ANNUAL CONFERENCE & STAGE EXPO COMMITTEE
The Annual Conference & Stage Exposition Committee shall be responsible for recommending to the Board of Directors policies and procedures used to govern the Annual Conference & Stage Exposition and dates and sites for the annual conference.

POLICY FOR THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE & STAGE EXPOSITION COMMITTEE:
Charge: 

The Committee is charged with establishing policy regarding the Annual Conference, overseeing the interfacing of USITT with its Conference Management Firm, and providing liaison between the commercial exhibitors and the Institute.

Duties: 

The Committee is both a governance and an operational committee:  providing strategic planning for the future of USITT conferences as well as oversight and operational functionality for each annual conference.  Its duties are to

• Produce quality programming, exhibits and exhibitions for the annual conference
• Provide an optimum environment and appropriate activities to facilitate communications among USITT members during the annual conference
• Facilitate and increase communications among related national and international associations and their members in the planning and execution of the conference and surrounding events
• Site the conference in locations that provide the USITT membership with the opportunity to become more aware of the performing arts and entertainment industry in differing regional areas throughout North America

Composition of the Committee:
The Committee is chaired by the Vice President for Conference (VP-Conferences) and consists of the following voting members:  two Directors selected by the Board, one of whom will chair the Special Operations/Exhibitions Committee and the other will chair the Programming Committee; representation from the Regional Sections in the areas of upcoming conferences; other members to be selected by the VP-Conferences (following ARTICLE VII. Section 2); the Executive Director; the Stage Exposition Manager; and USITT Office Staff as determined by the ED.  All members of the Committee must be members in good standing of USITT.  Each August, a new Committee will be formed and will continue its work until the following August when some Committee members will change.  These changes will reflect the strategic requirements of the upcoming Conferences.