PERG was thrilled to finally reinstate our in-person events in 2022. At NAB, PERG announced the Equitable Workforce Initiative, sponsored by NETFLIX. The week after that, PERG held its pre-Cinco de Mayo in LA. This networking/social event, co-hosted by the AICP, was held at the lovely Culver Hotel and was well attended. A month later it was time for the Cine Gear Expo, and the PERG Rental House Breakfast. This year, the breakfast was also a fundraiser for the Behind the Scenes charity. The breakfast was held at Tom’s Watch Bar, a sports bar that is easy walking distance to the show LA Convention Center, where the show was held this year. The upscale venue is filled with screens, giving the breakfast a backdrop of music videos and messages about PERG programs and PERG’s sponsors. The breakfast was attended by about 75 people, vendors, and rental companies, from as far away as the Netherlands and United Kingdom, and facilitating relaxed, uninterrupted conversations between them. The event raised $1680 from 112 donations for Behind the Scenes.
PERG partnered with Filmscape Chicago to offer a full day of training targeted specifically for rental company employees. The event, which was held at CineCity Studios on Friday June 24th, was followed by a multitude of other educational session that took place at the weekend trade show, the 25th and 26th. Most of the local Chicago rental companies sent representatives to the rental company training session, which covered the new Alexa 35 camera from ARRI; 12-volt and 24-volt battery systems from CORE SWX; configuration, calibration, connectivity of ARRI Skypanels and Orbiter lighting systems; high-level insights into wide-gamut production monitors and live color controls from Flanders Scientific, Inc.; a discussion of Zoom lenses from Canon; and a presentation on large format directors viewfinders and filters from Lindsey Optics.
On October 11th, we are looking forward to bringing back the AICP/PERG Oktoberfest Party in Manhattan (see AICP/PERG Oktoberfest, in this issue).
PERG thanks all the companies that have sponsored our events this year!
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