USITT Chesapeake EXPO 2009

Thurs. Sept 9th- The online payment issue has been resolved!! Thanks Gregg! Please click though to the store now and sign up for your classes, membership, Expo, and lunch!

September 18/19, 2009
University of Delaware

September 18- Professional Development Workshops in hands-on lightboard Training and
The Section's 30th/National's 50th Birthday party with fun, drink, prizes, and Wii Competitions.

September 19th- The Stage Expo and Conference, PDW's, standard workshops, and vendor displays.

Click here for UDel’s Campus Map Registration is in the side lobby of the Roselle Center for the Arts. Parking is available just outside the building. In the Center for the Arts Parking Garage (#14C).

The Center’s street address is 110 Orchard Road, Newark, DE 19715 for all the GPS users

USITT Chesapeake will hold its annual stage expo on September 19, 2009 at University of Delaware’s newest performance venue, The Roselle Center for the Arts. Attendees will have exclusive access to:

Theatre tech workshops and training seminars
Professional development workshops
Networking opportunities
Vendors
New equipment
Fun, food, and more!
The biggest birthday party the Section has every held!

Don't miss our keynote speaker:
Lightwright creator, John McKernon, during the afternoon section meeting!

John will also be hosting a PDW (Professional Development Workshop) on the soon to be released LIGHTWRIGHT 5 and its interface with Vectorworks.
See more info on John McKernon here.

Registration begins at 8am at Univ. of Delaware’s Roselle Center Lobby (Click to Register Now)
Expo Floor Opens at 8:30am-Coffee and light breakfast available
Workshops begin at 9am
Beer & Wine Reception at 5pm

Be sure to buy your ticket for the Chesapeake Bog! This year we have a drink fundraiser during the reception. Tickets are only $8 and available at the registration table.

Don't forget the Birthday Party! Friday Night- 7 to 10pm- at the Roselle Center. Wii tourament with prizes, cake, cash bar, networking, and well, what else are you going to do on a Friday Night! Be there!

Looking for a hotel for the night(s)? Click here!

USITT Chesapeake provides you with this link to Hotels.com for your benefit to book a room of the cost and quality you are looking for. USITT Chesapeake has no affiliation with Hotels.com or any knowledge of the listed hotels, this is just to make it easier to find a hotel in a city you may not know. The distances listed are to the Roselle Center, the location of the Expo!

It is highly recommended that you book in advance, there is a fairly large intra-Delaware football game on the 19th and it is expected that the closest hotels will fill up first.

Professional Level Workshops (Extra Costs will apply)

Friday Sessions: $50 each or both for $75

9:30am to 12:30p- Hands on Console Training from Strand on the Palette Platform (limited to 12 People)

2pm to 5pm- Hands on Console Training from ETC on the ION (limited to 12 People)

Both sessions will be on the Roselle Center Thompson Stage and will have consoles attached to portable dimmer packs and a DMX device so that you can see the actual changes to the programming you do. These sessions will run the entire range of user skills. The early part of the session is the basics for new users and those looking for some exposure to the boards and the sessions will move forward until more advanced programming and effects are covered in the last hour.

Saturday Sessions: $55 each or 2 for $90
Morning Sessions (Can attend one or the other)

Theatre Electrical Session with ETCP Electrician Practice Questions

By Richard Wolpert of Union Connector, ETCP Electrical Trainer

This course will cover basic concepts of electricity and how it relates to power distribution in the entertainment industry. Course content will include material relevant to the ETCP Entertainment Electrician’s examination, including practice questions and answers.

The National Electric Code ( NEC ) will be discussed and sections relevant to the theatrical/entertainment industry will explained. The theory and practice of entertainment power distribution; survey of the equipment; cabling, routines; and safety considerations will be included in the course. With the help of actual equipment examples and graphic diagrams, the class will cover typical power sources (company switch, portable distros, etc.), the cables and connectors typical to such a system, how to safely connect to them, and how to identify and correct safety problems.

A selection of essential tools will be demonstrated along with recommendations on what should be in every electrical worker’s tool kit.

Bring your questions, problems and samples of equipment if you have any. The course will include a lecture, questions and answer sessions and some hands-on work.

Photographing your Show with Digital Technology

By Greg Williams, Production Manager of Appalachian State University

Afternoon Sessions (Can attend one or the other)

Fall Arrest and Rescue Plans (Rigging)

By Bill Sapsis of Sapsis Rigging, ETCP Rigging Trainer

A discussion on OSHA regulations and ANSI standards, including ANSI/ASSE Z359-2007 and how the relate to the entertainment industry. We will also be discussing how to develop a rescue plan.

Lightwright 5 and Vectorworks 2009

By John McKernon, Creator of Lightwright

And Gregg Hillmar, Vectorworks Trainer and author of “Light Plot, Deconstructed"

Gregg Hillmar, author of LIGHT PLOT DECONSTRUCTED, and John McKernon, author of LIGHTWRIGHT, will demonstrate VECTORWORKS used to create a lighting plot and LIGHTWRIGHT Version 5 to handle the paperwork. Interactivity of the two programs will be explored.

New for 2009- if you sign up for 2 workshops on Saturday, your Expo Registation is only $15 ($10 for students) That's over 1/2 off the regular price!!!!!

Don't forget to buy a box lunch for the day as well. It's only $5 and can be found in the store when making your online registation!

An amazing assortment of workshops, from basic to advanced, throughout the day as well as part of your conference fee. Look to see the complete schedule to be posted here soon!

Don't wait - reserve your spot today! Click here to REGISTER for the September 19 Expo.