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YD&T Deadline
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Plan now to make sure nominations for
USITT's Awards for Young
Designers & Technicians in the Performing Arts are submitted by
the October 12 deadline. Complete information about the awards program,
where those selected receive both recognition and money, is available
from Stacy
Darling at
the USITT office, 800-938-7488, or on the web here.
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| Architecture
Awards |
Application forms
and information about USITT's
2005 Architecture Awards are now available from
the USITT office or from the web here.
Deadline for the annual awards which honor innovation
and design excellence is November 4. Theatre projects,
whether new or renovation, are eligible if construction
was completed after January 1, 1995.
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| World
Stage Design Jury Named
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According to Eric Fielding, Director, World Stage Design 2005, preparations for World Stage
Design 2005 continue to move forward. The WSD
International Selection Jury will convene in New
York City September 24 to 25, 2004.
All of the
designs submitted by 528 designers from 42 nations
will be presented in the WSD Digital Exhibit
and published in the print and digital catalogs.
The selection jury will choose which of the 900
designs will be included in the WSD Gallery
Exhibit.
Thanks to the
assistance of Alexandra Bonds, international
jury manager, there is a terrific group on the
WSD Selection Jury. They are:
- Eduardo Sicangco (Set Design; Philippines/United
States)
- Susan Benson (Costume Design; Canada)
- Dawn Chiang (Lighting Design; United States)
- Charlie Richmond (Sound Design; England/Canada)
- Duncan Chang (OISTAT; Taiwan)
- Arnold Aronson (At-Large; United States)
- Rose Werkx (At-Large; Belgium)
To facilitate the selection jury process, Kent
Goetz, digital exhibit coordinator and image preparation
manager, and Rick Thomas, sound exhibit coordinator
and exhibit sound designer, spent weeks preparing
the images and audio files. Mr. Goetz has created
a website for the selection jury catalog and has
arranged for Cornell University to host it. Many
of the volunteer staffers are at work on other
project preparations. World Stage Design 2005
will be an exciting part of the trio of international
events to take place in Toronto next March.
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| Tech
Expo Deadline |
November 19 is
the deadline for the 2005 version of USITT's
Technology Exposition. Help is available for those considering submitting
projects, which will be considered for inclusion in both the printed
catalog and the display as part of Stage Expo. To learn more, download
entry form here or
contact Loren
Schreiber (619-594-7711).
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| PRG
Donates $100,000 to ETCP |
Production Resource
Group (PRG) has made a $100,000 donation to the
development of the Entertainment Technician Certification
Program, known as ETCP. The substantial donation
puts the total pledges for the program over the
$600,000 mark.
In announcing the donation, PRG
Chair and CEO Jere Harris said "PRG is proud to be
a cornerstone sponsor of the ETCP. We recognize
that our future success will be tied to the skills
and training of our people, and the ETCP will help
us identify the best technicians available."
ETCP Council
Chair Tim Hansen welcomed PRG's "very
significant and generous contribution. For this
program to succeed, it is essential to have support
from major employers like PRG."
To learn more about ETCP's
work to create an industry-wide certification
program for entertainment technology technicians,
visit www.etcp.esta.org.
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