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GOAL 2
Establish and fill the position of Executive Director
As has been reported in past issues of Sigbtlines, the developing
of a job description, establishing a search committee and the intenie\r process for an Executive Director was lengthy. HO\rever,.
we are currently re-eraluating our options in tllis area. The Planning Committee and the Board are rerisiting this goal during the
winter Board meetings in Orlando and a report will be published
in Sightlines.

GOAL 3
Increase USITf's international visibility and participation
at meetings, exhibitions and related events
One of the major objectives of this goal was to sponsor and
produce the United States exhibit in the 1999 Prague Quadrennial. As has been reported in Sightlines and in this issue
of TD&T we succeeded admirably. Dick Durst and his colleagues on the PQ Committee did an excellent job creating an
exhibit that showcased the diversity of American design. Several prominent designers made the trip to Prague this year, in
addition to the .S. delegation. Seeing and being seen was
achieved through panel discussions, as well as the exhibition,
and the PQ'99 Tour group which met and held discussions
with OlSTAT members in their own theatres in Prague,
Helsinki, Tallinn, and SI. Petersburg.
Dick Durst's presidency of the OlSTAT has helped keep
'SITT a visible element in the international theatre community. Several USITT members, including Michael Ramsaur
Eric Fielding, and Arnold Aronson, have served as delegates
to special committees of the OlSTAT. Programming at the Annual Conference & Stage Expo in Denver will also add to hlrthering this goal.

GOAL 4
Expand opportunities for sponsorship in Institute
activities
Each year a great many of our Contributing and Sustaining members provide SUpp0l1 to acti\ities related to tlle Annual Conference &
Stage Expo. In addition, our international activities and tlle PQ'99
exhibit received a generous donation from Sam Sclipps, Protech
sponsored the U.S. Day at the Quadrennial and the Denver Center
for the Performing Arts \rill be prO\iding assistance for the PQ
exhibit during the Annual Conference & Stage Expo. We have just
completed establishing a new support initiati e for our Student
Chapters \rith the help of H&H Specialties, Inc. of South El Monte
California. We have also been working hard to hllfill this goal
through our coordination of numerous sponsorship opportunities at the SlIT 40th Birthday Bash in Denver.

GOAL 5
Enhance our WWW presence and improve the
effectiveness of our Web site
If you have been to our Web page recently you have no doubt noticed a new look that improves your ease of site navigation. We
have created a new posting for classified ads, added online shopping for our publications, made it possible to join USIIT from
our site, and have made registering for the conference easier

then ever. We see our Web site as a continuing source of new opportunities to help fulfill our mission \rith such things as Project
2000 and links to valuable information from around the world.
And Joining the List We Have...

Since publishing my report to you last year \re have added l\ro other
strategic goals to our plan. These goals came out of the extended discussions of the 'SIIT Planning Committee and through member initiatives.
These are:

GOAL 6
Increase USITf's national visibility by participation in
meetings, projects, exhibitions, and other related events.
Major Objective:
Participate in the activities and projects of related theatre and performing arts organizations.
Desire,l Result:
To enhance the prestige and reputation of SlIT as a membership
organization.
Action Plans:
1. Continue participation inAn Oral HistoJJ' ojTheatrical Ligbting
and Its People. This project is being undertaken in cooperation
with ESTA, WIlED, and SlIT.
WHO: III/II/ediate Past-President
DO BY: Ongoing
2. Assess potential advantage to SlIT of cooperative relationships
with IRTA, SErC, NETC, S\VfA, ACTF, TLC, TCG, lA, 'SA, Themed
Entertainment Association and other related organizations.
WHO: Erecl/tive COII/II/ittee
DO BY: Ongoing
NOTE: Erchange II/embership established with ATHE}l/Q\ 1999

GOAL 7
Engage in activities that document the rich history of
USITf's members as well as their contributions to design
and technology.
Major Objective:
I. To increase awareness of the Significant impact our members
have had on the development of aU aspects of performing arts
design and technology.
2. Document the contributions of individual members to the field
and SlIT.
Desired Result:
I. To bener publicize the signifiCt'Ult role USITT members continue to
play in developing tlleatre design, production design and technology
2. To produce documentation of the contributions of our members
that may be \ridely shared.
Action Plans:
I. Retrieve and review USIIT archival materials relevant to the history of the operation of SlIT since its inception.
WHO: Officers, Staff
WHE.N: Begin Fall, 1999
2. Establish member profiles as part of the ''Inside SlIT" section
ofTD&T.

WHO: Officers, Staff
\VHEt\l: Ongoing
3. Videotape selected members, starting with the Fellows of the Institute, in order to develop a record of their acti\ities and their
place in the development of usrn.
WHO: Rick Stephens
WHEN: Begin Spring, 1999
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