BECon 2003
Daily Schedule
Thursday, July 31
Noon - 7:00 pm: Conference Registrations on mezzanine level of Embassy Suites Hotel
5:30 - 7:30 pm: Nightly Manager's Reception at Embassy Suites for hotel guests
7:00 - 9:00 pm: Reception at Bullseye Gallery for LEGACY exhibition
Transportation: shuttle bus will run between Embassy Suites Hotel and Bullseye Gallery from 6:30 - 9:30 pm
Friday, August 1
8:00 am - Noon: Conference Registrations continue at Embassy Suites
9:00 - 10:30 am: Welcome by Bullseye Group. Keynote address by Richard Whiteley, Canberra School of Art (Lindbergh Room)
10:30 - 10:50 am: Coffee Break
10:50 am - 12:20 pm: "Outfitting the Teaching Studio" (Lindbergh Room)
12:20 - 1:50 pm: Luncheon & Short Presentation/Discussion, "The Future of Kiln Glass" (Queen Marie Ballroom)
2:00 - 3:30 pm: "Moldmaking & Glass Casting" (Lindbergh Room)
3:30 - 3:50 pm: Coffee Break
3:50 - 5:20 pm: "Beyond Technique" (Lindbergh Room)
5:30 - 7:30 pm: Nightly Manager's Reception at Embassy Suites for hotel guests
7:00 - 9:00 pm: Rendezvous in the Pearl - Resource Center and Gallery open late
Transportation: shuttle bus will run between Embassy Suites Hotel and Bullseye Connection from 6:30 - 9:30 pm
Saturday, August 2
9:00 - 10:30 am: "Kiln Glass for K-12" (Lindbergh Room)
10:30 - 10:50 am: Coffee Break
10:50 am - 12:20 pm: "The Roll-Up: Wizards from Oz" (Lindbergh Room)
10:50 am - 12:20 pm: "Pâte de Verre" (Fireside Room)
12:20 - 1:50 pm: Luncheon & Short session panel discussion, "Teaching on the Road" (Queen Marie Ballroom)
2:00 - 3:30 pm: "Health & Safety in the Kiln Glass Studio" (Lindbergh Room)
3:30 - 3:50 pm: Coffee Break
3:50 - 5:20 pm: "Problem Solving for Kiln Glass" (Lindbergh Room)
5:30- 7:30 pm: Nightly Manager's Reception at Embassy Suites for hotel guests
7:30 - 10:30 pm: Bullseye Factory Lehr-B-Q
Transportation: shuttle bus will run between Embassy Suites Hotel and the Bullseye Factory from 7:00 - 10:30 pm
Sunday, August 3
9:00 - 10:30 am: "Designing a Commercial Teaching Program" (Lindbergh Room)
10:30 - 10:50 am: Coffee Break
10:50 am - 12:20 pm: "Firing and Annealing - Practice & Theory" (Lindbergh Room)
12:20 - 1:50 pm: Luncheon & Short Presentation, "Education by Exhibition" (Queen Marie Ballroom)
2:00 - 3:30 pm: "Structuring the Kiln Glass Class" (Lindbergh Room)
3:30 - 3:50 pm: Coffee Break
3:50 - 5:20 pm: "Professional Practices" (Lindbergh Room)
5:20 - 6:00 pm: Good-bye / Wrap-up
5:30 - 7:30 pm: Nightly Manager's Reception at Embassy Suites for hotel guests
Note on Locations:
All events before 6 pm will be held on the mezzanine level of Embassy Suites.
Events located off the hotel premises may be accessed via private transportation or the conference shuttle bus. Thursday and Friday night events are also within walking distance (for hardy hikers)