Michael Goldenberg talks Order of the Phoenix

SnitchSeeker.com: "In an interview with Carnegie Mellon Today, Michael Goldenberg, the screenwriter for the fifth film, talks about his experience writing Order of the Phoenix. Specifically he speaks about the process of adaptation, the character of James Potter and father figures."

Two selected in Met auditions

Post Gazette: "It was an abundance of riches at the district and regional rounds of the Metropolitan Opera Auditions, which took place at Carnegie Mellon University's Kresge Theater on Saturday and Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland Sunday."

Miles Mogulescu: A Modest Suggestion on How to End the WGA Strike: Agree That Internet Residuals in the New Contract are Not Precedential

The Huffington Post: "Since my day job is entertainment law, let me take a moment off from writing about things like the presidential primaries, single payer health care, Iraq, and constitutional rights, and put my two cents in about the Writers Guild strike."

Tait Towers Partners With Bette Midler In Vegas

LiveDesign: "Tait Towers is responsible for the stage renovation and transformation in the 4,100-seat Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The 2008 season kicks off February 20th with Bette Midler’s The Showgirl Must Go On and will be followed by legendary hit maker Cher and Caesars Palace alum, Elton John."

Alice Experiments In Wonderland is a partnership between the University of Central Florida, Bradley University in Central Illinois, and the University

LiveDesign: "Student performers from three universities across the continent will be leaping from stage to stage in a digital-age version of Lewis Carroll's classic that achieves the latest breakthroughs in cutting-edge, distance theatre technology.
As part of the first affordable and easily replicable show that merges three universities' stages, casts and audiences into one interactive experience, students will pull spectators through the looking glass and into an innovative “Internet2 wonderland.”"

Two New ESTA Fog And Smoke Documents Available For Free Public Review

LiveDesign: "The public reviews run through March 17; when March 18 starts, the reviews are over. The first is a reaffirmation of the existing ANSI E1.5 - 2003, Entertainment Technology - Theatrical Fog Made With Aqueous Solutions Of Di- And Trihydric Alcohols. The standard describes the composition of theatrical fogs or artificial mists that are not likely to be harmful to healthy performers, technicians, or audience members of normal working age, which is 18 to 64 years of age, inclusive. It is limited to those fogs and mists made from a solution of water and one or more dihydric or trihydric alcohols, and is intended to be applicable in theatres, arenas, and other places of entertainment or public assembly."

Registration now open for Live Design Broadway Master Classes

LiveDesign: "Tony Award-winning LD Jules Fisher and legendary sound designer Abe Jacob will once again serve as the creative consultants for the 2008 Broadway Master Classes, produced by Live Design in New York City, May 16-22, 2008. Online registration at is now open with a special early bird special representing $1000 off all prices through the end of March 2008."

ETCP

LOS ANGELES CONVENTION CENTER IS FIRST MAJOR WEST COAST FACILITY TO REQUIRE ETCP CERTIFICATION FOR ALL RIGGING SUPERVISORS

Los Angeles, CA – January 18^th, 2008 – The Los Angeles Convention Center (LACC) is the first major west coast convention center to take the lead on requiring all its rigging supervisor hires to be certified under Entertainment Technician Certification Program (ETCP). In an effort to enhance client and patron safety while meeting the challenges of ever increasing technical demands, LACC has revised its criteria that companies must meet in order to qualify for placement on their list of approved rigging contractors. One of the qualifications is that all rigging supervisors and managers must be ETCP Certified. New vendors must meet these qualifications immediately to be considered for placement, while previously approved vendors have until the end of 2008 to certify their lead riggers.

Thomas Fields, Building Superintendent of Show Operations at the Los Angeles Convention Center, initiated the revision to the center’s criteria stating, "We consider public safety to be paramount. We take necessary steps to assure we have prudent procedures and safeguards in place to protect the public." Mr. Fields further added that, "proper knowledge of rigging principals, components, equipment, related engineering, and the application thereof is vital to assuring public safety. With the creation of the ETCP credential, we now have a means of measuring the knowledge of riggers in our industry."

