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2019 AIN World Conference at Stony Brook

Melissa Dinwiddie

Creative Sandbox Solutions™
Creative Consultant
Mountain View, California

http://melissadinwiddie.com

Melissa Dinwiddie helps companies gain clarity and make sense of complex situations so they can act decisively, by making ideas visible. With an eclectic background (Silicon Valley native; Juilliard-trained; Masters in Cultural Studies; professional artist for 15 years), she brings a creative outsider’s perspective to the corporate setting.

My Friends

10:00am EDT

Learning Journey: Foundations of Freestyle (Improv Rapping) and other Cultural Experience-Benders Manhattan, NYNan Crawford • Andrew Bancroft, aka Jelly Donut • Chris Sullivan, aka Shockwave • Ashley Perez Flanagan

10:15am EDT

Learning Journey: Improvisation Yes! The Art of Risk The Jazz LoftTom Manuel

7:30am EDT

Breakfast Student Activities Center Ballroom A Registration Student Activities Center

8:30am EDT

Warm-up, welcome and announcements Student Activities Center - Auditorium

9:00am EDT

Opening Plenary: Sneaking Through Borders and Barriers - Dr. Sivasailam “Thiagi” Thiagarajan Student Activities Center - AuditoriumDr. Sivasailam “Thiagi” Thiagarajan

10:15am EDT

Presidential Address: AIN President Barbara Tint Student Activities Center - AuditoriumBarbara Tint

10:35am EDT

Break The Wang Center and Student Activities Center

11:00am EDT

Meet Their Needs: Working With Clients, Audiences and Business The Wang Center - Lecture Hall 2Gary Hirsch Talk DATA To Me The Wang Center - Lecture Hall 1Nancy Watt • Carolyn Sealfon • Erica Marx

12:00pm EDT

Lunch - BLUE TICKET The Wang Center-Zodiac Lobby

1:30pm EDT

Afternoon Plenary Session: Cathy Salit presents Dan Pink Student Activities Center - Auditorium

1:45pm EDT

Afternoon Plenary: Harnessing Humor for Humanitarian Work Student Activities Center - AuditoriumPablo Suarez PhD

2:45pm EDT

North Coast Hip Hop Improv Performance Student Activities Center - Auditorium

3:30pm EDT

Break The Wang Center and Student Activities Center

4:00pm EDT

Effective Side-coaching For Releasing Intuition and Authenticity Student Activities Center - Room 304Gary Schwartz Improv in the Belly of Bureaucracy The Wang Center - Room 102Lisa Yeager Life Unscripted: Challenging our patterns through improvisation The Wang Center - Room 201Jeffrey Katzman What's So Bad About The Box The Wang Center - Room 101Mary Jane Pories

5:15pm EDT

Dinner Student Activities Center Ballroom A

7:00pm EDT

Evening presentation with Alan Alda and Aretha Sills Student Activities Center - AuditoriumAretha Sills • Alan Alda

7:30am EDT

Breakfast The Wang Center-Zodiac Lobby

8:30am EDT

Warm-ups and announcements The Wang Center - Theater

9:00am EDT

Morning Keynote with Raquell Holmes: Creating the Human Face of Science The Wang Center - TheaterCarolyn Sealfon • Dr. Raquell Holmes • Mia Y. Anderson Performance Coaching Groups: A Discovery in Development The Wang Center - Room 201Maureen Kelly • Sevanne Kassarjian Restaurant Improv: Collaborative Creativity and Enlightenment As Appetizer The Wang Center - ChapelDoug Shaw Using Keynote Speeches to Build Business Success The Wang Center - Lecture Hall 1Izzy Gesell, CSP

10:30am EDT

Break The Wang Center-Zodiac Lobby

10:45am EDT

Workshop: It’s All In The Debrief (Not the Games) The Wang Center - Room 201Ed Reggi

11:45am EDT

AINx talks The Wang Center - TheaterAndrew Tarvin • Victoria Hogg • Cathy Salit • Angelina Castellini Bringing Left and Right Together Through AI The Wang Center - Room 102Brent Darnell Empathy Exercises To Rethink Communication Barriers And Advocacy The Wang Center - Jasmine RoomJennifer Strouf

12:30pm EDT

Lunch - BLUE TICKET The Wang Center-Zodiac Lobby

2:00pm EDT

Afternoon Keynote: A Search for Community: Neva Boyd, Viola Spolin, Paul Sills and the Origins of Improvisational Theater in America The Wang Center - TheaterAretha Amelia Sills Facilitation Beyond Buzzwords The Wang Center - Jasmine RoomRick Andrews Inclusion and Diversity: Creating A Framework For Conversations The Wang Center - Lecture Hall 2Jeanne Lambin • Chris Esparza Non-verbal Strategies Enhance Relationships More Than You Think The Wang Center - Room 101Catherine Faith Kappenberg, PhD., LCSW Playing Around With Changing The World The Wang Center - Room 201Marian Rich • Carrie Lobman, Ed.D Relating To Scientists and Engineers Effectively The Wang Center - Lecture Hall 1Amber Iraeta

3:00pm EDT

Healing Through Stories: A Playback Theater Experience The Wang Center - Room 301Oluwadamilola Abdulai-Apotieri Shh! Bzzt! Applied Improvisation for Developing Emotional Intelligence The Wang Center - Room 102Carrie Caudle

3:30pm EDT

Break The Wang Center-Zodiac Lobby

4:00pm EDT

Got Your Back! Sidecoaching Difficult Conversations The Wang Center - Jasmine RoomDeAnna Massie, MFA, ED.D. Improv for Reconciliation: Power, Justice and Mercy The Wang Center - Room 301Barbara Tint • Simo Routarinne Leadership Viewpoints to Create Dynamic Theatre and Dynamic Organizations The Wang Center - Lecture Hall 1Paul Black • Nan Crawford Partner Up! The Wang Center - Lecture Hall 2Ellen Feldman Ornato • Jenny Drescher Story Circles: Build Community, Strengthen Relationships, Solve Problems The Wang Center - ChapelKat Koppett

5:00pm EDT

Dinner - BLUE Ticket The Wang Center-Zodiac Lobby

7:00pm EDT

Show at The Jazz Loft in Stony Brook The Jazz Loft in Stony Brook

8:30am EDT

AIN Board presentation The Wang Center - Theater

9:00am EDT

Open Space The Wang Center Theater followed by rooms as announcedGabe Mercado

1:00pm EDT

Lunch The Wang Center-Zodiac Lobby

2:00pm EDT

Conference Close The Wang Center - TheaterPaul Z Jackson