Bringing together groundbreaking Thinkers and Doers; Innovators from myriad crafts, professions and disciplines, the SATE conference has opened and evolved a level of discourse at the highest, creative levels.

Storytellers, Destination Makers and Creators of Compelling Experience in contexts from Stadium to Theme Park, Circus to Retail to the Broadway Stage gather for two days of Exploration of Possibility, Exhibition of Theory and Process, Extrapolation of Trend and Thought and Application across the board.

Mission Statement

The Mission of SATE is to create and maintain a destination conference on the Nature of Experience wherein the level of discourse takes place at the highest levels. An Experience in itself, SATE will offer a collection of and collaboration among leaders and groundbreakers in the creation of Experience, worldwide, and will be the only conference of its kind in the world; offering exploration of possibility beyond the virtual walls of any attending industry represented.

Our goal is to reach out to:

• Storytellers in all forms,
• Architects from any context,
• Users, creators, manipulators & developers of Technology in all forms and applications,
• Creators of Experience from the largest Plaza, Stage, Stadium or Dark Ride to the smallest Screen or heretofore unknown environment

...and gather these individuals from across the globe in one place, annually, to share ideas and concepts from respective oeuvres, to challenge, inspire and motivate one another and to offer collaborative experience opportunities that might not otherwise be available.


SATE 2010 Conference Committee

Kile Ozier, Host & Co-Chair EXPERIENCE - Creative Director, Producer, Writer
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Steve Birket, Chair TECHNOLOGY - Electrical Engineering, Marketing, Business Development, Performer
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George Head, Co-Chair STORY - Former Theatrical/TV Set Designer, Disney. Currently on faculty of Savannah College of Art & Design
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Lenny Larsen, Chair MEDIA PRODUCTION - Creative Director, Show Writer
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Michael McGuire - NBC Universal Creative
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Penny Peavler - Chair ARCHITECTURE
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Larry Tuch, Chair STORY - Writer, Creative Consultant, Themed Entertainment, Museums and Visitor Destinations.
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David Aion, Chair COMMUNICATIONS - Principal, Aion Creative, Custom Fabrication
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