LONDON — Staging and Event Management, a new InfoComm accredited training course, will be held at the Royal College of Surgeons, Westminster, London Jan. 7-9 2015. Led by InfoComm Live Events, Rental and Staging instructor Andre LeJeune, CTS (pictured here), the course will focus on empowering U.K.-based entertainment and event professionals with formal project qualifications recognized around the world.
More details from InfoComm (www.infocomm.org):
Chris Lavelle, Regional Director, UK & Ireland at InfoComm International said: “This course will empower event professionals to be even better at what they do, from production designers, venues to staging and rental companies. A call for project management oriented course in live events has been answered. Cost savings, time efficiency and a more relaxing and rewarding job environment through project concept, planning and completion can be expected after this course.”
“The UK events industry is perhaps one of the most established and well respected markets with a high level of talent. The course meets the requests of our members and fulfils the inquiries we have from the rental and staging community for a standardised education programme, recognised around the globe.”
Projects delivered on time, within budget
Live event professionals will see benefits of field-tested project management principles.
“On completing the course, participants will have the ability to manage show departments, clients and venues. Diverse staging pre-planning, cuing and execution of staging an event as well as the technical, creative and practical challenges that arise in projects will be explored in depth,” explained Andre LeJeune.
Course highlights
- Highlights from the course:
- Work breakdown structure
- Logic network (resources and timeline)
- Identifying risk
- Site survey
- Execution and change control
- Managing systems onsite
- Contract labour
- UK power distribution
Interested parties are encouraged to sign up early at www.infocomm.org/cps/rde/xchg/SID-A1D1C121-035023A8/infocomm/hs.xsl/40742.htm.
