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Charles Israel Assumes Presidency of IES

NEW YORK – Charles “Chip” Israel assumed the office of President of the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IES) effective July 1, succeeding Denis Lavoie. The newly-elected Board of Directors named are: Cheryl English, LC, Acuity Brands; Allan Long, Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division; Ardra Zinkon, TEC, Inc. Engineering and Design; and Zach Foster, (Emerging Professional), Lighting Group Northwest.

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Matthew Burstein

Philips Strand Lighting Reorganizes NA Operations

DALLAS – Philips Strand Lighting has reorganized its territories within the North American sales operations to strengthen client relations.  The company has also named Matthew Burstein, pictured here, as  Northeastern U.S. and Eastern Canada sales manager and Jeff O’Brien as the South Central U.S. sales manager.

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Keller Williams

Wakarusa Festival’s Outpost Tent Lit with GLP LEDs

OZARK, AR – LD JC Campbell was again involved in the four-day Wakarusa Music and Arts Festival in the Ozarks of Northern Arkansas. Working with suppliers Midnight Lighting, he produced the lighting plot for the Outpost tent, using large quantities of GLP LED heads to add energy-efficient flash to the rig.

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CueCore

CueCore Controls ‘Emotional Signage’ for German Cinema

PAPENBURG, Germany -Visual Productions’ German distributor, LMP, recently supplied a CueCore and other lighting equipment for the new Cinema Center in Papenburg. Designed and implemented by Werner Post of W.P.highlights, his concept revolves around energy efficiency with the magic word for the overall design being “emotional signage.” The CueCore’s scheduler is not only capable of triggering on time, date and weekday but also on sunrise and sunset.

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UEP Crew

UEP Supplies Party with Tinchy Stryder

LONDON – Universal Event Productions (UEP) supplied a full technical production package – lighting, sound, video and staging – to a recent high profile party staged in the Ballroom of the Four Seasons Hotel in Park Lane, London. UEP’s James Fickling designed the lighting for the event, headlined by alt hip hop /rock  artist and musician Tinchy Stryder.

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SFM HQ

SF Marketing Sets Up SGM Canada

MONTREAL – SGM and its Canadian distributor SF Marketing signed a new contract which will see SGM’s next generation of LED fixtures under the name ‘SGM Canada.’ With the news of Peter Johansen’s involvement in the company last year, SF Marketing had been anxious to establish its position within SGM’s brave new business model after the Dane had bought out the business from the RCF Group. “As the original founder of Martin Professional, he is one of the giants of the industry,” said SFM’s COO Randal Tucker, “and we couldn’t have been more excited by the news that he had taken ownership of SGM.”

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