The Michigan
Music Technology
Conference welcomes

The 2008 TI:ME
National Conference

Pre-Conference
Thursday 24 January
9:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.
DeVos Place
Grand Rapids

BARTON POLOT

ichigan will be the epicenter of music education technology this January. TI:ME is coming to Grand Rapids.

TI:ME, the Technology Institute for Music Educators, is a national non-profit corporation whose mission is to assist music educators in applying technology to improve teaching and learning in music. TI:ME sponsors workshops, certifies teachers in music technology, and holds regional and national conferences. Its members represent the national leadership in music education technology, including most of the recent keynote speakers of the Michigan Music Technology Conference.

TI:ME's annual conferences are held in partnership with state music educator conferences -- and for 2008 TI:ME has partnered with the Michigan Music Conference (MMC). This January, Michigan's seventeenth annual technology pre-conference will in fact be the opening of the ninth annual TI:ME National Conference.

The TI:ME conference promises everything you've come to expect from the Michigan Music Technology Conference...and more. More sessions, more nationally-renown presenters, more industry participation, more hands-on activities. The conference boasts a very large slate of events for Thursday's pre-conference, and continues with an impressive slate of events on Friday and Saturday.

New to Michigan will be TI:ME In-Depth Workshops. For an additional fee, attendees can receive more than three hours of concentrated hands-on instruction on some of today's leading music applications, including Logic, Reason, Finale and Sibelius.

Keynote speaker for the TI:ME conference will be Henry Panion III. Dr. Panion, distinguished Professor of Music at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, is a highly accomplished composer, conductor, producer and arranger. His work as conductor and arranger for Stevie Wonder has led to performances and recordings with Royal Philharmonic, the Tokyo Philharmonic, the Melbourne Symphony and the Boston Pops. He is winner of a wide range of awards, including two Grammy Awards, distinguished alumni awards from Alabama A&M University (1995) and The Ohio State University (1996), and induction into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame. He is an inspiring leader in music technology applications, both in the classroom and in the professional world. As director of the UAB Music Technology Academy, he provides exposure to cutting edge recording and production technology for area high school students.

If you have been an attendee of past Music Technology Conferences, you'll find the 2008 events differ in several ways.

• Information about the national TI:ME conference is available on the TI:ME website. The brochure and registration material for both MMC and the TI:ME conference are incorporated within the MMC brochure. You will find the brochure and secure online registration at the MMC website.
• The pre-registration fee for the Thursday pre-conference is $75. After December 3, 2007, the fee is $100.
• The pre-registration fee for each of the 3-hour in-depth workshops is an additional $25. After December 3, the fee for each is $40.
• Registrants of the Michigan Music Conference are entitled to attend all TI:ME events on Friday and Saturday.
• Lunch is available for attendees of the Thursday pre-conference. The cost is $20.
• MMC and the TI:ME National Conference are hosted by DeVos Place, a major conference center with most concert venues, exhibit spaces, hotels, restaurants and parking facilities under one roof.

Unchanged from previous years is the commitment to the newest technology for teachers and students of music. Michigan's Music Technology Committee has collaborated with TI:ME officials to create a busy and varied slate of sessions, ranging from the introductory to the exploratory to the cutting edge. The range and breadth of sessions far exceeds anything offered in Michigan before.

You will want to come to Grand Rapids.

The Michigan Music Technology Conference is the nation's longest-running state conference on music technology education. In 2008 we are pleased to turn the stage over to TI:ME for what promises to be an unforgettable weekend. Please register early and tell your colleagues and friends. The pre-conference is Thursday, January 24, from 9:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. MMC and the TI:ME National Conference continue through Saturday January 26th. This year's conference is sponsored by SoundTree, eMedia, SibeliusMusic, MakeMusic, Alfred Publishing Co., and Shure.