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Education Programme

Monday 12 September

Please select any sessions you want to attend and then click the "submit" at the bottom of the page (all seminar sessions free to attend).

EXHIBITOR

11.00am - 11.45am

Whitehall Room, Earls Court 2
NEXO

NEXO Solutions for large-scale sports venues, Stade de France (Paris) and Ibrox Stadium (Glasgow) - presented by NEXO

Precis of Subject:

Insights from lead contractors at two of Europe's biggest stadium PA/VA installations of 2011. Discussing design and installation issues.

Speaker(s):

Sylvain Brottes of Melpomen (installation contractor for Stade de France) | Richard Northwood of COMS (AV Consultant for Ibrox Stadium)

Audience:

Anyone interested in large-format PA or PA/VA design and installation, software modelling of large venues, audio for sports environments.

12.15pm - 1.00pm

Whitehall Room, Earls Court 2
VectorWorks

Making Light of Lighting and Event Design, with Vectorworks Spotlight - presented by VectorWorks

Precis of Subject:

Vectorworks Spotlight

Speaker(s):

Tamsin Slatter, Vectorworks Training

Audience:

LIghting Designers, Set Designers, Event Planners, Exhibition Designers and anyone involved in the Entertainment Industry.

1.30pm - 2.15pm

Whitehall Room, Earls Court 2
Wireless Solutions

Wireless RDM – Advantages and possibilities - presented by Wireless Solutions

Sorry! This seminar is now fully booked, places may become available on the day but cannot be guaranteed.

Precis of Subject:

Training and education of the Wireless DMX, RDM, Art-Net and Streaming ACN; what are the advantages and possibilities with multiple protocols and how to co-exist on the 2,45GHz and 5,8GHz frequencies. Key focus for user is FLEXIBILITY, to save time and be more creative.

Speaker(s):

Ben Darrington

Audience:

Lighting Operators, Owners, Lighting Designers, Riggers, Product Manager

2.45pm - 3.30pm

Whitehall Room, Earls Court 2
Shure Distribution

Create Wireless Order Amid RF Chaos. - presented by Shure Distribution

Precis of Subject:

Tuomo Tolonen, Applications Engineer and Product Planning Manager at Shure UK tackles the problematic issue of setting up wireless systems in a difficult RF landscape. Find out about potential new hazards, learn why systems need to be even more carefully coordinated and get a thorough insight into Shure’s innovative wireless network management system, Axient.

Speaker(s):

Tuomo Tolonen, Applications Engineer and Product Planning Manager, Shure UK

Audience:

All users of wireless microphone systems

5.00pm - 6.00pm

Whitehall Room, Earls Court 2

XL VideoMapping the Pyramid stage – Glastonbury 2011 - presented by XL Video

Precis of Subject:

A look at the process and techniques involved in the mapping and projection on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury Music Festival 2011 for Coldplay’s “Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall”.The seminar will cover the processes from initial concept, through visualisation and planning to the final delivery of the project and will include topics such as projector ‘brightness’ , positions, the use of projector warp cards and server texture maps, content and associated issues, calculating the unknown and working in mud!

Speaker(s):

David Mulcahy, Technical Director, XL Events

Audience:

Those with an interest in specialist projection and surface mapping

INFOCOMM

10.30am - 12.00pm

Harbour Room, Earls Court 2

InfoComm International

Lighting for Video in the Large Meeting Environment - presented by InfoComm International

Precis of Subject:

Stage lighting plays a critical role in the quality of the video image. Proper use of key, fill, and backlight are essential for image magnification and video recording. This fundamentals seminar will address selection and placement of instruments, photometrics and techniques for enhancing the client experience with stage lighting.

