Hosted by SAP, supplier of enterprise software applications and businesssolutions, Sapphire '06 Paris is an International customer conference heldfor three days for decision makers and businesses from more than 25 industriesworldwide.
To host and support the many different elements of the conference, a largeand intricate infrastructure was supplied. Blackout staff were involvedwith not only with the supply of product, but were also on site to helpwith the rigging of the venue, which included 800 rigging points and 6km ofBlackout truss to support over 3,700 lights.
Over two kilometres of drapes were used as well as cyclorama and banners.Blackout allocated, partitioned and dressed each area. Exhibition space wasdressed along with meeting rooms, presentation theatres capable of seatingup to 200 people, catering areas as well as a 3,000 seat main auditorium.
John Stilwell from Sassy Ltd. who provided the design consultancy andoperational technical management on site said: "This is no small operation,and has been in planning for over five months. Blackout is the only companywho can supply these quantities of draping materials at a consistent qualityand service. They are certainly a company which involves itself well beyondsimply the supply of product, and their contribution and advice, working ina venue that they knew better than we, was invaluable."
(Chris Henry)
