The United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT) starts Thursday this week at the Duke Energy Convention Center in Cincinnati Ohio.  We here at iSquint are on hand early to talk to people and catch up with friends and manufacturers.  Setup for the Stage Expo is under way and we haven’t seen any new products yet.  Setup continues tomorrow and Wednesday with the Stage Expo opening to the public on Thursday morning at 9:30am.

We have started a photo gallery here at iSquint for images taken around the show floor.  We kick it off with a couple of shots of a very empty convention center.  We will continue to add more images as we continue on with the show.  You can view the USITT 2009 Photo Gallery here.