PERG News: September 2026

       

| PERG News: September 2026 | 

In This Issue:

The Value of Traditional Rental Companies

How can you talk to people in the industry about our place in the motion picture ecosystem? The PERG Council has developed these helpful talking points to get you started. Read more...

PERG Virtual General Membership Meeting

You're invited to join us for a general membership meeting September 23rd on Zoom! Learn more about what PERG is doing for you and meet our new PERG Manager, Mark Wofford, formerly of PC&E. Come with questions, leave with answers! Read more...

Collaborate with PERG and spread the word

Help PERG spread the word about the value of rental houses by collaborating on social media posts. Read more...

AICP and PERG Oktoberfest is Wednesday October 14th

The AICP and PERG are delighted to once again celebrate the New York production community with an evening of fine cuisine and camaraderie. Read more...

Spotlight on New Member: Camera Ambassador in Chicago

Camera Ambassador, based in Chicago, has re-joined PERG with a philosophy that puts relationships, technical expertise, and service at the center of the rental experience. Read more...

PERG Congratulates Damián Ortiz on completion of EWI program

Before joining PERG’s EWI program, Damián was already showing up at rigging trainings and other industry events in the Albuquerque area, eager to join lighting and grip crews out in the field. Read more...

Filmscape Panel Discussion on “Making Great Relationships with Rental Companies

The PERG panel discussion, “Making Great Relationships with Rental Companies,” on Saturday June 27 at Filmscape in Chicago offered a candid and practical conversation about one of the most important—and sometimes overlooked—parts of the production process: building strong, productive relationships between production professionals and the rental companies that support them. Read more...

Tiger Group Announces Auction

Tiger Group is offering more than 300 lots of high-quality broadcast, production and AV gear valued at approximately $1.5 million from National Broadcasting Studio in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. Read more...

PERG News: June 2026

      

| PERG News: June 2026 | 

In This Issue:

Sixteen Years of Stewardship, Growth, and Gratitude as PERG Begins Its Next Chapter

"It has been my privilege and pleasure to serve as PERG Manager from 2010 to 2026. During that time, I have been fortunate to work alongside an exceptional group of people, the PERG Council and the ESTA staff, and help develop many of the programs and initiatives that have strengthened our community and delivered value to members." Read more...

PERG Rental House Breakfast Brings Industry Together at Cine Gear 2026

PERG's annual Rental House Breakfast once again proved to be one of the highlights of the Cine Gear weekend. Held on Saturday, June 6, 2026, at the Smoke House in Universal City, Los Angeles, the event welcomed 110 attendees for two hours of networking, camaraderie, and a hearty breakfast before the start of the busy trade show day. Read more...

AICP and PERG Annual Spring Mixer

On Tuesday, April 28 over 160 members of the AICP and PERG celebrated in Los Angeles at the annual co-hosted Spring Mixer. The event, which was held at Versatile Stages near Culver City in Los Angeles, brings together Executive Producers, Heads of Production, producers, and production staff from some of the finest commercial production companies in the world to rave it up with the leadership teams from rental companies that support their productions. Read more...

Inventory Management and Other Recent PERG Coffee Breaks

PERG's April 9, 2026 EWI Coffee Break focused on one of the most critical—and often overlooked—elements of rental house operations: inventory management. For this panel discussion on smart and efficient inventory practices, PERG welcomed three experienced rental house professionals: Chris Cottone of ARRI Rental, Alex Will of Daufenbach Camera, and Nick McKay of Keslow Camera. Read more...

PERG Celebrates EWI Trainees as New Cohort Begins

As PERG prepares to welcome a new group of participants into the Equitable Workforce Initiative (EWI), we are pleased to recognize one of the program's current success stories. Sponsored by Netflix, the EWI program provides entry-level employees at PERG member companies with six months of structured, hands-on training in rental house operations. Read more...

PERG News: April 2026

      

| PERG News: April 2026 | 

In This Issue:

Fujifilm at NAB: High-Utilization Glass for Today’s Production Mix

As production workflows continue to blur the lines between broadcast, live events, sports, and digital content, rental companies are under pressure to stock equipment that delivers maximum versatility, high utilization rates, and strong ROI. At NAB Show 2026, Fujifilm is introducing new FUJINON Lenses designed specifically for this shift. Read more...

Sony at NAB: The Power Behind Your Story

At this year’s NAB Show, Sony’s theme is ‘The Power Behind Your Story’ which demonstrates how our technologies are the driving force behind various forms of storytelling. At the booth, Sony will showcase an extensive suite of new technology for live production, virtual production, and the current lineup of cinema cameras. Read more...

Exciting Year for Pacific NW Lens Summit

If you have been following the Koerner Camera Instagram feed—or really almost any lens manufacturer's Instagram--you’ll know that March 19th through March 21st lens techs, lens vendors, and lens enthusiasts from all up and down the west coast, from all over the U.S., and from at least two other continents, descended on Portland, Oregon for the Pacific Northwest Lens Summit 2026. Read more...

