THURSDAY, APRIL 30 SESSION PROGRAM SUNDAY, MAY 3 12:00PM REGISTRATION 8:30AM BREAKFAST SESSION NAMM Oral History Project 5:00PM ORIENTATION – FIRST TIMERS SATURDAY, MAY 2 Dan Del Fiorentino, NAMM 9:10AM BREAKOUT SESSIONS 5:30PM OPENING NIGHT RECEPTION 9:40AM POWER HOUR (ROUND 4) (SPONSORED BY HAL LEONARD) The Teachers Have Spoken Sharon Pugh, Popplers Music 10:50AM SPARK 7:00PM MEET & EAT Win/Win (& Win): Making Workshops “Work” for Everyone – Publishers, 1:00PM GENERAL SESSION FRIDAY, MAY 1 Retailers & Attendees Best Ideas Elliott Wessel, Schmitt Music David Jahnke, Hal Leonard 9:00AM KEYNOTE SESSION Print Music 3.0 Digital Print: Practices & Standards 2:20PM BREAKOUT SESSIONS Larry Morton, Hal Leonard Don Langlie, Popplers Music Retail Outside the Box: Achieving 10:00AM POWER HOUR (ROUND 1) Success through Unconventional 10:10AM POWER HOUR (ROUND 3) Advertising, Video Content & Store Culture 11:20AM BREAKOUT SESSIONS 11:30AM SPARK Myrna Sislen, Middle C Music Your MEA Convention: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year 1:30PM EXCURSION TO THE NEW Innovation and Growth – The Silicon Tracy Leenman, Musical Innovations ORLEANS JAZZ & HERITAGE FESTIVAL Valley Way (but without the tech!) (CAPACITY LIMITED!) David Friedman, Ficks Music The Teachers Have Spoken Sharon Pugh, Popplers Music Two Ways to Break the Law Alan Friedman, FKCO Innovation and Growth – The Silicon Valley Way (but without the tech!) 3:30PM GENERAL SESSION David Friedman, Ficks Music Entrepreneurism – NOLA-style! moderated by Frank Alkyer, Music Inc. 1:00PM GENERAL SESSION Copyright in the Classroom 6:00PM MARDI GRAS PARTY & AWARDS Brittain Ashford, Music Publishers Association (SPONSORED BY ALFRED MUSIC) 2:00PM POWER HOUR (ROUND 2) 3:10PM SPARK 4:20PM BREAKOUT SESSIONS JAZZ & HERITAGE HIGHLIGHTS Showstopping Showrooms: Dead & Company • Lizzo • The Isley Brothers Merchandising for Success & Profit Keb’ Mo’ • Nicky Jam • Galactic • Cyril Neville Gayle Beacock, Beacock Music Tribute to Art Neville feat. Aaron Neville, The Meters, the Neville Brothers Band Cajun-Style Print Management with the Doug Kershaw • plus many more… Spice of Software Bill Steppan, Tri-Technical Systems Two Ways to Break the Law Alan Friedman, FKCO .