InfoComm/LSA 2012 Staged Events Awards May 11th Submissions Deadline

Submissions are now being accepted for InfoComm's annual Staged Events Awards, sponsored by Lighting&Sound America at the URL below; please note the May 11, 2012 submissions deadline.

For the eight year, Lighting&Sound America is an InfoComm media partner for the Lighting & Staging Pavilion at the InfoComm trade show, June 9-15, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. InfoComm focuses on audio-visual, lighting, staging, and pro audio solutions for rental and staging and special events, including corporate events and industrials, live entertainment, retail, houses of worship, and more.

This year's InfoComm/LSA Staged Events Awards will recognize leaders for events held in 2011 in five categories:

• Best overall staging for a corporate or association event -- Technology budget over $200,000
• Best overall staging for a corporate or association event -- Technology budget $50,000 - $199,999
• Best overall staging for a Corporate/Industrial entertainment event
• Best use of A/V technology for a trade show booth for a corporate client
• Most innovative use of A/V technology for an outdoor event

Last year's InfoComm/LSA Staged Events 2011 winners and honorable mention awardees for 2010 staged events included:

• AVW Telav for the Organization of Securities Commissions IOSCO Cocktail event
• PSAV for the Transitions Optical 2010 Annual Convention, produced by the Disney Event Group
• Scharff Weisberg for its work on the Robin Hood Foundation Gala
• Visualfarm for the "World's Biggest Hug" project in Rio de Janeiro, executed in collaboration with Sesi-Conselho Nacional
• Riverview Systems Group for its work on the Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons 2010 Show

More details on the 2011 award-winning staged events can be found at http://plasa.me/8609g and in LSA's August 2011 issue.

The InfoComm/LSA Staged Events Awards and Reception will take place on Wednesday June 13, 2012 in Las Vegas from 4:30-6:30pm and will, once again, be presented by LSA editor-in-chief, David Barbour. The awards follow InfoComm's annual popular Rental and Staging Forum which is 3:00-4:30pm.

InfoComm 2011 brought together 925 exhibitors and 33,000+ international attendees from over 90 countries. More information can be found on InfoComm 2012 at the URL below.

For more information on the InfoComm/LSA 2012 Staged Events Awards, please contact Beverly Inglesby, beverly.inglesby@plasa.org or call 503-291-5143.