FREE Lecture for ABTT Members from Platinum Industry Supporter TAIT at IET, London!

Dear <<First Name>>,

ABTT Fellow Mark Dakin, Principal at TAIT, will present “The Artistic Application of Extraordinary Engineering” for the Institution of Engineering and Technology’s London Network’s Christmas Event on Wednesday 13th December, and all ABTT Members are invited to join this FREE event!

Programme

18.00-18.30 - Registration (Tea/Coffee and Sandwiches)

18.30-19.40 - Presentation

19.40-20.00 - Audience Q&A

20.00-21.00 - Network Reception (Refreshments & live band)

Presentation Details:

With artists wanting to make each show bigger and better, and audiences demanding “Instagrammable-moments”, the live entertainment world demands ever more audacious engineering. This presentation will look at how engineering disciplines contribute to the world’s biggest spectaculars, will examine how some effects are achieved, and how engineers from a variety of disciplines (including software, hardware or networking and cyber) all co-collaborate on work around the world in venues as varied as theatres, cruise ships, theme parks, opera houses and arenas.

Speaker Details:

Mark has over 40 years of professional experience that includes department restructure, repertory and touring production management, capital building, infrastructural renewal and upgrade projects, working as a Technical Director, Production Director and Trustee for two of London’s major performing arts venues, The Royal Opera House and The National Theatre, as well as three of the UK’s most vibrant producing theatres, The Old Vic, The Bush Theatre and The Yard Theatre.

As Managing Director - Neasden & Haverhill, Mark oversees local business operations, teams, and clients, whilst working closely with the Global Executive Group. In Mark’s words “The one thing that links the many varied roles I have held over the 40 years of my career, is the artistic application of technical expertise, the joy of collaborative practise and the balancing of the systems that enhance and deliver the artistic vision of creatives and optimise the business imperatives of producers and organisations".

Mark recently joined TAIT where his experience and these shared passions are at the heart of building a world-class, inclusive workplace, where the ambition and creativity of producers, directors, designers, architects, engineers, technicians, and craftspeople can continue to thrive, and where the discovery of new fertile ground for the world’s imagination will build new opportunity to grow the broadest range of entertainment experiences for the future.

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