ESTA and USITT announce the presenters for the upcoming New World Rigging Symposium, March 13-14 in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., in conjunction with the USITT Conference and Stage Expo. Full session descriptions can be found at www.esta.org/nwrs_sessions.
- Keynote Address: Scott Fisher has been called the father of the modern-day automation industry. His winch system designs are in use in hundreds of venues around the world and the Navigator control system is often considered the industry standard. Scott will provide a backstage peek at some of the iconic effects he’s designed and possibly share his love of racing motorcycles!
- Show Rigging on Cruise Ships. Big ideas. Tiny venues: Bob Murphy, Paul Riley, Loren Schreiber
- Ground Support Concert Rigs: Mike Garl, Jeff Reder, Jose Roche, Will Todd
- ANSI Standards and ICOPER. Paperwork that’s actually useful: Tiny Good, Karl Ruling, Bill Sapsis
- Damn it, Jim. I’m a chain hoist, not a winch: Rick Montgomery, Eric Rouse, Ken Tilson
- OSHA, Risk Assessments and Rigging Emergency Action Plans: Steve Adelman, Tony Galuppi, Eddie Raymond
- Automation and Touring. Because we can: Joe McGeough, Bob Powers, Jim Shumway
- Structural Engineering. For when guessing just won’t do: Bill Gorlin, Michael Nishball, Miriam Paschetto
- Training, Certification and Liability. It’s a good start: Pete Donovan, Eddie Raymond, Drew Wending
Registration for the Symposium is open at www.usittshow.com/registration. Registration for the two-day symposium, including lunches, is $375 and attendees will receive a free show floor pass to the USITT Stage Expo March 15-17. Attendees wishing to attend the full USITT Conference will receive a discounted price of $675 for both events.
This year’s sponsors: Platinum – Stage Rigging; AV – PSAV; Gold – ETC and J.R. Clancy; Silver – Kish Rigging; Bronze – H & H Specialties, The Light Source, Motion Labs and Sapsis Rigging.
