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CITT Rendez-vous 2012 Schedule & Programming
(Schedule and Programming are suject to change) ** On-line Registration click here **. You can pay with VISA, MASTERCARD, AMERICAN EXPRESS or Debit Interact. You will automatically receive an invoice by email.
To register for the Trade Show Visitor Pass only, click here
For travel and accommodation information, click here.
SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
- Workshops & Session by disciplines
- Tuesday August 14 Pre-Conference Workshops & Certification courses
- Wednesday August 15 Pre-Conference Workshops & Certification courses
- Thursday August 16 Forum Day
- Friday August 17 Corporate Day with the CITT Trade Show and Swag Bingo Live Auction!
- Saturday August 18 Professional Development Day
WORKSHOPS & SESSIONS PROGRAMMING BY DISCIPLINES (please note that some workshops & sessions crossover and therefore are listed in more than one discipline)
| GENERAL (for all) |
- Backstage Tour of The Grand Theatre (Friday AM) - Brown Bag Debate Luncheon (Thursday 12:30 pm) - Morning Yoga (Saturday 8:30 a.m.) - Regional Section Meetings (Thursday 4:00 pm) - Theatre Safety (Tuesday & Wednesday Pre-conference workshop) |
| ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN |
- Theatre Safety (Tuesday & Wednesday Pre-conference workshop) |
| AUDIO & SOUND |
- Theatre Safety (Tuesday & Wednesday Pre-conference workshop) |
| EDUCATION | - Theatre Safety (Tuesday & Wednesday Pre-conference workshop) - Creating a Sustainability Rating System for Theatre (Saturday 11:00 a.m) - EDUCATION FORUM: topic to be announced (Thursday 9:00 a.m.) - EDUCATION FORUM: topic to be announced (Thursday 11:00 a.m.) |
| HEALTH & SAFETY |
- Theatre Safety (Tuesday & Wednesday Pre-conference workshop) - Hearing Testing to be confirmed (Friday PM) - ETCP: What do all those letters mean? (Saturday 9:15 a.m) - Morning Yoga (Saturday 8:30 a.m.) |
| LIGHTING | - ETCP: What do all those letters mean? (Saturday 9:15 a.m) - Get the LEDs out (Tuesday & Wednesday Pre-conference workshop) - Theatre Safety (Tuesday & Wednesday Pre-conference workshop) |
| MANAGEMENT | - Theatre Safety (Tuesday & Wednesday Pre-conference workshop) |
| ON DECK | - Theatre Safety (Tuesday & Wednesday Pre-conference workshop) |
| PROPS & WARDROBE |
- Theatre Safety (Tuesday & Wednesday Pre-conference workshop) |
| TECHNICAL DIRECTION |
- Theatre Safety (Tuesday & Wednesday Pre-conference workshop) |
| VIDEO & PROJECTION |
- Theatre Safety (Tuesday & Wednesday Pre-conference workshop) - Video for Theatre : a guide for Technical Directors, Set Designers and Lighting Designers (Tuesday Pre-conference workshop) |
CONFERENCE VENUE AND REGISTRATION DESK
Other venues for workshops and social events:
- London Conference Centre (LCC) 300 York Street London Ontario N6B 1P8 Canada
Other venues for workshops and social events:
- Wednesday Newcomer Meet & Greet:
- Thursday Junk Challenge: The Grand Theatre
- Friday Swag Bingo: TBA
- Saturday Cocktail Reception and Award Banquet: The Grand Ballroom, Hilton London
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS AND CERTIFICATION CLASSES
TUESDAY August 14 & WEDNESDAY August 15 | PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP
(Schedule and Programming are subjected to change)
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Theatre Safety Description to follow Instructor: Janet Sellery This workshop will take place at the LCC.
TUESDAY August 14 | PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP & CERTIFICATION COURSE
- Display Fireworks Certification Click here to visit the ERD website to register This course will take place at the LCC.
- Video for Theatre : a guide for Technical Directors, Set Designers and Lighting Designers Scenario : the Director tells you he wants a big video screen in the set for the next show, with live images and pre-recorded content. This session will teach you the basics of: Projection vs. LED panels - Video resolutions, content formats, transmission formats - Getting the content to the projectors/LED screens: cabling, connectors, converters etc. - Content playback & mixing: practical, affordable options for media servers and mixing - Content: using live cameras, creating pre-recorded content, commercial content libraries - How much will all this cost? - How much time does it take? Instructor: TBA This workshop will take place at the Fanshawe Studio BB
WEDNESDAY August 15 | PRE-CONFERENCE TOUR AND CERTIFICATION COURSE
- Pyrotechnic Special Effects Certification Click here to visit the ERD website to register This course will take place at the LCC.
- Stratford Shakespeare Festival Backstage Tour Description to follow A shuttle bus will be provide hour of departure to be announced.
(Schedule and Programming are sujected to change)
WEDNESDAY August 15 | MEET & GREET
7:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. NEWCOMER RECEPTION at the Grand Theatre
Sponsored by Mirvish Productions
London Conference Centre (LCC) 300 York St.
