2021 Conference Schedule and Documents

12:00 – 12:30: Opening Proceedings/Roll Call/ROPA President Address
12:30 – 1:15: Ray Hair: President, American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada (AFM)
1:15 – 1:25: Break
1:25 – 2:25: Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Presentation – Afa Dworkin, President and Artistic Director, Sphinx Organization; Titus Underwood, Nashville Symphony
2:25 – 3:00: Orchestra Reports:
- Fort Wayne Philharmonic – Dennis Fick, ROPA Delegate; Campbell MacDonald, Orchestra Committee Chair; Samuel Gnagey, President, Fort Wayne Musicians Association, Local 58;
- Colorado Springs Philharmonic – Ann Rule, ROPA Delegate; Jeremy Van Hoy, Orchestra Committee Chair; Sarah Wilson, Pike’s Peak Musicians’ Association, Local 154
3:00: Session Ends

7:00 – 9:00 pm: “Happy Hour” Social Rooms

12:00 – 12:25: Players Conferences Council Addresses
- Marc Sazer – Recording Musicians Association (RMA)
- Robert Fraser – Organization of Canadian Symphony Musicians (OCSM/OMOSC)
12:25 – 12:35: ROPA EDI Workgroup Report – Casey Bozell
12:35 – 1:35: Health and Wellness Presentation: Janet Horvath- Playing Less Hurt: An Injury Prevention Guide for Musicians
1:35 – 1:45: Break (non-delegates may leave)
1:45 – 3:00: Business Meeting for Delegates and Executive Board
- Approval of 2020 Conference Minutes
- Financials (Budget/Audit)
- Resolutions/By-Laws (After Resolutions/Bylaws have been read, discussed and in final form, non-delegates will be excused and delegates will remain for voting)
3:00: Session Ends
8:30 – 10:30 pm: “Happy Hour” Social Rooms

12:00 – 12:25: Alfonso Pollard, AFM Diversity, Legislative and Political Director
12:25 – 12:50: Players Conference Council Addresses
- Meredith Snow – International Conference of Symphony and Opera Musicians (ICSOM)
- Tony D’Amico – Theater Musicians Association (TMA)
12:50 – 1:05: AFM Diversity Committee – Lovie Smith-Wright
1:05 – 1:15: Break
1:15 – 2:45: Orchestra Financials Presentation – Bob Zagozda
2:45 – 3:00: Nominations for ROPA Offices: Vice President, Secretary, Four Executive Board Member-at-Large Openings
3:00: Session Ends
10:00 pm – 12:00 am: “Happy Hour” Social Rooms

12:00 – 12:25: Players Conferences Council Address #3
- Tony D’Amico – Theater Musicians Association (TMA) and Portland Symphony
12:15 – 1:15: AFM SSD Presentation Part 1
- Deborah Newmark
- Rochelle Skolnick
- Todd Jelen
1:15 – 1:25: Break
1:15 – 2:25: AFM SSD Presentation Part 2
2:25 – 3:15 Ask the Lawyer: Liza Hirsch Medina
3:15 – 3:20: Installation of elected ROPA Board; End of Conference
3:20: End of Conference

2021 Orchestra Reports (as of 7/25) (For Delegate use only / password protected)

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