Applied Improv Network Conference

smerlin · Post by **smerlin** » June 18th, 2007, 9:19 am

Here's the info for the Applied Improv Network Conference this Fall:

http://www.appliedimprov.net/blog/stati ... 2007_b.php

Register NOW for the

Peak Experience AIN Conference Banff 2007 November 11-13, 2007!!!

2 weeks left to get the $399 conference rate
(As of July 1st the rate will be $449)

Please use the following url to access conference registration:

http://www.regonline.com/Checkin.asp?EventId=117584

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The Peak Experience AIN Conference Banff 2007 is taking shape - so come and play in the Canadian Rockies.

Keith Johnstone (http://www.keithjohnstone.com) will be there along with Loose Moose performers and alumni - and Second City will be performing at The Banff Centre the same weekend!

We'll be offering rich, varied concurrent sessions featuring old and new faces and perspectives. In what's becoming an AIN tradition, we will create at least one full day of Open Space to promote the most relevant learning and conversations. The conference will be a great opportunity to deepen relationships between applied improvisers who come from all over the world to participate.

The Banff Centre (http://www.banffcentre.ca/about/) is Canada's leading fine arts centre and offers programming focused on the performing and visual arts, leadership development, and mountain culture. We are excited to be partnering with the Banff Leadership Development to promote the conference to business leaders throughout the world. The conference promises to be a welcoming and engaging Peak Experience for all participants.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thank you.
Caroline Lupe Weitzer
AIN 2007 Conference Chair
cell: 503.757.4037
land: 503.282.0280
cweitzer@comcast,net

sara farr · Post by **sara farr** » June 18th, 2007, 11:17 am

OMG! Who else is going to this?? I really really want to go (if I can find the moola). Of course, in Nov. it won't be green fields. It may be rainy or snowy.

O Canada! Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all thy sons command.
With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North strong and free!
From far and wide, O Canada,
We stand on guard for thee.
God keep our land,
Glorious and free!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee;
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

acrouch · Post by **acrouch** » June 18th, 2007, 11:47 am

What exactly are Keith the the Loose Moose guys going to be doing?

beardedlamb · Post by **beardedlamb** » June 18th, 2007, 11:37 pm

harold

York99 · Post by **York99** » June 19th, 2007, 11:34 am

Is this the thing that Erika went to a few years ago?
Did anyone else go who wants to give an insiders scoop on what goes on, if it's useful, etc?
If it's the same thing, it's probably on a thread somewhere that I have no idea how to find.

erikamay · Post by **erikamay** » June 19th, 2007, 1:13 pm

yeah. i went to this last year and it's pretty cool. it's NOT the festival crowds though...expect a big group of largely older improvisers (30+), with a significant amount of veterans and small group of newbies.

there's also some representation of international improvisers as well, which i found helpful/illuminating.

the biggest things i got out of this workshop was:

1. how to improve my feedback loop as a coach and teacher. specifically how to help my students to improve their play via honest, constructive and positive feedback. it was very complimentary to my schooling in the chicago-style of coaching, which (as some of you know) is pretty blunt and to the point. no ego fluffing.

IMO, it will help you get mo skillz, and to communicate more effectively with students based on where they are in their development and how they respond to critique (vs. using a heavy hand for everyone, cuz that's how you were taught).

2. how to apply improv principles to facilitation and creative workshops in the bidness world.

3. a basic understanding of johnstonian theories and the scene. it helped me better understand narrative philosophies and how they intersect and/or diverge with my understanding of more character-centered play.

i also had some really cool discussions with other improvisers that thought IO/del close stuff was all "just bits, right?".

i went on a fully paid scholarship, which just meant i had to work the book table, registration and errand running for a few hours a day. talk to carolyn if you are interested in it. then you just have to front hotel and transport out + some cheap meals (i bought a bunch of instant soup things to keep my food bill low).

also, anyone who is interested in this should feel free to chat me up before or after shows.

werd.

beardedlamb · Post by **beardedlamb** » June 19th, 2007, 11:54 pm

i would go to this every year if i could afford to. i went in 05 when i was rollin dough, but not really. for me, it was discovering that doing improv as a career is actually possible. i was surrounded by people who were very successful making money running their corporate training businesses. they were also very bitter about the "corporate world" and in fact voted to ban the term "corporate world" from the rest of the conference on the last day.
i had many epiphanies that weekend and met a lot of cool peeps who do imporv all over the world. and at the end of it, i was a member of the network, and i struck up a relationship with a dude who helped me a bit in marketing my college stuff.

it's good. johnstone is amazing. i'm jealous of anyone who can go.

acrouch · Post by **acrouch** » June 20th, 2007, 2:04 pm

If I had the cash for another trip this summer/fall, I would absolutely go to this again. Since I don't and can't, I hope Austin is represented by you. Yeah, YOU with the $500 burning a hole in your pocket.

starkserious · Post by **starkserious** » June 24th, 2007, 11:57 am

I went to very first conference in San Diego in 2001. I've been to 3 others as well. It's definitely worth going to if you want to learn creative and better ways to apply improv in your teaching and training. The first couple of conferences there was even a spiritual aspect to it that I think had to do with all these great people coming from all over the world to share and connect. I made some cool connections with trainers and improv people in England and Germany.
I even delivered a couple of training sessions at some of the conferences.

It's also cool to experience the On Your Feet team doing their training stick. http://www.oyf.com/They've got weird sort of guru status in the world using improv in corporate training. But there are many other folks that you'll learn an incredible amount of good stuff. (Kat Koppet, Izzy Gessel, Sue Walden, are some other trainers that were really awesome.)

On last note of this, if you ever get the chance to see Thiagi http://www.thiagi.com/index.html GO! He taught me more about faciliating training and groups then anyone. He's true master! he taught at a sesson at one of the conferences and we were all blown away. Not an improv guy but he's improvising all the time.

smerlin · Post by **smerlin** » November 16th, 2007, 9:43 am

There's a new and improved website for the Applied Improv Network.

http://appliedimprov.ning.com

They just finished their conference in Banff. It looks like next year's will be in Chicago.

Austin Improv

Applied Improv Network Conference

Applied Improv Network Conference

Beg, borrow or steal to go!