LAS VEGAS – The International Association of Fairs and Expositions (IAFE) held its annual meeting in late November at the Paris Resort in Las Vegas. The convention theme focused on creating and moving forward with Revolution/Evolution in the fair industry. The convention’s overall general session technology was designed by Dale Kivimaki of Freestyle Productions out of Minneapolis. Freestyle teamed up with in-House provider Encore to provide projection and LED screens along with Martin MAC 700 movers and Coemar Parlites for uplighting accents to light up the stage and the room for the attendees.
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The show loaded in Nov 25 and 26th with focus and programming on the 27th. The ballroom sessions started on the 28th and ran until they loaded out Dec 1.The general sessions over the three days had different lighting looks created by Lighting Designer Greg Salvadori with the overall production look coordinated by Dale Kivimaki and Production Manager David Lindholm. The registered attendance for the event was 4,263.
Freestyle Productions is the production provider for many fairs including the Minnesota State Fair, the Iowa State Fair, The Montana Fair, The Clay County Fair in Spencer, IA, and many other fairs, music festivals and corporate meetings. The fact that they were providing the production for a show about the fair industry was a logical choice for the producers of the event.
