UK - A.C. Entertainment Technologies (AC-ET) Ltd.'s Lighting division will be hosting a dedicated open day event in conjunction with Zero 88 to showcase the UK manufacturer's latest innovative lighting control technologies, including the recently launched Orb XF and Solution lighting consoles, the ZeroWire CRMX series of wireless transmitters and receivers and Ethernet / DMX splitter solutions.

The open day will be held on Wednesday 4 July in Leeds at AC-ET's demo facilities. As one of the major UK distributors for Zero 88, AC-ET is inviting interested parties to pop in to the informal all-day event, which runs from 11am to 4pm and is geared towards all levels of user.

Zero 88 has been designing and delivering innovative entertainment lighting control solutions for over 40 years

UK - As part of their on-going commitment to providing "quality products with total support", and following a sold out schedule of courses during the spring, Ambersphere Solutions is set for a busy summer, offering training for the MA Lighting products that they distribute exclusively throughout the UK.

Ambersphere hosts a fully equipped training centre at their West London based facility, and there are courses available for users at all levels.

"Our entry level courses are open to people who have a working knowledge of DMX and lighting systems, but we also offer adva

Germany - Arcus Lighting, exclusive distributor in Germany for High End Systems supported Die Happy and LD Rolf Wenzel. Die Happy, a German rock band, played their 1000th concert in Ulm. They started in 1993 and have toured all over Europe. They recently celebrated their 1000th concert at the Roxy club in Ulm, where they played their first concert in 1993. They gave two different concerts during to mark the special occasion. First, they played an acoustic set and then they switched to their full rock set.

LD Rolf Wenzel has worked with Die Happy for many years, designing many of their

USA - The submission deadline for the fifth annual Rock Our World Awards is only weeks away, all nominations must be submitted by 1 July 2012. The awards, which recognise ground-breaking achievement by PLASA Members, were designed to acknowledge the genius of both the creator of technology and the designers or integrators who apply it. The awards were originated by ESTA and are now expanded as a worldwide program under PLASA.

Submissions can range from the simplest problem-solving product to unusual or complex uses of technology to projects that highlight the collaborative nature of o

UK - ETC has begun supplying its latest style of power control product, Sensor3, which was specifically introduced to address the changing needs of venues.

Reaching the market at the same time as mainstream LED lighting fixtures, such as ETC's Source Four LED, the ThruPower modules are designed to work with Sensor3 to provide a perfect power control solution for the growing variety of loads, allowing selection of constant, dim or relay modes.

London's National Theatre has received and commissioned one of the first Sensor3 installations in the UK. Lighting resources manager Michael A

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