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Saturday, December 7
 

9:00am PST

Career Day
Saturday December 7, 2024 9:00am - 5:00pm PST
Career Day: A full day of Buzz Sessions and a Keynote Lunch for LDI's Young Career Professionals Program, part of our Foster The Future Initiative to support and train the next generations of industry professionals.

Career Day Buzz sessions are open to all LDI attendees, including the Keynote speech. The lunch requires a ticket, including with all Young Career Professional badges or available at LDI registration.

Schedule:
9:00am-10:00am: Orientation & Meet Up Breakfast
10:00am-10:30am: Buzz Session: Brad Schiller, Martin Harman
10:30am-11:00am: Buzz Session: Meow Wolf
11:30am-12:00pm: Buzz Session: Elynmarie Kazle, Stage Managers Association
12:00pm-12:45pm: Career Day Lunch (lunch ticket required)
12:45pm-1:30pm: Career Day Keynote Lunch : Sharon Huizinga, Rock Lititz; University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music (CCM)- Associate Professor of Lighting
1:30pm-2:00pm: Buzz Session: URTA
2:00pm-2:30pm: Buzz Session: Matt Veitch, Ammonite Studios
2:30pm-3:00pm Buzz Session: Simon Evans: TAO Group
3:00pm-3:30pm: Buzz Session: Laura Frank, frame:work
3:30pm-4:00pm: Buzz Session: Shane Smith, LMG
4:00pm-4:30pm: Networking & Snacks

Additional Career Day Activities:
1:00pm-5:00pm: Portfolio & Web Review (open to all LDI attendees) SIGN UP HERE.

6:00pm: Recruitment tour at Omnia nightclub (open to all Young Career Production badges) Join the Tao Group's Senior Director of Creative AV - Simon Evans as he takes you on a tour in one of the most technologically advanced nightclubs in the world - Omnia! This behind the scenes look will provide a showcase into their legendary 'Chandelier Moment' as well as an intimate discussion on how they run the colossal rig, get close up to their FOH systems and discuss what it takes to join his global team.
Speakers
avatar for Sharon Huizinga

Sharon Huizinga

University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music (CCM)- Associate Professor of Lighting, Academy of Live Technology at Rock Lititz - Program Director
Sharon has been a lighting designer, programmer, and educator for over 20 years, living and working around the world and in many different areas of our industry. She lived in Amsterdam for several years where she was up to various things including working for the Dutch National Opera... Read More →
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Brad Schiller

Sr. Business Development Manager | North America, Martin
With over 30 years experience in the lighting industry, Brad Schiller is an industry veteran. Starting his career in the mid 1980’s he worked as Technician and Programmer on many different productions.During his career he has been a part of many varied productions including The... Read More →
avatar for Laura Frank

Laura Frank

Creator/Advocate, frame:work
Laura Frank has worked in entertainment technology for over 30 years. Starting her career as a moving light technician in New York City, she established herself as a top lighting programmer with projects spanning rock tours with David Bowie, to Broadway shows like Spamalot and television... Read More →
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Elynmarie Kazle

President, Stage Managers' Association Foundation
Elynmarie Kazle is a multidisciplinary artist and management consultant.  She spent her early career as a stage manager and now specializes in organizational development, fundraising and directing, her main focus being on educational and larger not-for-profit institutions. She has... Read More →
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Shane Smith

Senior Director of Technology, LMG
In 1997, after graduation, Shane accepted a full-time job with Walt Disney World in Orlando, FL. He spent the next 8 years working at various venues on special events throughout Walt Disney World property and also traveled with the Walt Disney Company. In 2004, after freelance work... Read More →
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Simon Evans

Senior Director of Creative AV, TAO Hospitality
Since joining the TAO Group in 2015, Simon has been responsible for some of the company’s biggest openings and most iconic productions. From the ground breaking 8k resolution LED content at Marquee Singapore to the jaw dropping 360 animations on display in Ling Ling - one of our... Read More →
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Matt Veitch

Studio Producer, Ammonite Studios
I advise UK-based and worldwide networked commercial arts, media, and entertainment companies on arts development, production training, provision, and policy. Core interests: origination of cutting-edge production training for the theatre/TV and entertainment sectors; arts education... Read More →
Saturday December 7, 2024 9:00am - 5:00pm PST
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1:00pm PST

LDI Portfolio & Website Review: Lighting and Projection
Saturday December 7, 2024 1:00pm - 5:00pm PST
TBA
All students and young professionals are invited to participate in the LDI Portfolio and Website Review.  Bring your portfolio and/or digital device to get tips one-on-one from the industry's top professionals. Co-moderated by Brackley Frayer and Deanna Fitzgerald. All participants will get a code for a free LDI expo hall pass.

