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Friday October 27

(Registrations at Marriott Courtyard followed by sessions at Portland State University)
  • 5:00pm-6:00pm - Registrations / Meet & Greet at Marriott Courtyard Portland City Center
  •     --- travel time to Portland State University for sessions---
  • 6:30pm-7:30pm - Fostering Inclusivity with Rebeqa Rivers
  • 7:30pm-8:00pm - Carlos Gardel: Life & Music with Richard Hinrichsen
  • 8:00pm-8:30pm - Celebrating LGBT Voices in Song with Chuck Dillard
  • 8:30pm-9:30pm - What They Didn't Teach Me In The Conservatory Of Music with Tim Carson

Saturday October 28 
(All sessions at Marriott Courtyard Portland City Center)
  • 8:30am-9:00am - Registration Desk Open
  • 9:00am-9:45am - Why Do I Yodel: Mature Singer with Susan Buehler
  • 9:45am-10:45am - Personalities, Behavior & Priorities with Michael Clement
  • 10:45am-11:00am - Break
  • 11:00am-12:00pm - Voice From Youth To Old Age with Karen Brunssen
  • 12:00pm - Governor & National Reports
  • 12:30pm-1:30pm - Lunch 
  • 1:30pm-2:00pm - The Art Of Screaming with Susan Carr
  • 2:00pm-3:00pm - To Act Or Not To Act (masterclass) with Natalie Lerch
  • 3:00pm-4:00pm - Lightning Talks with Nancy Bos, Marieke Schuurs & Yanik Giroux
  • 4:00pm-4:15pm - Break
  • 4:15pm-5:15pm - Most Common Body Mismappings for Singers with Christine Meadows
  • 5:15pm-6:30pm - Reception (appetizers will be served, no host bar)
  • 7:00pm - NATSSA Finals (At Portland State University)

Sunday October 29
(All sessions at Marriott Courtyard Portland City Center)
  • 9:15am-10:30am - Leadership Breakfast Meeting
  • 9:45 - 10:25am - Digitalizing The Jury Process with Susan McBerry
  • 10:30am-11:30am - Teaching With Ease: AT As Self-Care with Eve Bernfeld
  • 11:30am-12:30pm - Social Justice In Song & Lyric Theatre with Dr. Nicole Luepp Hanig
  • 12:30pm-1:30pm - Lunch
  • 1:30pm-2:00pm - Getting On The Same Page with Janene Nelson
  • 2:00pm-2:30pm - Jazz As American Baroque with Valerie Williams
  • 2:30pm-3:30pm - Creativity and Joy in the Studio with Kevin Helppie and Forrest Kinney
  • 3:30pm-4:00pm - Wrap-up Session

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