Executive Director Angela Lee and Director of Operations Melody Little returned from a convening in New Orleans.  They joined other members of the four-year LANE initiative: Coleman Center for the Arts, La Pena Cultural Center, Pangea World Theater, Native American Community Development Institute/All My Relations, and The Theater Offensive.  In addition, members of the National Performance Network, the Non Profit Finance Fund, and the Mellon Foundation were in attendance.

The conference was held at the Ashe Cultural Center in New Orleans.