November 2009 Sightlines November 2009 News & Notices Architecture Awards PLASA/ESTA Merger Announcements Labeling Standard Member Benefits In Memoriam - Harry Donovan Planning for Scenofest Showboat featured The Last Word News From: Around The Institute Contributing Members Sustaining Members USITT's President Regional Sections Commissions The Ohio Valley Regional Section of USITT took time during its recent fall seminar to Costume Posters Needed help start the celebration of USITT’s 50th anniversary. Ohio Valley was just one of CoPA Evolves many regional sections which have been active this fall. Conference & To learn more about regional activities, click here. For a reflection, triggered by a visit Stage Expo to the Southeast section Master Classes, by President Carl Lefko, click here. Exhibitors Plan Sessions Downtown KC Revitalized Photo/Courtesy Tammy Honesty For the Record Leadership Contributing Members Sustaining Members November 2009 issue pdf United States Institute for Theatre Technology, Inc.: © 2009 Volume XLIX, Number 11 http://wwwtest.usitt.org/sled/v49n11Nov2009/v49/n11/stories/NovemberCover.html10/27/2009 12:57:39 PM December 1 Deadline to Submit Architecture Awards Entries November 2009 The Norwegian National Opera News & Notices and Ballet in Oslo, Norway was Architecture Awards one of two Honor Award winners in the 2009 USITT Architecture WSD Winners Awards program. Deadline is PLASA/ESTA Merger December 1 for entering the Announcements 2011 competition. Labeling Standard Member Benefits In Memoriam - Harry Donovan Planning for Scenofest Showboat featured The Last Word News From: Around The Institute Contributing Members Sustaining Members USITT's President December 1 Deadline to Regional Sections Submit Architecture Awards Commissions Costume Posters Needed Entries CoPA Evolves December 1 is the deadline to submit entries for the USITT Conference & Architecture Awards for 2010. Submission information, Stage Expo requirements, and entry forms are available here, or by contacting the USITT office at 800-938-7488 ext. 101 or [email protected]. Exhibitors Plan Sessions org. Downtown KC Revitalized For the Record The Architecture Awards program is celebrating its 17th year in bringing public and professional recognition to architecture design Leadership of theatre projects. The program is open to any new construction Contributing Members Sustaining Members or renovation completed since January 1, 2000. Architects November 2009 issue pdf practicing anywhere within the seven continents may enter one or more submissions. The USITT Architecture Awards jury will evaluate projects on creativity, contextual resonance, functional operation, exploration of new technologies, and community contribution. Awards will be presented at the 2010 Conference & Stage Expo in Kansas City, Missouri. Winners are chosen by a jury of noted architecture professionals. For the 2010 awards, jurors will be Barton Myers, FAIA, president/design principal of Barton Myers & Associates of Los Angeles, California; Damian J. Doria, FASA, one of Artec’s principal auditorium designers and principal acousticians; and D.J. Palladino, award-winning arts writer and editor based in Santa Barbara, California, who has been publishing articles on film, http://wwwtest.usitt.org/sled/v49n11Nov2009/v49/n11/stories/ArchitectureAwards.html (1 of 2)10/27/2009 12:57:42 PM December 1 Deadline to Submit Architecture Awards Entries theatre, art, food, and popular culture since 1978. Award-winning projects will be displayed as part of USITT’s Stage Expo which will run March 31 to April 2 at the Kansas City Convention & Entertainment Facilities. All submissions will be discussed during a session at the Annual Conference. To Top United States Institute for Theatre Technology, Inc.: © 2009 Volume XLIX, Number 11 http://wwwtest.usitt.org/sled/v49n11Nov2009/v49/n11/stories/ArchitectureAwards.html (2 of 2)10/27/2009 12:57:42 PM PLASA, ESTA Intend to Merge November 2009 PLASA, ESTA Intend to News & Notices Architecture Awards Merge WSD Winners PLASA (headquartered in the United Kingdom) and ESTA PLASA/ESTA Merger (headquartered in North America), two of the leading bodies Announcements worldwide for those working in the live events, entertainment, and Labeling Standard communications industries, have signed a letter of intent to merge. Member Benefits In Memoriam - Harry Donovan The announcement comes after long-term strategic reviews Planning for Scenofest conducted by both organizations which believe uniting as one Showboat featured body will lead to a stronger voice for members, the enhancement The Last Word of existing initiatives, and an expansion of the range of benefits and services. News From: Around The Institute The proposed merger has the