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SUMMARY:Zoom Session: Navigating Your Career in the Technical Arts - Expe
 rt Insights & Strategies
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 -- Join us for an engaging panel session to help you navigate and manage
  your career in the technical arts! --\n\n-- This dynamic discussion wil
 l cover key topics for emerging and seasoned professionals looking to th
 rive within this sector. --\n\nTopics will include: taxes, contract vs. 
 full-time employment, setting career goals, personal branding and much m
 ore! Whether you're emerging into the field, transitioning to a new role
 , or simply looking to deepen your understanding of the industry, this s
 ession offers valuable insights for everyone.\n\nIn addition, attendees 
 will automatically be entered into a draw to win a FREE copy of the Cult
 ural Human Resources Council's "The Art of Managing Your Career" guide.\
 n\nDon't miss this opportunity to learn from the experts and set yoursel
 f up for success in the technical arts!\n\nRegistration is required, but
  FREE and open to all, members and non-members alike.\n\nWhen: Thursday,
  January 16, 2025 | 1 pm to 2:30 pm Eastern Time\nWhere: On Zoom\nA re
 cording of this session is now available for viewing.\nL'enregistrement 
 de la session est maintenant disponible.\n\n-- ⇒ WATCH HERE / VISIONN
 ER ICI --\n\n* Zoom Chat\n\n-- Panel --\n\n* Grégoire Gagnon, Executiv
 e Director, CHRC/CRHSC\n\n* Janine Oblak, Visual FX/Props Dept. Manager
 , Famous PEOPLE Players\n\n* Matthew Reicker, Lighting Director, Mr. Lig
 ht Solutions\n\n* Jason Schneider Lighting Designer and Technical Direct
 or\n\nModerated by:\n\n* Jacquie Lazar, Executive Director, CITT/ICTS\n
 \n-- About the panelists --\n\nGrégoire Gagnon\n\nDr. Grégoire Gagnon
  is a manager, pedagogue and musician fostering culture and promoting ar
 ts from the stage to the classroom to the boardroom. Aside from being a 
 lifelong academic and a real-world problem solver, Grégoire is (amongst
  other things) currently the Executive Director of the Cultural Human Re
 sources Council, the President of the Ottawa Guitar Society and in all h
 is roles, he strives to make others thrive. \n\nJanine Oblak\n\nJanine 
 Oblak graduated from Sheridan in 2016 from the Technical Production for 
 Theatre and Live Events program. She has been working in the industry si
 nce 2014 and recently (2023) became a member of IATSE 828. Janine is cur
 rently leading the Visual FX/Props department at Famous PEOPLE Players, 
 where she works with props, paint, wardrobe, and helps to run visual art
  workshops. She also enjoys mentoring her co-op students. Her other pass
 ion is volunteering in health and safety, including participating in cre
 ating ANSI standards through the Entertainment Services and Technology A
 ssociation (ESTA), as CITT/ICTS' Principal Voting Delegate.\n\nMatthew 
 Reicker\n\nMatthew is a graduate of the Ryerson Theatre school performan
 ce production program (2011). Theatre career started with: Lighting Dire
 ctor Ballet Jorgen 2013-2015, Production Electrician “A Buddy Holly St
 ory” Drayton Entertainment (2016). Matthew has been the lighting desig
 ner and programmer for many years on corporate events, concerts, galas a
 nd more including “trackside country music festival” Canada Day, Lon
 don, ON (2016-2018), PRG, Production Electrician, and “NBA on TNT road
 show” (2018-2019). Matthew is a member of Iatse local 873 as a lightin
 g programmer most recently working on Star Trek Strange New Worlds seaso
 n 3. Matthew continues to expand his designing and programming skills on
  many live events and through his company, Mr Light Solutions where he h
 as established himself as a rental house for lighting control and networ
 king equipment in an ever-changing technological landscape. To find out 
 more please visit www.mrlightsolutions.com or follow on Instagram:@mrli
 ghtsolution\n\nJason Schneider\n\nJason Schneider is a 29-year-old freel
 ance lighting designer, technical director, and lighting programmer with
  a passion for creating dynamic and immersive visual experiences. With t
 en years of experience in live events, theater, concerts, and corporate 
 productions, Jason brings technical expertise and creativity to every pr
 oject. Whether designing lighting for a dramatic stage production, progr
 amming intricate lighting sequences for concerts, or managing complex te
 chnical setups for corporate events, Jason thrives on the challenge of b
 lending artistry with technology. Always eager to collaborate and push c
 reative boundaries, Jason is known for delivering high-quality results a
 nd  providing creative solutions to the ever arising challenges live e
 vents present.\n\nJacquie Lazar\n\nJacquie brings over 20 years of profe
 ssional experience working in the theatre and live entertainment industr
 y. Her career path has included numerous appointments including Front of
  House Manager, Head Electrician, Assistant Technical Director, Technica
 l Director, Production Manager, and Theatre Manager. Jacquie currently s
 erves as the Chair of the Board for Shadowpath Theatre Productions, a no
 t-for-profit theatre company based out of York Region (Ontario), whose m
 andate is to transform everyday spaces into creative places for suburban
  audiences. She is currently the Executive Director for the Canadian Ins
 titute for Theatre Technology / Institut canadien des technologies scén
 ograhiques (CITT/ICTS).\n\n---------------------------------------------
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 e - Conseils et stratégies d'experts --\n\n-- Joignez-vous à nous pour
  une présentation engageante spécialement conçue pour vous aider à m
 ieux gérer votre carrière en techniques de scène ! --\n\n-- Cette dis
 cussion dynamique couvrira des sujets clés pour les professionnels·ell
 es oeuvrant dans ce secteur et souhaitant avoir une meilleure emprise s
 ur leur carrière. --\n\nParmi les sujets abordés : les impôts, l'emp
 loi contractuel versus à l'emploi à temps plein, la mise en place d'
 objectifs de carrière, l'image de marque personnelle et plus encore ! Q
 ue vous débutiez dans le domaine, que vous soyez en transition vers un 
 nouveau rôle ou que vous cherchiez simplement à approfondir votre comp
 réhension de ce secteur, cette session sera riche en informations pré
 cieuses pour tous·tes.\n\nDe plus, les participants·tes seront automat
 iquement inscrits·es à un tirage au sort afin de gagner un exemplaire
  GRATUIT du guide « L'art de gérer sa carrière » du Conseil des res
 sources humaines du secteur culturel (CRHSC).\n\nNe manquez pas cette oc
 casion d'apprendre des experts et préparer votre réussite !\n\nL'inscr
 iption est obligatoire, mais elle est GRATUITE et ouverte à tous·tes,�
 �membres et non-membres.\n\nQuand : Jeudi 16 janvier 2025 | 13 h à
  14 h 30 Heure de l'Est\nOù : Sur Zoom\n\nPrenez note que cette prés
 entation sera donnée principalement en anglais, avec la possibilité d'
 activer les sous-titres dans la langue de votre choix. De plus, comme l'
 un de nos panelistes est francophone (Dr. Grégoire Gagnon), vous aurez 
 la possibilité de lui adresser vos questions en français. Nous vous r
 emercions de votre compréhension.\n\n---------------------------------
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