PERG Raises the Existential Question at AICP Town Hall

At the AICP Town Hall meeting on March 12, 2026, PERG engaged the AICP on a topic that everyone acknowledged has been almost impossible for the rental industry to talk about but poses an existential threat to rental companies. Read more...

AICP/PERG Spring Mixer

The AICP/PERG Spring Mixer is all about the professional rental companies that support productions in LA getting together with the commercial production companies who shoot the spots. Read more...

Largest AV Sale of 2026

Tiger Group, by order of owner will be selling more than 1,000 lots of high-caliber audiovisual gear valued at approximately $7 million in a timed online auction opening April 30, marking the largest AV sale of 2026 to date. Read more...

Step Up This Season: Behind the Scenes Spring & Summer Mental Health Trainings

This spring and beyond, the Behind the Scenes Mental Health Initiative is offering a fresh schedule of virtual trainings, giving industry professionals renewed opportunities to build skills that support safer, healthier workplaces. Read more...

PERG News: March 2026

      

| PERG News: March 2026 | 

In This Issue:

Identity Verification Made Easier (and More Affordable)

As rental companies, we all need to grow our customers and that means working with new people. ID verification services can help relieve some of the anxiety about working with new renters. Read more...

You are Invited to an AICP Town Hall Meeting – A Discussion Between Rental Partners

On March 12, the AICP has invited PERG to make the presentation at their weekly virtual Town Hall meeting. The presentation is intended to offer commercial producers greater understanding of how equipment ends up on their film sets and discusses safety and the economic viability of the professional motion picture rental house in the future. Read more...

NAB and Other Upcoming PERG Events

The PERG meeting at NAB is a unique opportunity share face-to-face with rental colleagues and equipment manufacturers away from the bustling crowd at the booths. Read more...

 

A Celebration of Cinema Optics
Two days of innovation, education, and community in the heart of the Pacific Northwest! Koerner Camera is thrilled to announce the return of the Pacific Northwest Lens Summit to Portland, Oregon. Read more...

Lithium Battery Safety: What You Need to Know
Lithium batteries are part of everyday life. They power our phones, computers, cars, tools, and—within the motion picture and television industry—provide essential energy for cameras and other critical equipment. Read more...

Rental Guard Update and PERG’s Commitment to Theft Prevention
As you may know, the industry’s central source for fraud and theft information, RENTAL GUARD, has been undergoing renovation. Read more...

EWI Produces Coffee Breaks for All Rental Employees
PERG’s Equitable Workforce Initiative has partnered with many PERG members over the past three years. So far, the program has trained thirteen new energetic, passionate, young people who are now starting the assume positions of greater responsibility and importance at their companies or who have moved on and have successfully established themselves in the freelance crews. Read more...

PERG Newsletter: September 2025

    

| PERG News: September 2025 | 

In This Issue:

AICP/PERG Oktoberfest Event

PERG and the AICP are looking forward to once again bringing the New York production community together for an Oktoberfest-themed party on October 30 at ARRI Rental’s facility in Long Island City. Read more...

Affordable Customer Identity Verification Service Saves Rental Companies Time and Worry?

The motion picture and television production industry is fast-paced, collaborative, and filled with valuable equipment that keeps productions running. Unfortunately, it’s also a prime target for theft. Read more...

How Rental Companies are Thinking about AI

I get it. You are sick of hearing about it. It all sounds overhyped and seems to set unrealistic expectations. People are concerned it will displace them in their job. The new technology feels alienating and is a bit incomprehensible and frustrating to read or hear about. Read more...

PERG Council Appointments for 2026

Would you like to help decide the future of PERG? PERG members are encouraged to make nominations or nominate themselves to be members of the PERG Council. The deadline for nominations is December 1, 2025. Read more...

EWI 2025 Accepting Applications. Don’t Miss this Opportunity!

Rental companies have started submitting applications for the EWI 2025 program. PERG member rental companies should move quickly to secure a spot in the new grant cycle. The PERG program, which is sponsored by Netflix, pays all employee salary and payroll expenses for the first six months of employment. Read more...

Major Auction of Gear from Top-Tier Southern California Rental Houses

Tiger Group is pleased to present two upcoming timed online auctions featuring more than $4.5 million in premium audiovisual gear from top-tier Southern California rental houses. Read more...

PERG Newsletter: June 2025

     

| PERG News: June 2025 | 

In This Issue:

Liability of Third-Party-Owned Equipment Plus PERG Contract Addendum for Limiting Rental Company Exposure

In PERG’s recent Coffee Break, Understanding Your Legal Liability, four experts in the field explored liability as it relates to equipment rented by “third-parties” like crew members. Read more...

What You Can Do About Missing Equipment on Common Carrier

In May 2025, Cinema Shot, in Colorado, shipped a $77,400 Fujinon HA42 x 9.7 BERD-U48 lens via FedEx to Fujinon in New Jersey, returning a lens that was on loan. Read more...

