NDEO's 2020 "Virtual" National Conference
DANCE and SOCIETY: Developing Community, Empathy, and Understanding through Dance
Tips for a Successful Experience
It all starts this week!
Pre-Conference Intensives - Oct. 19 - 22 (Mon-Thurs)
Full Conference - Oct. 23 - 25 (Fri - Sunday)
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Dear Conference Registrant ,
Thank you for registering for NDEO’s 2020 National Conference. We are excited to welcome almost 1,000 attendees to our first ever virtual conference event featuring over 100 movement workshops, panel discussions, and paper presentations. We welcome you to join us on this journey as we discover the many facets of Dance and Society.
The conference begins this week and this email provides a few tips to help you get oriented to ensure that you get the most out of your virtual experience.
You should have received an email on Friday evening 10/16/20 from support@crowdcompass.com that provides access to our conference Online Portal.
Read on for more information......
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Access to the Conference Sessions |
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NDEO will have its own special conference Online Portal (hosted by CrowdCompass by CVent) where you will access all the Zoom links to the sessions. An email invitation from support@crowdcompassmail.com with a link to this special conference Online Portal was sent on Friday 10/16/20 around 6:20pm EDT.
If you are a Presenter, you will receive two of emails - one specifically to set up your Presenter profile and one as an attendee - from support@crowdcompassmail.com.
Check your spam/junk folder of the email address that you used to register if you cannot locate this email. You used this email address to register:
NOTE: This special conference Online Portal is not the same as the NDEO website. In addition, should you choose to attend the conference on your cell phone instead of a computer, you will need to download their phone app called CrowdCompass AttendeeHub. All of this information will be in the email you receive from support@crowdcompass.com.
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Session Descriptions - Presenter Bios |
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The most up-to-date times, session titles, descriptions, and presenter bios will be available on the special conference Online Portal.
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Each registrant will need to have their own Zoom account. If you don’t have one, you can set it up for free. Caution: Do not use a friend or family’s Zoom account. Zoom does not like it if more than one person tries to use one Zoom account at the same time. Our special conference website is where you will go to access the Zoom link for each session.
Go to https://zoom.us/ and click on the orange “Sign Up, It’s Free” button in the top right hand corner to set up your free account if you don't have one.
We have almost 1,000 registrants! Yay! But each virtual session can only hold 300 people. So if there is a must-attend session for you, don't be late.
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Need a Little Help - Office Hours |
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NDEO will be hosting two special "Office Hours" sessions before the conference starts to help anyone who may need assistance in accessing the event platform (conference Online Portal) or who may have general questions about the conference in general.
Join us at one of our open Office Hours next week to troubleshoot any portal access or navigation issues with an NDEO staff member over Zoom:
- Wednesday 10/21 from 10 am - 12 pm EDT - Office Hours
- Thursday 10/22 from 3 pm - 5 pm EDT - Office Hours
Email conference@ndeo.org for the zoom link for the Office Hours.
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The majority of the sessions are being presented LIVE and are being recorded. What does this mean for you?
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NDEO will be recording conference sessions for the purposes of sharing with attendees asynchronously for a limited time after the conference. Because of this it is possible that your likeness may be captured during the recording. Only a few are not being recorded at the request of the presenter.
- You always retain the option to turn off your camera and audio if you do not want to be recorded for privacy reasons.
- We hope to have the recordings available several weeks after the conference.
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All session times listed in the schedule are in EDT which stands for Eastern Daylight Time. This follows the time zone of the NDEO home office which is located in Silver Spring, Maryland. The Eastern Standard Time (EST) does not start until November 1, 2020. When in doubt about how your particular time zone matches EDT, please google it!
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Pre-Conference Intensives |
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We have 4 Pre-Conference Intensive virtual sessions. They are free, do not require registration, and are accessible through the special conference Online Portal.
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10/19 Monday 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm EDT: Dance Archeology: The Famous 1932 ballet The Green Table by Kurt Jooss - A Hutchinson Guest, T Curran, H Russ
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10/20 Tuesday 12:00 – 3:00 pm EDT: Defining Community in Private Sector Dance Education - K Austin, C Murakami HouckCox, T Rogoski, T Goldberg, J Pentz, M Roberts, M Lown
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10/21 Wednesday 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm EDT: Preserving your Legacy: Real World Strategies for Starting and Maintaining Dance Archives - N Proulx, K Crowe
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10/22 Thursday 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm EDT: ReelAbilities Film Discussion: Revel in Your Body, JMaxx and the Universal Language, and Dancing on Wheels - A Fan, K Lunn, A Sheppard, L Lawson
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Main Conference Overview & Special Evening Events |
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The Main Conference is 3 full days -- all day Friday, all day Saturday, all day Sunday - October 23 - 25th. Your registration gives you access to the entire conference. Session presentations run from 11am EDT to approximately 7pm EDT each day with special events in the evening.
