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The new Middlesex Skillset Media Academy - a three-way partnership between the SAE Institute, Middlesex University and Top TV Academy - is one of only 17 institutions in the country to gain this recognition.

Matthias Postel, head of SAE Institute in the UK, commented: "SAE is excited to be part of this vibrant partnership. We bring our expertise in audio engineering and digital film production to the table, augmented by Qantm College, our specialist division of games design and 3D animation. We have been a global partner of Middlesex University for the past ten years and the Skillset partnership is yet another milestone."

(Jim Evans)

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The main criteria on which the decision was made in choosing the DCN system were ergonomic design, total control through a central PC and high-quality speech intelligibility. Added to these features were Bosch's proven product reliability and superior after-sales service support, says the company.

The National Parliament DCN system includes 225 discussion units in Bosch's flush-mount version that allows easy 'click-to-fit' installation and choice of functional panels that can be customised according to requirements. The specification also includes votin

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Based in Calgary, Alberta, Likeness will provide in the field support for the company's stockholding of general distribution products and leading technology brands - including the exclusively distributed Jands Vista, Hog 500/1000, Event, ESP and Stage lighting console ranges, and the Chroma-Q range including colour changers, gobo rotators, PSUs, and the Color Block, Color Split and Color Web multi-purpose LED solutions.

Likeness has nearly 20 years' entertainment lighting sales experience, holding the previous positions of VP for sales and marketing at Pathway Connectivity Solutions for 11 years and eight years

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Jenkins has over 30 years' industry experience. He was employed by Blitz for 17 years and prior to this he worked at Hammond AV for 13 years. Jenkins joins forces with Alan Macdonald and Kevin Orwin who are already installed in the new enterprise.

(Jim Evans)

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The new CT office in Shanghai, China joins the company's well-established offices in UK, USA, Germany and Dubai. "CT Shanghai will enhance our already excellent global coverage to further support existing and new CT clients," the company says.

General Manager Tom Hui heads up the day-to-day operations of the Shanghai office and warehouse. Hui has been in the industry for over 25 years, having managed a large, full service AV company in Shanghai and brings invaluable knowledge and experience of the market and requir

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Students interested in the following fields are encouraged to apply for the scholarship: acoustics, audio, automation and control systems, AV, communications, data networks, digital signage, information technology, interactive display, life safety, lighting, telephony or video.

"NSCA Education Foundation scholarships provide people interested in the commercial electronics industry with the means to get started with a broad-based, practical and theoretical education," said Tom Frericks, president of the Foundation Board. "Students participating in the NSCA Education

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Rodney Houston, product manager at Amber Technology NZ says, "After watching Klotz Digital build up an impressive market share in Australia, we are very happy to be representing their market leading products now here in New Zealand. I am happy to start our working relationship off with a multi console sale including routers to Radioworks and look forward to the growth of Klotz Digital in New Zealand."

Amber Technology has already received an order for two Aeon consoles with Vadis 212 routers which will be installed in one of the Radioworks' On-Air studios in Auckland in the next couple of weeks.

"I am certain that this will be a long and prosperous partnership for both of our companies. We have learned a lot during our

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14 March 2016

The Digidesign ANO A-Net output card is an option for Digidesign's Venue Stage Rack that now allows users to connect the popular Aviom Pro16 Series personal mixers and audio networking devices, including the Aviom A-16II Personal Mixer, directly to a Venue system, providing "a simple and cost-effective artist-driven monitoring solution." It integrates with Digidesign's D-Show 2.6 software, and offers features such as Auto Link, which automatically links channel pairs across all Aviom personal mixers.

"We're very excited to add Digidesign to our family of A-Net partners,&q

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"As would be expected, we are in the process of re-aligning our operation; however we will not be recruiting anyone to the position of managing director," said Henden. "I am now heading up the business with the existing management team."

To further develop the logistics aspect of the company, two new recruits have joined Leisuretec - Cliff Dounting to the position of operations manager, and Bill Daniels as Logistics team leader. Brian Payne has also joined the company in the capacity of technical sales back in August and Leisuretec is now recruiting further personnel to bolster the logistics team.

Despite 2007 being another challenging year in terms of the economy, Leisuretec achieved a year-end sales

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The former distributor AST and its owner Friedemann Wüstner joined Laauser & Vohl to form an extended and strengthened operation for the distribution of Powersoft products in this market.

With this enlarged team of pro audio professionals, Powersoft will benefit from a broader market coverage and a deeper market penetration, with the aim of enhancing the brand perception and the relevant business growth, says the company.

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Protape is also beginning to combine multiple non-urgent deliveries to closely situated destinations further afield in order to cut down on the number of deliveries they make, and is replacing the bags they use in the shop with fully recyclable ones over the course of the next two months.

Bob Matthews, Protape's managing director, explains the company's new policy. "It's pretty clear to us that ideally, all companies need to do their bit to reduce carbon emissions where they can, and to use recyclable materials. Of co

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Wireless University is an ongoing series of presentations and hands on demonstrations aimed at educating the industry on the technology and benefits of wireless DMX. The programme kicked off at PLASA07, with courses scheduled throughout 2008 in all major exhibitions worldwide. As opposed to a sales pitch, Wireless University teaches the concept of wireless DMX technology, which techniques work best, and pitfalls to avoid.