Speaker(s):

Andre LeJeune is a staff instructor at InfoComm International, specializing in training for live events.  LeJeune has over 30 years of staging and presentation expertise. He began his career in concert touring and later moved to AV staging for national touring accounts. LeJeune has produced events that incorporate the latest meeting techniques and technologies, sound, lighting and video presentation systems. LeJeune has been involved with InfoComm since the early 80’s, serving twice as chair of the Professional Education and Training Committee as well as authoring and presenting classes at the Institute for Professional Development and seminars at InfoComm. Most recently LeJeune was Senior Director of AV Training for an international hotel chain.

Audience:

Technicians involved with stage lighting or video in the live event environment from ordering/specifing to rigging and operation.

12.30pm - 2.00pm

Harbour Room, Earls Court 2
InfoComm International

Project Management for Stage Labour - presented by InfoComm International

Precis of Subject:

Calculating labour requirements is based on comparing effort and duration against an allotted time frame. Fundamental project management principles will be applied including work breakdown schedules and logic networks to more accurately estimate labour needs.

Speaker(s):

Andre LeJeune is a staff instructor at InfoComm International, specializing in training for live events.  LeJeune has over 30 years of staging and presentation expertise. LeJeune began his career in concert touring and later moved to AV staging for national touring accounts. LeJeune has produced events that incorporate the latest meeting techniques and technologies, sound, lighting and video presentation systems. LeJeune has been involved with InfoComm since the early 80’s, serving twice as chair of the Professional Education and Training Committee as well as authoring and presenting classes at the Institute for Professional Development and seminars at InfoComm. Most recently LeJeune was Senior Director of AV Training for an international hotel chain.

Audience:

Technical or production personnel who want to fine tune their skills in estimating and allocating stage labour.

2.30pm - 4.00pm

Harbour Room, Earls Court 2
InfoComm International

Audio Techniques for Corporate AV Events - presented by InfoComm International

Precis of Subject:

While all live events utilize some type of sound reinforcement, the type and purpose of an event may dictate certain special practices and techniques. This fundamentals seminar will explore audio techniques for corporate presentations, which has its own unique requirements.

Speaker(s):

Andre LeJeune is a staff instructor at InfoComm International, specializing in training for live events.  LeJeune has over 30 years of staging and presentation expertise. LeJeune began his career in concert touring and later moved to AV staging for national touring accounts. LeJeune has produced events that incorporate the latest meeting techniques and technologies, sound, lighting and video presentation systems. Le Jeune has been involved with InfoComm since the early 80’s, serving twice as chair of the Professional Education and Training Committee as well as authoring and presenting classes at the Institute for Professional Development and seminars at InfoComm. Most recently LeJeune was Senior Director of AV Training for an international hotel chain.

Audience:

Audio engineers and technicians working in a speech reinforcement environment.

SPECIAL INTEREST

11.00am - 12.00pm

Victoria Room, Earls Court 2
The Theatres Trust

Space Invaders: Converting Spaces - Creating Theatres - presented by The Theatres Trust

Sorry! This seminar is now fully booked, places may become available on the day but cannot be guaranteed.

Precis of Subject:

This seminar and discussion session focuses on the specific challenges of project management and technical installations associated with converting existing buildings into theatres. It includes the findings from The Theatres Trust’s annual conference in June 2011, ‘Converting Spaces – Creating Theatres’ which looked at ways in which civic buildings, warehouses, offices and town halls undergo conversion into theatres. Mhora Samuel, Director of The Theatres Trust and Alistair Fair, the author of Trust’s Conference 11 Report, will introduce the best practice principles that emerged from the conference. The Arcola Theatre was one of the Theatres featured during this conference. David Salter, the Technical Manager, and Jon Satow, the Project Manager, will consider the particular technical issues associated with the conversion of their new theatre at 24 Ashwin Street in Dalston, East London, and how they were addressed

Speaker(s):

Chaired by Billy Differ, Delfont Mackintosh | Speakers include: Mhora Samuel, The Theatres Trust | Alistair Fair, University of Cambridge, Conference Reporter for Conference 11 | Jon Satow, Cragg Management Services | David Salter, Technical Manager, Arcola Theatre.

