Agenda: 2012 Workshop on Performing Arts Production over Advanced Networks

Agenda
2012 Workshop on Performing Arts Production over Advanced Networks

*Should attendees arrive on Saturday, March 3rd, they will have the opportunity to view a New World Symphony WALLCAST™ which highlights the New World Center’s outdoor Projection and Constellation Dimitri/Meyer Audio systems. Program details are available here: http://www.nws.edu/EventDetail.aspx?EID=530

Sunday, March 4

12:00 - 1:00 PM	Registration
1:00 - 1:30 PM	Welcome Jean-Pierre Dodel, New World Symphony Ann Doyle, Internet2
1:30 - 2:10 PM	Masterclass demonstration Joel Smirnoff, Cleveland Institute of Music Fellows of the NWS
2:10 - 3:00 PM	Choosing your Solution Justin Trieger, New World Symphony Ben Fineman, Internet2 In this session we will discuss how to determine which software/hardware codecs are best in a variety of scenarios by asking several pertinent questions: What is the format? What technology is available? Who is the audience?
3:00 - 3:15 PM	Refreshment Break
3:15 - 3:30 PM	Re-imagining Classical Performance New World Symphony CEO, Howard Herring, leads a brief open discussion concerning the constantly evolving landscape of the Performing Arts.
3:30 - 4:30 PM	DVTS/ConferenceXP Updates Kazunori Sugiura, Keio University José Feghali, Texas Christian University Fred Videon, University of Washington
4:30 - 5:00 PM	Recap

Monday, March 5

8:30 - 9:30 AM	Breakfast
9:30 - 10:30 AM	Building a Virtual Library Jean-Pierre Dodel, New World Symphony Bill Williams, New World Symphony Discover the needs and challenges in building a video repository, from digital asset management and meta-tagging to developing and producing content.
10:30 - 11:00 AM	Collaborative Performance over the Network Nathan Brock, UCSD/CalIT2 This presentation will discuss current trends in performance over the network, and presents a novel compositional method for increasing interactivity by adding delay to streaming media.
11:00 - 11:15 AM	Refreshment Break
11:15 - 12:15 PM	EchoDamp Tutorial Brian Shepard, University of Southern California See a live setup and operation of the acclaimed echo suppression software chaired by it’s creator.
12:15 - 1:00 PM	Lunch
1:00 - 1:45 PM	Lighting With or Without a Budget Stefan DeWilde, New World Symphony NWS’s resident Director of Lighting explains how to properly prepare a performance environment with appropriate lighting choices for video conferencing. Learn about the various lighting technologies, their effect, and perhaps most importantly, their cost.
1:45 - 2:15 PM	Dance Telematics - Integrating Movement and Internet Technologies Tim Glenn, Florida State University
2:15 - 3:15 PM	LoLa Demonstration Claudio Allocchio, GARR Observe a live demonstration of the LoLa system, an amazing new application that allows for hi-fidelity collaborative performance over the network.
3:15 - 3:45 PM	Refreshment break
3:45 - 5:00 PM	Auksalaq - a Telematic Opera Scott Deal, IUPUI Jordan Munson, IUPUI Matthew Burtner, University of Virginia The IDEA award winning opera’s creators lead us through a performance of select excerpts from the larger work and then chair a discussion about the technology used.
5:00 - 6:00 PM	Tour of the New World Center
6:00 - 6:30 PM	Collaboration Planning Session Join your fellow attendees in planning for long term collaborative project

*Attendees will be given the option to join in a group dinner at Lucky Strike (http://www.yelp.com/map/lucky-strike-miami-beach) following the conclusion of events on Monday. Cost is $40/person and can be paid by credit card to New World Symphony staff in advance of dinner.

Tuesday, March 6

8:30 - 9:00 AM	Breakfast
9:00 - 10:00 AM	Codec Comparison Jack Vees, Yale University A side by side demonstration of the leading existing video conferencing technologies (DVTS/ConfXP/H.323).
10:00 - 10:45 AM	Producing a Multi-Camera Shoot Clyde Scott, New World Symphony In this session, our Director of Video will cover technical, logistical, and artistic considerations when planning and shooting with multiple cameras.
10:45 - 11:45 AM	Hands-On! Justin Trieger, New World Symphony Ben Fineman, Internet2 Attendees will have an opportunity to use all the technologies demonstrated throughout the conference including LoLa, DVTS, ConferenceXP, EchoDamp, Polycom HDX, Tandberg MXP, Cameras, Lights, Microphones etc.
11:45 - 12:30 PM	The Growth of Internet2 and the Performing Arts Ben Fineman, Internet2 Now that Internet2’s backbone has reached speeds of 100 Gbps across the nation, the possibilities for the performing arts are endless. Learn about Internet2's member services such as the Commons, dynamic virtual circuits, and cloud services useful for performing arts collaborations.