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Meeting Schedule
Wednesday, April 9
Arrival
18:30 Gathering Dinner
Venue: Rendezvous Merry Hotel Shanghai
(Hosted by Stage Design Department, Shanghai Theatre Academy)
Thursday, April 10
08:30-09:30 Opening Ceremony/Group Photo
Venue: Front of House, Dun Jun Theatre, STA
09:45-12:10 Session 1
Moderators: Ivo Kersmaekers
OISTAT Technology Commission Chair
Venue: Shanghai Virtual Performing Art Lab (Level 3, STA Library)
09:45-10:15 Keynote Address
Ivo Kersmaekers
OISTAT Technology Commission Chair
10:20-10:50 Teaching Theatre Production in Canada
John Mayberry
Professor of York University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Toronto
10:50-11:00 Break with Coffee and Tea
11:05-11:35 Magic Theatre
Zhang Xu
Vice-President of China Arts Stage Academy (CASA)
11:40-12:10 Technician Research in Egypt
Mahmoud Serry
Egyptian Scenographers & Theatre Technicians Center Delegate
12:15-13:40 Lunch (SeVe Italian Restaurant)
13:45-14:45 Visiting workshops and artists
14:45-15:00 Break with Coffee and Tea
15:00-17:45 Technology Commission Business Meeting with Coffee and Tea
Venue: Shanghai Virtual Performing Art Lab (Level 3, STA Library)
18:15 Welcome Dinner
Venue:
(Hosted by Shanghai Theatre Academy, Stage Design Department)
Friday, April 11
08:45-12:20 Session 2
Moderators: Yi Tianfu
Professor of Shanghai Theatre Academy
Deputy Head of Stage Design Department
Lighting Designer
Venue: Shanghai Virtual Performing Art Lab (Level 3, STA Library)
08:45-09:15 Training at Singapore's National Performing Arts Center
Gerry van Hezewyk
Production Manager, University of Alberta, Canada
09:20-09:50 Explore the Open Up Education for Graduate Students
Li Wei
Professor of the National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts, Stage Design Department/ Vice-President, China Arts Stage Academy（CASA）
09:55-10:25 Is Education Necessary for the Technicians in Theater?
Michael Ramsaur
Professor & Director of Production, Stanford University,
Department of Theatre and Performance Studies
10:25-10:35 Coffee and Tea
10:40-11:10 Benefits of Automated Stage Technology
Laura van Haperen
Trekwerk B.V., Dutch OISTAT Centre
11:15-11:45 The Integration of Personal Experience of the 2008 Olympic and 2010 Asian Game Lighting Design in Theatre Technology
Sha Xiaolan
Head of Lighting Design Commission, China Arts Stage Academy（CASA）
11:50-12:20 Development and Implementation of Courses for Theatre Technicians and Stage Managers
Romana Boskovic
OISTAT Centre Serbia for Scene Design, Architecture/Assistant Professor
12:30-13:35 Lunch (SeVe Italian Restaurant)
13:45-14:45 Visiting workshops and artists
14:45-15:00 Break with Coffee and Tea
15:05-17:45 Technology Commission Business Meeting
Venue: Shanghai Virtual Performing Art Lab (Level 3, STA Library)
Evening See a show (To be confirmed)
Saturday, April 12
Cultural Day
09:00 Please Gather in the Hotel Lobby by 09:15am
09:00-12:00 Visiting Shanghai Culture Square or Production Company
12:00-14:00 Lunch
(Hosted by China Mad Macs Technology Distributions Limited)
14:30-17:00 The backstage tour of Chinese Opera
Presented by: Faculty of Chinese Opera, STA
Venue: Lian Hua Road Campus
18:00 Farewell Dinner
(Hosted by China Mad Macs Technology Distributions Limited)
Sunday, April 13
Departure
