LOS ANGELES — The Event Live Expo (ELX) host sits 3rd annual event in Los Angeles on Feb. 5-7, 2013 as part of Live Music Industry Week. ELX is a free event attracting industry leaders from around the world to participate in panels, networking sessions and educational seminars that explore the cutting edge techniques and tools currently shaping the live event and festival business. During this event, the Event Safety Alliance plans to unveil excerpts from its upcoming American edition – a guide featuring the best practices in the event production industry.
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LOS ANGELES — The Event Live Expo (ELX) host sits 3rd annual event in Los Angeles on Feb. 5-7, 2013 as part of Live Music Industry Week. ELX is a free event attracting industry leaders from around the world to participate in panels, networking sessions, and educational seminars that explore the cutting edge techniques and tools currently shaping the live event and festival business. From grassroots arts festivals to big-budget live events, ELX showcases a vast array of panels and booths geared toward helping industry professionals create quality events. Special to Event Live Expo’s 2013 event, the Event Safety Alliance has confirmed its plans to unveil excerpts from its upcoming American edition – a guide featuring the best practices in the event production industry.
As part of Live Music Industry Week, the Event Live Expo occurs simultaneously with two concert industry trade staples, the AEG Expo and Pollstar Live. Capping the week is the 55th annual Grammy Awards. The initiative to share one set of dates and a common venue between ELX, AEG and Pollstar Live! generates a powerhouse of information, networking, and business-to-business opportunities for the live-entertainment industry. The participation of these live-event industry leaders creates a unified destination where venue owners, production teams, event planners, promoters, designers, concert touring professionals, and industry visionaries can come together under one roof.
This year, the Event Live Expo will focus on a different topic each day of the summit. Feb. 5 is dedicated to sustainability, Feb. 6 examines safety and security, and Feb. 7 explores technology with a special emphasis on creating a unique event. Previous panelists and speakers have included Skip Paige (Coachella), Marion Goodell (Burning Man), Pasquale Rotella (Electric Daisy Carnival), Stephen Rehage (Voodoo Experience) and Shaul Zislin (Hangout Music Festival). A full list of panels and speakers will be announced on Nov. 1.
Unique to the 2013 Event Live Expo is the debut of a North American version of the Event Safety Guide. Also known as The Purple Guide, the Event Safety Guide is a 33-chapter publication first published in 1999 and now widely used in the UK. Topics covered include planning and management as well as more specific subjects such as electrical installation, sanitation, structures, and other vital event safety issues for all productions. The Event Safety Alliance is comprised of some of the most highly respected leaders in event production, as well as Event Live Expo exhibitors, including Matt Bettenhausen (Vice President of AEG Worldwide), John Brown (CEO of Brown United Staging), Steve MacFadyen (Production Manager for Pollstar), Tim Roberts (TESS), Harold Hansen (IAVM-AVSS Academy), Roger Sandau (Doodson Insurance), Dave Lester (Clair), and production managers Ron Stern, Charlie Hernandez, Hadden Hipsley, and John Conk.
Jim Digby, spokesperson and one of the founders of the Alliance, commented, “This is a collaborative effort by some of the best minds in the industry to provide event professionals with a reference guide of industry best practices helping to keep life safety priority one when producing events of all variety.”
More than 4,000 senior industry professionals attended these events independently in 2012, and next year promises an even greater turnout. The expo is free to all attendees who pre-register for entry passes online, or register for Pollstar Live! 2013.
To register for a free visitor pass to the Event Live Expo, visit www.eventlive-expo.com/register