There are three ways employees can be tested to receive certification. The exams are available for computer based-testing and a candidate can make arrangements to take the exam at one of 190 testing centers around the U.S and in Canada. If a company has as few as ten candidates interested in taking the exam, ETCP can arrange for on-site test administration. The examinations will also be administered in conjunction with the USITT Conference & Stage Expo in March 2008 in Houston, TX. Those interested in taking the exams at USITT must submit their application by February 15, 2008.

If companies are looking to hire a competent rigger or entertainment electrician who is dedicated to safety on the job, the list of Certified Entertainment Technicians on the ETCP website is searchable by name, city, or certification type. Not only did these technicians pass a rigorous assessment, they also signed an agreement to abide by the ETCP Certified Entertainment Technician Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct.

Broadway preview: Spring onstage

amNY.com: "The fall season gave us a plethora of plays, but a disconcerting shortage of good musicals and a crippling stagehand strike. The spring theater season, however, will be pretty lively. We'll see long-awaited revivals of three classic American musicals, a Tennessee William play with an all-black cast, the Broadway transfers of both a hip-hop musical and alternative rock musical, and even Elaine Stritch doing Beckett."

Playwrights Selected For First Annual Emerging Writers Group

Stage-directions: "Expanding on its 50-year history of developing new plays and cultivating new voices for the American Theatre, The Public Theatre (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis, Executive Director Mara Manus) has announced the 12 members of the inaugural Emerging Writers Group, a new program launching next month that targets playwrights at the earliest stages in their careers, providing necessary resources and support."

Writers still striking; aspiring scribe worried about future

Venues Magazine | The Daily Collegian Online: "Jeff Kornberg's dream is to be a television writer, but he's leaving school at the wrong time.
'I'm graduating this semester, and I might go into a field that's on strike,' he said. 'But I feel like, without the writers, TV wouldn't work.'"

The Play's The Thing: Theaters get tax break, but it's never enough

Times Ledger: "The United States is one of the very few Western countries without formal government support of the arts. (We don't have universal health coverage either, but that's another story.) Yes, we do have the National Endowment for the Arts, established in 1965 as an independent fund-granting agency, but despite the great deal of political controversy that it has generated, its budget is miniscule, compared by some as equivalent to five inches worth of a B-1 bomber."

Writers’ Strike: Now We Mean It

MarketingPilgrim: "It’s been two months. We’re all sure our favorite shows are on their last reserves of scripts.
And now the Writers Guild of America finally means it. They’re bringing in the big guns. Er, pens.
Today is the deadline for “Strike TV” proposals. And what is Strike TV? It will be an online video channel featuring professional WGA scripts."

Striking Writers Plan Online Channel

MediaPost Publications: "WRITER PROPOSALS FOR THE WRITERS Guild of America's 'Strike TV' Internet fund-raiser are due today. Set to launch in February, the online channel will feature original video shows created by working professionals in the TV and Film industry."

Columbus McKinnon Raffles Hoist and Donates Proceeds to Behind the Scenes

Lighting&Sound America Online - News: "A raffle to benefit the Behind the Scenes program was held by Columbus McKinnon Entertainment Technology during the recent 2007 LDI Show. CM-ET awarded Jamie Lite, owner of Atlantic Stage Lighting of Catonsville, Maryland, with a Prostar 500lb. capacity electric chain hoist. The prize included a chain container as well."

ETC Commits To Light Relief

Live Design: "ETC has supported the fund raising efforts of Light Relief since it was formed in 2001, making many donations over the years. Now the company’s UK office has pledged ongoing support for the charity over the next five years, with five annual donations totalling £12,500."

EMPOWER

EMPOWER: Engineering for a Sustainable Future is a unique program which explores Brazil’s approach to energy, including hydroelectric power and ethanol fuel.

The EMPOWER program is centered around a three-credit course from the University of Pittsburgh and includes nine days of site visits and plant tours in Sao Paulo and Foz do Iguacu, Brazil. The course can be completed online for students who are not in the Pittsburgh area.

The EMPOWER course will be offered during the summer term, with an international field trip to Brazil from August 7-17, 2008. The $3800 (estimated) program fee includes:

• Tuition for the three-credit online spring semester course offered by the University of Pittsburgh
• Roundtrip international airfare between Miami and Brazil as well as travel within Brazil
• Hotel accommodations, breakfasts, transportation and cultural activities while in Brazil
• Visa fee and visa processing fee
• Medical insurance during the international portion.

