NC Music Educator Conference 2020

Notes from the Executive Director
Pat Hall
For better or worse, this pandemic has thrown all of us into
doing things differently than we have before. We were very
excited to be planning NCMEA’s 50th anniversary year
with special performances from Voctave, Airmen of Note and
Boston Brass. All the section chairs
were inviting renowned national
speakers. The Honors Orchestra
commissioned a 50th anniversary
piece from composer Brian Balamages.
And we were planning a very special
awards luncheon featuring directors
ensembles for the last day of the
Professional Development Conference.
The conference planning
committee made the decision in
early June to present the conference
virtually this year. I just sat back and
said to myself, how do I do that? The
first thing that came to mind was using the conference mobile
app. Hey, it’s paid for. It could be used the same way as in-person,
right? All we need to do is add the links for the Zoom sessions.
Fingers crossed.
The next challenge was figuring out many sessions we could
offer simultaneously. NCMEA only has one Zoom license. Yes,
we could purchase more Zoom licenses but with a staff of one
full-time and one half-time person, how would we run the
number of sessions already being planned?
We looked into several virtual event companies, including the
vendor who makes our app. The
cost was pretty high and we had
no way to gauge how many
of you would register and
pay for a virtual conference.
(We hope all of you will.)
The solution came from
board member and Teacher
Education chair, Jose Rivera.
We could use the Zoom
licenses at UNC Pembroke
and collegiate members could staff the computer lab. The more
than 50 LIVE sessions will be scheduled on three UNC Pembroke
Zoom licenses. NCMEA will increase our Zoom licenses from
one to three for meetings and networking sessions. We are also
offering more than 20 ON DEMAND
sessions that will link to NCMEA’s
YouTube Channel.
Last year, you brought your tech to Conference.
This year, your tech is bringing Conference to you!
Registration
You won’t want to miss the
Connect: Opening Session and
Energize: Closing Celebration that
NCMEA President Carol Earnhardt is
pulling together. They will be fun and
full of surprises!
Fingers crossed everything works
as planned!
We encourage you to register no later than
Nov 2 for early access to the App!
https://www.ncmea.net/ncmea-conference/conferenceregistration-info/
• Active Member $75
• Introductory Member $50
• Collegiate Member $35
• Non-Member $150
• Retired Member
FUTURE CONFERENCE DATES
November 6 – 9, 2021
November 5 – 8, 2022
November 4 – 7, 2023
November 8 – 12, 2024
No Fee
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