2022 CALLERLAB Convention Interest Group Schedule

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Control	Session Title	Presenters	Room	Day	Time	Description
010	Accredited Caller Coaches Committee	Ken Ritucci, Tom Miller	Lindbergh A	Monday	10:30 AM	1. Review of past actions as stated above 2. Discussion of oral and written exams some candidates have scheduled 3. Anything for the good for the order.
020	Adapting Singing Calls	Lawrence Johnstone, Shauna Kaaria	Allegheny AB	Monday	10:30 AM	Have you ever wanted to change the figure on your singing call? Yes, you can do that! Come learn how to adjust your singing call figures to fit your program.
030	Square Dance Partnerships	Allynn Riggs, Roy Gotta, Pam Clasper	Earhart CD	Monday	10:30 AM	How do you help your partner? How do you contribute to your caller’s teaching/entertainment efforts? Come to this session to learn how others work together to maximize the use of their skills and talents. A strong partnership will benefit both the caller and partner as they strive for success.
040	Basic and Mainstream Committee	Dana Schirmer, Michael Braithwaite	Lindbergh-B	Monday	10:30 AM	Chairman, Dana Schirmer, and Vice Chairman, Michael Braithwaite. All Basic and Mainstream Committee members, and other interested parties, are invited to attend the Basic and Mainstream Committee meeting. The meeting will include: Triennial Review changes; discussion of whether there is interest in changing the name of Basic; report on Emphasis calls, and additional items submitted by Committee members.
050	Creating a Welcoming Dance Environment	Wendy VanderMeulen, Ri-Shea Schlitter, Barry Clasper	Wright A	Monday	10:30 AM	It is our goal to ensure that everyone experiences pleasant social interactions while attending square dance events. The panel will help you develop awareness of the current social norms in the dance environment and the caller’s role in providing a socially appropriate environment.
060	E Communications, Mail Chimp, Google Groups	Patty Greene, Debbie Ceder	Earhart AB	Monday	10:30 AM	Getting the word out to potential dancers and keeping your current dancers up-to-date requires knowledge of the internet. This session will focus on Google groups and Mailchimp as vehicles for communicating with both current and potential dancers.
070	Past Chairmans Committee	Ken Ritucci	Wright B	Monday	12:00 PM	Past Chairman's Committee will meet to discuss the current letter that was written by committee members. The committee would be looking at ways they can be of assistance for CALLERLAB by providing new ideas formed within the committee and perhaps guidance for any other business deemed necessary by the EC.
080	Modules	Betsy Gotta, Larry Marchese, Jerry Gilbreath	Allegheny AB	Monday	1:00 PM	Come learn how modules can be a valuable and effective choreographic management tool and help add variety and spice to your dances. The panel will talk about the different types of modules and how to effectively and creatively use them in your program.
090	Utilizing a Website	Ray Owens, Brian Freed	Earhart AB	Monday	1:00 PM	Do you have a website? Does your club have a website? What does your web presence look like? This panel will discuss the practical aspects of setting up an internet presence. Topics will include reserving a domain name, setting up a web hosting account, and demonstrating how to add content to a simple website.
100	Open House/Party Night	Dottie Welch, Rick Hampton, Bob Riggs	Earhart CD	Monday	1:00 PM	Many times the first exposure to the square dance activity is through a community dance night, private party or open house. Come and learn how to program for an enjoyable dance experience while keeping things simple and fun.
110	Advanced Committee	Ray Brendzy, Jeremy Butler	Lindbergh-B	Monday	1:00 PM	Will complete and send to Home office in the next few days.
320	Self-Promotion Skills	Dick Otis, Deborah Carroll-Jones	Allegheny AB	Tuesday	10:30 AM	Would you like to book more dances or be a busier caller? Ever wonder how to get better known to be booked for clubs, festivals, or federation dances? The panel will share specific tactics to improve self-awareness, develop your skill level and promote your skills. This session will include real life examples of a caller promoting themselves on a regional and national basis.
130	SqView 1	Mike Preskitt, Jack Pladdys	Earhart AB	Monday	2:30 PM	Are you new to using SqView? This panel will discuss the basics of SqView – how to get it, how to use it, and how to fix some common problems you may encounter with the program.
140	Calling in the LGBTQ* Community	Vic Ceder, Darren Gallina	Earhart CD	Monday	2:30 PM	LGBTQ* square dance clubs are both high energy and great examples of sociability in action. If you are interested in calling for LGBTQ* clubs but don't have any experience in this area come and learn the dynamics and unique characteristics of calling for the LGBTQ* community.
150	New Caller Committee	Vernon Jones	Lindbergh A	Monday	2:30 PM	BOF: Are you a New Caller and interested in expressing your thoughts about the calling process? If so the attend this short session and let’s talk about it.
