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International Conference and Panorama 2015 Event Schedule

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International Conference and Panorama 2015 Event Schedule

International Conference on Pan – Day 1 – OPENING CEREMONY
International Conference on PanQueens Hall, St Anns(by invitation only)
The Opening Ceremony will be held at Queens Hall and will be followed by a Cocktail Reception  Tuesday 4th August, 2015
8:30 am – 9:00 am REGISTRATION OF PARTICIPANTS
9:00 am – 9:20 am Overview of the Framework of the Business Forum
Richard Forteau, Secretary of Pan Trinbago
9:20 am – 9:40 am History of the Steelpan
History of Pan Trinbago
Keith Diaz, President of Pan Trinbago
9:40 am – 10:00 am Structure and Role of Pan Trinbago
Bryon Serrette, Vice President of Pan Trinbago
10:00 am – 10:15 am Video Presentation
10:15 AM – 10:25 AM MORNING BREAK
10:25 am – 11:10 am OVERVIEW OF THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (OF THE INTERNATIONAL STEELPAN COMMUNITY (ISC)
Daniel Lambert, CEO, FCL Financial
11:10 am – 11:40 am BREAKOUT SESSION – GROUP DISCUSSION BY DELEGATES
11:40 am – 12:20pm Principles of Cooperation
12:20 PM – 1:00 PM LUNCH BREAK
1:00 pm – 1:40 pm Modalities of Cooperation
1:40 pm – 2:20 pm Technical Cooperation and Funding
2:20 pm – 3:00 pm Framework for Cooperation
2:50 PM – 3:00 PM AFTERNOON BREAK
3:15 pm – 4:00 pm Further Discussion and Amendments of the MOU
ICP STEELPAN VILLAGE- Grand Opening
Queen’s Park Savannah,
Port of Spain
All countries participating in the ICP and resident Diplomatic Missions will be invited to host promotional/cultural booths at the Village. Wednesday 5th August, 2015
International Conference on Pan – Day 2
Hyatt Regency, Port of Spain
   Wednesday 5th August, 2015
7:30 am – 8:30 am Registration of Participants
9:00 am – 9:30 am Final Reading, Amendment and Acceptance
Facilitated by FCL Financial
9:30 am – 9:45 am Signing of the MOU of the International Steelpan Community (ISC)
President and Secretary of Pan Trinbago and ISC Representatives
9:45 am – 10:45 am Concept and Demonstration of the G-Pan
Professor Brian Copeland
10:45 am – 11:30 am Certification of Training in Steelpan Technology
Representative from the Department of Creative and Festival Arts, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM   LUNCH BREAK
THEME I: HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE STEELPAN
11:00 am – 12:45 pm Registration of Participants
Moderator – Mr. Nestor Sullivan
1:00 pm – 1:15 pm KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Earl Lovelace
Resistance and Rebellion: The Socio-Historical Development of the Steelpan Movement
1:15 pm – 1:30 pm History of the Development of Pan
Melville Bryan, Pan Trinbago, Trinidad and Tobago
1:30 pm – 1:45 pm Steelpan History on Calypso
Dr Louis Regis, Head, Department of Literacy, Cultural and Communications Studies, Faculty of Humanities and Education, UWI
1:45 pm – 2:00 pm From Carnival to Mardi Gras: A Brief History of the US Navy Steel Band
Dr. Andrew R. Martin, Professor of Music, Inver Hills College, USA
2:00 pm – 2:15 pm Ellie Mannette and his Impact on Pan in the United States
Janine Tiffe, Kent State University, USA
2:15 pm – 2:30 pm Discussion Period
2:30 pm – 2:45 pm Steelpan Evolution in Melbourne, Australia
Gordon Ramsay, Pan Maker/Tuner, Watershed Steelpan Quartet, Australia
2:45 pm – 3:00 pm How the Pan Movement has Spread and Evolved in Europe
Matthias G. Kauer, Treasurer, Steelpan European, Switzerland
3:00 pm – 3:15 pm Discussion Period
3:15 PM – 3:25 PM AFTERNOON BREAK
THEME II: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF THE STEELPAN
3:25 pm – 3:40 pm The Steel in Steelpan and Steelpan Laws, Pan Theory in a Nutshell and Inside Tuning
Dr. Anthony Achong
3:40 pm – 4:00 pm The True Whole Tone Double Second – A Model for Standardization and Using Vibration and Sound to Understand the Behavior of Notes on a Pan.
