Here is a sampling of the topics to be addressed at the Shakespeare Theatre Association Conference:

Jan. 7: "Shakespeare's Geography of Thought," Lisa Wolpe, Globe International Theatre Fellow, Actor, Director, Playwright

Los Angeles Women's Shakespeare Company

Jan. 8: "New World Shakespeare," Terry OBrien, Founding Artistic Director, Hudson Valley Shakespeare

Jan. 9: "Original Practices and the Actor-Audience Connection," Laura Cole, Director of Education and Training, Atlanta Shakespeare Co.

Jan. 10: "Measuring the Intrinsic Impact of Live Theatre," Patricia Miller, Theatre Bay Area; Rebecca Ennals, San Francisco Shakespeare Festival

Jan. 11: "Set in Stone: Building America's New Generation of Arts Facilities, 1994-2008," Patrick Mulcahy, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival; D. Carroll Joynes, Cultural Policy Center, University of Chicago; Joanna Woronkowicz, Cultural Policy Center, University of Chicago

Jan. 12: "Playing the Quartos for Actors, Directors, Dramaturgs, and Audiences"