SYRACUSE, NY — USITT has announced a partial line-up of speakers and session presenters for its 50th Annual Conference, with events scheduled from March 31-April 3, 2010 at the Kansas City Convention Center in Kansas City, Mo.
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BALTIMORE, MD — Although outdoor temporary structures can be challenging, with a host of limitations and engineering requirements, Milos said its QuickTruss stepped up to the plate for a recent roof project at Washington DC’s Nationals Park and Baltimore’s Oriole Park at Camden Yard.
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HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA — Pacific Coast Entertainment (PCE) invited clients and prospective customers to attend an open house to view Elation Professional’s EVLED 1024SMD 20mm LED video panels, and about 200 people attended. One of PCE's goal was to show that LED screens are more affordable than many potential customers might think.
Read More »PEACHTREE CITY, GA — Cooper Controls Ltd., a subsidiary of Cooper Industries, Ltd. has entered into a technology and marketing agreement with Electronics Diversified, LLC (EDI). Full terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
Read More »PHOENIX — Calvary Community Church in Phoenix is using an Echolab Overture2 production system to support live, interactive worship services between two facilities eight miles apart. The Overture switcher has been installed in the production control room of the recently completed Northwest Campus located in a renovated movie theatre in Glendale, Ariz. The church’s main facility is located in north Phoenix.
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SACRAMENTO — To visually match the music created by two DJs, or “electro-pioneers” who compose layers of sound for The Crystal Method’s Divided By Night tour, LD Lawrence “Loz” Upton sought to create layers of lighting using a combination of LED and digital gear from Barco and High End Systems.
Read More »LOS ANGELES — Punk rockers hoping to catch the 15th anniversary celebration of the Vans Warped Tour won’t have to travel to the Nokia Theater to catch 3OH!3, The Aggrolites, All-American Rejects, Bad Religion, blink-182, The Decaydance All Stars, Ice T, Katy Perry, NoFX, Ozomatli, Pennywise, Rise Against and Underoath at the venue.
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LOS ANGELES — When Yanni Voices began its 51-city tour of the U.S. and Canada last spring, the production crew used a pair of grandMA2 consoles to coordinate the lighting and visuals that gave the audiences glimpses of even farther-flung destinations, from the Taj Mahal to African landscapes and the Great Wall of China.
Read More »ANAHEIM, CA — Premier Mounts has named Lee Dodson, a 25-year veteran of the professional AV industry, as its next president, starting Sept. 1, 2009.
Read More »AUSTIN, TX —FX Financial has relocated to the 20th floor of the 100 Congress building in downtown Austin. The new address is: FX Financial, 100 Congress, Suite 2000, Austin, TX 78701.
Read More »TORONTO — For-A Canada has relocated its main office in Toronto. The new office, located in Toronto’s downtown area, was chosen because of its proximity to the city’s major broadcasters, according to Andrew Alexander, vice president of For-A Canada.
Read More »REDMOND, WA — The major buildings on the new corporate campus for Microsoft have lobbies that have been equipped with a 12-foot-by-27-foot curveLED transparent video display, driven by custom Mode Studios interactive software, with Hippotizer media servers as an integral part of the control system.
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