Vectorworks hosted a tweet-up at this year’s USITT annual conference. A tweet-up is like a meet-up, except for people who use twitter, the increasingly popular and a bit peculiar social media tool where people post updates of 140 characters or less.

See, it’s not uncommon for people with shared interests around an industry to follow each other on twitter. Equally, it’s not uncommon for twitterers (tweeps) who “follow” each other, only more

Barco announces the debut of the SHOWBEAM™ 2.5, a new High End Systems automated wash luminaire that features a jointly developed Philips MSR 2500-watt lamp source. A smooth field, soft-edge illumination is produced using a new radial lenticular homogenizing lens system that provides a signature look on stage.

In addition, the dedicated wash light includes a user changeable fixed color wheel, a variable CTO, a full CMY color more

Adelaide Convention Centre (ACC), Australia, has recently invested in 90 Robe 575E AT Series moving lights to illuminate its state-of-the-art facility.

Located in the CBD of Adelaide, the venue’s multi-purpose facilities include 14 meeting rooms, 11 halls and an outdoor performance space on the picturesque river front. It can accommodate up to 6,500 banquet guests and offers approximately 10,500 square metres of pillar-less floor space for conferences, more

Lightfactor Sales, the UK distributor for Novalight confirms the purchase of 4 Nova Flowers by Kent, UK-based rental company, STL Lighting.

STL’s Iain Austin first used Nova Flowers on a fireworks spectacular at the end of 2008 in an in-situ demo arranged by Lightfactor’s Peter Coles. He was so impressed with their performance that he decided to go straight ahead and make a purchase for STL’s busy more

Robe lighting staged its 3rd International Dealer Conference in Roznov, Czech Republic, attended by over 150 people representing Robe distributors from around the world.

The one day event was timed just ahead of the Prolight + Sound show in Frankfurt, allowing attendees to preview Robe’s exciting product launches for the show as well as energising them for the exhibition. more

Robe lighting enjoyed a very busy Frankfurt 2009, seeing more people than expected and experiencing massive interest in their newly launched products – the Robin 3 Plasma Spot, the Robin 300E Spot and Wash fixtures and the REDMix 2188 Outdoor LED wash light.

Robe’s highly visual stand in Hall 9 was designed by Nathan Wan from the UK office, utilising a combination of Digital and RED (Robe more

Summit Steel supplied an 88 metre long version of their new customisable StandUpper structure, plus 11 tailored SmarTmast 1s which were used to provide general site lighting at the Royal Victoria Docks/Millennium Mills site, which faced the ExCel Centre and G20 Summit venue just across the river. more

Lightswitch Architectural Brings Light to a New City Hotel

Chicago, IL (April 9, 2009) - Lightswitch Architectural, an architectural lighting design firm known for its responsible lighting design practices, is proud to participate in the opening of the Wit Hotel in Chicago next month. Destined to truly make a statement in Chicago’s entertainment district, the property is a state-of-the-art hotel that blends the vision of developer, ECD Company, and architect, Koo more

Costa Mesa, CA-based manufacturer reports “unprecedented levels” of interest

LAS VEGAS, NV, April 8, 2009—Cruising the aisles at this year’s ShoWest—filmdom’s annual paean to all things cinematic where theatre owners, manufacturers, studios, and the press all co-mingle to find out what’s new and exciting—one could stroll past booths showcasing everything from the latest incarnations of popcorn to high-end digital technology. In the latter more