| PERG News: November 2018 |
Dear PERG Members and Associates,
In this issue:
- PERG to Serve as Conduit to Members for Netflix Info
- LiteGear’s LiteMat Fixtures Make All the Difference to Industry Professionals in Need
- RENTAL Guard Plays Crucial Role in $3M Recovery by Argentinian Police
- Lori Rubinstein Retires as Executive Director of ESTA
Major Theft Recovery—List on PERG Website.
On September 13, in a joint operation with officials from the Argentinian police, the New York Police Department Major Crimes Squad, the FBI and the U.S. Embassy in Buenos Aires, approximately $3 million in stolen cameras, lenses and other film equipment was seized in Buenos Aires. A list of items is available to view online at www.esta.org/perg_argentinarecovery. If you have been a victim of theft and believe that items on this list were stolen from you, you must submit information on the theft and either a police report detailing the items or an original bill of sale showing serial numbers to argentinarecovery@esta.org. See article later in this issue: RENTAL GUARD Plays Crucial Role in $3M Recovery by Argentinian Police.
The AICP/PERG Oktoberfest, held in Manhattan on October 23rd, was attended by a record number of guests from all parts of the New York production community. The AICP’s Kristen Wilcha and PERG’s Paul Royalty addressed the assembly briefly to thank the sponsors and toast the success of this perennial co-hosted event.
Work has begun on the 2019 Edition of the Digest of Fraud and Theft Prevention Measures. The PERG Council formed a committee to update the document, which was first released in April 2017. The 34-page document is informed by real-world, industry-specific incidents collected by RENTAL GUARD from hundreds of thefts between 2014 and the present. The Digest leverages our industry’s collective knowledge to provide our members with a unique resource. PERG members are invited to comment and contribute to existing topics or suggest others. Please contact harry.box@esta.org. PERG plans to release the updated document first quarter of 2019.
The PERG Council held its fall executive meeting on October 23rd in Brooklyn, New York. The fall meeting is in large part a strategy meeting, planning the events and initiatives for 2019 including the PERG General Membership Meeting at NAB, AICP/PERG Cinco de Mayo party in Los Angeles, and the PERG event at Cine Gear, Los Angeles. http://www.esta.org/PERG/perg_council.html.
Harry Box
Manager of the ESTA Production Equipment Rental Group (PERG)
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