Niclas Norlén, R&D manager and founder of Wireless Solution led the Guangzhou course, covering topics such as support training with advance cell planning for larger projects, service training for repai

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The Safety Induction Course is designed for companies and business that have a fully implemented health and safety policy and safety management structure and who wish to induct their staff in these policies and structures, as well as providing basic health and safety training.

Stagesafe founder Chris Hannam will be available to discuss the new courses, and Stagesafe's other services, at the Even

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Ritchie brings a wealth of experience to this new role with a combined production, technical, exhibition and sales management background in the entertainment services industry.

Reporting to Mike Goldberg, Selecon's European sales and marketing director Ritchie will work alongside Louise McCoy in the on-going development and support of Selecon's position as recognised leaders in fixed luminaire technology for theatrical and entertainment lighting.

"Ritchie's experience with corporate clients at Edric Audio Visual brings the understanding that the end user is the all important part of our busine

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"The research presents valuable information on what marketing and promotion strategies industry stakeholder groups are using to help differentiate their company from the competition and to gain new business." said senior director of member services, Jodi Montgomery.

Many topics are detailed in the report, including member responses regarding their top market initiatives, tracking methods, marketing infrastructure and most effective marketing tools.

Overall, the most popular way to deploy marketing plans was to

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The Lloyds TSB commercial conference is the annual gathering of the commercial team to focus on business strategies they are working to achieve from now until 2012 and beyond. After winning a place on Lloyds TSB's events roster in April 2007, Logistik have worked closely with Lloyds TSB on a number of events and conferences which include a further large scale conference and the Lloyds TSB Marketing Conference planned for 2008.

Logistik and Lloyds TSB worked together to reduce waste throughout the conference such as: recycling the carpet into polypropylene pellets, re-using the bespoke set including the vinyl and panels for future Lloyds TSB conferences, using biodegradable packaging for food and drink, and

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"This new unit reflects the fact that the analogue audio splitter remains the most versatile and cost effective way to distribute audio signals to multiple locations, says Midas and Klark Teknik brand development manager Richard Ferriday. "This is especially relevant where digital and analogue consoles are paired in front of house and monitor configurations, and digital consoles employ different audio transport protocols."

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For integration into the studio environment and interfacing with third party equipment, Klotz Digital now offers MADI inferface cards for the Aeon. The MADI cards can be configured to 56 or 64 channel mode.

The second feature is the audio networking of Aeons via OCTO-BUS. This feature provides the opportunity to link several Aeon consoles or connect the console to the Main Control Room (MCR) via simple Cat 5 cabling providing eight bidirectional channels per bus.

(Jim Evans)

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"The successful implementation of Harman's new best practices management programme will play an important role in driving our long-term growth in Japan and throughout Asia," said Yasuda. "I am honoured to have been selected to lead this initiative for Harman International, as I am convinced this approach will produce results that will directly benefit Harman customers in all professional, consumer, and automotive market segments."

In addition to serving as president of Harman Japan, Ken Yasuda is also chairman of the Inter

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The TC Group, headquartered in Risskov, Denmark, has a number of premium brands of pro audio technology and produces amplifiers, speakers, digital processors, guitar pedals and other pro audio and MI products. TC Group's customers include top musical artists, recording studios, television and radio/TV stations, prominent theatres, commercial installations, and home entertainment.

"This merger will revolutionise the music industry for many years to come," said Henry Juszkiewicz, chairman and C

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Rogerson comments: "Jeremy offered us the training session when we bought the desk, and to maximise the experience for our students, he also brought along the new ETC Eos and Ion desks. We've also offered our facilities to ETC for future training sessions to other groups."

The two days of training - for which the students took a day out of their Christmas holiday - were conducted by ETC's Luke Delwiche and freelance programmer Florian Baeumler.

Jeremy Roberts says: "A day's training is never going to cover everything there is to know about the desk, but it can raise someone from starter to the point at which they

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The Austin office boasts a team of 40, including sales and marketing, service and support, R&D and production professionals. The office also features a fully equipped demonstration area, as well as R&D and production facilities.

Nils Thorjussen, CEO of Element Labs explains the expansion: "We have seen significant growth in our customer base and the level of interest in our products and solutions throughout North America. The relocation to our new Texas office thus forms part of Element Labs' continued investment in its growth and expansion strategy. The Austin office and its multi-disciplinary team will allow us to continue to keep our promise of delivering

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Being built to house up to 52 members of the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), Halley VI is the latest in the series of Halley stations that have been operating since 1956. Designed by Faber Maunsell and Hugh Broughton Architects, the new station incorporates seven 60-tonne laboratory, energy and sleeping modules raised on giant legs and booted with skis.

There is also a separate large module, which houses all the administrative and living facilities. The elevated modular configuration lifts Halley VI above accumulating surface snow (up to 1.5m per year) and enables it to be moved periodically to accommodate shifts and cracks in its location on the Brunt Ice Shelf.

Working with M&E supply contractor Merit Mer

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To service this goal, a position has been identified for a workshop coordinator. The individual or firm will be responsible for all facets of events such as, but not limited to; the securing of venues, promotion in conjunction with the two organisations, coordinating the events, and working with the joint Advisory Board.

Work will commence on or about 1 March, 2008. A request for proposal has been created to outline in greater detail all aspects of the position and the qualifications necessary. The RFP may be downloaded at the web address below.

(Jim Evans)