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Congo Training Gets New Voice at ETC London
ETC is making good use of its new premises with two Congo training courses lined up before the end of the year.
Each course lasts two days, allowing delegates to learn about Congo and its sibling, Congo jr, in a user-friendly environment. Training will be hands on, with no more than two people per console, and space for only ten per course. This is in addition to courses which run throughout the year, offering technical training in how to set up, operate and repair all ETC’s products.
Day one introduces users to Congo and Congo jr, covering all the major functions and allowing them to navigate the console and to program both fixed and moving lights, including creating dynamic effects. The second day focuses on the software, editing and using multiple sequence lists.
The Playhouse at Gypsy Corner, as the demo theatre is known, is the stunning foyer of ETC’s new offices in Acton, west London, which is set up with a complete theatrical lighting rig. Trainees can learn how to use all ETC’s products, as well as program popular automated luminaires from other manufacturers.
In addition, a full Electro-Voice PA system has recently been supplied by Shuttlesound, so that larger lectures and meetings can be held in the space.
Technical service manager Steve Wiltshire says: “We’ve only recently moved into this building, and are delighted that we’re already able to hold training on up to five different consoles simultaneously. Our aim is to kit the demo theatre with all the equipment people would use in real life, so we even have a wiring board to teach how all the consoles, dimming systems and lights work together and how they are wired up.”
The Playhouse will also be the location for the annual ETC/ABTT Christmas party on 15th December, normally held in the crypt at St Martin in the Fields. For more information on the Congo training sessions – which take place on 22-23 November and 6-7 December – please email congolondon@etcconnect.com or phone +44 (0)20 8896 1000.
In picture: ETC’s demo theatre – known as The Playhouse at Gypsy Corner – is now upgraded with Electro-Voice speakers and additional automated luminaires.
17th November 2006
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