Fred's
keynote was fun. Don Holder's
keynote was educational. Ben Pearcy's session on Multimedia covered a heck of a lot of
ground in a very short time but gave me some ideas about how to structure and control a streaming media
network should the need ever arise. Ted Ohl and Barbara Pook covered the evolution of rigging and provided a fascinating glimpse into how we got to where we are and where things are likely going in the future.
I didn't see SteveTerry's presentation on the evolution of lighting systems but heard nothing but good things about it.
ETC gave a
sneak peek of the Cobalt to their Congo users. They also showed off their latest creations and mentioned that 8 or 9 new products were coming out this year, some of which they were fairly open about like
Ion PC and a migration path from Windows XP for
Ion and
Element owners which should allow for multi-touch displays and SSDs for those consoles.
Attendance was down from 2 years ago so it felt more relaxed and there was more one-on-one time with the experts.