Eva Swan Award PLASA North America’s most prestigious honor, the Eva Swan Award, is presented only when there is an exceptional candidate who has: • Devoted extraordinary efforts in time, expertise, and personal resources • Been instrumental in shaping and promoting PLASA’s strategic direction • Made major contributions to the realization of PLASA’s mission, goals, and objectives • Enhanced the value of membership for all members’ choice Previous Swan Award winners: 2010 2009 2008 2006 2005 2002 2001 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 Bill Sapsis Rick Rudolph Tim Hansen Mike Wood Wally Blount Bill Groener Michael J. Garl Paul Vincent John T. McGraw George Sabbi Frank Stewart Glenn Becker PLASA Members’ Choice Product Award nominees Plan to attend the annual PLASA Cocktails and Awards Reception Thursday, October 27 at the Hilton Orlando THIS YEAR, THE PLASA COCKTAIL AND AWARDS RECEPTION, considered one of the best networking events during LDI, will be held Thursday, October 27th at the Hilton Orlando. Help us celebrate the 2011 Rock Our World Award fi nalists (see the article on page 38) and winners along with those who have made outstanding contributions to our association over this past year. A new format, with a 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. event timeframe and low cost, allow for ease in including guests and staff and the opportunity to make valuable industry connections—and still have plenty of time to take clients to dinner. Reserve your spot now at plasa.me/reception2011. While on the show fl oor at LDI, stop by the PLASA booth #1145 to pick up your ballot for the PLASA Members’ Choice Product Awards. PLASA members may vote for their favorite featured products highlighted on the LDI show fl oor. (Exhibitors may not vote for their own product.) See ballot for voting details and deadline for returning ballots. The 2011 winners will be announced at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 29th, during the annual LDI2011 Awards on the show fl oor immediately after closing. Here are the nominees at press time: Equipment Electronic Theatre Controls, Booth 1003 ETC Source Four fresnel lighting fi xture Features classic fresnel optical system coupled with the HPL lamp technology that makes ETC Source Four fi xtures the professional lighting choice. Unique quarter-turn socket and access-door design allow lamp to be changed from beneath, without breaking focus. Energy-saving: 750W unit produces the same light output as other-brand’s 1000W fresnels. Prism Projection Inc., Booth 1519 RevEAL Profi le A true high-CRI, LED profi le spot with high lumen output. Its debut follows the multi-award winning RevEAL Color Wash. The new 16,000-lumen fi xture features a variable CCT range (2,800K-6,500K), adjustable focus, beam angles from 14º to 36º, and a fl at fi eld. Real-time color management by TrueSource. Doug Fleenor Design, Inc., Booth 327 LED600 Power supply distributes DMX512 data and 24V power to LED fi xtures. Designed to power and control Color Kinetics ColorBlast 12 fi xtures, it can also drive Color Kinetics iColor Cove, and similar Frank Stewart Volunteer of the Year Award This award is presented to an individual or a group of volunteers in appreciation and recognition of their extraordinary effort and outstanding service to PLASA North America during the previous year. Previous Stewart Award winners: 2010 Scott Blair, Eric Johnson, Peter Willis 2008 Bob Luther, Fred Mikeska, Dinna Myers, Eddie Raymond, David Taylor, Steven Way, Rich Wolpert The Behind the Scenes Application for Assistance Review Committee (whose identities must remain confidential due to the nature of their work) 2007 Dan Antonuk, Ole Bystrup, Stuart Cotts, Flemming Jensen, Richard Lawrence, Rick Leinen, Kevin Loewen, Alan Martello, Philip Nye, Yngve Sandboe 2006 Ken Vannice Scott Blair, Javid Butler, Milton Davis, Gary Douglas, Doug Fleenor, Bob Goddard, Charles Reese, Tracy Underhill, Peter Willis fall 2011 2005 Rocky Paulson, Eddie Raymond, Bill Sapsis 54 FALL 2011