Conference Corner
Regional Outreach 2005: Getting Back to the Grassroots
by Timothy Northcut

Greetings! I am delighted and honored to serve as the newly appointed Conference Coordinator for ITEA. Preparations are in full swing for the 2005 Regional Conferences. Efforts are being made to provide affordable meetings in easily accessible locations that are conveniently scheduled on a weekend.

As we gear up and return to our organization’s roots—regional conferences, I would like for you to consider how ITEA can serve you better. While conferences are the heart of what we do, the “pulse” of ITEA is healthy and strong throughout the year, through committees as well as individual efforts. Let us consider how we, as tubists and euphoniumists, can communicate our need and love of music close to home, in our regions.

At each 2005 Regional Conference, ITEA will host a Town Meeting. Beforehand, I encourage you to read R. Winston Morris’ guest editorial article published in the Spring 2003 issue of the ITEA Journal (Volume 30, Number 3). Let’s talk about how we can encourage more regional support and activity. Your suggestions and ideas are vital to the health of our organization, so please get involved!

Best wishes for a wonderful summer. A complete listing with details will follow in the Fall issue of the Journal. More to follow…

Timothy Northcut
ITEA Conference Coordinator
Timothy.Northcut@uc.edu

2005 Proposed Conference Sites

Lower Midwest January 21–22
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas
Kevin Wass, Conference Host

Upper Midwest Dates TBA
In conjunction with Tubonium3
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Paul Budde, Conference Host

Midwest February 17–19
Illinois State University
Bloomington, Illinois
Michael Forbes, Conference Host

Northeast March 17–19
United States Military Academy
West Point, New York
Jason Ham, Conference Host

Southeast March 24–26
University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia
David Zerkel, Conference Host

Rocky Mountain States April 8–9
University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, Colorado
Jason Byrnes, Conference Host

Mid-South Dates to be determined
University of Central Arkansas
Conway, Arkansas
Denis Winter/Louis Young, Conference Host

Northwest Dates to be determined: in conjunction with
Harvey Phillips Northwest Big Brass Bash
Site: to be determined
Conference Host: to be determined

Southwest June 10–12
University of Nevada Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada
Deanna Swoboda, Conference Host

There are two ongoing independent sessions that will also take place.

South October 24–31, 2004
Tennessee Technological University
Annual Octubafest
Cookeville, Tennessee
R. Winston Morris, Host

East January 24–31
United States Army Band 22nd Annual Tuba-Euphonium Conference
Arlington, Virginia
Ross Morgan, Conference Host