PLASA Focus: Kansas City, Opens in Six Weeks

In six weeks, the highly regarded PLASA Focus events series will open at the Kansas City Convention Center, on 20-21 May. Once again, over two days, PLASA Focus will offer hands-on, up close views of products and services from over 35 leading manufacturers, distributors, dealers, and industry leaders and offer over 15 top seminars, including hands-on training, all completely free to attend.

PLASA Events show manager Laura Hoepker said: “As a trade organization by the industry and for the industry, PLASA looks forward to another successful Focus show in Kansas City and providing another unique, targeted business and networking opportunity to both PLASA members and to regional buyers. Between the show floor and educational seminars, we are providing access to the best in the industry to everyone who attends.”

New additions to the top-notch seminar line up include:

• “A Life Untethered—Wireless dimming for props, costumes, and set pieces” by RC4 Wireless
• “Upgrading to LEDs? What to think about so it doesn’t go horribly wrong” by Tobin Neis

Plus:

• Keynote sponsored by Elektralite: Richard Pilbrow on “Light and Theatre—Epidaurus, the National Theatre to Kansas City.”
• “Will It Fly?” with Rocky Paulson
• “Real-time 3D Mapping with Aviary and Hippotizer Video Tools and Media Servers” by TMB
• “Layers of Light” by ETC
• “LED Color: The Physiological Experience” by Chauvet Professional
• RDM for the Busy Tech—Spectacular lazers: using them effectively, safely, and legally with PLASA Media technical editor Richard Cadena
• “IATSE—What’s it all about?”
• “The Never Ending Pixel Party” with Daunte Kenner
• “Hitting the Lighting Technology Curve Ball” with Stephen Ellison

ETC and PLASA Focus are also offering a day-long special hands-on training event on 18-19 May.

PLASA Focus: Kansas City exhibitors include: InLight Gobos, ETC, Group One, MainStage Theatrical Supply, Ushio, Behind the Scenes, High End Systems, Heartland Scenic Studios, Altman, Columbus McKinnon, PLASA, LaserNet, Elation Professional, RC4 Wireless, The Light Source, TMB, PixelFLEX, Lyntec, Harrington Hoists, GLP, Chauvet Professional, Core Lighting, Avolites, AV Stumpfl, Creative Stage Lighting, Elektralite, Barbizon, Stagecraft Institute of Las Vegas, Technologies for Worship, Ultratec, IATSE, Cosmic Truss, Enttec Americas, XS Lighting and ETCP.