health and safety, multi-functional spaces, technology and advancements in distance learning and cyber collaboration, flexibility to address future unknowns, and audience interaction and engagement.

Panelists include Jamie Milne Rojek, HGA; David W. Kahn, Acoustic Distinctions; Joseph W.A. Myers, Kirkegaard Associates; Stephen Weeks, Bora; Todd Wilson, Michigan State University; and facilitator James B. Forger, Michigan State University.