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UK - The Event Show, which takes place in January 2008 at Olympia in London, has confirmed that Barry Baker, the Health and Safety Executive's head of entertainment and leisure section, will be present to take questions from event organisers on day two as part of the Access Sessions.

Barry Baker and his team will discuss the changing nature of health & safety for events, includingthe Control of Noise At Work Regulations 2005 which came into force in April last year and how it has impacted on live music events. The team will also cover Working At Height Regulations as well as future trends that will affect event organisers.

(Jim Evans)

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USA - For the third year, Tomcat is giving away a scholarship to one of its 2008 Hoist & Rigging Workshops to be held February and June in Midland, Texas.

As part of its continuing efforts to expand and improve its workshop, Tomcat will offer two new and improved curriculums. The Hoist and Truss Workshop will include instruction on basic and advanced maintenance and troubleshooting techniques as well as basic and advanced instruction on truss design, usage and theory.

The Rigging Workshop will include basic and advanced instruction rigging practices and principles, fall protection as well as advanced instruction on truss design, usage and theory. Both courses will be offered during each of the 2008 sessions.

(Jim Evans)

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Italy - ETC is one of four companies which recently took part in a control systems seminar organised by Italian magazine Sound&Lite. The first day of the seminar in Gabicce was a conference on the next generation of lighting and control; the second was four two-hour long demonstrations of the best of those systems, including ETC's latest and most advanced control system yet, the Eos.

Fulvio Cotogni, ETC's manager for southern region, says: "The seminar had an excellent turn out and the Eos received a warm reception. The delegates were keen to see what the Eos does and how, and its award winning reputation proved to be well founded."

(Jim Evans)

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The Netherlands - High End Systems and Dutch dealer Improve recently held a Digital Lighting University in Delft, the Netherlands. The two-day programme, hosted 40 prominent lighting and video designers and technicians in an intimate, hands-on curriculum, teaching the intricacies of products such as DL.1 and DL.2, along with the Axon media server and other digital products.

Keynote speakers included Richard Bleasdale, Mike Redmer, Scott Chmielewski, Antoinette Wijffels and Fons Hogenes, who covered everything from case studies to the basics of art and design. Breakout sessions included workshops on configuration, content creation and programming, with 'students' actually running the range of Hog consoles and creating unique content. Live entertainment was brought in to accompany the content showing on the variety of projection surfaces in the venue.

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UK - Cirrus Research has introduced a new, extended '2-12 Year' warranty for its doseBadge personal noise dosemeter system. Under the terms of the new scheme Cirrus' standard two year warranty can be extended by a further ten years, at no additional cost, provided that the instrument is serviced and recalibrated by either Cirrus Research or by an authorised service centre. The move is a direct result of Cirrus' confidence in the strength and reliability of the doseBadge, says the company.

"The doseBadge is unique in the market place", said James Tingay, of Cirrus Research. "It's robust, yet lightweight metal construction and self-contained design, with no external controls, fragile displays, cables or microphones, has resulted in a system which can withstand the most hostile of working environments. The wearer can't break it by knocking or dropping it. They can't

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Japan - Renowned Japanese jazz vocalist and Electro-Voice RE510 microphone endorser Takako Afuso celebrated the release of her new album Mabui No Uta at Tokyo Kitazawa Town Hall on 1 September, joined by a band including a host of musicians from her two prior hit recordings.

Sound reinforcement for the sold-out event was an all-Bosch Communications Systems affair, with a plethora of Electro-Voice microphones, various EV loudspeakers powered by new TG and CP amplifiers, with Midas mixing consoles and Klark Teknik digital signal processing and equalization.

(Jim Evans)

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Germany - Featuring the slogan 'See What's Driving the Future', the 62nd annual IAA (Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung) ran from 13-23 September at Germany's Messe Frankfurt. The IAA, among the elite of international motor shows, attracted nearly 1 million visitors from 125 countries, making it one of the most popular in the show's history.

Top auto brands Mercedes-Benz, Maybach and Smart plied their latest designs in the landmark Festhalle on a spectacular booth lit by TLD Planungsgruppe and incorporating over 450 Martin MAC luminaires. Lighting and set design was by TLD's Richard Profe. TLD, in cooperation with architects Kauffmann, Theilig & Partner, Freie Architekten BDA, and the communication agency Atelier Markgraph, created a highly unique presentation platform.

The Festhalle was spatially transformed into a lamella construction and integrated all three levels of the

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UK - Harman Pro UK have announced a training day on 30 November 30th, 2007 forprofessional live sound engineers who wish to get the most out of the Soundcraft Vi6 digital live sound console.

The event will take place in North London, at Camden nightclub and live venue Koko, and will behosted by Soundcraft technical staff and Rob Hughes, an experienced Vi6 user from UK hire company SSE Audio, who were one of the first companies to order the Vi6 following the console's launch in 2006. SSE now own several of the desks, and they are in constant use.