Audience:

Anyone interested in converting existing buildings into theatres, those working in technical departments and production in theatres, technicians working for installation companies.

12.30pm - 1.30pm

Victoria Room, Earls Court 2
USITT

Working in the US Theatre Community- Myths and Misconceptions - presented by USITT

Precis of Subject:

This seminar will discuss some of the common myths, misconceptions, and truths of the theatre world in the United States. From union rules and regulations to job titles that have completely different responsibilities, the theatre world in the US is very similar to the English language, it looks and sounds like things in the UK, but has some important differences.

Speaker(s):

Antonia Collins, Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama | David Grindle, Executive Director of United States Institute for Theatre Technology

Audience:

Stage managers, production managers and all technical people, who are considering working on, or bringing a show to the United States.

2.00pm - 3.00pm

Victoria Room, Earls Court 2
TV Lighting Design Ltd

Lighting Big Events for Television - presented by TV Lighting Design Ltd

Sorry! This seminar is now fully booked, places may become available on the day but cannot be guaranteed.

Precis of Subject:

Bernie Davis goes through the planning and design for lighting two big events for television – The BBC Proms and The Royal Wedding.

Speaker(s):

Bernie Davis, TV Lighting Design Ltd

Audience:

Anyone curious to know what goes into lighting for multi-camera

3.30pm - 4.30pm

Victoria Room, Earls Court 2
Fred Foster

A Call To Arms - We Must Protect the Quality of Light' - Gottelier Masterclass - presented by Fred Foster

Sorry! This seminar is now fully booked, places may become available on the day but cannot be guaranteed.

Precis of Subject:

Faced with the headlong rush towards 'energy efficient' lighting, we as an industry made up of lighting designers, manufacturers and suppliers must join together to defend the quality of light. While we have a duty to make and use more efficient sources of light, we must also work to ensure that these sources provide the beautiful full spectrum of light. New technologies, such as LED and plasma sources, provide us with new tools to light with - but cannot replace the aesthetic qualities of tungsten or HMI sources. "I challenge us all to work together as an industry to ensure that the best tools will be always available to create the best lighting. Working together, we can protect both the environment and our lighting art." Fred Foster

Speaker(s):

Fred Foster

Audience:

• Theatrical lighting designers• Event lighting designers• Television lighting designers• Architectural lighting designers• Theater planners and consultants• Lighting instrument (luminaire) manufacturers• Lighting control manufacturers• Color media manufacturers• Lighting suppliers including dealers and hire companies

3.45pm - 4.45pm

Whitehall Room, Earls Court 2
ISCE / CIE Group

Is it the death of the Whiteboard? - presented by ISCE / CIE Group

Precis of Subject:

This seminar will look at the place of new interactive innovations within the modern day training and teaching space. It will cover the latest developments in interactive, projector and audio technology and will deal with the current budget restrictions which are driving the innovations and their implementation into teaching spaces. It will also tell us how installation companies can maximise their earnings in this increasingly cost-driven market place.

Speaker(s):

Martin Featherstone

Audience:

Installation companies in the corporate,education and training sectors. New and existing companies looking to maximise opportunities and profits.

5.00pm - 6.00pm

Victoria Room, Earls Court 2
The Batman Tour

The making of Batman Live - presented by The Batman Tour

Precis of Subject:

Tait Technologies opened a London office in May this year as part of its strategic alliance with Stageco. During this hour-long seminar, Fanny Verschraege will briefly introduce the rationale behind the new office and its importance within Tait Technologies expanding European presence. This will be followed by a case-study based discussion about Batman Live – a unique show which includes some of the most impressive visual, scenic and flying effects ever seen in a touring theatrical production. Matt Hales from Tait Tower’s USA office will discuss the overall stage layout and design – focusing on the unique elements developed for the show including the main stage, with integrated LED video floor and tracking systems. Dana Bartholomew from Fisher Technical Services (FTSI), also part of the Tait Tower’s group, will then focus on the challenges faced with the complex navigation and flying effects, such as how to capture each character’s personality through movement.With theatrical tours becoming more advanced every year, this seminar will offer a valuable question and answer session, allowing audience members to discover how Tait Technologies helps make director’s dreams become a reality.

