The 3/18/2010 edition of the Detroit Free Press published an article by Mark Stryker about the ongoing negotiations between the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) and their musicians. The big news is although both sides were engaged in talks for nearly a year to modify the existing contract before its expiration date, they haven’t been able to reach an agreement. Since the expiration date is this August, both sides agreed that it makes better sense to simply roll the talks over into regularly scheduled negotiations. On the surface, this might seem troubling, but it’s actually a good sign…
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Venture Project Update: Confidence + Control = Happiness
Although it is easy to get caught up in all of the tools and other tech oriented goodies that will make Venture a leading arts oriented platform, there is simply no denying the one component tying it all together is the Solution Academy, Venture’s exclusive member’s only support and training community. After all, what’s the point of having something like Venture’s Creative Control Engine (CCE) if users don’t receive comprehensive and robust support to help them maximize that control?
Claims Of “Gross Mismanagement And Incompetence” In Honolulu
According to two news reports (here and here), the Honolulu Symphony Musicians presented a filing this week that “(Based) on its history of gross mismanagement and incompetence …management is incapable of the task reorganization and a Chapter 11 trustee should be appointed, or, in the alternative, the case should be converted to Chapter 7 or dismissed.” This comes barely a month after an article here from 2/8/2010 which speculated on whether Chapter 7 liquidation might be a better alternative than Chapter 11 reorganization bankruptcy…
Taking The Lead In Website Usability
Regular readers know that websites are a big topic here at Adaptistration. The annual orchestra website reviews consume several weeks of time each year and add to that the plethora of new media and web/tech related articles and it becomes clear that issues related to technology and the arts are of considerable interest. Consequently, it was gratifying to see many of the best practices espoused here validated in a recent article from Smashing Magazine that examined results from a usability review of charity websites…
Unleash Your Inner Maven
The new TAFTO microsite is doing its job by generating interest and I’ve received a number of notes from folks planning their own events. This makes me think it would be a good idea to set up a special reader’s report section where patrons can share details about their own TAFTO events. In the meantime, the 2010 TAFTO banners are ready to be downloaded. You can select one of the general …