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2011 Hometown Hero Lighting Company Finalists Announced

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2011 Hometown Hero Lighting Company Finalists Announced

LAS VEGAS — The regional winners of the 2011 Hometown Hero Lighting Company of the Year have just been announced: Canada: Tour Tech East (Dartmouth, Nova Scotia); Northeast: Excel Lighting Services (Baltimore, MD); Southeast: Paradigm Production Services (Tamarac, FL); Midwest: Technical Productions Inc. (TPI) (St. Louis, MO); Southwest: Gemini Stage Lighting (Dallas, TX); Northwest: Hollywood Lighting Services (Portland, OR).

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ADJ Atmospheric RG LED

ADJ Atmospheric RG LED

American DJ’s Atmospheric RG LED creates a psychedelic atmospheric effect from new “web type” red and green laser patterns and a dark blue LED wash, all built into one case. This laser effect features one 30mW green laser, one 80mW red laser and one 3W dark blue LED that creates the wash part of the effect.

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Robe ROBIN 1200 LEDWash

Robe ROBIN 1200 LEDWash

Robe’s ROBIN 1200 LEDWash, which uses the same multichip LEDs as the ROBIN 600 LEDWash and ROBIN 300 LEDWash, features 61 LEDs in four concentric rings. It promises smooth mixing, true whites and the homogenized light engines of the LEDWash 300 and 600, along with light weight, full functionality and low power consumption.

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IAVM Recognizes Richard Shaff with ICCC Lifetime Achievement Award

COPPELL, TX — Dave Anderson, director of the International Association for Venue Managers (IAVM) Convention Centers/Exhibit Halls Committee, announced that Richard Shaff, general manager of San Francisco’s Moscone Center and Regional Vice President for SMG, would receive the 2011 International Convention Center Conference (ICCC) Lifetime Achievement Award. The award is presented to individuals recognized by their peers for outstanding contributions to both IAVM and the convention center industry.

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OCCC West Building

CD+M Renovates Lighting Control System for OCCC West Building

ORLANDO — CD+M Lighting Design Group recently completed a $1.6M renovation project at the Orange County Convention Center (OCCC). The OCCC, which has 2.1 million square feet of exhibition space, is comprised of two buildings joined by a sky bridge. This project upgraded the lighting controls system in the West building, which houses 141 meeting rooms has 1.1 million square feet of exhibit space.

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Martin gear at Oriflame meeting

Eurovision Standout Performs at Oriflame 2011 Directors Meeting with Martin Fixtures

KIEV, Ukraine — For this year’s annual Oriflame directors meeting, attended by some 6,000 of the cosmetic company’s representatives from Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus, set designer Nik Vishnevetski and lighting designer Dimitri Pruidze supported a performance by Eurovision 2008 winner Dima Bilan with a lighting rig including fixtures and control gear made by Martin Professional and supplied by Gali-Leo Rental.

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Robe at EXIT

Studio Berar’s Lighting Designs for EXIT Festival Include Robe Gear

NOVI SAD, Serbia — The four-day EXIT festival drew more than 100,000 to the Petrovardin Fortress on the banks of the River Danube to hear Jamiroquai, Nick Cave, Pulp, James Zabiela, Fedde le Grand, Underworld, Marco Cariola, Beirut, Laibach and other artists perform. Studio Berar, who has supported the festival since it began in 2000, once again included fixtures from Robe in the rig for two of the larger stages.

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In Memoriam: Barbara Bodenheimer, 64

PHILADELPHIA — Barbara Solit Bodenheimer, 64, who, with her husband, James, founded Egotrips, a leading trucking and transportation services provider for the touring industry, died after a battle with cancer at her home on Aug. 10. The Bodenheimers founded Egotrips in the early 1970s. Their longtime music artist client list includes, among many others, Elton John and Neil Diamond. Until 2010, Barbara Bodenheimer served as chief financial officer.

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Steve Roberts

Charcoalblue Names Steve Roberts Senior Stage Engineer

LONDON — Theatre design consultancy Charcoalblue has named Steve Roberts senior stage engineer. Roberts is currently Secretary of the Society of Theatre Consultants. “I’m very excited,” Roberts said. “Charcoalblue works on some of the UK’s — and the world’s — most innovative theatre buildings and I’m delighted to join the team and get started.”

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Rental and Staging Network Leadership Symposium Attendees

Rental & Staging Network Holds First Leadership Symposium

ROSEMONT, IL — The Rental and Staging Network (RSN), a network of geographically-diverse rental and staging companies with complete event capabilities, held its first Leadership Symposium August 3-5, 2011. The event, which took place at the Westin O’Hare here, was themed, “Growing and Managing Your Business Better,” and the 60 attendees included leaders at RSN’s 16 member companies.

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