Re: [Harp-L] SPAH presenters

Elizabeth Hess <TrackHarpL@xxxxxxxxxxxx> · Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:29:16 -0500

Right, no signatures are asked for.  Greg had said that he would be  
shocked if anyone  *would* decline to sign a release.  Strictly  
hypothetical.
SPAH doesn't and shouldn't center its policy around one person's  
privacy concerns.  And the point of having a release is to make  
various intentions and expectations explicit, and in that sense, it  
could be a good thing.  If SPAH were to decide to ask people to sign a  
release before performing or presenting, I would decline (with a heavy  
heart, I assure you).  There would surely be other performers and  
presenters who would be fine with it.  I would still love SPAH, and  
still participate as an attendee.    But the suggestion that "no-one  
would object" was a bit of erroneous thinking that I felt the need to  
correct.
Elizabeth (aka "Tin Lizzie", whose KILLER harp performances while  
wearing Groucho glasses and a burqa shall forever remain apocryphal)

On Dec 18, 2011, at 4:23:08 PM, Manfred wrote:
Date: December 18, 2011 4:23:08 PM EST
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Harp-L] SPAH presenters

Most of the SPAH seminar presenters volunteer to do a seminar.   
There are no signatures asked for in the seminar process which is  
very accommodating and flexible because of the nature of volunteerism.
Manfred Wewers
SPAH Seminar Coordinator