Two training sessions will be held on the day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, each catering for up to 10 engineers. At each session, following an initial technical presentation, the 10 will be divided into two groups of five, each with access to their own Vi6, so that every attendee is assured of some properly supervised

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USA - The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration and The Institute for Exploration have been combing the waters searching for ancient mysteries and unearthing new phenomena. Central to their recent missions has been the RTS intercom system that provides unified communications from the world's most remote locations.

One of the latest expeditions that NOAA and the Institute for Exploration collaborated on was the Secrets of the Gulf Expedition.

Crew members on land were able to keep in contact with their seafaring counterparts with a RTS Digital Matrix Intercom system. Utilizing an advanced trunking system with VoIP protocols, RTS was connected into the existing data network for seamless integration. The systems aboard the ships were connected via satellite uplink to the corresponding station on land, which enabled realtime communication. This was achieved with RTS RVON V

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Malaysia - Klotz Digital Asia was recently awarded a contract from Radio Television Malaysia (RTM) for its new regional facility in Kuching and Alor Star to supply VADIS MCR Routers, VADIS DC II and AEON On-Air console surfaces. The facility in Kuching in the state of Sarawak in East Malaysia will be the biggest regional facility. The contract to purchase the Klotz Digital equipments was received through Commissioning & Maintenance Services (M) Sdn Bhd, the system integrator for this project.

Under the terms of the Agreement, for the Kuching facility, Klotz delivered a 256 x 256 router comprising of five units of VADIS 888 frame for the Master Control Room (MCR) and two units of VADIS 212 frame, one as a By-Pass Router and the other for the Telecom Switching Room respectively. Klotz also delivered five units of VADIS DC II console surface for the four On-Air and one back-up stud

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USA - J. R. Clancy has been awarded a rigging contract for the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House project in Dallas, Texas, home of the 50-year-old Dallas Opera. Designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Lord Foster, the much anticipated, state-of-the-art lyric opera theatre has a construction budget of $42 million and is scheduled to open in 2009 at the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts. Theatre Project Consultants is the theatre consultant for this project.

The rigging contract includes 85 manual counterweight sets with chain compensation; 12 automated variable speed point hoists with a top speed of 400 fpm; a J.R. Clancy Shamrock 2500 control system; a motorized house curtain running at 6 - 360 fpm; three speaker cluster winches and rigging; a motorized, steel-framed Zetex fire curtain; and a chain hoist and controls. J.R. Clancy will also supply adjustable acoustics

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Switzerland - Winkler Veranstaltungstechnik has upgraded its audio control facilities with the addition of two Soundcraft Vi6 digital consoles.

Providing technical services across the whole spectrum of event technology, from stage construction and rigging, to video, lighting and audio, Winkler handles around 3000 events a year and has an impressive 18-year track record. From its substantial premises just outside Zurich, Winkler's distinctive yellow and black trucks roam all over Europe for their clients, servicing projects that include trade fairs, live music touring, theatre, national and regional festivals, and corporate events.

Says Aschi Portmann, Winkler's head of disposal (hardware): "We see these consoles giving us a unique advantage over our European competitors. Having the new two Vi6 desks will make our audio presentations stand out from the crowd. In the backgr

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UK - After a decade with Numark, where he set up the UK operation as managing director, Damon Crisp has left to take up a similar position with German-based Monacor International's UK subsidiary.

The Monacor portfolio encompasses a vast range of entertainment technology, from in-car audio to CCTV, lighting, a stage line, consumer hi-fi, professional sound reinforcement and equipment for the MI and DJ markets.

Said Damon Crisp, who had joined DJ equipment giants Numark after 10 years handling pro sales for Lamba plc: "Having set up Numark UK, and latterly operated as sales director across the whole Numark Alesis group, I was ready for a new challenge.

"Monacor is a vast and highly ambitious company whose present MD in the UK has been forced to retire through ill health. I had been talking to the company since the early part of this year, and with nearly 5000 product

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USA - The Venetian Hotel Resort and Casino in Las Vegas recently expanded its TAO Asian Bistro and Nightclub by transforming its west side pool deck - used during the day as a European-style bathing pool - into an outdoor nightclub.

FBP Group, owned by Frank Heinrich and Bob Athey, were contracted to produce a first-class A/V design and turned to lighting designer Matthew Paupst to design the lighting scheme. "TAO Las Vegas came to FBP Group to produce a world-class outdoor nightclub that was stylish and able to be used for its dual purpose," comments Matthew Paupst. "The main goal was to create an environment that would not be visually obtrusive during the day and at night would morph into a nightclub, entertaining a few thousand people each weekend."

Paupst reports, "I chose the MAC 250 Entours because of their size, light output, and reliability. Wh

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Germany - Two new members have been added to the D-Lite series first introduced by Dynacord in 2005: the D8 two-way full-range speaker system and the SUB 112 (12") subwoofer. These round off the series -which has proved successful all over the world - in a harmonious fashion, says the company.

