The PLASA Awards for Innovation rank among the industry's highest accolades, attracting a wide range of product nominations from across the industry worldwide. You can view the nominated products throughout the show in The Innovation Gallery, located at the entrance to EC2.

The winners of these prestigious awards will be announced on Monday 10 September at 6pm in a special ceremony in the PLASA Bar, in EC1. As well as accolades for product development, the 2012 Gottelier Award winner will be announced, recognizing one individual's outstanding contribution to the industry. All visitors are invited to join us in toasting the winners and congratulating their hard work.

The Theatres Trust presents 'Celebrating Ecovenue' - an exhibition featuring the work of 48 small-to-medium sized theatres in London which participated in the Trust's ERDF funded environmental sustainability project.

Candidates for the People's Choice Award 2012 will also be on display, and you can vote for the entertainment technology you feel is making inroads into improved environmental sustainability.

Check the seminar programme for details of our report launches - 'Conference 12: Delivering Sustainable Theatres' and 'Evaluating Ecovenue'. You can also find out how you can support the

Offering an oasis of calm at the heart of the action, the PLASA Fringe village brings together many of the industry's leading trade organisations. With a programme of events taking place throughout the four days of the show, The PLASA Fringe village is the place to go to meet your membership organisation, gain advice on issues affecting your business, and become involved in industry initiatives and charities.

UK - Matthew Lloyd, managing director of GDS recently presented to an audience of Industry professionals at an event organised by Julies Bicycle. The not-for-profit organisation was established in 2007 by Alison Tickell. The company was set up to tackle the issue of climate change and promote sustainability within the music, theatre and creative industries. Julies Bicycle has brought together a coalition of scientific and industry figures to map the carbon profile of their industries and take practical steps to reduce it.

The event was held at Julies Bicycle headquarters, the Bush The

UK - The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) is known to some primarily for its world-renowned training of actors, but the Academy also prides itself on producing the highest quality of technical stagecraft specialists. After 50 years' of training in the areas of stage management, lighting, property making and costume, to name a few, RADA now launches a course in Sound Design for the Theatre.

A statement reads: "The launch of this sound course will cement RADA's leading position in the field of technical theatre craft and allow the Academy to widen access to training in this are

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