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AV News 192 - May 2013 Events Diary See www.avnews.org.uk for more details & Full Calendar Date Event Location Contact Tel: May 4 3rd DCB Competition Belgium Liliane Dorikens Trophy See 191 Page 15 Closing Date 15th April May Horncastle & District 48th The Old Schoolhouse, 11-12 Annual Exhibition Horncastle, LN9 6JG June 6-9 1st Città di Garda, Palacongressi, Lake International Salon Garda, Italy Sept RPS Nationals 13-15 Sutton Bonington See Page 11 Sept 22 SPF AV Day - Guest Bothwell, Hamilton Speaker Richard Brown See Page 37 Oct 13 RPS Multimedia & Narrative FRPS Assesment Day Fenton House, Bath See Page 21 Oct 19 RPS Northern Speaker Brian Jeffs Snods Edge, DH8 9TJ See 191 Page 5 Oct 19 Wilmslow Guild AV Workshop Wilmslow SK9 5HD See Page 44 Nov 19th Great Northern 29Dec 1 Wilmslow SK9 5HD 2014 IAC Peter Coles Mar International 15-16 North Wales Give your AV presentations the professional touch. Buy a cheap spotlamp with a clamp from your local DIY store, wire a dimmer switch between the lamp and the plug, making sure the length of the wires enables you to reach the switch easily. Then, instead of getting someone to turn the lights on between sequences, you can gently shine a spot onto the screen which will give enough illumination for the audience to see you as you give the introductions. Malcolm Imhoff FRPS Page 54