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Plenary Session
Future Directions: Innovating Engagement at CITT/ICTS

Discussion

Join CITT/ICTS for an in-depth and engaging discussion about the organization! The plenary will be held just a few minutes after the 2024 CITT/ICTS AGM, in the same room.

Open to all conference delegates and CITT/ICTS members as well as interested future members.

Plenary Topic:

CITT/ICTS’s Rendez-vous annual conference and EXPO-SCÈNE trade show are important events for this member-driven organization, serving as potential dynamic platforms for growth, collaboration, and innovation. These events have the potential to offer unique opportunities to address the specific needs and aspirations of both individual members and the organization as a whole. These events provide opportunities for:

• Networking and Collaboration: Bringing together theatre professionals, vendors and students, and fostering an environment where members can network with peers and industry leaders. By engaging with others who share similar passions and challenges, members can exchange ideas, discuss best practices, and find solutions to common issues.
• Professional Development: These events feature workshops, panels, and presentations from industry experts about the latest trends, technologies, and methodologies.
• Exposure to New Resources: Trade shows provide a platform for exploring new products, services, and technologies that can benefit members.
• Strengthening Community and Member Engagement: By participating in these events members feel more connected to the larger theatre community. This engagement helps to build a stronger, more cohesive community and fosters a sense of belonging among members.

Ensuring the success of these events at CITT/ICTS involves active and engaged participation from its members through active participation, the sharing of expertise and knowledge between members, development of mentorship opportunities, promoting and advocating for the industry and CITT/ICTS, and encouraging the next generation of theatre practitioners.

At this year’s plenary, immediately following the completion of the Annual General Meeting, we invite you to engage with us in further discovering the potential for both Rendez-vous and EXPO-SCÈNE as well as discussing their challenges.

• What is the future of Rendez-vous and EXPO-SCÈNE?   
• What direction can CITT/ICTS take both events to ensure they serve their members well and provide what the membership believes is relevant and important?

We also welcome feedback from members before and during the conference via the methods listed below. We will do our best to address your comments and suggestions during the plenary session.

→ Via the conference app: To submit comments via the app, please log in and search for the plenary session in the schedule. Once on the Plenary page, scroll down to the Feedback icon and click it.

→ On-Site via a Comments & Ideas Box: A box with paper and pens will be available in the main lobby of the Persephone Theatre for delegates to write down their thoughts and ideas on the plenary topic. These will be read and addressed during the plenary session.

→ VIA OUR WEBSITE: If you can't make it to this year's Rendez-vous, we've created a special contact form for all our members to use easily. Please click here to access the form, be sure to log in first.

Thank you, we look forward to reading you.

Led by Andrea Lundy (she/her)

Andrea Lundy has been a Production Manager and Lighting Designer for the past 34 years across Canada and internationally. As a Lighting Designer, Andrea has had a long and distinguished career and worked with many of Canada's preeminent Directors. She has received 9 Dora Mavor Moore Awards and 2 META Awards and has been nominated 26 times for outstanding design. She was the Production Manager at The Poor Alex Theatre, Theatre Passe Muraille, Tarragon Theatre and Necessary Angel Theatre and has also been a freelance PM for many Toronto theatre companies. Additionally she has been the Production Manager and Production Designer for the Dora Mavor Moore Awards for the last 20 years. Andrea is currently living in Montreal and has been the Director of the Production Design and Technical Arts Program at the National Theatre School of Canada for 12 years.

Andrea is also CITT/ICTS's Secretary. Learn more about the CITT/ICTS Board of Directors here.