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. REGISTRATION at the LCC
8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Morning Start
9:00 a.m. - 10:45 p.m. FORUM
- EDUCATION FORUM: Topic to be announced
- PROFESSIONAL ROUNDTABLE: Topic to be announced
11:00am - 12:30pm FORUM
12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. BROWN BAG DEBATE LUNCHEON sponsored by Christie Lites Topic to be announced.
2:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
- EDUCATION FORUM: Topic to be announced
- PROFESSIONAL ROUNDTABLE: Topic to be announced
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. REGIONAL SECTION MEETINGS - Alberta, BC, Ontario, Québec, Atlantic Region & Prairies/Territories
5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Free Time
7:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. JUNK CHALLENGE at the Grand Theatre (5 blocks from the Hilton London) sponsored by ROSCO
FRIDAY August 17 | CORPORATE DAY
London Conference Centre (lCC) 300 York St.8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. REGISTRATION at the LCC
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. NEW PRODUCT BREAKFAST sponsored by Trizart Alliance
Confirmed presenters: TBA
- 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. VARIOUS IN-DEPTH SESSIONS
1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. CITT TRADE SHOW in Ballroom 4 and 5 cash bar sponsored by CETEC Group
Click here to view list of exhibitors and trade show floorplan
Special events during the trade show:
- Hearing Testing is planned to be offered during the Trade Show - PLEASE NOTE: Only people eligible for hearing testing are those whose work puts them at risk of hearing damage. Registration for the trade show as a conference delegate or a trade show visitor or an exhibitor is required to take the test. Eligible attendees must request a coupon at the registration desk at the Trade Show.
- ROSCO Gobo Sandbox - Ever looked at all that cool stuff that Manufactures develop? Isn’t great to pour over gobo catalogs in wonder of all the possibilities? Imagine you could get your hands on all of them at once. What could you design? Come - See - Build your own next great look. The Sandbox will have 100’s of metal and glass gobo’s and all the accessory equipment that fits standard Ellipsoidal spots. Build it. Photograph it. Record the recipe. Pictures will get posted to a web album to present many of the cool looks invented during the playtime. You might want to pack you gloves, and dig in.
- Sennheiser Wellness Space come and enjoy a complimentary chair massage, put your feet up and listen to soothing music on a Sennheiser RS170 headset in a relaxing atmosphere setting at all new Sennheiser Wellness Space
7:30 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. SWAG BINGO (venue TBA) - Collect your cards at the Trade Show Booths, join us at the Grand and let's play Bingo! You’ll be swaged before you know it! There will be a silent auction as well a donated items that will be auctioned off during CITT’s Live Auction. Don’t miss out on the fun!
London Conference Centre (LCC) 300 York St.
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. REGISTRATION at the LCC
8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. HANGOVER YOGA - During our session we will be waking up the body with a series of postures to open up the spine and joints. We will then detoxify the internal organs with a few compression postures. And complete the series with some postures to rejuvenate and re-energize the body. Everyone is welcome.
9:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. CONFERENCE SESSIONS
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. CONFERENCE SESSIONS
2:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. CONFERENCE SESSIONS
7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. COCKTAIL RECEPTION at the The Grand Ballroom Foyer, Hilton London
8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. CITT AWARDS BANQUET AND CLOSING SPEECH with guest speaker to be announced at the Grand Ballroom Hilton London
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. REGISTRATION at the LCC
8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. HANGOVER YOGA - During our session we will be waking up the body with a series of postures to open up the spine and joints. We will then detoxify the internal organs with a few compression postures. And complete the series with some postures to rejuvenate and re-energize the body. Everyone is welcome.
9:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. CONFERENCE SESSIONS
- TBA
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. CONFERENCE SESSIONS
- TBA
2:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. CONFERENCE SESSIONS
- TBA
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. CONFERENCE SESSIONS
5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Free Time - TBA
7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. COCKTAIL RECEPTION at the The Grand Ballroom Foyer, Hilton London
8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. CITT AWARDS BANQUET AND CLOSING SPEECH with guest speaker to be announced at the Grand Ballroom Hilton London
CLOSING SPEECH GUEST SPEAKER
TBA
CONFERENCE SESSION DESCRIPTION
Some of the sessions we are working on will be listed soon
CONFERENCE SPONSORS
CITT would like to thank our sponsors for their generous support:
FRONT & CENTRE
• IATSE – Conference Swag
• MDG Fog Generators – Corporate BBQ Luncheon
UPSTAGE EVENTS
• Mirvish Productions – Forum Day
• ROSCO – Junk Challenge Adventure
DOWNSTAGE EVENTS
• CETEC Group – Trade Show Cash Bar
• Christie Lites – Brown Bag Luncheon
• Cirque du Soleil - Meet & Greet Newcomer Reception
• Trizart Alliance – New Product Breakfast
BACKSTAGE EVENTS
FRONT & CENTRE
• IATSE – Conference Swag
• MDG Fog Generators – Corporate BBQ Luncheon
UPSTAGE EVENTS
• Mirvish Productions – Forum Day
• ROSCO – Junk Challenge Adventure
DOWNSTAGE EVENTS
• CETEC Group – Trade Show Cash Bar
• Christie Lites – Brown Bag Luncheon
• Cirque du Soleil - Meet & Greet Newcomer Reception
• Trizart Alliance – New Product Breakfast
BACKSTAGE EVENTS
