SYRACUSE, NY— With significant business growth throughout the Asia Pacific region, J. R. Clancy has opened a Southeast Asia office in Singapore. Robert J. Degenkolb will step into the role as managing director of J.R. Clancy (Singapore) Pte Ltd, where he will be focused on business development for the region.
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ARGYLE, TX — GoVision has added 5mm Indoor LED panels to its rental inventory. The new panels promise to be well suited to applications requiring high quality video seen from as little as three feet away without a loss of clarity. The panels are also designed to be light in weight, a boon for venues lacking traditional rigging acoutrement. They will also be available at a competitive price.
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FORT WORTH, TX — USITT announced that registration for its annual Conference & Stage Expo is now open. The four-day event is set for March 26-29, 2014 at the Fort Worth Convention Center here.
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LONDON — Philips Entertainment named Austrian businesses dblux GmbH and Lighting Innovation as distributors in Austria for its brands, including Selecon, Strand Lighting and Showline products. The agreement was announced in London on Oct. 17. Pictured here are, from left, Thomas Feuerstein (dblux), Rainer Weggen (Philips) and Harald Sorger (Lighting Innovation).
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CESKY KRUMLOV, Czech Republic — The Showlight trade event, held here in May 2013, was the second event where Ian Dow led the volunteer organizing committee. For the next event, Showlight 2017, John Allen of Northern Light will serve as chairman. Along with the event’s main sponsor, Robe, other sponsors of Showlight 2013 included Harman’s Martin lighting division, Clay Paky, White Light and others. The location and other detaisl for Showlight 2017 have not yet been announced.
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LAS VEGAS — The 2013 Parnelli Awards gala, hosted by Micky Dolenz and honoring George Travis, Mo Morrison, Eric Pearce and Mark Engebretson, is once again trending toward a complete sellout. As of Oct. 21, more than a month before the Nov. 23 event, most of the tickets have already been snapped up — earlier in the process than ever before. Voting from readers of PLSN and FRONT of HOUSE magazines, which continues through Oct. 31, is also tracking at record levels for 2013.
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