Mike Griffith has been named Director of Sales for Electronic Theatre Controls (ETC). In this expanded position, he will oversee both ETC Architectural and ETC Entertainment sales for the Americas and Australia. Mr. Griffith most recently was Director of Entertainment Sales. He has been with ETC for 18 years in key sales roles, with a hiatus that included work with Wybron and Barbizon, an ETC dealer. Mark Vassallo, ETC VP of Sales, said “The long-term relationships and strong client base that Mike has built for ETC are invaluable. And his deep knowledge of the business make him the ideal person for this position.”

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Glenn C. Martin III, President of Texas Scenic Company, has welcomed Mark Newlin to the staff as a project manger. Mr. Newlin has worked as an electrical and controls designer and spent 10 years as design and engineering manager at TOMCAT USA. He also toured with The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, and Reba McEntire and served as technical director of fine arts at Southwestern Oklahoma State University.

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ESTA, the Entertainment Services & Technology Association, has named Beverly Inglesby as editor of the organization's quarterly publication Protocol. Ms. Inglesby will succeed Lynn Kennedy who has been editor for nine years and was “responsible for the birth and development of Protocol into a widely respected industry publication” according to Mike Wood, ESTA President. Ms. Inglesby, a former ESTA board member, formerly worked for Hollywood Lights in Portland, Oregon and received her journalism degree from University of Oregon. Her first issue will be the Winter 2005 edition.

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Rosco Laboratories is offering free day-long workshops in five different locations this fall, with mornings devoted to lighting for theatre and television and afternoons geared to those who create and build scenery, scenic elements, or props. The first workshop will be held September 20 at Boston University, Massachusetts; followed by sessions October 11 and 13 in Atlanta, Georgia; November 16 in San Diego, California; December 9 in Tampa, Florida; and concluding December 14 in Miami, Florida.

Rosco has been conducting the free workshops for the past three years and found that technical directors, lighting designers, charge scenics, college and high school teachers, and music ministers generally make up a large part of the audience. Advance registration is required for the workshops. Additional details are available at www.rosco.com.

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