II ev he USlTI Annual Conference & Stage Expo is all about learning. Two new ses- ARCHITECTURE Field Trip to the living Arts Centre Design Charrette COMPUTERS Graphics Programs: Which Do I Choose? COSTUMES Costume Poster Session Kabuki Costumes at the Krannert lace and lace-Makers: ABrief Overview of Hand & Machine-Made lace EDUCATION sion fonnats-the design charrette and the poster session-excel at stimulating creative thinking. The fonner is a high energy brainstorming session and the latter is simultaneous presentations of up to twenty great solutions for technical and design problems. Pictured below are two of the presentations in this year's "Costume Poster Session," a group of architects, theatre consultants, set designers and directors collaborating on hypothetical theatre programs in the "Design Charrette," along with examples of their creative output. Issues in Education Round Tables Internships: Young Professionals or Peons How to Do a Poster Session ENGINEERING Forces and loads on Rigging Components HEALTH & SAFETY Health &Safety liability Issues: Private vs. Academic Theatres Unexpected Exits: Traps, ledges, Edges &Pits INTERNATIONAL The Art of Chinese Puppetry LIGHTING Inexpensive Computer lighting Visualization Programs The Anatomy of a Broadway Show: lighting load-In MANAGEMENT The Role of Management From Concept to Production Season Planning: We Hope the Buck Stops Here! Arts Advocacy: Is It Our Responsibility Too? REGIONAL Tours of Historic Toronro Theatres New Theatres: How to Get What You Want. The New Firearms Act and the Performing Arts? SCENERY Inside China: Scenery. Costumes and Puppets from Beijing Research Reference for Scene Design Charge Painters Unite! AGuide to Hiring Scenic Artists SOUND Sound Travels: AMulti-Channel Concert Relational Databases for Sound Design Worksheets SPECIAL EVENTS Fellows' Forum: Keeping on the Edge; Facing the Ex~oding World of Automation Fellows Address and Reception: Mentoring for the New Millennium New Products Showcase TECHNICAL PRODUCTION Advanced Motion Control for the Theatre Parenring and Theatre: AMatch Made In .... TZl&T s M .\1 E R I 9 9 9 41