Jerry Gorrell, USITT Standards Chair, reminds those using wireless microphones, in-ear monitors, and/or other similar wireless devices that operate in the 700MHz band, that they must stop using them on June 12.

Devices that operate in the 470MHz to 698MHz frequency band will continue to be permitted. Some of the devices no longer permitted may be able to be modified to operate on a permitted frequency. A list of banned products and whether the product can be modified can be found here.

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Crystal Tiala, former chair of the New England Regional Section, has started a blog and is trying to get a conversation going about the importance of art in higher education and elsewhere. Anyone interested in discussuing the issue, can visit her blog.

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There are lots and lots of great photos of the recent USITT Annual Conference & Stage Expo. Gary Fails and the folks at City Theatrical incorporated many, including shots of the flying Easter Bunny, in their April newsletter.

We appreciate their assessment of the event. "USITT 2010 in Kansas City was the 50th anniversary of the organization, and it was a great show. There were good crowds, good seminars, good speakers, and lots of friends and customers to see, as well as thousands of theatre students from all over the world."

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The Long Reach Long Riders announced that Clark Transfer is offering a $5,000 Challenge Grant for this year's Long Reach Long Rider charity ride. The grant, which will be divided between the ESTA Foundation's Behind the Scenes program and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, will be in place until the start of the ride in July. It was issued at the Kansas City 2010 Annual Conference & Stage Expo.

The Long Reach Long Riders, charity ride begins in San Francisco on July 24 and ends on July 31 back in San Francisco. What was supposed to be a one time ride in 2004 has become an annual event that has raised over $200,000 for the two charities.

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