2023 Annual Conference

Officer Reports

• President Report
  • 2023 ROPA President Report
  • 2023 ROPA Emergency Relief Fund
  • 2023 ROPA Electronic Media Committee
• Vice President Report
  • 2023 Vice President Report
• Secretary Report
  • 2023 Secretary Report
  • ROPA Website Hints
  • Board-Approved Minutes from 2022 Conference
• Treasurer Reports
  • 22-23 Budget Report FYE
  • 22-23 Financial Statements FYE
  • 2023-24 Treasurer’s Budget Proposal
  • 2023short Treasurer’s Budget Proposal
  • 20230725 Treasurers Report to Delegates
  • PATPA
  • 2023 ROPA Conference Tax Presentation
  • Expense Ledger – Prorate Example
  • Musician Example: Mileage, Expenses, Equipment (Excel Spreadsheet)

Electronic Media Report (Mike Smith)

• 2023 Electronic Media Report

Speaker Materials

• Jake Berent
  • Jake Berent – Chicago Federation of Labor

• Rochelle Skolnick
  • ULP Process Chart
  • ULP Charge Form

• Debbie Newmark
  • Status of IMA Negotiations

• Valerie Trollinger
  • Trollinger ROPA 2023 (rev)

2023 Orchestra Reports

• 2023 Orchestra Reports (as of 7/23)

2023 Resolutions (Final)

• Resolution 1: Solidarity With WGA and SAG-AFTRA
• Resolution 2: AI 
• Resolution 3: Fair Share
• Resolution 4: AMFA
• Resolution 5: Tax Parity
• Resolution 6: Local Wage Scales
• Resolution 7: Organizing
• Resolution 8: Multi-Card Rebate
• Resolution 9: Marika Fischer Hoyt
• Resolution 10: AFM Officers
• 2023 Resolutions Combined
  

  Conference Schedule

  Monday July 24 (Start time, 9:00 am):

  8:30  am – 6:00 pm: Registration/Information Table Open – Lower Level, 1st Floor /  Coffee available

  • 9:00 am – 5:00 pm: Negotiating Orchestras Workshop (Atlanta 4-5)
  • 4:15 pm – 5:45 pm: Legislative Committee Open Meeting (Capital North)
  • 6:30 pm: Monday Night Mixer (Metro Diner, 229 Peachtree Street NE)
  • 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm: Hospitality Suite (South Tower, Floor 12, Concierge Club)

  Tuesday July 25 (Full session start time, 9:45 am): 

  8:30 am – 6:00 pm: Registration/Information Table Open – Lower Level, 1st Floor /  Coffee available

  9:45 am – 5:30 pm:  DAY ONE SESSIONS (Capital North)

  • 9:45 am – 11:00 am: Opening Session 
  • 11:00 am – 11:15 am- Break
  • 11:15 am – 12:30 pm: Presentation on Media – Jake Berent, Director of Communications, Chicago Federation of Labor
  • 12:30 pm: Delegate Lunch with MALs 
  • 1:30 pm – 5:30 pm: MAL Groups Breakout Meeting (Closed Sessions)
    • Sharon Jones – Atlanta 4 and 5
    • Bev Setzer – Atlanta 1 and 2
    • Cory Tiffin/Amanda Swain – Georgia 4
    • Brandon LePage – Georgia 6
    • Lisa Davis – Georgia 3
    • Richard Kelly – Atlanta 3
    • Marjorie Goldberg – Georgia 5
    • Ann Rule – Georgia 2

  6:30 pm: Local 148/462 Reception/Dinner – Courtland Grand Hotel – Georgia 6-7-8

  9:00 pm – 11:00 pm: Hospitality Suite – South Tower, Floor 12, Concierge Club

  Wednesday, July 26 (Full session start time: 9:00) 

  8:00am               Legislative Meeting – 3rd Floor, Collage Restaurant (breakfast not provided)

8:30am               Registration/Information Table open – Lower Level, 1st Floor – Coffee and tea                                     available

          9:00am               ROPA Reports – Capitol North:

•  ROPA EDI Workgroup – Alana Wiesing
• AFM Convention Report – Naomi Bensdorf Frisch
• Leading Tone Editor – Sharon Jones
• Conductor Evaluation Bank Administrator – Lisa Davis

AFM Reports:

• Electronic Media – Debbie Newmark, AFM
• Director of Symphonic Electronic Media
• Diversity Committee Report – Alfonso Pollard

9:45am               Legislative Report – Alfonso Pollard, AFM Diversity, Legislative and Political                                                Director

10:30am             Break

10:45am             FMCS – Kent McVay, Atlanta, and Dan Ross, CT

12pm                  AFM President-elect Address – Tino Gagliardi

12:30pm             Lunch on your own

2:00pm               Player Conference Reports:

                           ICSOM, OCSM, TMA, RMA

2:30pm               Job Action Panel: Fort Wayne Philharmonic, Opera Philadelphia, Minnesota Opera,                                Philly Pops

3:45pm               Photo on the stairs

4:00pm               Break

4:15pm               Business Meeting: 

Officer Reports; Audit Report; Budget; Approve Previous Minutes; Resolutions/Bylaws; Nominations

8-11pm               Hospitality Suite – South Tower, Floor 12, Concierge Club

Thursday, July 27 (Start Time: 9:00 am)

8:30am-3pm       Registration/Information- Lower Level, 1st Floor Coffee and tea available

• 9am                    Keynote Address – Dr. Michelle Au, D – Georgia 50th District
• 9:20am               Taxes for Musicians – Rick Basehore, CPA

10:30am             Break

10:45am             When Employers Behave Badly: Using NLRB Processes to Protect Musicians’                                            Rights – Rochelle Skolnick, Director of AFM Symphonic Services Division

12:15pm             Lunch

1:30pm               Speeches/Elections

2:00                    The Musician as Athlete: Performing Artists and Special Considerations for                                                Medical Evaluation, Diagnosis and Care – Dr. Valerie Trollinger

3:15pm               Election Results, 2024 Conference Site

3:30pm              Oath of Office

4pm                    Adjourn