Compact, light, robust and with power handling of 250/1000W (Rated/Peak), the D8 achieves a maximum sound pressure level of 124dB and covers the entire range from 65Hz to 20kHz. The enclosure, which is made from a particularly resilient ABS, houses a low-distortion DND8200-8 neodymium chassis for the bass and midrange, a constant-directivity HF horn (nominal coverage pattern 90 x 90°) and an Electro-Voice DH3 driver.

These high-quality components offer, along with high power handling, an extremely low level of distortion, excellent intelligibility and exceptionally natural repro

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UK - Dialight Lumidrives, the UK based LED technology provider, has launched a new range of LinkLED products based on the company's original LinkLED RGB system.

Introduced following considerable customer feedback, LinkLED X offers the ability to control a line of LEDs extending over a considerable distance. It brings new benefits including multichip technology which enables colour mixing at source. It is now ideally suited to interior and exterior feature lighting as an option exists to supply LinkLED as IP67-rated, says the company.

.LinkLED X expands the flexibility and performance of the original LinkLED system. It is more compact, quicker and easier to install than previously, and is designed for OEMs who require a simple plug and play solution.

Benefits include less fringing, it is suitable for direct view applications, strips of six or 12 modules can be supplied preass

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UK - Switchcraft has extended its range of StudioPatch patchbays by adding audio pass-through panels and ready-made DB25 breakout cables.

Built into 19 inch 1RU rack mounted enclosures, the new audio pass-through panels will meet a wide range of I/O requirements by providing a selection of popular interconnection options for fixed and mobile installations, says the company.

All versions have two 25-way D-sub connectors on the rear panel and engineers can choose four different male/female XLR combinations or 6.35mm (¼ inch) jack sockets on the front panel. Internal connections between the D-sub connectors and the front panels are made using 110 ohm cable, making the panels suitable for digital, AES/EBU and analogue applications. The wiring protocol is to Tascam's DTRS standard pinout, which means the panels are 'plug and play'.

The complementary DB25 Breakout Cables are desi

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China - The Expo Central China aims to highlight the advantages of Central China, encouraging investors at home and abroad to seek business opportunities. It was held at Zhengzhou International Convention and Exhibition Centre in the Henan Province.

The Expo is jointly sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce and the local governments of six central Chinese provinces, attracting 30,000 business people, including some 10,000 foreign guests from 100 countries and regions. It features business seminars and investment fairs and also includes exhibitions of tourism, animation and automobiles. For its colourful opening ceremony four grandMA full-size, ten MA NSPs (Network Signal Processor) and a grandMA video media server were used.

300 square frames, which were altogether 43m in height and 100m in width, were built on a stage in the Henan Playground. Each square was illuminated by a m

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UK - Christie's powerful HD18K projectors have made their UK debut - displaying a digitally re-mastered Indian classic film to audiences gathered in Trafalgar Square.

The 75-minute long movie was accompanied by a specially written score by musician, producer and composer Nitin Sawhney. He also conducted the London Symphony Orchestra who performed it live.

The event was a special screening organised by Film London in conjunction with the BFI, the Mayor's Office, the Barbican UK Film Council and Cambridge Film Festival. "The occasion was absolutely made for the HD18Ks," said QED director, Paul Wigfield. "These powerful 3-chip DLP 17,500 ANSI lumen projectors offer high output and crisp images from 10-bit processing in native HD resolution."

Festival Director Tony Jones was determined that the quality of the projection onto the 50ft x 25ft giant inflatable s

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Germany - Since 15 October Potsdam university officially has a new lecture room and seminar building at the Griebnitzsee campus and now boasts seven lecture halls with a total of 1790 seats and 18 seminar rooms with 900 seats. The biggest lecture hall of the university with 800 seats can be divided into two smaller halls with 400 seats each. In the new building are located the faculty for economic and social sciences, the juristic faculty and the language centre.

The AV design is by Zibell-Willner & Partner, Berlin, and was executed by Pro Video Handelsges. The main lecture hall for up to 800 people was equipped in twith activeQSA 200 K.M.E. loudspeakers. The systems include the Remote Control Module (RCM) developed by K.M.E for remote monitoring and remote controlling of the self-powered speakers.

In the rear zone of the lecture hall passive QS 1082 with 100 V transformers as

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Singapore - Two Avolites consoles have been supplied to the newly opened Republic Cultural Centre (TRCC) at Singapore's Republic Polytechnic. These were specified by TRCC's assistant director (technical operations),Tony Kam, who is also a lighting designer in his own right.

Republic Polytechnic was established in 2002 and is the fifth and currently the newest post-secondary educational institution in Singapore. It relocated to the new Woodlands campus in the north of the island in 2006, a site designed to serve up to 15,000 students and the local community.

TRCC offers three performance spaces - a 1000 seat theatre/concert hall, a 400 capacity studio and a 120 seat Lab (Black Box).

The first thing that Tony Kam addressed when he came onboard was the need for a dynamic lighting system and control that could be used in any or all of the spaces - either as a stand alone system

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