160	Definitions Committee	Guy Steele, Dottie Welch	Lindbergh-B	Monday	2:30 PM	The agenda for the Definitions Committee meeting at the 2022 CALLERLAB Convention will include the following items: report on changes to program documents, including changes made as a result of the 2021 Triennial Review; discussion of the draft proposed update to the Formations document; and discussion of the draft Additional Details Document.
170	Voice	Deborah Carroll-Jones, Tony Oxendine	Wright A	Monday	2:30 PM	In this session, we will focus on the healthiest way to use your voice as a square dance caller. The panel will discuss techniques to improve your voice, take care of your voice, and various tools to use your voice more effectively, including pitch, resonance, breath, and timbre. We will explore various vocal ideas and techniques to best use your most important tool, your voice.
200	Reconnect: Square Dancing Overseas	Tom Rainer, Jeannette Staeuble, Walt Burr, Juli Burr	Allegheny AB	Monday	4:00 PM	Have you ever wondered about square dancing overseas? Come visit with these callers to learn about the similarities and differences in square dancing around the world.
210	SqView 2	Justin Russell, Barry Johnson	Earhart AB	Monday	4:00 PM	Do you want to get more out of the SqView program? Are you using all the features SqView has to offer? Come to this session to learn how you can more fully utilize SqView features including choreography, alternate lyrics, and markers.
220	Sight Calling - Take a Picture	Ken Ritucci, Ed Foote	Earhart CD	Monday	4:00 PM	Are you looking for creative get outs during your sight calling? This session will emphasize quick, fast, and creative ways to resolve the square using snapshot resolutions.
230	Music Producers Committee	Shauna Kaaria, Ted Lizotte	Lindbergh A	Monday	4:00 PM	This will be a closed meeting for active music producers. Discussion regarding Clearing House and Music for Callers website business, protections, etc.
240	Choreographic Applications Committee	Dottie Welch, Doren McBroom	Lindbergh-B	Monday	4:00 PM	Do you use choreographic games or gimmicks to enhance sociability at dances? Do you insert favorite phrases into your patter or singers to encourage eye contact and smiles? We are compiling such ideas for sharing in the Online Teaching Resource.
250	Reconnect: Caller/Club Relations	Ron Giuliana, Wayne Wade, Lura Wade	Wright A	Monday	4:00 PM	What is your relationship with your club? It is imperative that you understand your club's personality and how to work with it. This panel will explore ways to successfully build a stronger, more collaborative relationship between the caller and club.
260	Creative Challenge	Ray Brendzy, Harlan Kerr, Jeremy Butler	Allegheny AB	Tuesday	9:00 AM	This panel will delve into three calls/concepts from the C-1 Program, presenting teaching tips and creative ways to use them while staying within the bounds of good Challenge usage. The presentation is intended for existing Challenge callers looking for fresh approaches and for those who dance Challenge but are not yet calling it. The calls that will be looked at are: 1. Tally Ho, 2. Blocks 3. Modifiers and Weird Stuff.
180	Calling As a Business	Jim Wass, Tom Davis	Wright A	Monday	2:30 PM	Come for a discussion focused on the business side of calling. Topics include: Do you treat your calling career as a business? Do you do sales and marketing? How do you make purchasing decisions? How do you manage your businesses finances, i.e. record keeping, reporting? Do you utilize research and development? Do you maintain yourself and your equipment? How do you manage the personnel in your business (partner, club personnel, and dancers)? How do you manage your schedule and contracts?
270	Restart: SSD	Vernon Jones, James Cha, Barry Johnson	Earhart CD	Tuesday	9:00 AM	Come learn about CALLERLAB’s newest program. This panel will explore the SSD philosophy and help you utilize the tools and resources available in this alternative entry level program. There will be a particular focus on how to utilize SSD in starting up after the pandemic.
190	Creative SSD	Jeremy Butler, Bear Miller, Tom Manning	Allegheny AB	Monday	2:30 PM	This panel will present creative and unique approaches to designing and using an SSD Program. By design, most SSD dancing is good, smooth, standard applications choreography, in flowing Dance Mode (instead of stop-and-go Learn Mode). Learn how you can keep dancers long-term, using only 50 calls!
280	Social Connections Committee	Mike Seastrom, Lisa Seastrom	Lindbergh A	Tuesday	9:00 AM	Bring your ideas to the Social Connections Committee Meeting. We've got plans to make and fun to plan and your suggestions can be just what we're looking for!
290	Caller Training Committee	Betsy Gotta, John Marshall	Lindbergh-B	Tuesday	9:00 AM	The Caller Training Committee will be meeting to discuss ideas to create a social atmosphere in classes and dances. Please come and share your successes so that the committee can create a reference source for use by other callers. We also will be discussing how to help experienced callers to become comfortable with using the SSD program.
