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The Conversations program is created featuring film and
TV screenings followed by Q&As with lead actors and casts.
Actors Camryn Manheim in Los Angeles and Ossie Davis
and Ruby Dee in New York are the first participants.
The Business program is created, featuring discussion
panels and workshops with industry leaders to educate
SAG members on the business side of acting.
The Casting Access program is created and is
named the "Best Way to Meet Casting Directors"
by Backstage magazine.
Storyline becomes Storyline Online (storylineonline.net), a
website that streams videos of well-known actors reading
children's books aloud alongside animated illustrations.
Storyline Online launches through a grant for five read-
aloud videos.
The SAG Foundation's Actors Center opens in Los Angeles.
It includes a screening room, computer lab and classroom.
It is the first professional facility and resource of its kind to
provide free educational programs to support the careers of
working actors.
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