John Huntington's Introduction to Show Networking Class Schedule for August 24-25 in Baltimore

	John Huntington

Show control expert and educator John Huntington is partnering with USITT and the Voxel Theater to bring his two-day, hands-on Introduction to Show Networking Workshop to Baltimore, August 24-25.

This workshop, based on Huntington's book Introduction to Show Networking, explores the basics of networks and how they work in show systems such as lighting, sound, video, and stage machinery. Basic networking concepts, IP addresses and assignment methods, subnet masks, low-level network operations, and physical topologies will be introduced through lectures and then explored through hands-on labs done on participants' PC or macOS laptops. Network device control will be explored, and other topics like VLANs, multicast, simple routing, and broadcast storms will be demonstrated in group exercises. This class counts for ETCP-recognized training.

In this workshop, the material is introduced and explained through lectures and then explored through hands-on labs and group demonstrations. Ideally, participants will read Chapters 1-4 of the Introduction to Show Networking book in advance, but this is not required.

The cost of the workshop is, through August 9, $499 for members and $549 for non-members. After that, the cost is $549 for members and $599 for non-members. Registration closes Thursday, August 20, at 11:59 m EDT.

Huntington is looking to give two seats in the workshop to local students who wouldn't otherwise be able to afford the registration fee. Candidates will help him set up on Sunday afternoon, August 23, and strike at the end. They will otherwise be able to fully participate in the workshop. No prior networking experience needed. If you know anyone, please use the contact form to reach Huntington.

Huntington is an author, educator, entertainment and show control systems consultant, and sound engineer. He is a professor emeritus of entertainment technology after more than 24 years at New York City College of Technology, also known as Citytech, which is part of CUNY. At Citytech, he led the audio, live video and networking/control areas, and for more than 20 years designed the show control systems and oversaw the AV for the Gravesend Inn haunted attraction.

Huntington's book Show Networks and Control Systems was the industry standard until it was retired in 2023 and replaced with two books: Introduction to Show Networking (2020) and Introduction to Show Control (2023). Details on all books here.

He has written more than 50 published articles, one of which -- Rethinking Entertainment Technology Education -- won USITT's Herbert D. Greggs Merit Award in 2004; the 2019 follow-up to this article, Bridging Art and State-Of-The Art, also won the same award. He has sound designed over 20 productions in New York City and regional theatres like Seattle Rep, and has given more than 50 master classes, workshops, presentations, papers, and talks at conferences and trade shows throughout the United States.

In 2005, Mr. Huntington was first appointed by ESTA's Entertainment Technician Certification Program (ETCP) as a "Subject Matter Expert" for the entertainment electrician certification test.

The workshop runs from 9am to 5pm on both days. The Voxel is located at 9 West 25th Street, Baltimore.

To register for the workshop, go to secure.usitt.org/NC__Event?id=a0lQq00000E31CPIAZ.