300	Reconnect: Marketing	Jack Pladdys, Mike Hogan	Wright A	Tuesday	9:00 AM	Are you looking for more successful ways to recruit new dancers? Come learn about the journey non-dancers go through when they know nothing about the existence of square dancing. The panel will share steps to entice potential dancers down this path.
310	Restore: Relationship Calling	Ken Ritucci, Buddy Weaver	Earhart AB	Tuesday	9:00 AM	With much attention put on Formations and Arrangements, not much time is spent on the importance of the Relationships of the dancers within the square when calling. This session will concentrate on understanding the relationships of the dancers to each other while calling. The panel will discuss the importance of Relationship Calling and how it can positively impact your calling career.
330	Digital Marketing	Ted Lizotte, Ray Owens	Earhart AB	Tuesday	10:30 AM	Social media platforms are always evolving. Hence, social media marketing is always changing, too. Creating a robust strategy for your social marketing goes a long way towards developing an effective social media presence. The panel will discuss strategies for using social media to reach your marketing goals.
340	Restart: Basic	Bob Asp, Jon Jones, Dana Schirmer	Earhart CD	Tuesday	10:30 AM	This panel will highlight three calls from the Basic Program. It will present teaching tips and creative ways to work with both standard and extended application usages. It will take a fresh look at how you might use new ways to feature the uniqueness of these calls in your Basic choreography. The calls presented will be 1. Stars 2. DoPaso & 3. Square Thru.
350	Ways & Means Committee	Juli Burr, John Sloper	Lindbergh A	Tuesday	10:30 AM	The committee will meet to develop and to exchange ideas for future fund raising activities.
360	Committee for Comunity and Traditional Dance	Bob Riggs, Mike Preskitt	Lindbergh-B	Tuesday	10:30 AM	The meeting will provide a status to those attending. Ask for volunteers to help with both the CDJournal and the Dances.Callerlab.org sites. Ask for volunteers to help with the development of the resource guide.
370	Dealing with Adverse Situations	Mike Seastrom, Harlan Kerr	Wright A	Tuesday	10:30 AM	Unfortunately as callers and leaders we are called on at times to address difficult situations. These include concerns about dancer roughness, hygiene, behavior and, at times, harassment. In addition we sometimes have to address concerns about the caller. Learn effective approaches to dealing with challenging situations, concerns and complaints in a manner that will de-escalate tension, and produce positive, productive outcomes.
380	Teaching in the Real World	Bob Riggs, Mike Olivieri	Allegheny AB	Tuesday	1:00 PM	Beyond understanding learning styles, how do we simultaneously use a range of teaching approaches to address all of the learning styles of the dancers in the room? A range of teaching examples will be used to show how to make your classes more effective, successful and fun. The panel will discuss lesson planning, teaching philosophy, and the teaching process (dancer/caller preparation, execution, completion) to ensure that successful learning takes place.
390	Calling techniques to enhance sociability	Jerry Junck, Michael Braithwaite, Mike Seastrom	Earhart AB	Tuesday	1:00 PM	Do you want to learn to enhance the sociability of your dance by using square dance variations? Attend to learn how to use 2-couple dancing, Sicilian circles, mixers, contra lines and creative square patterns and language to increase the sociability of the dance. The panel will demonstrate how to set-up these dances and make this a fun way to increase interaction between all those attending a dance.
400	Restart: Mainstream	Terry Hebert, Walt Burr, Jeff Palmer	Earhart CD	Tuesday	1:00 PM	This panel will highlight three calls from the Mainstream Program. It will present teaching tips and creative ways to use the calls with both standard and extended application usages. It will take a fresh look at how you might use new ways to feature the uniqueness of these calls in your Mainstream choreography. The calls presented will be 1. Eight Chain Family 2. Scootback & 3. Cloverleaf.
410	Women In Calling	Juli Burr	Lindbergh A	Tuesday	1:00 PM	The committee will meet to exchange experiences, discuss difficulties encountered by women in calling and to develop ideas to support women in calling.
420	Partner Committee	Allynn Riggs, Ri-Shea Schlitter	Lindbergh-B	Tuesday	1:00 PM	The Partner Committee meeting will recap the progress on the updating and editing of the Partner resource document, propose the creation of personalized “Welcome to Convention” and “Invitation to Attend the Partner Committee Meeting” cards for all partners attending a convention to be placed in the convention packets beginning with the 2023 convention. We will also discuss having a Partner dangle available as desired for identification to hang from the CALLERLAB badges. We appreciate input from and participation by all.
