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Conference Schedule - Day 1 Tuesday 8th July 20259.30am : Registration opens 10.30am : Morning Tea 10.30am - 11.15am : Welcome and Keynote Keynote Speaker : Mark Burlace, The Australia Ballet Director of Artistic Planning and Producing
11:30am - 12:30pm Session 1 |
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12.45pm – 1.30pm : Lunch 1.30pm - 2.30pm : Session 2 |
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Promoting Crowd Safety. Legal requirements and best practice around the use of crowd barriers and egress management. | Forces associated with aerialist performance. This session will unpack some of the new research in this evolving discipline. A practical demonstration from two established industry riggers and a performer. |
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Accessibility in Theatre. A review of current standards for new theatres from a patron and performer/practitioner perspective, and the challenges for refurbishing existing spaces. | Sustainable design and production practices in theatre. Award winning theatre and installation designer Marcus Mcshane discusses the sustainability of his collaborative designs and productions with some colleagues. An opportunity to learn and consider an approach to design that reduces our industries impact on the environment.. | Networking 101. Plug & Play Show delivery over ethernet - VLAN's, Bandwidth and IP's. Always a popular topic at our conferences - delivered by control network guru Nick Abel. |
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5.30pm : Tradeshow closes 6.20pm : Bus Departs for Conference Dinner. Space for 30 passengers. |
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Conference Schedule - Day 2 Wednesday 9th July 2025 |
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Height Standards update. An overview of the new height safety standard document due to be released this year AS/NZ 1891.4 and how it applies to our industry. | Meet the Employers. A chance to hear from some of our largest organisations and their recruiting requirements, methods, and opportunities. | Wireless Multi Channel Audio Systems. A presentation on the next generation of RF Wireless Microphone technology and what this means for live audio applications in Australasia. |
| Venue Engineering and Stage Machinery. Venue engineering has gone through a period of rapid change in Australasia over the last few years. What will this mean for new and existing facilities? Some perspective offered from a contractor currently engaged in stage machinery installation in the region. |
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Production, paperwork, people, product and the performance. This session covers all the Ps. What paperwork is being provided by the production to the venue? And what are venues currently providing to deliver the performance? A current update from some practicing production personnel. | A case study about the new King College Toi Manawa and the Audio Visual networking installation. | A presentation on forces on temporary demountable truss structures from a trussing and staging specialist. Gain an understanding on loading figures, dynamic loads, ballast loads, and more. |
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Session to give feedback and suggestions for the ETNZ Guides. Rigging, Language, Well Being and Safe Working. | Metal Health and Bystander intervention. A presentation by Merlin Mills from The Listening Commission - provider of backstage support services and the people behind the Be Kind / Don't be a Dick initiative. |
4.30pm : Conference Wrap up Session |
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