49th Pearle* Conference
Friday 12 and Saturday 13 June 2015
Renaissance Hamburg Hotel
Grosse Bleichen, 20354 Hamburg, Germany
Hosted by DBV
(Deutscher Bühnenverein - Bundesverband der Theater and Orchester)
German theatre and orchestra association
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
(Update of 4 May 2015)
PRE-CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES – THURSDAY 11 JUNE 2015
Hamburg
17.00-18.30
Excom (at Hamburg State Opera)
Evening: optional social activities
19.00-22.30
Ballet “Shakespeares Dances” (John Neumeier)
20.00
Dinner : location to be determined
FRIDAY 12 JUNE 2015
Hamburg
9.00-9.30
Registration
9.30-10.15
Conference introduction
PLENARY
1) Welcoming words by Barbara Kisseler, Cultural Mayor of Hamburg
(2) Opening, domestic affairs, agenda, presentation participants
Rolf Bolwin, President and Géza Kovacs, Vice-President
(3) Introduction from the host
10.15-10.30
General assembly I – internal affairs
(4) Minutes and action points of previous conference
PLENARY
(5) Membership
(6) Information from the election committee
10.30-11.20
Session 1, part 1: culture development in a regional context
PLENARY
Panel discussion
11.20-11.40
Coffee break
11.40-12.30
Session 1, part 2: new strategies for culture in the urban
PLENARY
environment
Panel discussion
12.30-14.00
Reception at the Town Hall
14.00-14.30
PLENARY
In the context of the RISE
project (A creative Europe)
Session 2. Radio spectrum and wireless microphones: how does it
work and what's the importance of radio spectrum
a partnership with EFA
14.30-15.45
GROUPS
In the context of the RISE
project (A creative Europe)
a partnership with EFA
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Georg Fischer, FAU Friedrich-Alexander-Universität
Erlangen-Nürnberg
Session 3
Do VAT and social security also cause you a headache when
working internationally?
2 experts will relief you in parellel Workshops :
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Group 1: VAT in cross-border cooperation
Workshop leader: Dr. Dick Molenaar, All Arts Tax advisers
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Group 2: Social security when employing non-resident artists
Workshop leader: Bruno De Pauw, Social security office
Belgium
15.45-16.00
Coffee break
16.00-17.30
GROUPS
In the context of the RISE
project (A creative Europe)
2 parellel Workshops (continued) :
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Group 1: Social security when employing non-resident artists
Workshop leader: Bruno De Pauw, Social security office
Belgium
a partnership with EFA
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Group 2 : VAT in cross-border cooperation
Workshop leader: Dr. Dick Molenaar, All Arts Tax advisers
17.30-18.00
Copyright committee (chair Ilka Schmalbauch)
(anyone who wishes may join!)
20.00
Conference dinner
SATURDAY 13th JUNE 2015
Hamburg
9.30
Opening day 2
9.30-10.40
Session 4. Pearle working groups
GROUPS
10.40-11.00
Parallel meetings:
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Working group culture : a joint advocacy on culture in Europe?
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Working group employment and social dialogue: shared themes
and possible areas of action
Feedback by the working groups to the plenary and next steps
PLENARY
11.00–11.20
Coffee break
11.20-12.20
Session 5. EU regulatory affairs: What's happening in Brussels?
PLENARY
"25 years of Pearle"
What's happening in your country?
Members invited to raise their questions on current developments or
developments in your own country
(example: 'mobile construction sites on stage')
12.20-12.30
PLENARY
Elections of the President and of the members of the Executive
Committee (Excom)
12.30-14.00
Lunch
13.30-14.00
EOF
14.00-14.45
Session 6. Round table questionnaire and impact of the crisis
GROUPS
Discussing answers to questions submitted by members : 2 groups
"25 years of Pearle"
14.45-15.15
PLENARY
Session 7. Archives and copyright.
Presentation of the survey undertaken by the copyright committee.
Chair Ilka Schmalbauch
15.15-16:30
PLENARY
General assembly II
1) Feedback on the European projects
2) presentation of the activity report 2014
3) Financial matters: Julian Bird, Treasurer
1. Annual accounts 2014
2. Feedback from the audit committee
(Ignace De Breuck, Eric Lavanchy, Tommi Saarikivi)
3. Revised Budget 2015
4) Next conferences
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Autumn 2015 – Czech Republic
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Spring 2016 – Wroclaw, Poland
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Autumn 2016 – Zurich, Switzerland
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Spring 2017 – Aarhus, Denmark
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Autumn 2017 – Spain (tbc)
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Spring 2018 – Tallinn, Estonia
16:30
Adjournment
16:30-17:00
Meeting of the newly elected Excom
Evening activities :
visit to Elbphilharmonie (tbc) – alternatively Harbour tour
dinner – name of restaurant to be announced