LAS VEGAS – Stage Technologies once again held a hands-on automation course May 9-11 as part of the 2013 USITT Elite Training Weekend in Las Vegas. The course covered an introduction to automation, introduction to operating and programming the eChameleon software, and also included a hands-on look at Stage Technologies winches and control systems. Applicants were required to be USITT members as well as university students.
More details from Stage Technologies (http://www.stagetech.com), released shortly before the event took place:
LAS VEGAS – Stage Technologies is again supplying a hands-on automation course May 9-11 for the 2013 USITT Elite Training Weekend in Las Vegas. The course will cover an introduction to automation, introduction to operating and programming the eChameleon software, and will also include a hands-on look at Stage Technologies winches and control systems.
The Elite Training Weekend, which takes place annually at the Cirque du Soleil training facility, includes classes in automation, rigging, sound and projection for a limit of eight students each. Students, selected by application, spend days with trainers and evenings backstage at Cirque du Soleil shows. Applicants are USITT members who are also university students.
Stage Technologies’ VP of Business Development, Gemma Guy, said “We enjoy taking part in the USITT Elite Training Weekend because the students are always so enthusiastic. This year there were about 25 applications for the automation course, which proves how popular the discipline continues to be. And with more and more automated venues out there, the industry needs more operators and programmers. We work with USITT to make students and faculty aware of the new technology and job opportunities out there and participating in the Elite Training Weekend helps us to spread that message. It’s also an opportunity to give back to USITT and the industry.”
