Presenters: Register here for the first ever Presenter's Congress at the 2010 GFA Convention

GFA Austin 2010 - Ultimate Networking Opportunity
Guitarists, Teachers, Managers and Students: Imagine walking into a single room, armed with business cards, CDs, and press materials, and having the opportunity to meet, shake hands with, and invite to coffee, or lunch, or dinner, decision-making representatives from  North America's most influential presenters of classical guitar.  Now you can do just that!  Next June, at the GFA Convention in Austin,  Texas, we are proud to announce our first Presenter's Expo- the ultimate networking opportunity for guitarists.  A face to face meeting is so much more powerful than a phone call or an email, and now with the GFA Presenter's Expo you will have a rare opportunity to meet about 30 of the people who run some of the most active hiring and  presenting organizations in this part of the world.  Here's who will  be there:  Boston Classical Guitar Society, Wofford College Troubadour Series, Fundacion FCH Guitarra Clasica (Mexico), St. Louis Classical  Guitar Society, Guitar Houston, Wisconsin Guitar Society, Denver Classical Guitar Society, Winnipeg Classical Guitar Society, La Guitarra California Festival, Guitar Victoria (Canada), University of Texas, Dallas, Greater Houston Guitar Guild, South Bay Guitar Society, La Flame (Montreal, Canada), Arizona State University, University of Texas-Pan American, Fort Worth Classical Guitar Society, Guitar Society of Toronto, New York Classical Guitar Society, Seattle Classical Guitar Society, Sacramento Guitar Society, Philadelphia Classical Guitar Society, Las Vegas Academy, Grand Canyon Guitar Society, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wayne State University, OMNI Series (San Francisco), Tulsa Guitar Society, UT Brownsville, the Guitar Foundation of America, and the Austin Classical Guitar Society.  Don't miss this rare and special opportunity - register for GFA Austin 2010 today.

Presenters Congress Overview

In partnership with our convention host, the Austin Classical Guitar Society, we will present 7 hours of dedicated programming on best-practices specifically designed for executive and artistic directors of presenting organizations. The presentations, given by industry experts, will cover a range of topics from Fundraising and Development, to PR and Marketing, Board Development and Governance and Visa and Tax issues related to hiring foreign artists.

In addition to these presentations, and a unique networking opportunity with your colleagues from around North America and beyond, you will, of course, have complete access to the fabulous convention we have planned including the international competition and performances by Pepe Romero, the LA Guitar Quartet, the Austin Symphony Orchestra and many, many more.

We are asking for your participation in an effort to make the Guitar Foundation of America Convention the most vibrant, exciting, and impacting event possible. Your organizations are the engines that power the classical guitar world and bring the great music and artistry of the classical guitar to the public. We hope that in offering a forum for networking, the dissemination valuable information from experts, and an opportunity to meet many players, teachers and managements, that we will create a powerful environment that will help foster the next steps in the classical guitar presentation world. We cannot do it without you, please register today.  Questions?  Please contact Convention Manager Stephen Mattingly.