Sign up for time slots here: LDI Portfolio & Website Review 
Moderators
avatar for Deanna Fitzgerald

Deanna Fitzgerald

Lighting Designer, Heart Of Light
Deanna Fitzgerald is a lighting designer and member of United Scenic Artists. Her lighting design credits include a wide range of theatre, dance, opera, circus-themed, puppets, architectural lighting and more. Deanna the author of The Heart of Light, a primer for a life and career... Read More →
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Brackley Frayer

Lighting Designer, Emeritus Professor UNLV
Brackley Frayer is an Emeritus  Professor of lighting design at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He has designed Oedipus at Polonus at the Delphi theater in Greece, for the International Ancient Greek Theater Festival. Regional design credits include work with Nevada Conservatory... Read More →
Speakers
avatar for Michelle Habeck

Michelle Habeck

Area Head Live Design and Production, UT Live Design and Production
Michelle Habeck’s design work is seen nationally at The Guthrie Theater, Goodman Theatre, CenterStage in Baltimore, Alliance Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Seattle Children’s Theatre, and many others. She has enjoyed the great pleasure of collaborating... Read More →
avatar for Ebony Madry

Ebony Madry

Product Manager, Designer, WastedPotential & Brite Ideas
Ebony Madry, committee member for the ‘Pat MacKay Diversity In Design’ Scholarships (part of LDI’s Foster the Future program), works for WastedPotential as Lead Project Manager, overseeing and supporting tours with creative direction, production design, production advance... Read More →
avatar for Roma Flowers

Roma Flowers

Professor Emeritus, lighting/projection designer, Texas Christian University (TCU)
Roma Flowers has designed lighting for theatre, music concerts and dance. A recipient of a New York Dance and Performance Award (a.k.a. Bessie) for her lighting designs, she considers herself fortunate to have worked with such diverse artists in the field of theatre, dance and music... Read More →
avatar for Ann Archbold

Ann Archbold

Associate Dean/College of Liberal Arts, University of Nevada, Reno
Professionally, Ann has designed lighting for over 600 events for theatre, industrials, opera, dance, live concerts and television throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. Her design work includes productions for The Malta International Arts Festival, The Old Globe Theatre... Read More →
avatar for Sharon Huizinga

Sharon Huizinga

University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music (CCM)- Associate Professor of Lighting, Academy of Live Technology at Rock Lititz - Program Director
Sharon has been a lighting designer, programmer, and educator for over 20 years, living and working around the world and in many different areas of our industry. She lived in Amsterdam for several years where she was up to various things including working for the Dutch National Opera... Read More →
avatar for David Finn

David Finn

Lighting Designer, David Finn Design
David Finn’s professional career as a lighting designer began at the age of 16, working for the puppeteer Burr Tillstrom and Kukla, Fran & Ollie.For five years, David assisted lighting designer Jennifer Tipton – beginning in 1988 with Jerome Robbins’ Broadway. David assisted... Read More →
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Christina Giannelli

Lighting Designer
Christina Giannelli has designed original lighting for ballets by Julia Adam, Christopher Bruce, Jorma Elo, Donald McHale, Kenneth McMillan, Trey McIntyre, Dennis Nahat, Ben Stevenson, Glen Tetley, Natalie Weir, Stanton Welch, and Lila York, among others. In the course of her career... Read More →
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Anne McMills

Head of Lighting, MFA in Design and Technology, San Diego State University
Anne E. McMills is a lighting designer, professor, and author. Her career extends across the many facets of the lighting world—from theatre (regional to Broadway and the West End) to television and theme parks to architectural lighting, corporate industrials, concerts, cruise ships... Read More →
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David Lee Cuthbert

Lighting, Projection, and Scenic Designer, UC Santa Cruz
David Lee Cuthbert: A professor of design at UC Santa Cruz and proud member of USA 829 for over two decades focusing on lighting, projections, and scenic disciplines.  Broadway: Billy Crystal’s 700 Sundays 2004, 2013, and HBO.  Off Broadway: The Snow Queen at NYMF and The Open... Read More →
avatar for Mary Stebbins

