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Education Programme

Sunday 11 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

2.45pm - 3.30pm

Whitehall Room, Earls Court 2
LINK

Practical Applications for Digital Audio Networking - presented by LINK

Precis of Subject:

History of Digital Audio Networking and Current State of the Industryo Layer 2 and Layer 3 Protocols. Examples of Live Applications. What Next?

Speaker(s):

Bob Vanden Burgt, Umberto Zanghieri

Audience:

Live Sound Engineers who are considering, or currently using, digital audio transport

5.15pm - 6.00pm

Whitehall Room, Earls Court 2
Institute of Acoustics (IOA)

Very High Power Transducer Requirements and Design - presented by Institute of Acoustics (IOA)

Precis of Subject:

Pro audio transducer design requires very high power operation with high efficiency, and linear response. All of these goals conflict, optimization and balancing them is critical. Use of sophisticated simulation software including dynamic FEA to work in three domains; magnetic, mechanical, electrical simultaneously is key. When coupled with comprehensive testing using 3D Vibrometry, Klippel analysis, and extended reliability testing significant improvements are possible. Examples including dynamic simulations, full multi domain analysis, and diaphragm vibration are shown. Applications and system measurements showing transducer performance including thermal behaviour are also shown. Results of applying dsp for thermal and mechanical management is shown for an a system using 7kW amplifiers.

Speaker(s):

Bill Gelow, Electro Voice Engineering, USA

Audience:

This talk, and the accompanying listening examples and demonstrations, will benefit live sound engineers of all levels of experience who can get good sound on a daily basis, but would like to understand more about the science behind the issues they are dealing with and the results that they get.

SPECIAL INTEREST

12.00pm - 1.00pm

Whitehall Room, Earls Court 2
James Simpson – Lighting Visualisation – Royal Opera House

Lighting Visualisation at The Royal Opera House, Smart Design in 3D Theatre - presented by James Simpson – Lighting Visualisation – Royal Opera House

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

Precis of Subject:

Lighting visualisation software is developing fast, and whilst the profession is using it more than ever, they may still be surprised to learn how much more can be done. At the Royal Opera House lighting visualisation is being used to join together lighting design to other technical aspects of the production, saving valuable time and money. James Simpson, who runs the visualisation suite at the ROH, discusses the concept of visualisation and the role it plays in their productions, including when the Royal Ballet took Romeo and Juliet to the O2 Arena.

Speaker(s):

James Simpson

Audience:

Aimed at lighting designers, lighting programmers and production managers. Anyone who is interested in the future of visualisation and how it could work for their production or business, whether you know nothing about it or use it regularly

2.00pm - 3.00pm

Victoria Room, Earls Court 2
Association of Lighting Designers (ALD)

The Next 50 Years of Lighting Design - presented by Association of Lighting Designers (ALD)

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

Precis of Subject:

As part of the 50th Birthday celebrations of the Association of Lighting Designers, we invite you to join us to discuss what the next 50 years might hold for Lighting Design and Lighting Designers. Questions up for discussion will include: What will / should we do differently in the next 50 years? Is there a Great Innovator - a modern Appia - out there at the moment? How should Lighting Designers influence the development of the tools they work with? Is the role of Stage Lighting Designer a passing fad and are we all destined to become Video Designers?

Speaker(s):

Panellists include Rick Fisher | Rob Halliday | Durham Marenghi and Alex Wardle

Audience:

Anyone intending to have something to do with the future of stage lighting - including lighting, set, costume, media and sound designers, directors, product developers, theatre students, and anyone with the next genius idea to make lighting better.

3.30pm - 4.30pm

Victoria Room, Earls Court 2
BEIRG

Digital Dividend - A Call To Arms - presented by BEIRG

Precis of Subject:

Alan March is on the steering committee of the British Entertainment Industry Radio Group (BEIRG). In this 'call to arms' session, Alan will be giving a brief explanation of current spectrum policy thinking at Ofcom, talking about the digital switch over/digital dividend and the Channel 69 to Channel 38 transition. He will give an overview of how we got to where we are, how things currently stand, and will re-inforce how important it is that the industry at large, remains vigilant and pro-active to secure the future for wireless microphone and in-ear system users.

Speaker(s):

Alan March, Business Development Specialist, Sennheiser

Audience:

Anyone who uses and wants to continue to be able to use wireless microphones and/or in-ear monitor systems in the future.

4.00pm - 5.00pm

Whitehall Room, Earls Court 2
Rob Halliday

Chan Numbers and Other Games We Play - presented by Rob Halliday

Precis of Subject:

A look at the tricks lighting designers and programmers play to make the data in their lighting consoles easier to manage, with some ideas of how the machines could be made to do more of this work for us. After all, isn't this the kind of thing computers are meant to be good at?

Speaker(s):

Rob Halliday, Lighting Designer

Audience:

Lighting designers, lighting programmers, lighting students and lighting console manufacturers - anyone who wants to join a discussion about making lighting control more about 'art' than 'numbers'.

5.00pm - 6.00pm

Victoria Room, Earls Court 2 South Hall
ABTT

Work at height in theatre: Latest and revised ABTT Code of Practice. - presented by ABTT

Precis of Subject:

This seminar works through your choices of equipment to work at height in theatres and other live venues. Starting with don't do it, progressing right through to rope ladders via MEWPs, Access Towers, Tallescopes and step ladders, the hierarchy of choice of work equipment is explained. This session will launch the revised ABTT Code of Practice, which includes the new requirements to add components to Tallescopes, to convert them into safer pieces of work equipment. The "three fours" will be explained.

Speaker(s):

Thomas Mannings (ABTT), Chris Higgs (Total Solutions Group) and Richard Dawes (Aluminium Access Products).

Audience:

All those who work at height, those who supervise or manage people who work at height, Health and Safety Managers, Human Resource Managers and Venue Owners.

TECHNOLOGIES FOR WORSHIP

1.00pm - 2.00pm

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

How Light Behaves- A Primer - presented by Technologies For Worship Magazine

Precis of Subject:

Before you put any dollars into upgrading your lighting system, knowing how light actually works may help you make some important decisions. Which light sources have more colour options? What is "full spectrum"? How can colours be mixed together to achieve different looks? This seminar will go through some of the fundamental principles of light that often get overlooked.

Speaker(s):

Stephen Ellison

Audience:

Tech volunteers, lighting engineers, video techs, worship leaders, purchasers

3.00pm - 4.00pm

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

Stage Volume and Its Effects on Worship - presented by Technologies For Worship Magazine

Precis of Subject:

Stage volume is a common problem in churches and is responsible for a great deal of frustration and conflict. In this session we will define and explain its causes and how it affects worship.

Speaker(s):

Jeff Lange

Audience:

Tech volunteers, audio engineers, musicians, leaders, purchasers.

5.00pm - 6.00pm

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

The 'Smoking Gun' of Audio - presented by Technologies For Worship Magazine

Precis of Subject:

To troubleshoot audio problems, most engineers make the mistake of trying to identify one major problem; the "smoking gun". However, most often the issue arises from a series of smaller problems, all adding up together. This seminar will help you identify these problems and fix them before disaster strikes!

Speaker(s):

Jeff Lange

Audience:

Tech volunteers, audio engineers, musicians, leaders, purchasers
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