SIGNALS
CITT/ICTS Rendez-vous Enjoys
Successful 2019 Run in
Whitehorse
CITT/ICTS hosted its 29 th annual Rendez-vous
trade show and conference at the Kwanlin Dün
Cultural Centre and Yukon Arts Centre in White-
horse, YT, from Aug. 14-16. Pre-conference
workshops ran from Aug. 12-13 with post-
conference workshops running Aug. 17-18.
The event offered three days of educational
sessions, workshops, a trade show exhibition,
social events, and networking opportunities for
professionals in the theatre and live production
industries. The TEC Talks educational program fea-
tured seminars relevant to lighting, video, staging,
and audio professionals.
“Rendez-vous 2019 welcomed delegates and
exhibitors from all across Canada to the Yukon,” says CITT/ICTS President Angela Drainville. “This represents the first time that the conference and
trade show have travelled to Canada’s north, and facilitated conversations around CITT/ICTS’ role as a national organization. The experience in
the Yukon was a transformative one for many, and I am proud of the work of the staff at the national office, as well as the work of the local host
committee in putting this life-changing experience together for our members.”
The annual CITT/ICTS Awards Banquet recognized and honoured the work of CAPACAO (Honorary Membership Award), Larry Darling of
Show Tech AVL (Supplier Corporate Achievement Award), Scott Miller of DWD Theatre Design + Consulting Inc. (Award of Technical Merit),
Janelle Rainville (Educational Achievement Award), Gary Baillie of Blue Feather Music Festival (Ron Epp Memorial Award for Professional
Achievement), and past board member Michael Harris (Dieter Penzhorn Memorial Award).
CITT/ICTS will host its next annual Expo-Scene show from March 25-26, 2020 at the Palais des congrès de Montréal. For more information,
go to www.citt.org.
AES New York Convention to Offer Something for All Audio Pros
The Audio Engineering Society (AES) will be holding its 147 th
international convention at the Jacob Javits Center in New
York City from Oct. 16-19, 2019. Organizers say it will be an
end-user-focused event, with conference sessions of interest
to nearly all audio segments, from studio and home recording
to music production, live sound, theatre sound, broadcast and
streaming, networked audio, game audio, product develop-
ment, and more.
During the convention, Louis D. Fielder, a leading research-
er in the fields of psychoacoustics and audio coding, will deliv-
er the Heyser Memorial Lecture on “Psychoacoustics Applied
to Dynamic-Range and Nonlinear-Distortion Assessment” as
part of the Special Events series.
Also announced as part of the conference program are
four days of dedicated Archiving and Restoration sessions
led by top practitioners in the industry, including sessions on
“preserving hip-hop,” “restoring Hank Williams,” “archiving the
‘90s,” and more. There is also a new conference track dedicated
to dance music production.
The Audio Builders Workshop track will offer attendees an
expanded array of opportunities to learn about hardware con-
struction and modification and try their hand at DIY projects. Session topics will include reviving esoteric gear, powering up custom builds,
scaling DIY ideas into a business, and teaching DIY skills in the classroom. Additional hands-on demonstrations with kit makers and expert
builders will take place.
For more information, go to www.aesshow.com.
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