Click here for an overview of the Americans for the Arts Annual Convention 2009. Apparently if you attend you will be able to:

• Reflect on innovative ideas from speakers in more than 75 field-crafted sessions, plus tours and activities throughout the region.
• Rethink the possibilities to grow our greatest renewable resources—the arts, culture, and creativity—with more than 1,400 colleagues from across the country.
• Renew your commitment to creating a sustainable future for yourself, your organization, and your community.

And be sure not to miss Dr. Peter M. Senge, noted author and senior lecturer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and founding chair of the Society for Organizational Learning, who will present the keynote address at the 2009 Annual Convention on Friday, June 19.  He will discuss how today’s challenging times require innovative leadership strategies that guide the sustainability of our organizations, communities, and the world.

Hey! Somebody buy me a ticket and fly me out there! I want to talk about art and sustainability and innovation! Not bloody likely.  Something about the whole enterprise feels like macrame and Prairie Home Companion.