full backing of both the ESTA board Contributing Members of directors and the PLASA executive committee, who voted on Sustaining Members the proposal this summer and who will formally recommend the USITT's President move to their respective memberships, subject to due diligence Regional Sections being completed successfully during the spring/summer of 2010. Commissions If both memberships vote to go ahead, the first stage of the merger will be completed by December 2010, effectively creating an Costume Posters Needed industry-wide membership network of over 1,100 dealers, CoPA Evolves manufacturers, installers, service providers, and consultants Conference & operating under the PLASA name. This will also include members Stage Expo of PERA - the Production Equipment Rental Association - whose Exhibitors Plan Sessions members work across the film, video, and broadcast industries and Downtown KC Revitalized which recently merged with ESTA. For the Record Any merger will be a continuation of an already established Leadership relationship between the two organizations which have worked Contributing Members together on a range of initiatives for many years and who share the Sustaining Members same aims and objectives. November 2009 issue pdf The planned merger will not lead to any immediate changes, and the direct priority for the ESTA and PLASA teams will be to continue to serve the joint membership in the strongest, most relevant ways possible. Work on key initiatives will continue as before and in many cases will be considerably strengthened by the projected merger. ESTA's industry-leading Technical Standards Program has always received active participation from PLASA and its members, and the planned merger envisions a further development of this essential project. The commitment to furthering industry skills will also remain a http://wwwtest.usitt.org/sled/v49n11Nov2009/v49/n11/stories/PLASAESTA.html (1 of 2)10/27/2009 12:57:44 PM PLASA, ESTA Intend to Merge key priority, and while the methods of implementation differ, the goals of increasing the level of knowledge and skills in the industry and creating a safer working environment are jointly shared and will be fully implemented. Other initiatives, such as market research, will be strengthened with current research exercises expanded and opportunities for additional research explored. ESTA president Bill Groener and PLASA chairman Rob Lingfield view the proposed merger as a significant and essential move for members of both organizations, who, they believe, will benefit from having a much strengthened representative body safeguarding their interests and developing their commercial advantages. In a joint statement, PLASA CEO Matthew Griffiths and ESTA executive director Lori Rubinstein said, "This is essentially about doing what is best for our members. The proposed merger will radically enhance what we can achieve on behalf of the companies and individuals we represent, making us a more effective and informed advocate for the industry. The industry needs an organization that is responsive to its members' needs and one where they feel fully connected and involved. We share common goals and objectives and a united approach to the issues and challenges of our market will provide major long-term benefits and greatly broaden the role of the organization." To Top United States Institute for Theatre Technology, Inc.: © 2009 Volume XLIX, Number 11 http://wwwtest.usitt.org/sled/v49n11Nov2009/v49/n11/stories/PLASAESTA.html (2 of 2)10/27/2009 12:57:44 PM Announcements November 2009 Looking for 2011 Conference Programming This month: 2011 Programming News & Notices Is it 2011 all ready? Not yet, but the Lighting Commission is Architecture Awards gearing up for the 2011 conference and is looking for ideas and Behind the Scenes WSD Winners session submissions. Sessions may consist of a single speaker, Fog Standards PLASA/ESTA Merger round table discussion, interactive workshop, or panel discussion. Announcements The workshops are 75 minutes long and should focus on lighting Labeling Standard technology, design, history, education, safety, or projections. Member Benefits 2011 will be a Light Lab year so ideas for displays in the lab are In Memoriam - Harry Donovan also being sought. Planning for Scenofest Showboat featured The Lighting Commission will review and submissions at the The Last Word 2010 Conference & Stage Expo in Kansas City. Download the News From: submission form and e-mail it to [email protected] or fill out the online form. To volunteer to work on the 2011 Around The Institute conference, come to the Lighting Commission meeting in Kansas Contributing Members Sustaining Members City. USITT's President To Top Regional Sections Commissions Company’s Rebates to