UK - TPA 05 - the Graduate Exhibition and Trade Show of the Technical and Production Arts department of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (RSAMD) will take place on 22-23 March 2005. Once again, Graduating students from the BA Technical and Production Arts course will be showing their work over the past three years in the Academy's Chandler Studio Theatre. Supporting this in the New Athenaeum, the RSAMD's main house, the industry supporters of the course will be showing a large range of production equipment.

Triple E and Black Light have joined the list of course sponsors this year and will exhibiting alongside PRG Europe, Le Mark, Rosco, Rope Assemblies, White Light, Zero 88, Autograph Sales and Hall Stage. Also new to the show will be Lift, Turn, Move and Learn 2B Safe, as well as several industry organizations such as the ABTT, SMA, PSA, PLASA and the ALD, many of whom are arranging membership meetings during their visit. Other exhibitors have yet to be confirmed.

The event will also include seminars from a wide range of suppliers and organizations. RSAMD is involved in an EU Leonardo project in training for the technical side of the industry and a public meeting will be held by the project leaders on Wednesday 23 March. There will also be a demonstration of @Last Software's SketchUp Software on the same day.

(Lee Baldock)


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