PRINTED IN THE U.S.A. INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYES, MOVING PICTURE TECHNICIANS, ARTISTS AND ALLIED CRAFTS OF THE UNITED STATES, ITS TERRITORIES AND CANADA, AFL-CIO, CLC EXECUTIVE OFFICERS Matthew D. Loeb James B. Wood International President General Secretary–Treasurer Thomas C. Short Michael W. Proscia International General Secretary– President Emeritus Treasurer Emeritus Edward C. Powell SECOND QUARTER, 20 09 NUMBER 624 International Vice President Emeritus Timothy F. Magee Brian J. Lawlor 1st Vice President 7th Vice President 20017 Van Dyke 1430 Broadway, 20th Floor DEPARTMENTS Detroit, MI 48234 New York, NY 10018 FEATURES Michael Barnes Michael F. Miller, Jr. 2nd Vice President 8th Vice President 2237 Hartranft St., 10045 Riverside Drive 4 President’s 37 Local News & Views Philadelphia, PA 19145 Toluca Lake, CA 91602 J. Walter Cahill John T. Beckman, Jr. Countdown to 3rd Vice President 9th Vice President Newsletter 483 Penwood Drive 1611 S. 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This diversity session to act on a number of issues that will take us forward in unity by will not simply be limited to the standard areas of age, gender, geograph - focusing on our common goal of always keeping the best interests of our membership in mind. As we do so, we must reflect on the past, evaluate the ic residence, etc., but also the broad diversity of crafts that our local present, and consider the future. unions represent. With that as our main focus, we must adopt a shared vision for the future Although most of the delegates are not expected to arrive in Orlando by identifying specific goals that we strive to attain, a vision that reflects the until Saturday, July 25th, a number of delegates will have been present for broad body of work to be completed and each project or initiative to be undertaken. sessions of the General Executive Board meeting which will be held the With all that we are facing both domestically and internationally on the preceding week. economic and political fronts, our industry is facing challenges and so far is OFFICIAL NOTICE Official registration for the Convention will open on Thursday, July 23rd remaining relatively healthy. at 10:00 a.m. in the Australia 3 Room of the Walt Disney World Dolphin This is to advise that the regular Mid- While multi-national corporations operating in the entertainment industry Summer Meeting of the General Executive have their own financial problems, we can take pride in the fact that our Resort. Registration will continue on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. During Board is scheduled to be held at the Walt Dis - members have brought entertainment to millions of people looking for registration each delegate will receive their delegate kit, which will contain, ney World Dolphin Resort, 1500 Epcot Resorts escape and a little hope. among other items, a list of Committee Appointments, the President's Blvd., Lake Buena Vista, Florida 32830 at In the early years of the IA, movies were a cottage industry, television Report, the Report of the General Secretary-Treasurer, General Executive 10:00 a.m. on Monday, July 20, 2009, and will didn’t exist, and theatre was finding its way out of the vaudeville tradition. EDITOR’S NOTE: remain in session through and including Fri - Today, control of almost all media is held in the hands of a few conglomer - Board Meeting Book I and Resolutions Book I. day, July 24, 2009. All business to come ates that own not only motion picture studios, but television production At each Convention, there is an opportunity for first-time delegates to Due to the fact that the 3rd Quarter before the Board must be submitted to the companies, legitimate theatres, theme and amusement parks, arenas, and General Office no later than fifteen (15) days get an overview of Convention Week and be introduced to the various pro - Issue of the Official Bulletin will focus on even newspapers and television stations, not to mention the companies they prior to the meeting. the highlights of the 66th Quadrennial Con - control that are outside the entertainment industry, but that contribute to cedures and policies of the Convention. This year the Indoctrination for You are reminded that in accordance vention, the regular departments will be their profit margins. It is ever so evident that many of our crafts are dealing New Delegates meeting has been scheduled for Saturday, July 25th and will with Article Eleven, Section 8 of the Interna - suspended and will return in the 4th Quar - with the same employers over multiple contracts and various media, present - tional Constitution, the General Executive convene at 7:00 p.m. in the Southern Hemisphere Ballroom I of the Walt ter Issue. ing new challenges to us on a regular basis. We must, therefore, come Board shall act as the Credentials Committee Disney World Dolphin Resort.