Welcome!
Back by popular demand The PLASA Rigging Conference returns for a third time on the 10 and 11 September 2012. The 2-day international event creates an annual opportunity for the global rigging community to discuss ideas, for the appraisal of new developments and to review progress of initiatives and projects. In 2011, the combined muscle of industry heavyweights, manufacturers, engineers and safety professionals challenged accepted thinking and dispelled several industry myths. This year will again provide an occasion to debate issues and continue the process of developing this still relatively new industry sector.
Who should attend?
The conference is unique in being the only annual meeting of its size dedicated solely to the rigging community. It brings together practitioners, managers, engineers, safety professionals and policy makers to exchange information and inspire new research, curriculum building and professional development. Over 200 delegates from 30 countries are expected to take part this year so there is no better place to come together with your peers from the global rigging community.
Find out more about this year's event
Introducing Roy...
Our key-note speaker this year is Roy Bickel. Roy Bickel was the first rigger in the United States to undertake large arena tours. He started performing and rigging in an amateur circus in Florida in the late 1950's. He worked as a professional circus performer for several years as Roy Zacchini 'The Human Cannonball', and as a trapeze flyer and catcher, trampoline artiste and rigger.
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The Riggers' Forum
The Riggers' Forum will take place once again on the Sunday afternoon prior to the conference, 9 September 2012. This informal event is aimed at riggers who may not be able to attend the full 2-day conference, but would nonetheless welcome the opportunity to get together and discuss the issues affecting their working life. Topics of discussion will be announced soon, so watch this space for more info...
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Conference Topics
The full programme is in development as we speak but, as a taster, this year we'll be looking at codes of practice across the EU and the practicalities of standardising these; we'll talk about dynamic forces which are often overlooked in rigging and, in a session dedicated to ground supported structures, we'll examine the minimum requirements for their use.
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