Speaker(s):

Fanny Verschraege – Fanny joined Tait Technologies early this year and is responsible for Sales & Marketing of Tait Technologies Europe. Based today in the London office she used to take care of the EMEA sales team of Barco for seven years. Matt Hales – Matt Hales comes from a theatrical background and has been with Tait Towers since 2005 after graduating with an MFA in Production Technology Management from Carnegie Mellon University. In the last 6 years Matt has held a broad range of positions with the company including detailing, design, and project management, helping to bring touring concerts and entertainment spectaculars from concept to reality. Dana Bartholomew - Dana, an ETCP certified Rigger, is FTSI’s Vice President of Automation Applications. With nearly three decades of theatrical automation experience, including Siegfried and Roy, O, Le Reve, Aladdin, World of Color and many others. Dana is one of the foremost experts on both Navigator software and practical installations. Dana is also involved with the development of industry standards as a member of PLASA’s rigging working group. Dana has been integral to the design, manufacturing, and installation of everything from singlewinch installations to large scale, 100+ axis spectaculars.

Audience:

Technicians, engineers, designers and directors for live events and theatre productions.

TECHNOLOGIES FOR WORSHIP

11.00am - 12.00pm

Stand 2-M10, Earls Court 2
Technologies For Worship Magazine

Webcasting Live Streaming & Multi-Site – Reaching the World - presented by Technologies For Worship Magazine

Precis of Subject:

Build your webcast strategy from the ground up. Learn how you can increase your community and global outreach and provide a robust live streaming, webcasting, multisite experience.

Speaker(s):

Gary Hemlers

Audience:

Web developers, volunteers, IT staff, pastors, leaders

1.00pm - 2.00pm

Stand 2-M10, Earls Court 2
Technologies For Worship Magazine

The Alphabet Soup of Video: Video Technology Background - presented by Technologies For Worship Magazine

Precis of Subject:

HD, SD, NTSC, Y/C, NTSC, COMPOSITE, COMPONENT - the list of usable video formats is large and sometimes confusing. This class is for Technical Directors and Media Ministers planning video systems who must decide which formats to support, the impact of format choices to worship production and how to migrate to different formats in the future.

Speaker(s):

Dan Stark

Audience:

Tech volunteers, video operators, broadcast editors, leaders, purchasers

3.00pm - 4.00pm

Stand 2-M10, Earls Court 2
Technologies For Worship Magazine

Can You Hear Me At The Back? - presented by Technologies For Worship Magazine

Precis of Subject:

How do you get the sound you've lovingly nurtured through the console to every member of the congregation? In this session, Oran Burns of d&b audiotechnik will look at the acoustic signal path from the loudspeaker to the listener’s ear, consider what part the room plays and show how you can minimise its detrimental effects.

Speaker(s):

Oran Burns

Audience:

Tech volunteers, audio engineers, musicians, leaders, purchasers

5.00pm - 6.00pm

Stand 2-M10, Earls Court 2
Technologies For Worship Magazine

Increasing HOW Project Success with Project Management - presented by Technologies For Worship Magazine

Precis of Subject:

This seminar reviews project management basics including project planning, budget oversight, resource allocation and vendor management and how they relate to major church projects such as technology upgrades or building projects. We will review the different stages in a large project, what questions to ask to make sure things are on track, how to manage multiple resources (staff, volunteers and vendors) and contingency options when things don't go the way you thought they would. We will also address special considerations for technology projects including how to ensure that the systems that are installed can actually be used by your media team.

Speaker(s):

Jess Stark

Audience:

Purchasers, leaders, pastors, tech teams, volunteers
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