49th National Conference
Crowne Plaza Riverwalk Hotel
September 14-17, 2006
San Antonio, Texas
Pre-Conference "Boot Camp" Sponsored by CMS/ATMI/UTSA
Music Video Conferencing, Collaboration, and Convergence
"Bring the Outside World into Your Music Studio and Classroom"
 Date: September 13th, 2006
Time: Noon until 10:00 p.m.
Place: UTSA Downtown Campus, San Antonio, Texas
Pre-conference Registration Fee: $100 including dinner
Who should attend: Anyone from novice to expert who would
like to spend the day learning about, and exchanging experiences on this topic.
The term "tele-immersion" dates back to the 1980's and Jaron Lanier's pioneering work with virtual reality. The term here loosely refers to creating a virtual, shared reality, electronically across varied geographic space through the use of computers, networking, and video and audio media compression. The pre-conference, one-day event, will focus on creating shared virtual activities over the Internet for classroom music instruction, studio/master class teaching, and performance. The day is co-sponsored by CMS, ATMI, and the University of Texas-San Antonio Institute for Music Research. A full range of technology options will be covered, from the least expensive, Internet chat experiences with simple video cams, to higher end, video compression solutions. Commercial Internet as well as Internet 2 applications will be addressed.
This is a "boot camp" by design. Our goal is to bring together novices and experts to create an awareness of the possibilities of these emerging technologies. We welcome music educators with little to no experience in using these technologies, those who would like a friendly and supportive opportunity to learn and to "window shop" the possibilities. And, we welcome those music educators who have first-hand experiences to showcase and share.
Presenters
James Oliverio, Keynote Speaker and Presenter
 James Oliverio has served as Professor of Music & Digital Media and as Director of the Digital Worlds Institute at the University of Florida since January 2001. He is internationally known as a creative artist, educator and producer, and is a frequent keynote speaker and consultant to digital media, industry and education programs. Special recognition includes the Inaugural "Peoria Prize for Creativity" (2005) for producing the globally-distributed performing arts collaboration entitled "Hands across the Ocean" and the "Most Courageous and Creative" Award in the High Bandwidth Challenge at the 2001 Global SuperComputing Conference. His work in global distributed collaboration was featured on CNN International in April 2002. Dr. Oliverio has worked with research institutions around the world to create the Digital Worlds partnership, most recently evidenced in a specially commissioned real-time distributed collaboration for SIGGRAPH 2005 entitled "In Common Time". He holds five Emmy Awards from the Atlanta chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, along with numerous national grants and commissions.
Frank Clark
 Frank Clark is Director and Professor of Music at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Dr. Clark holds a degrees in music education (BMEd, University of the Pacific), horn performance (Stanford), and music theory and composition (PhD, University of Arizona). His research and performance interests are in the areas of Internet2 and the development of multimedia performance systems. Clark's multimedia works have been performed throughout the United States and most notably at Carnegie Hall and presents regularly at ATMI/CMS conferences
Henry Panion
 University Professor of Music at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Henry Panion holds degrees in music theory (MM, PhD, Ohio State) and music education (BS, Alabama A & M). A noted composer, arranger, conductor, and producer, he has worked with a host of entertainers, including Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, and Chaka Khan, and was inducted into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame in 1995. Dr. Panion frequently guests conducts throughout the country and has lead some of this nations leading orchestras, including the Baltimore Symphony, Houston Symphony, Boston Pops, and the National Symphony Orchestra. In 2000, Panion served as producer for Internet2's live CD recording with world-class musicians in five different cities. Recently, he was able to invite students from Word of Life Academy in Honolulu to participate in the recording of American Idol winner Ruben Studdards' upcoming CD, all via Apple's iChatAV.
Fred Rees
 Fred J. Rees is Professor of Music and Head of Graduate Studies at the Indiana University School of Music at IUPUI. He came to Indianapolis in 1999 from the University of Northern Iowa, where he developed the first graduate music education degree program in the country to be broadcast at a distance over the state`s interactive television network. Currently, he is overseeing the administration of the Indiana University School of Music`s Master of Science in Music Technology program, which is in its sixth year of being video streamed live over the Internet. Dr. Rees holds a DMA from the University of Southern California and a BM in music education from SUNY-Potsdam.
Peter Webster
 Peter Webster is the John Beattie Professor of Music Education and Technology at the School of Music, Northwestern University. He holds degrees in music education from the University of Southern Maine (BS) and the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester (MM, PhD). Webster is co-author with David Williams of Experiencing Music Technology, 3rd edition (Wadsworth/Schirmer, 2006), the standard textbook and DVD used in introductory college courses in music technology. He presents and writes widely on the application of music technology to teaching, learning, and the music creative process.
Schedule
12:00 p.m. - Registration
1:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. - Afternoon Events
- Welcome Session
- Basics 101: video conferencing from low-end to high-end with commercial Internet (II) applications; achieving network partnerships: getting both ends connected.(Fred Rees, instructor)
- Basics 102: Internet 2, tele-immersion, and other higher thoughts and things; achieving Internet 2 access and dealing with the "last-mile" issues (Frank Clark, instructor)
- ATMI Showcasing of real-world, take-it-home, cheap video conferencing examples, and mind-expanding, more budget-expanding, high-end Internet 2 and commercial solutions (Organized by Scott Lipscomb with showcases provided by Frank Clark, Scott Deal, Richard Hornsby, Matt Nickelson, Fred Rees, Kim Walls, Peter Webster, and others).
- Capstone panel on integrating video conferencing technology into the classroom; ensuring that instructional strategies lead the technology. (Peter Webster, moderator, with panelist Steward Smith, Sara Hagen, and Sam Reese.
6:00 - 10:00 p.m. Evening Events
- Unique Parrilladas family-style dinner at Pico de Gallo restaurant with keynote speaker, James C. Oliverio, composer and director, Digital Worlds Institute, University of Florida.
- Online Internet performances: Part 1 (James Oliverio, Digital Worlds Institute): Using Internet 2, a live performance of rhythmically complex music performed by an ensemble physically located in multiple geographically-disparate locations over Internet 2. Attendees will be able to interact with the performers, producers, and creators of the NetroNome Online Music Environment (NOME) as part of the special preconference event. Part 2 (Henry Panion, UAB): Using the commercial Internet and iChat, two online recording session experiences: first a remote production with AudioState 55 recording studio in Birmingham and then, assisting a student recording session at the Word of Light Academy in Honolulu.
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