AV Concepts at Conservation International's Annual Dinner

AV Concepts and Conservation International (CI) inaugurated their recently signed audio-visual agreement on February 28, with CI's 12th annual Los Angeles Dinner in Hangar 8 of the Santa Monica Airport. AV Concepts' challenge was to transform the non-traditional venue, with no existing electricity and no true rigging points, into a comfortable "green" oasis ready to serve up dinner and a great show for CI's supporters. The main stage showcased Conservation International's 100% recyclable, reusable set and a number of high-profile speakers; while musical performers Mass Ensemble were highlighted on four separate stages, requiring some complex and interesting audio-visual solutions, giving the group plenty of room to execute their unusual, internationally renowned performance. Carbon from the event was offset through the Makira Forest Project in Madagascar.

Speakers included Harrison Ford (a CI board member), Jeffrey Katzenberg (CEO of DreamWorks), Gavin Newsom (San Francisco's mayor), Peter Seligmann (chairman and CEO of Conservation International) and wildlife photographer Frans Lanting, whose work was vividly displayed on (2) 12' x 20' borderless screens using 12K HD projectors for all high definition playback. To execute this gala spectacle with no rigging points, AV Concepts used 600 feet of 20 inch box truss to mount an impressive display of lighting and Meyer Mica Line Array speakers.