Conference Content
Panels
Keynotes and Interviews
Special Sessions
Workshops*
Cocktail Parties
McGill Concerts (separate ticket sales, see below)
Panels
Pop and Policy 2007 panel discussions brought together some of the brightest minds in music/technology/policy for engaging, thought-provoking discussions about some of the music community's emerging challenges:
| Info Wars: Digital and Analog Futures, Who's Buying? | Wed.Oct.3 | 12:45PM |
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| (Pt. 1) The Future of Digital... | Wed.Oct.3 | 1:15PM | |
| (Pt. 2) The Future of Analog... |
Wed.Oct.3 |
3:00PM |
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9:00AM |
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| Copyright and Collaboration: Problems and Creative Solutions |
Thu.Oct.4 | 10:45PM |
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| 'Paradise of Infinite Storage' (Response to Dan Levitin Keynote Address, see below) |
Thu.Oct.4 |
2:00PM | |
| “Fast, Cheap, and Out of Control…” BUSA Panel / Student Presentations |
Fri.Oct.5 | 9:00AM |
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| “Cramping my Sampling: Rewriting Copyright": Sampling, mashing and IP law | Fri.Oct.5 |
1:00PM |
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| Oh, Canada! | Fri.Oct.5 |
2:30PM |
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| Recommendation Engines: Conceptualizing the Universe |
Sat.Oct.6 |
10:30AM |
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| The Archival Restoration Preservation Society: Keeping the Music of the Past Around for the Future (When it Just Doesn’t Want to Stand Still) | Sat.Oct.6 | 1:00PM |
Keynotes and Interviews
Panels will be interspersed with keynotes and one-on-one interviews with high-profile policymakers, academics and business leaders:
Special Sessions
| Guitar Hero: Transcendental Air Guitar and the Object Lesson of the gaming phenomenon NOTE: General Admission $5, like a Workshop |
Thu.Oct.4 | 3:00PM |
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| Fri.Oct.5 | 10:30AM | ||
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Demo of new musical instruments coming out of the CIRMMT labs (Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music Media and Technology). (Ongoing on-site demo, MMR room of McGill) |
Fri.Oct.5 | 10:30AM 12:00PM 1:00PM |
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| Master Class with legendary filmmaker Albert Maysles NOTE: Separate Registration. Please visit http://popmontreal.com/film/en for details. |
Sat.Oct.6 |
2:00PM |
Workshops*
Pop & Policy remains committed to programming hands-on, skill-building workshops designed to meet the needs of the independent music community.
* WORKSHOPS are open admission (you do not need a conference pass to attend) $5 each for general public, free for artists and musicians.
| Music Publishing 101 (Pt. 1 of 2) | Thu.Oct.4 |
4:30PM |
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| The Future of Music Publishing (Pt. 2 of 2) |
Thu.Oct.4 |
5:00PM |
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| On-line Distribution; How to get your own cut of the deal | Fri.Oct.5 |
12:00PM |
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| International Markets – Festivals and Labels | Fri.Oct.5 |
1:15PM |
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| Music Industry 101 | Fri.Oct.5 | 2:30PM |
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| Doing it Outside: Public Art and Interventions | Sat.Oct.6 | 12:00PM |
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| Open Source and Wiki Platforms | Sat.Oct.6 | 1:00PM |
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| Media Training: How to get ink and use it to your advantage | Sat.Oct.6 |
2:30PM |
Cocktail Party
Come chat with panelists and fellow delegates.
| Pop Montreal - Opening Party | Wed.Oct.3 | 5:00PM |
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| Cocktail Sponsored by the Songwriter's Association of Canada | Fri.Oct.5 | 5:30PM |
* WORKSHOPS are open admission (you do not need a conference pass to attend) $5 each for general public, free for artists and musicians.
McGill Concerts
For your consideration: A number of Schulich School of Music presentations coincide with the Pop & Policy Conference.
NOTE: Separate ticketing for this affiliated programming; ticket prices and contact information listed below.
McGill Jazz Fundraiser - Thu., October 4, 2007
7 PM | Gordon Foote, coordinator. Friends of McGill Jazz and the National Bank of Canada present Ranee Lee, the McGill Jazz Faculty and the McGill Jazz Orchestra I. Reception at 6:15 pm.
Sponsor: Schulich School of Music (McGill Jazz Area)
Location: Tanna Schulich Hall, McGill University Schulich School of Music
Cost: $100
More information: Tickets, 514-398-4547; Information, 514-398-8157
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McGill Symphony Orchestra - Thu., October 4, 2007
8 PM | As part of "Pop & Policy 2007 - Music Fast Forward" conference. Alexis Hauser, conductor. Wagner: Prelude to Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Bruckner: Symphony No. 3 in D minor (1877 version)
Sponsor: Schulich School of Music (McGill Symphony Orchestra)
Location: Pollack Hall, McGill University Schulich School of Music
Cost: $10
More information: Contact, 514-398-4547
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McGill Symphony Orchestra - Fri., October 5, 2007
8 PM | As part of "Pop & Policy 2007 - Music Fast Forward" conference. Alexis Hauser, conductor. Wagner: Overture from Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Bruckner: Symphony No. 3 in D minor (1877 version).
Sponsor: Schulich School of Music (McGill Symphony Orchestra)
Location: Pollack Hall, McGill University Schilich School of Music
Cost: $10
More information: Contact, 514-398-4547
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European Jazz Orchestra Reunion Concert (1992 tour) - Sat., October 6, 2007
8 PM | As part of "Pop & Policy 2007 - Music Fast Forward." Gordon Foote, director.
Sponsor: Schulich School of Music (McGill Staff and Guests Series)
Sponsor: Schulich School of Music (McGill Jazz Area)
Location: Tanna Schulich Hall, McGill University Schulich School of Music
Cost: $5
More information: Contact, 514-398-4547
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