About the Conference
Fidelity Investments Young Artists Competition - Platinum Sponsor
"A 20/20 Vision for Music Education"
March 5-7, 2020, Seaport Hotel/World Trade Center, Boston, MA
| Role | Name | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Conference Coordinator | Noreen Diamond Burdett | ndiamondbu@gmail.com | |
| Assistant Conference Coordinator | Stephanie Riley | rileys@dy-regional.k12.ma.us | |
| Site Coordinator | Sandra Doneski | sandra.doneski@gordon.edu | |
| Band/Jazz | Margaret Reidy | mreidy@hwrsd.org | |
| Choral | Cathy Connor-Moen | cmoen@norwood.k12.ma.us | |
| General Interest | Anthony Beatrice | abeatrice2@bostonpublicschools.org | |
| General Music | Cathy Ward | cward@k12.somerville.ma.us | |
| Innovations | Tom Westmoreland | tom@musicedge.org | |
| Strings | Kristy Foye | kfoye@lexingtonma.org | |
| Technology | Chee-Ping Ho | cho@berklee.edu | |
| Exhibits Coordinator | Katy Iatesta | catherine_iatesta@needham.k12.ma.us | |
| Audio Visual Coordinator | Todd Young | tryoung7@comcast.net | |
| Database Manager | Rick Lueth | rick.lueth@comcast.net | |
| Executive Director | Michael LaCava | massmea.exec@gmail.com |
Exhibitor Registration
Please visit Exhibitors.
Conference Registration and Fees
Please visit Register to Attend.
Lodging
Please visit Travel & Hotel.
Calendar for session submission and scheduling
| Date | Item | |
|---|---|---|
| 5/21/2019 | Call for Sessions opens online | |
| 9/15/2019 | Call for Sessions closes | |
| Week of 10/8/2019 | Session submitters notified by email of session proposal status | |
| Week of 11/26/2019 | Clinicians notified by email of session schedule | |
| 12/31/2019 | Clinician registration deadline | |
| 1/5/2020 | Clinician contract deadline | |
| 2/1/2020 | Early registration deadline for conference | |
| 2/2/2020 | Exhibitor registration deadline |
Application Deadlines
| Date | Item | |
|---|---|---|
| 6/1/2019 | Applications for Concert Hours, Casual Concerts, Composers, Receptions, Meetings and Collegiate Ambassadors posted online | |
| 11/30/2019 | Collegiate Ambassador Application deadline | |
| 12/28/2019 | Student Composition, Casual Concert, and Concert Hour Application deadline | |
| 1/8/2020 | Reception and Meeting Application deadline |
NOTE: All deadlines for submissions and registrations must be adhered to. Please keep in mind that it is volunteers who must complete their tasks in order to observe deadlines for printing, hotel, and other organizational requirements that run this conference. These deadlines also help to keep costs as reasonable as possible.
Massachusetts Music Educators Association
Michael LaCava
Interim Executive Director
PO Box 3886
South Attleboro, MA 02703-3886