| ETCP Certifiable News: Fall 2017 |
ESTA recently announced an alliance with the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) to work with them in expanding the hugely successful NAMM Show to include a special focus on the live event technology community. The Show annually welcomes more than 100,000 professional attendees from 139 countries. One of the things that most attracted ESTA to working with NAMM is their commitment to education. Show attendees pay a low $25 admission fee and can take advantage of almost all the educational offerings free of further charge. This offers ETCP Certified technicians a tremendous opportunity to earn renewal credits towards their re-certification.
ESTA will be curating four tracks of sessions designed to provide in-depth, progressive education to entertainment technology and design professionals, and to those responsible for their safety, centered on Lighting, Lighting Networking, Rigging, and Safety.
With lighting technology in a constant state of change it is incumbent on lighting technicians, designers and producers to be aware of these changes. Advancing technology in LEDs, media servers, and automated lighting provide new opportunities for creative and technical professionals that will impact production in terms of artistry, power distribution, efficiency, and safety. The Lighting Track will provide an opportunity to further develop the skills and knowledge that is essential in the entertainment lighting world.
Most of the time, your moving light connects seamlessly to your lighting console and the show goes on. But there is a rather complex infrastructure working behind the scenes to support that delightful “plug and play” experience. By attending the seminars on our Lighting Networking Track, you will gain valuable knowledge on DMX512 and Ethernet networking, wireless network management, and how various lighting protocols (sACN, RDM, DMX512) navigate these networks.
The Rigging Track will offer three days of information on design and fabrication criteria, safe installation and use practices, as well as inspection and maintenance regimens to help practitioners produce successful effects in today’s complex live entertainment environment. These classes will be useful to all who have a vested interest in promoting safety awareness in the workplace.
The series of classes on Safety in the entertainment industries is designed to raise the awareness of the hazards surrounding this work and current measures that are being taken to address those hazards. It will address best practices, the laws surrounding work place safety as they apply to entertainment, and standards written specifically for our industry. There will be classes for every level of responsibility, from crew member to promoter to producer.