Mary Stebbins

Lighting Designer, Carnegie Mellon School of Drama
Mary Ellen Stebbins (Lighting Design) Based in New York City, collaborations include work with Little Island, AMOC*, MCC Theater, Shakespeare Theater Company, Opera Philadelphia, Juilliard, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, as well as Theresa Rebeck, CYI Studio, Clare Barron, A$AP Rocky... Read More →
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Christina Watanabe

Lighting Designer, University of Nevada Las Vegas
Christina is an award-winning lighting designer and educator for theatre, dance, music, and events. Regional: Denver Center, Trinity Rep, Dallas Theatre Center, Contemporary American Theatre Festival, The Rep St. Louis, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Arkansas... Read More →
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Sherrice Mojgani

Lighting Designer, Tulane Associate Professor- Theater and Dance
Sherrice Mojgani (she/her) is a New Orleans-based theatrical lighting designer. She has designed for  Arena Stage, Round House Theater,  La Jolla Playhouse, Pittsburgh Public Theater, The Guthrie, and The Old Globe. Sherrice is an Associate Professor in the Department of Theater... Read More →
Saturday December 7, 2024 1:00pm - 5:00pm PST
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6:00pm PST

All Networking Events - Access Only
Saturday December 7, 2024 6:00pm - Monday December 9, 2024 8:00pm PST
Join your industry colleagues for Exclusive AFTER DARK Networking Experiences, featuring an exciting lineup of events at premier Las Vegas venues.

Event: Welcome Networking Event
Saturday 12/7/2024
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Venue: Cheapshot

Event: Official Networking Event
Sunday 12/8/2024
8:30pm-10:30pm
Venue: Beer Park

Event: Official Networking Event
Monday 12/9/2024
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Venue: Atomic Golf
with golf play included

*Upgrade to the VIP All Access Pass to get all the benefits of the All Access Pass plus a 2-hour open bar at all three networking events
Saturday December 7, 2024 6:00pm - Monday December 9, 2024 8:00pm PST
Park on Fremont, Beer Park, Atomic Golf
  Special Events, Networking
  • Item Code ACCESS
  • Early bird pricing 49

6:00pm PST

All Networking Events -VIP Access + Open Bar
Saturday December 7, 2024 6:00pm - Monday December 9, 2024 10:00pm PST
Join your industry colleagues for Exclusive AFTER DARK Networking Experiences, featuring an exciting lineup of events at premier Las Vegas venues. VIP All Access Pass with a 2-hour open bar at all three networking events. Light bites included.
Saturday 12/7/2024
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Venue: Cheapshot
Event: Official Networking Event
Sunday 12/8/2024
8:30pm-10:30pm
Venue: Beer Park
Event: Official Networking Event
Monday 12/9/2024
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Venue: Atomic Golf
with golf play included


Saturday December 7, 2024 6:00pm - Monday December 9, 2024 10:00pm PST
Cheapshot, Beer Park, Atomic Golf
  Special Events, Networking
  • Item Code VIPN
  • Early bird pricing 279

10:00pm PST

LDI After Dark at Hakkasan Nightclub
Saturday December 7, 2024 10:00pm - Sunday December 8, 2024 4:00am PST
MGM
Las Vegas opens its arms – and dance floors – to LDI and DSE attendees. Present your LDI or DSE badge for free entry into the hottest clubs in town. It’s the perfect way to check out the gear as you dance the night away. Each night will have exclusive VIP expedited entry and access to special VIP table booking options.

After Dark Club Schedule:
  • Thursday, December 5 – TAO (Venetian)
  • Friday, December 6 – Omnia (Caesars Palace)
  • Saturday, December 7 – Hakkasan (MGM Grand)
  • Sunday, December 8 – Marquee Drenched After Dark (Comopolitan) &  LIV Nightclub (Fontainebleau)
  • Monday, December 9 – Jewel (Aria)
  • Tuesday, December 10 – Omnia (Caesars Palace)
Saturday December 7, 2024 10:00pm - Sunday December 8, 2024 4:00am PST
MGM
  Special Events, Networking
  • Early bird pricing Complimentary with Badge
  • price after 10/14 Complimentary with Badge
 

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