430	Reconnect: Square Dance Music and You	Buddy Weaver, Scott Bennett	Wright A	Tuesday	1:00 PM	Music is an essential part of dancing yet it is often overlooked or misunderstood. This panel will give you the fundamentals of music in an easy to understand way. Music is an integral part of every successful program, especially in clubs so our panelists will guide you through techniques to reconnect your dancers with dancing and the caller.
440	Music: Not Just Background Noise	Ted Lizotte, Paul Cote	Allegheny AB	Tuesday	2:30 PM	Learn the tools needed to more effectively utilize music in your calling. What is the feel of the song? How can callers use music to create a better experience for dancers? Use the basics you learned in the Square Dance Music and You session to enhance your calling.
450	Hex Dancing	Eric Henerlau, Vernon Jones	Earhart AB	Tuesday	2:30 PM	It doesn't take just 8 people - come learn creative ways to utilize 12 dancers in hexagons. The panel will discuss how to present and teach this type of dancing.
460	Restart: Plus	Bill Harrison, Ed Foote	Earhart CD	Tuesday	2:30 PM	This panel will highlight three calls from the Plus Program. It will present teaching tips and creative ways to use the calls with both standard and extended application usages. It will take a fresh look at how you might use new ways to feature the uniqueness of these calls in your Plus choreography. The calls presented will be 1. Load the Boat & 2. Dixie Grand.
470	Public Relations Committee	Wendy VanderMeulen, Ron Giuliana	Lindbergh A	Tuesday	2:30 PM	Come and join us as we begin discussing two new projects: (1) Do we give too much away? We'll discuss how many resources should be for members only. (2) We will initiate discussion on video ads on: Positive Stories; Why go to Convention: and Why be a Member.
480	Marketing Committee	Jack Pladdys, Justin Russell	Lindbergh-B	Tuesday	2:30 PM	1. Old Business - We plan to present the web site design project, promotional video, and marketing manual updates to committee members for final approval before submitting the the EC. 2. New Business - Review, discuss, and decide on new projects for the 2022/23 year.
490	Online Resources	Barry Clasper, Dottie Welch	Wright A	Tuesday	2:30 PM	Need to know how to do something? Need a great idea? Need teaching tools? Need an answer but don't know who to ask? Visit this session! All of that information (and more) is available at your fingertips. The presenters will discuss resources available from CALLERLAB and other online sources, i.e. BLOGS, the Square Dance History Project, the Internet Archive and other archives available to the CALLERLAB and Square Dance community.
500	Restart: Building a new club	Jerry Junck, Bruce Holmes	Allegheny AB	Tuesday	4:00 PM	So you’d like to develop a club: what do you need to do? Do you have a license and proof of licensing and insurance? How will you market your club and dances? Do you have a core group of dancers? How can your partner assist?
510	Restart: Advanced	Mike Sikorsky, John Marshall	Earhart AB	Tuesday	4:00 PM	This panel will highlight three calls from the Advanced Program. It will present teaching tips and creative ways to use the calls with both standard and extended application usages. It will take a fresh look at how you might use new ways to feature the uniqueness of these calls in your Advanced choreography.
520	Caller Judgement	Tony Oxendine, Patty Greene	Earhart CD	Tuesday	4:00 PM	Caller judgment plays a significant role at dance events and your success as a professional. Many issues arise from poor caller judgment. This panel will address areas such as choreography, stage presence, and professionalism over the microphone.
530	SSD Committee	Barry Johnson	Lindbergh-B	Tuesday	4:00 PM	Join the SSD Committee for their first committee meeting as an approved CALLERLAB program!
540	Restore: Social Interaction	Ted Lizotte, Justin Russell	Wright A	Tuesday	4:00 PM	Is your club a social group? Learn how callers and clubs can enhance social interaction between your members both while dancing and on breaks. Come and learn some new and fresh ideas to build social interaction and relationships as we explore ways you can initiate, encourage and support your clubs social activities. Learn to be a role model for sociability.
120	Organizational Welcome & Planning Meeting	Harlan Kerr	Lindbergh A	Monday	1:00 PM	These guidelines are designed to help those who have the responsibility of acting as moderator for a panel discussion, meeting, or any gathering which uses a disinterested or neutral person to regulate the discussion. The guidelines are not meant to be all-inclusive to cover every contingency, but should be used with judgment and some flexibility.
005	Special Meeting for Moderators and Panelists	Harlan Kerr	Wright A	Monday	8:30 AM	These guidelines are designed to help those who have the responsibility of acting as moderator for a panel discussion, meeting, or any gathering which uses a disinterested or neutral person to regulate the discussion. The guidelines are not meant to be all-inclusive to cover every contingency, but should be used with judgment and some flexibility.

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