Young Audiences Conferences

The National Conference
This annual conference is scheduled each April in a YA chapter/affiliate community. The conference provides an opportunity for YA board, staff, artists and others in the field to share ideas, review recent trends, and broaden individual perspectives. The three-day meeting features national leaders in the arts and education and performances by YA artists in addition to regularly scheduled chapter and national business meetings. The conference fee is subsidized by the National organization in order to encourage participation by all YA chapters and affiliates.

The 2007 meeting will be held April 26-28, at the Hyatt Regency Cleveland at The Arcade in Cleveland, Ohio hosted by Young Audiences of Northeast Ohio.

The Leadership Conference
This annual conference for YA board, administrative and program staff takes place in New York City during the third week of November. The conference offers opportunities for staff and board leaders to meet in informal job alike sessions, and to participate in an intensive series of hands-on workshops led by expert consultants. In recent years, the Leadership Conference has focused on one or a few topics, including curriculum integration, community collaborations, the application of new technologies, and strategies for addressing financial challenges.

The 2007 Leadership Conference, will take place November 15-17, 2007. The meeting sessions will be held at The Princeton Club, 15 West 43rd Street in New York; and hotel accommodations will be at The Roosevelt Hotel, Madison Avenue at 45th Street.