The Joint Training Initiative of The ESTA Foundation and USITT announces upcoming Lighting, Console, and Electrical Training Sessions to be held in the Chicago area. The four-day schedule of courses will consist of parallel tracks designed for lighting programmers, technicians, and electricians. Sessions will be held August 18-21, 2008 at the facilities of Intelligent Lighting Creations, Arlington Heights, IL
Console Training will be conducted by a team of experienced programmers headed by Steve Irwin of the Show Training Network as well as programmers/lighting designers  Dabney Forest and Rick Smith.
The Electrical and Automated Lighting courses will be taught by ETCP Recognized Trainer Richard Wolpert and Richard Cadena, ETCP Certified Entertainment Electrician and an ETCP Recognized Trainer.

ETCP Certified Entertainment Electricians will receive renewal credits towards re-certification for attending these sessions.

Course descriptions, fees, and the registration form are available online at the ESTA website.