Ed Peters and M.G. Salvador, Steeltone Musical, Canada
4:00 pm – 4:15 pm Pan-E-Pedia: An Observation of the Steelpan’s Layout and its Impact on Cognition
Dr. Aurelie Helmlinger, CNRS, Crem-LESC UMR, France
4:15 pm – 4:30 pm Discussion Period
4:30 pm – 4:45 pm Pan Materials, Manufacturing and Innovation
Professors Clιment Imbert and Brian Copeland, Faculty of Engineering, the University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago
4:45 pm – 5:00 pm Re-establishing the Tonal Character of Member of the Pan Family
Ed Peters and M.G. Salvador, Steeltone Musical, Canada
5:00 pm – 5:15 pm Incremental Sheet Forming: A Novel Process for Steelpan Dishing
Soren Maloney, Trinidad and Tobago
5:15 pm – 5:30 pm Discussion Period
International Conference on Pan – Day 3
Hyatt Regency, Port of Spain
   Thursday 6th August, 2015
7:30 pm – 8:30 am Registration
THEME III: SOCIAL DIMENSION
9:00 pm – 9:20 am KEYNOTE SPEAKER –
Moderator – Professor Rhoda Reddock
9:20 pm – 9:40 am Anthony Williams for Nobel Prize in Physics
Hameed Shaqq, Toronto, Canada
The Positive Propensity of Pan
Dr Anthony Hailey, Executive Director, Mosaic Steel Orchestra, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
9:40 pm – 10:00 am Gendered Roles and Discourse in two Contemporary Steelbands in Trinidad and Tobago
Joanna Shortt, MPhil Student in Cultural Studies, UWI, Trinidad and Tobago.
10:00 pm – 10:30 am Discussion Period
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM  MORNING COFFEE BREAK
10:45 am – 11:00 am Music Therapy
Jean Raabe, Part-Time Lecturer, UWI, Trinidad and Tobago
11:00 am – 11:15 am Out of the Fire and into the Pans – Steelband Music in Response to Trauma
Dr Rita Seethaler, Director Triangle Community Steelbands Inc., Australia (Video Conference)
11:15 am – 11:45 am Discussion Period
11:45 AM– 12:45 PM  LUNCH BREAK
THEME IV: EDUCATION
Modeator:
Panel Discussion
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm The Formation and Evolution of Music Literacy Trust over a decade (2004 – 2014)
Mark Loquan, Founding Director, Music Literacy Trust, Trinidad and Tobago
Show Me The Music: A Brief History of Pan Music Notation
Ray Funk & Dr Andrew Martin, USA
From Classical Music Scores to Panorama CDs: Transcribing Music for Steelband
Yuko Asada, Japan/USA
City Angels- Music as a Tool in High Crime, Underserved Communities: Promises and Challenges
Jennifer Lee and Odessa Vincent-Brown, Music Literacy Trust- City Angels Music Programme, Trinidad and Tobago
2:00 pm – 2:30 pm Discussion Period
2:30 PM – 2:45 PM  AFTERNOON BREAK
Panel Discussion
2:45 pm – 3:30 pm Steel Ambassadors
Karen Rosemin, Director, Distance Learning Secretariat, Ministry of Tertiary Education and Skills Training
Teaching of Pan in Primary Schools – Sydney N.S.W. Australia
Denis Gonzalez & Heather Gatus, N.S.W. Schools Steelband Association Australia
Trends in Music Education using the Steelpan –The Pan in the Classroom Programme in Trinidad and Tobago
Paul Massy & Josephine Torrel, Trinidad and Tobago
Pan Moves on – The Development of Steelpan Programs in the Communities and Schools
Salah A. Wilson, PhD Student at York University, Canada
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm Discussion Period
4:00 pm – 4:45 pm Towards an improved Pan Tuning Course
Ed Peters and M.G Salvador, Steeltone Musical, Canada
Pan Manufacturing for CXC: The Journey
Maureen Clement and Patricia Adams, BG Trinidad and Tobago Limited
