Support the conference in style. Logo goods are available now in the AATE Shop at Cafe Press. Shirts, mugs, water bottles, and bags featuring either the heART or Fault Lines logo are available.

Gai Jones, Associate Professor at CA State University, East Bay, has arranged units for those who register and attend the AATE conference.  The course cost is the same for CA residents and non-CA residents.

The Theater courses below award units of “academic credit”, as opposed to CEUs, which are non-academic units.

• THEA 7060 is for those who attend the AATE conference on Wed. Aug 4; this class costs $220.00 and is for 2 units;
• THEA 7061 is for those who attend the AATE conference on Thursday, Aug. 5; this class costs $220.00 and is for 2 units;
• THEA 7062 is for those who attend the AATE conference on Friday, Aug. 6; this class costs $220.00 and is for 2 units;
• THEA 7063 is for those who attend the AATE conference on Saturday, Aug. 7; this class costs $220.00 and is for 2 units;
• THEA 7064 is for those who attend the AATE conference on Sunday, Aug. 8; this class costs $110.00 and is for 1 unit.

If you wish to earn the academic credits listed above, read all of the information below and follow the directions.  Register for the AATE conference.

Two Methods to Register for the Academic Credits

1. Contact Gai Jones as soon as possible at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; ask that a registration form for academic credits be sent to you.  Upon receiving the registration form for academic credits, you are to complete the form and mail with check or credit card information.  This process must be completed by July 27, 2010.
2. Or you are to meet with Gai Jones at the AATE conference registration desk on Friday August 6 between 8 am-8:30 am. Bring your checkbook or credit card. You will be issued a registration form for the academic credits and course requirements.

With either of the above two methods, you must attend each AATE conference event offered the specific day(s) and evening(s); take notes as to application according to Bloom’s Taxonomy of what is presented; and submit an online reflective journal, by August 21, 2010 to Gai Jones.  Any questions, contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

A delegate must complete a registration form and pay by check or credit card, attend each event offered for the particular day and evening, take notes as to application of what is presented according to Blooms’ Taxonomy of Education, and submit an online reflective journal to Gai Jones by August 21, 2010.

Two Methods to Register for Units

1. A registration form is requested and delegate mails the completed form and payment by credit card or check.  Applications and payment must be mailed to Gai Jones, prior to July 29, 2010.
2. Or the delegate is required to meet with Gai Jones and pay onsite at the AATE conference on Friday morning August 6 between 8 am-8:30 am to register onsite for the  units. Meet at the AATE registration desk.

Outline for class requirements will be distributed to delegates who have paid prior to July 29, 2010, by mail or onsite on August 6, between 8 am-8:30 am at the conference.

One of our Board Members found a grant opportunity for Bay Area and Los Angeles artists and organizations to help fund your conference attendance.

The Creative Capacity Fund (CCF) is a collaborative initiative designed by a consortium of California arts funders to strengthen the work of artists and arts administrators by providing them with access to a wide range of professional development and peer learning opportunities.

Check out the Creative Capacities Fund website to see if you or your organization can apply to attend the AATE conference!  http://www.cciarts.org/ccf/ The link to the application is at the bottom right of their page.

The Conference Committee met in January to go through the recommendations of the AATE networks following their review and schedule the sessions.

We received an unprecedented number of session proposals. The Committee took the Network recommendations into account and worked to create a balanced program reflecting all areas.

Using set pieces from an upcoming production as supports, the Committee laid out the times, rooms, and days to place the sessions.

Once the initial process was complete,we began the process of shuffling the schedule based on technical requirements and room layout requests.

The schedule is currently under final review to check for any conflicts between presenters and the overall balance of the schedule.

Chairs will be notified of the outcome of the proposal review by March 1. The detailed schedule will be posted here shortly thereafter.

Look forward to seeing you in San Francisco this August.

Bring your heART to San Francisco and join us in playing on the fault lines.

AATE will hold its 2010 member conference at the Parc 55 Hotel San Francisco in cooperation with the California Educational Theatre Association, CETA, The California Educational Theatre Association.

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