| Popiel to Head NYC Section | | We congratulate Elizabeth Popiel as the new chair of the New York City Regional Section of USITT. Ms. Popiel steps into the position because of the resignation of Jim Streeter, who had headed the section. While the USITT office will miss working with Mr. Streeter, we look forward to Ms. Popiel's new ideas. To Top  | | Order Cincy Food Now | | USITT offers a wide variety of food and beverages for all types of events at the 2009 Annual Conference & Stage Expo. Catered functions are easy to arrange; just contact Tracy Davis at the USITT office at 800-938-7488, extension 105, or email tracy@office.usitt.org. She will provide menus and coordinate catering orders with the conference hotel and the Duke Energy Convention Center. To Top | | Wins USITT Conference Registration | | Congratulations are also in order for Martin Gimenez of CalArts who won the drawing held after LDI for a Free Full Conference Registration of the 2009 USITT Annual Conference & Stage Expo in Cincinnati, Ohio. We look forward to seeing Mr. Gimenez when USITT visits the Queen City on March 18 to 21, 2009. To Top | | Bookmark Training Calendar | | There's a new place where it is easy to see what training is being offered. The ESTA Foundation/USITT Joint Training Initiative has an online calendar of industry training events available here. This is an attempt to offer "one stop shopping" for those interested in entertainment industry related training. To ask to have training sessions added, e-mail Frank Stewart at fstewart@estafoundation.org. To Top | | |
