Delegate packet

The NACA Concert Management Institute offers students and staff an educational opportunity to enhance basic skills required to select, promote and produce major concerts on campuses. The program is designed to give participants an opportunity to network with delegates from other schools and to develop an understanding of how the concert industry works.

Nashville, one of the nation’s music capitals, is perfectly suited to offer delegates firsthand information about this topic. A variety of representatives from the industry will be involved in the institute to lend their expertise to the delegates.

Through lectures, panels and small group discussions, participants will learn:

• How to choose the right act for your school and budget
• Skills for working with agents, middle agents and campus colleagues to make the show happen
• How to decipher and negotiate contracts and technical riders
• Basic concert programming skills in an experiential format
• Techniques for marketing and promoting the show to your audience
• Plans for security so you can manage risk
• How to work with artists, road managers and ticket companies
• Box office and house management
• Tips to make a show run smoothly by taking care of details on the front end
• How the concert industry works

Registration Limit:
This institute is limited to 47 delegates and is open to NACA members and non-members on a first-come, first-served basis.

Please use this PDF to register if you are not a member of NACA or need to mail in a check.

Registration for NACA Institutes includes tuition, lodging (on campus), meals and educational materials. NACA is not responsible for travel arrangements. Please do not make travel arrangements before receiving your registration confirmation.

Refund Policy: Refunds for registration will be made only for requests receiving in writing at the NACA Office prior to the early registration deadline for each institute. No refunds will be given for institute registrations after the stated early registration deadline. However, participant substitutions may be allowed. A $100 administrative fee will be charged for each cancellation.