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New Lighting iPhone App - iSquint

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Rumor Mill: USITT iPhone App in the Works

Everyone loves a good iPhone app.  I have heard through the grapevine that there is another iPhone app for us lighting people.  From the pieces and parts that I have heard, USITT is in development of an iPhone app that will benefit not only those attending the USITT conference and Stage Expo next month, but [...]

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Early Registration for USITT Ends Tomorrow – Feb. 18th

Are you planning on attending the USITT Conference and Stage Expo in Kansas City? If so, I’ll see you there.  That is if you have your registration in! If you have not registered yet, why pay full price?  Tomorrow, February 18th is the deadline for early registration for the show! After tomorrow, the prices increase!
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Present a Session at USITT 2011

The USITT Lighting Commission for Programming is calling on lighting professionals for session ideas for the 2011 USITT conference.
The USITT Lighting Commission is gearing up for the 2011 conference and is looking for ideas and session submissions. Sessions may consist of a single speaker, round table discussion, interactive workshop, or panel discussion. The workshops are [...]

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USITT New Diggs on The Internet

We knew this was coming, but hadn’t heard anything in quite some time.  While preparing for USITT’s 50th Conference and stage Expo in Kansas City next year, we stopped by usitt.org and found this, their new diggs on the web! This is a fantasic new site design that is easy to navigate and find specific [...]

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USITT Stage Expo Comes to a Close

The USITT Conference and Stage Expo has just come to an end here at Cincinnati.  It has been a great event with excellent sessions throughout the week and the the Stage Expo with new products being announced and shown.  There are still plenty of products to cover here on iSquint over the weekend and plenty [...]

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USITT – Day Two Wrap Up

Day two of the USITT Stage Expo comes to a close in Cincinnati.  It has been quite a busy day on the show floor with new products to see and play with.  While we crunch the information in to a manageable and understandable piece of information, we have uploaded more photos from the floor. Visit [...]

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ETC iRFR iPhone App – Update

We wrote yesterday about ETC demonstrating one of their latest products on the show floor of the USITT Stge Expo, the iPhone iRFR app.  We were able to get a few more images of the iRFR in action as well as a bit more information.  One of our readers, robinsta, talked with ETC reps in [...]

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USITT 09 – End of Day One

The first day of the USITT Conference and Stage Expo in Cincinnati has come and gone.  There is a feeling of the first day of school around Cincinnati with everyone pumped up with all the great products and services announced today. The conference sessions have been getting rave reviews and everyone is enjoy the nightlife [...]

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FocusTrack 2.0 Software Announced at USITT

FocusTrack, the Production Lighting Documentation software is set to announce the release of version 2.0 of FocusTrack at USITT today. FocusTrack is a database system designed for keeping track of how lights are used within a show. It offer a complete lighting rig management system for recording every facet of both conventional and [...]

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USITT Conference & Stage Expo Begins!

Today is the start of the USITT 2009 Conference and Stage Expo in Cincinnati, Ohio.  The doors have opened to the Stage Expo and the show floor is filling up nicely. Throughout the day we will be updating events and products announced at the show live, right here on iSquint.net.
If you are attending the show, [...]

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ETC Element Console – More Details

Yesterday we posted about the long rumored Element Console from ETC.  Today, the start of USITT Stage Expo in Cincinnati, we have more information and photos.
The Element Console is based on ETC’s Eos control operating system but with a simplified feature set in an all in one package. The Element is designed for smaller lighting [...]

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USITT – More Photos Added To Photo Gallery

We have added more photos from setup of USITT in Cincinnati.  We had to leave some photos out of the gallery for the moment.  We don’t want to take give everything away before tomorrow!  Trust us though, there are some amazing things planned for tomorrow.
Visit Our USITT Photo Gallery
Doors to the Stage Expo open promptly [...]

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