Engineering or science students who are interested in issues of sustainability and clean power will be ideally suited for the program. Applicants should be juniors or returning seniors (graduating seniors will be reviewed on an individual basis). U.S. citizenship is not required for the program.

Application Deadline: Friday February 15, 2008.

Interested students should visit http://www.iaesteunitedstates.org/IntProgs/STEP/EMPOWER.htm or contact techabroad@aipt.org with questions.

Internship - Outreach

SPRING 2008
Workshop Leaders
Take Back the Hill

The Center for the Arts in Society at Carnegie Mellon is seeking three interns/workshop leaders for a youth outreach program at the Hill House in the Hill District, a predominantly African-American neighborhood in Pittsburgh. The program offers Hill teens an opportunity to explore a current topic and to create a ’zine in response to it.

As mentors, consultants, critics, and readers, the interns lead the middle school students through experiences that will give them ideas for creative expression. Center faculty and staff will serve as advisors to and resources for workshop leaders on the project.

The participants meet once a week at the Blakey Building in the Hill District. The workshops cover creative expression through writing, collage, design, and other elements of putting together a teen ‘zine. Interns will be working with other workshop leaders for the Carnegie Science Center’s Mission Discovery.

Details:
One day per week (to be determined)
4:00 – 6:00 PM (negotiable)
Program begins: Immediately

Requirements: Enthusiasm and creativity. Experience working with teens strongly recommended. Experience with professional or creative writing, photography, drawing, cartooning, and/or design layout helpful. Travel to the Hill District will be necessary. Training will be provided.

Application process: Email name, academic background, a brief paragraph outlining experience in writing, arts, communications, or design to Krista Campbell kcampbell@cmu.edu, or call 412-268-5279 for more information.


Internship/Independent Study credit may be arranged, and a small stipend is available.

Fellowship

David L. Boren Scholarship and Fellowship- Undergraduate



The Institute of International Education is pleased to announce the
beginning of the 2008-2009 National Security Education Program (NSEP)
David L. Boren Scholarship and Fellowship competitions. Created in 1991,
NSEP awards undergraduate scholarships and graduate fellowships to
American students for study of world regions critical to U.S. interests
(including Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin
America and the Caribbean, and the Middle East). Boren Scholarships
provide up to $20,000 for an academic year's study abroad. . The
application deadline for the Boren Fellowship is January 30. For
information and the online applications for the scholarships and
fellowships are available on the Institute of International Education's
website: www.iie.org/nsep. For more information please contact us at
1-800-618-NSEP or nsep@iie.org.

DEADLINE: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2008

David L. Boren Scholarship and Fellowship- Graduate

The Institute of International Education is pleased to announce the
beginning of the 2008-2009 National Security Education Program (NSEP)
David L. Boren Scholarship and Fellowship competitions. Created in 1991,
NSEP awards undergraduate scholarships and graduate fellowships to
American students for study of world regions critical to U.S. interests
(including Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin
America and the Caribbean, and the Middle East). Boren Fellowships
provide up to $30,000 for language study and international research.
Application deadline for the Boren Scholarship is February 12.
Information and the online applications for the scholarships and
fellowships are available on the Institute of International Education's
website: www.iie.org/nsep. For more information please contact us at
1-800-618-NSEP or nsep@iie.org.

ULS

Happy New Year! We again have a great set of lectures....

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Tuesday, January 22^nd

7:30 pm - Carnegie Library Lecture Hall, 4400 Forbes Avenue

(PLEASE NOTE TIME AND LOCATION!)

TOWN MEETING ON U.S. FOREIGN POLICY: WHAT MAINSTREAM MEDIA DON’T TELL US ABOUT IRAN/IRAQ

SCOTT RITTER was one of UNSCOM's most senior weapons inspectors in Iraq between 1991 and 1998, after having served for eight years as an intelligence officer in the U.S. Marine Corps. As a Marine, he conducted arms inspections in the former Soviet Union, and provided analysis of Iraq's missile capacity to General Schwarzkopf in the 1991 Gulf War. "The important thing to know about Scott Ritter is that he was right." - Seymour Hersh

AMBASSADOR EDWARD PECK served as Chief of Mission in Iraq and Mauritania, Embassy officer in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Egypt; Deputy Director of the Cabinet Task Force on Terrorism at the Reagan White House; Deputy Coordinator of Covert Intelligence Programs at the State Department; and Liaison Officer to the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the Pentagon. With two tours of active duty as a paratrooper, he served from Private to 1st Lieutenant.

