Behind the Scenes 2011 Holiday Cards Now Avilable
It seems a bit early for this doesn’t it? I mean, didn’t we just get through the holiday season just a couple hours ago? Well, on to the next I guess. Start planning your 2011 holiday cards with the Behind The Scenes holiday cards. Choose from four designs created especially for Behind the Scenes by [...]
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ESTA Host 2nd Annual Control Protocol PlugFest January 2011
It’s times like these that I wish I lived in the lone star state! ESTA’s Technical Standards Program is holding their second annual Control Protocol PlugFest in Westlake Texas on January 21st and 22nd. The PlugFest just happens to be at the same exact time and place as the Technical Standard Program meetings! What a [...]
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Keeping track of industry standards and the development stages of a protocol can be pretty challenging. Especially when our industry has SO MANY unique and individualize standards. John Huntington, the blogger/writer of ControlGeek.net felt the same way. It is mind numbing trying to keep track of all the standards and their progress. John just happens [...]
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TSP Review: ANSI E1.15-2006 Theatrical Boom & Base Assemblies
Time to get your reviewer hat on. ESTA’s Technical Standards Program recently released ANSI E1.15-2006 (R201x), or better known as Entertainment Technology–Recommended Practices and Guidelines for the Assembly and Use of Theatrical Boom & Base Assemblies for Being Considered for Reaffirmation. Here’s the scope of the document: The standard sets minimum specifications for the assembly [...]
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ESTA TSP: Guide for the Inspection of Entertainment Industry Luminaires Up For Review
ESTA’s TSP has another document up for public review. This time it is the Guide for the Inspection of Entertainment Industry Luminaires, or document BSR E1.32 – 201x. This document provides guidance in the inspection of stage and studio luminaires used in the entertainment industry to evaluate their safety and any needed maintenance. The information [...]
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Long Reach Long Riders Complete 7th Ride For Charity
Each Time I read or hear about the Long Reach Long Riders, I want to buy a bike. Not just because it would be awesome to do some of these rides, but also to contribute to a worth while cause while still having some fun. Of course you don’t NEED a bike to contribute, but [...]
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ESTA Summer Edition of Protocol Journal is Out
Are you a technology freak like me? I love technology in our industry. It seems that every time you turn around, something new and exciting is happening in our industry that can make our lives easier and give us control and design options never though of before. The ESTA Journal, Protocol is a great resource [...]
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Revision of ACN Standards Up for Review
All right, all you control freaks, (I mean that in a good way), get your thinking caps on. The ESTA Technical Standards Program just announced that the revisions of the ACN or Architecture for Control Networks protocol documents are up for public review. If you are smart and can understand the documents, ESTA is calling [...]
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Tis The Season Already! ESTA Announces 2010 Holiday Cards
I think Lewis Black said it best in his album, Anticipation, Christmas seems to be getting closer and closer together. It feels like Christmas shopping starts on July 7th. And with ESTA’s latest news, Lewis might be on to something. ESTA just announced the 2010 holiday cards to help support Behind the Scenes. This year [...]
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Support Behind The Scenes – #ByDesignDay2010
This Saturday is a very important Saturday, it is the ESTA Foundations By Design Day. Why is it so important? It is a day where professional designers have committed to donating their royalties for the day to ESTA Foundations, Behind the Scenes. Top lighting designers around the world have already committed their royalties to help [...]
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Long Reach Long Riders (LRLR) to Hold Raffle at USITT
The Long Reach Long Riders, the charitable motorcycle ride to help provide funds for the ESTA Foundation Behind the Scenes program has just announced their 2010 raffle at USITT. On April 2nd, 2010, The Long Reach Long Riders will be holding their annual raffle in the Behind the Scenes booth at the USITT Stage Expo [...]
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ESTA Releases Two Control Protocol Draft Standards for Review
At the end of January, ESTA announced the release of two Control Protocol Draft Standards for Public Review. As with any draft standards put out for public review from ESTA. People that have interest or knowledge of the specific standards are highly encouraged to read and comment on the drafts before they are no longer [...]
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