TAPPA 2008 Video Transcription

Narrator: Some of the most powerful learning experiences take place in the college and university classrooms of the great state of Texas...some amidst towering library stacks and archival collections…some in dining halls and dormitories…and some where you would least expect…

In 2008, we invite you to go beyond the expected when TAPPA goes live in Austin!

The “Live Music Capital of the World” and The University of Texas at Austin are your hosts for the 2008 TAPPA Conference, where you can make the time for professional and personal enrichment, by engaging in industry-changing conversations with your peers from around the state, and exploring all that your capital city has to offer.

In this eclectic city of creative musicians and artists, dedicated policy makers and innovators, and ambitious, multi-disciplinary scholars, The University of Texas at Austin plays a unique role in educating the state, nation and world. Its 427-acre main campus is alive with 21,000 faculty and staff and 50,000 students who are as diverse as the surrounding city, making it the perfect place for you to discuss cutting-edge practices in the management of higher education facilities.

Whether your school is a private junior college, community college, or four-year college or university, when TAPPA goes live in Austin you will have the opportunity to go beyond the everyday, to improve and revolutionize your business practices, and expand both your professional knowledge base and social network.

President Powers: I’m Bill Powers, president of The University of Texas at Austin, and it is my pleasure to invite you to experience our university and the great city of Austin.

As one of the nation’s leading public research universities, we’re a community of world-class educators, artists, philosophers, public servants, and scientists who foster intellectual, social, and creative development.

The university and the “Live Music Capital of the World” are where great minds converge…Where business leaders and individuals with international influence meet to exchange ideas amidst the vitality of Austin’s culture and the extensive resources of the university.

While you are here, I encourage you to visit some of our 17 libraries, which are rated among the top 10 research libraries in the country. In addition, I hope you will take the time to enjoy exhibits at the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library and Museum and The Center for American History, and delight in some of the 17,000 works housed in the Blanton Museum of Art.

Bring your expertise to Austin, and share it with a community of leaders who share their talent with the world…At The University of Texas at Austin, our motto is, “What starts here changes the world.” I invite you to become a part of this.

Narrator: In Austin, you will have the chance to get away from the office and expand your horizons in a vibrant university community whose personality and cultural influence reaches beyond the campus walls and city limits, and changes the world.

Your visit to Austin could change your professional or personal world, in the beautiful hill country or in the refreshing natural waters of Barton Springs Pool; in a conference room or concert hall; or in a five-star restaurant or laid-back cantina…Your world could change while gazing up at the capitol dome, or at the millions of bats that take flight across the sunset each evening; while trading ideas with your business partners and colleagues, or trading in your work shoes for golf shoes…Trading in your golf shoes for dancing shoes!

In fact, millions of people come from around the world to lace up their dancing shoes and take in the spectacles of Austin’s music scene each year…The city’s bustling nightlife pulses through the streets, with live music echoing from over 150 venues on any given night. And, whether you seek the hippest new bands, seductive jazz, or an evening of two-stepping, there are locally and internationally renowned performers ready to oblige.

From the world-famous 6th Street entertainment district, to the alternative haunts of Red River Street and the cosmopolitan Warehouse District, you will find live music acts to suit any mood…And find cuisine, cocktails, and conversation to satisfy any craving.

In 2008, you will meet up with old friends and make valuable new connections in a city full of unexpected treasures and memorable experiences. You will get to explore new products at the business partner fair in the Frank Erwin Center, home to The University of Texas at Austin Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams, and may even learn a management practice that changes the way you run your college or university.

So, come on…Let Austin exceed your expectations, when TAPPA goes live!