New Session Added to CITT's Ignition Conference

The Canadian Institute for Theatre Technology (CITT) announces they have added a new session to their Ignition Conference, a networking and training event being held in Toronto on January 9 and 10, 2016, at Ryerson University.

Details below:

Future Proof Digital Wiring Concepts for Performing Arts Centres

Saturday, January 9, 2016 4:00 - 5:00 pm

Cost to non-member: $20 (free for members)

Presenters: Bill Coons, director, and Brandon Coons, technical support engineer at Contact Distribution

Without question the future of audio, video, lighting, and intercom is digital. The transition away from analog equipment has already significantly happened in the larger venues and now being implemented into the medium and then smaller spaces.

With that migration comes the obvious need for all technicians to learn new skill sets and work processes but what many have overlooked is the new mandatory wiring infrastructure that is required for the theatres they work in.

Contact Distribution who represent Optocore and Rane have worked with the North America's leading performing arts designing consultants, venues, and production companies on shows such as the Grammy's, NBC's Jimmy Fallon, the Vancouver Winter Olympics, and Cirque Du Soleil creating CAT5-based topologies as well as leading edge fiber optic-based systems that exceeded 504 inputs and 850 outputs.

Bill and Brandon Coons will explain how to implement a digital infrastructure that has infinite flexibility and instant reconfiguration that saves hundreds of man hours per year while at the same time offering a theatre's staff and clients a malleable platform to suit any production for years to come. Also explained will be the concepts and requirement for redundancy and low latency, fault tolerant self-healing networks.

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