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Friday 7pm EDT - Danny Lewis Dance Sampler - Virtual Performances - Free for all conference registrants! Featuring: Arts Ballet Theater, Ballet Flamenco La Rosa, Dance NOW! Miami, Dimensions Dance Theatre of Miami, Karen Petereson and Dancers, Kyra Jean Green, Momentum Dance Company, New World Dance Ensemble, Sandra Portal Andreu, and Pioneer Winter Collective.
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Friday at 8pm EDT - Virtual Happy Hour with Dance Ed Tips, the NDEO Conference Sponsor! You’re invited to hang out with Dance Ed Tips at our Virtual Happy Hour! During this time, you'll get the opportunity to connect and network with dance teachers from all over the United States. So, grab your favorite beverage or snack and join us for an hour of fun! See you there!
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Saturday 9pm EDT - Dance Party - informal gathering to let loose, dance and jam the night away, at home of course!
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Sunday 7pm EDT - Closing and Goodbyes
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Each day we will have approximately 7 sessions running at the same time with 15 minute breaks between sessions.
- 11am to 2:30pm EDT - First block of sessions
- 2:30 pm to 3:30pm EDT - Break Time - Lunch, Poster Sessions, Vendors
- 3:30pm to 7pm EDT - Second block of sessions
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There are approximately 20 Poster Sessions that will be happening both Asynchronously and Synchronously. All Posters can be viewed at any time during the conference and each presenter will have a designated date and time where they will be available to answer questions and talk about their work. These sessions are happening from 2:30 pm-3:30 pm EDT each day. To find out when a specific presenter or poster will be available be sure to check out the schedule in the conference Online Portal and their Session Page. |
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We are grateful for the support of our Conference Sponsor as well as all our virtual exhibitors and advertisers.
DANCE ED TIPS
NDEO's 2020 Conference Sponsor
Be sure to stop by our virtual exhibit hall and engage with some of our vendors! Some have designated special times to meet with potential customers and will do so via Zoom. The link and their hours of operations will be notated on their vendor profile in the conference Online Portal. If they are not hosting a live meeting, you can always visit their website or send them an email!
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Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Access |
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IDEA Sessions for Everyone - Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Access. The IDEA committee is presenting 3 sessions during this conference that are open to all attendees.
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Friday 3:30-4:30pm EDT - IDEA Workshop: Intersectionality: The Complexity of Identity and Oppression
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Saturday 3:30-4:30pm EDT - IDEA Workshop: Power and Privilege in EDUCATION
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Sunday 3:30 - 4:30pm EDT - IDEA Workshop: A Praxis toward Racial Literacy - Building a Culture of Anti-Racism
Explore resources compiled by IDEA committee - Click Here.
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Dance & Disability Sessions for Everyone. Courtesy of a grant from the Theresa Foundation, NDEO’s Dance & Disability committee is presenting 1 pre-conference intensive mentioned above and 3 sessions listed below.
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Friday 12:15 pm – 1:45 pm EDT- Disability 101: Community & Professional Dance
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Saturday 12:15 pm – 1:45 pm EDT - Disability 101: K-12 Applications
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Sunday 12:15 pm – 1:45 pm EDT - Disability 101: Aging Across the Life Span
ASL/CC interpretation will be available for attendees each day on specially designated sessions. Please check the schedule to find out which sessions are being interpreted or closed-captioned.
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We are excited to announce our presentation exchange with International Association for Dance Medicine & Science (IADMS). This is an opportunity for NDEO Conference attendees to watch a presentation from the IADMS iConference 2020.
NDEO members will have access to the IADMS Dance Educators’ Guest Speaker, Kuniko Yamamoto-Morimoto PhD, AT presentation Reducing physical stress through breathing kinematic approach. Search for this special session in the NDEO conference Online Portal to view the on-demand session.
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Network and Connect. We will have virtual “breakout rooms” available during conference if you would like to connect with others and take a break from attending sessions.
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Certificate of Attendance (COA) or Continuing Education Units (CEU) |
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You can purchase a CEU Certificate or a Certificate of Attendance (COA) for $25 each. An order link will be emailed to all registrants after the conference for those would like to order a CEU/COA certificate. This is entirely optional and only necessary if your school or employer requires proof you attended. The CEU certificate is worth 1.5 CEUs. The COA certificate will reflect the number of hours you participated in sessions. Make sure you keep track of all the sessions you attend and count up your hours so that you have it handy when you place your order for these items. Payment will be due at the time of registration by credit card or Paypal. The certificates will be emailed to you in a PDF format about 2 weeks after your purchase.
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Share your experiences on social media |
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We welcome you to share your experiences with your social networks.
#virtualNDEO
#DanceEducationforALL
Be sure to tag us @ndeodance
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National Dance Education Organization (NDEO) | 301-585-2880 | www.ndeo.org |
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