Environmental Stability Sustainability: Education for Steelpan Builders
Michael Joseph, Master of Environmental Studies, Student York University, Toronto, Canada
4:45 pm – 5:00 pm Discussion Period
International Conference on Pan – Day 4
Hyatt Regency, Port of Spain
The Closing Ceremony will feature the signing of the Charter and agreement on the plan of action on the way forward. This will be followed by a Cocktail Reception.   Friday 7th August, 2015
7:30 am – 8:30 am Registration
THEME V: PERFORMANCE
9:00 am – 9:20 am KEYNOTE SPEAKER –
Moderator: Satanand Sharma
9:20 am – 9:40 am Performance/Instrument Layout
Matthias G. Kauer, Treasurer, Steelpan European, Switzerland
Carnival comes to the Concert Hall: The Impact of the Panorama Competition on the Music and Social Organization of Steelbands in Trinidad and Tobago
Shannon Dudley, Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology, University of Washington, USA
9:40 am – 10:10 am Discussion Period
10:10 AM – 10:25 AM  MORNING COFFEE BREAK
THEME VI: ECONOMIC AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
Moderator: Dr Roger Hosein
Panel Discussion
10:30 am – 11:30 am Pan and the Creative Economy in Trinidad and Tobago 
Dr Keith Nurse, Executive Director, UWI Consulting Inc, Chair World Trade Organization UWI
The Steelpan Manufacturing Industry. The Sleeping Opportunity
Michael P. Cooper, Trinidad and Tobago
Notes, Rhythm and Dollars: A Look Beyond the Tenor Rack
Justin Thomas, FCCA, CFA
Sharing the Earth: Steelband as a Model for Development
Dr Jefferson Foote, Seattle, Washington, USA
11:30 am – 12:30 pm Discussion Period
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM  LUNCH BREAK
THEME VII: STEELPAN ORGANIZATIONS
Moderator:
Panel Discussion
1:35 pm – 2:20 pm Steelpan Organization
Matthias G. Kauer, Treasurer, Steelpan European, Switzerland
Development of the Steelpan Association of Australia and New Zealand
Linda Fullerton, Secretary, PANZ, Australia
Pan on Ring Road: Exploring UWI Mona Campus as a Springboard for the Development of Steelbands in Jamaica
David Aarons, University of Washington, USA
2:20 pm – 3:50 pm Presentation by a Representative of the YOUTH FORUM
3:50 pm – 4:00 pm Discussion Period and Wrap Up
PASTICHE STEEL in Concert and Virtual Steel band LaunchHYATT Regency, Port-of-Spain Pastiche Steel, the steel ensemble managed by our own Mia Gormandy promises to be a celebration of music from a variety of countries that are home to various steelbands. The event highlights the steelpan‘s ability to effortlessly blend a variety of musical styles. The Virtual Steel band is a project of Pastiche Steel Ensemble, will be premiered at this event. Friday 7th August, 2015
8:00pm
Single Pan Day
A parade ending at the Queens Park Savannah
This event themed “Paving D Way” will be held in recognition of the role of the single pan in the history and development of the steel pan movement.The theme embodies three main elements: paving the way for conventional bands, paving the way as a build up to the International Panorama Competition the following day and pounding the paved streets. Saturday 8th August, 2015
3:00pm- 7:00pm
INTERNATIONAL PANORAMA COMPETITION
Queen’s Park Savannah, Port of Spain
International Panorama competition to be held at the Queen’s Park Savannah, will feature 30 steel bands from the regions of Europe, North America, Asia, Africa, Australia, the Caribbean and Trinidad and Tobago. Sunday 9th August, 2015
3:00pm