Moderated by Retired U.S. Ambassador and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associate Editor, Dan Simpson

Q&A and book signing by Mr. Ritter will immediately follow.

Copies of Target Iran and Waging Peace will be available for sale.

Co-sponsored by Carnegie Mellon University, Physicians for Social Responsibility, Consortium of Educational Resources on Islamic Studies, Thomas Merton Center, U.S. Tour of Duty, American Friends Service Committee, Pittsburgh Persian Gulf Initiative, Pittsburgh Network of Spiritual Progressives, University of Pittsburgh’s Ridgway Center for International Security Studies, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, Center for International Legal Education, and the Global Studies Program at the University Center for International Studies.

Thursday, January 24^th

4:30-6 pm - Kresge Theater, CFA

Risë Wilson, Founder, The Laundromat Project

INNOVATIONS IN FUNDING AND ACCESS TO THE ARTS

Sponsored by the Heinz School's Institute for Social Innovation

Risë Wilson, the winner of a prestigious Echoing Green fellowship, is the founder of The Laundromat Project (TLP), an innovative nonprofit venture consisting of self-service laundries that double as community arts centers in Bedford-Stuyvesant and Harlem. TLP engages people that may not actively seek out an arts experience and/or may not be involved in social change initiatives. Through programs and workshops that focus on visual literacy as well as art making and exhibition, TLP raises awareness around issues affecting its community and creates opportunities for social critiques that lead to action. As a social enterprise, TLP employs an innovative funding model, whereby income from laundromats provides a source of sustained revenue for the arts organization. This lecture is part of the University Lecture Series and.

Monday, January 28^th

4:30pm – Adamson Wing, 136A Baker Hall

Deirdre Clemente, Former Fashion Editor and PhD Candidate, History, Carnegie Mellon

YOU LOOK TERRIBLE: HOW NOT TO DRESS FOR A JOB INTERVIEW

Your mom no longer picks out your clothes or makes sure they are ironed, but from the looks of many CMU students, those days are gone too soon. Flip flops and stained sweatpants are now worn in the dorm or on a date but, when it comes to an interview, dressing like a slob can cost you a job. Please join former fashion editor and Ph.D. candidate in the History Department, Deirdre Clemente, as she lectures on the seven deadly sins of dressing for a job interview. Common miscalculations include seasonally inappropriate attire, ill-fitting clothing, and forgotten grooming. So, leave your tank tops, dirty backpacks, and Simpsons’ ties at home and join us for a seminar on how to step up your style.

Thursday, January 31^st

4:30pm – Adamson Wing, 136A Baker Hall

M.L. (Missy) Cummings, Assistant Professor, Aeronautics and Astronautics, MIT

THE SOCIAL AND ETHICAL IMPACT OF AUTOMATED DECISION SUPPORT DESIGNS

Sponsored by the Humanities Scholars Program and the International Relations Program/H&SS

Because of the inherent complexity of socio-technical systems, automated decision support systems, often seen as legitimate authorities, are particularly vulnerable to potential ethical pitfalls that include diminishing moral agency and responsibility, as well as an erosion of accountability. This talk will focus on the development of human computer interfaces for decision support systems, which can introduce a moral buffer, a form of psychological distancing, that allows people to ethically distance themselves from their actions.

A naval officer and military pilot from 1988-1999, Cummings was one of the Navy's first female fighter pilots. She is currently Assistant Professor in the Aeronautics & Astronautics Department at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

The University Lecture Series is a partnership between the Office of the Vice Provost for Education and the Division of Student Affairs. All lectures are FREE and open to the public. For additional information, please call 412-268-8677 or send email inquiries to cr2@andrew.cmu.edu. All lectures are on Carnegie Mellon’s Oakland campus, unless otherwise noted.

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