Identity Verification: More Customers, Minus the Fraudsters

ESTA’s Plaid Identity Verification Service is starting to bear fruit. One of our early adopters reported that they were able to verify the identity of a customer who otherwise they might have mistrusted. Read more...

EWI 2025 Accepting Applications. Don’t Miss this Opportunity!

Rental companies have started submitting applications for the EWI 2025 program. PERG member rental companies should move quickly to secure a spot in the new grant cycle. The PERG program, which is sponsored by Netflix, pays all employee salary and payroll expenses for the first six months of employment. Read more...

PERG Breakfast at Cine Gear 2025

PERG hosted the PERG Rental House Breakfast at Cine Gear at the Garland Hotel, a few minutes from Universal Studios where Cine Gear tool place this year. About 70 rental companies attended the event, which took place from 8:30-11 am on Saturday, June 7. Read more...

What Tools and Resources Can Support Your Mental Health?
Behind the Scenes requests your participation in an anonymous online survey to explore mental health needs in a changing industry. Read more...

Have you made a career transition? Behind the Scenes wants to hear from you!
Have you made a career transition from one part of the industry to another? The BTS Mental Health Initiative would like to hear  your story for our new initiative to assist industry workers who find they need to make a change. Read more...

PERG Newsletter: April 2025

     

| PERG News: April 2025 | 

In This Issue:

AICP/PERG Cinco De Mayo

AICP and PERG members are invited to a rollicking good time hosted at Versatile Studios! Once again, we are bringing together the cream of the commercial world and the cream of LA's rental companies for an evening of fun. Read more...

PERG Membership Meeting at NAB 2025

On Monday April 7, PERG held its General Membership Meeting at NAB, at the Cine Central area in North Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center. About one hundred guests packed into the cordoned-off reception area provided by NAB for the event. Read more...

Message from the PERG Chair

A lot of organizations have been talking about a word lately—community. Community, what does that word really even mean? In this month’s issue of American Cinematographer, Shelly Johnson wrote a letter reflecting on how our very art form was built on the concept of joining together to collaborate– and how the ASC came into existence as a means of expanding on that art form and solving problems that arose within it. Read more...

Message from PERG Sponsors

Thanks to all our annual and event sponsors! Messages from Astera, Calzone & Anvil Case Company, FujiFilm, and Litegear. Read more...

PERG Coffee Breaks on YouTube

Coffee Breaks Greatest Hits 2023-2025. Read more... 

Tiger Group: Equipment Auction Announcements

Get ready for two incredible opportunities to acquire high-end audiovisual and production gear from premier rental companies. Read more... 

PERG Newsletter: March 2025

     

| PERG News: March 2025 | 

In This Issue:

RENTAL GUARD Aids Burbank Police, Insurance Companies Take Note

Ryan Levon Roman was already on probation for previous thefts within Los Angeles County and was out of compliance with his terms of probation as of August 2024. On February 28, 2025, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office filed one count of Grand Theft, a felony, against Roman. Read more...

Thieves Impersonating Legitimate Production Companies

Within the past six months PERG members have noted some recurring trends with regards to equipment rented and not returned. There have been a series of thefts and attempted thefts in which the thieves impersonated legitimate production companies. Read more...

Who is Liable when Rental Companies and Other Equipment Owners Provide Equipment Under One Rental Agreement to the Same Production?

Rental equipment companies often misunderstand or give little thought to their legal exposure when placing third party owned equipment on their rental contract. Batteries are one example of equipment and an item that the crew often asks to be added to the camera equipment rental package provided by the rental house. Read more...

ESTA Begins Onboarding Rental Companies with Plaid Identify Verification System

Half a dozen PERG members are now in the process of getting set up with their company-branded Plaid dashboard and scheduling a staff training session to begin using it. Read more...

PERG’s Bringing the Community Together at NAB

Come see your friends and colleagues at PERG's General Membership Meeting! Read more...

AICP/PERG Cinco De Mayo

AICP and PERG members are invited to a rollicking good time hosted at Versatile Studios! Once again, we are bringing together the cream of the commercial world and the cream of LA's rental companies for an evening of fun. Read more...

Tiger Auction Announcement

Tiger Group is excited to announce two incredible opportunities to acquire top-tier Pro AV gear. Our Online Auction on March 25-26 features $7.4M in Pro AV equipment from Industry Camera, a leading camera rental house, by consent of the secured creditor. Read more...

EWI’s Third Year of Rental Company Grants – Enrollment is Open!

PERG is excited to announce the third year of grants to rental companies as part of PERG’s Equitable Workforce Initiative (EWI), sponsored by Netflix. Read more...

EWI Coffee Break -- Portable Power and the Job of the Rigging Crew

Jim Mitchell, and Harry Box offer a primer on portable power distribution systems. Learn more about the roles of the best boy, rigging crew, and the rental company in making everything run smoothly for the shooting crew. Read more...

PERG Coffee Breaks on YouTube

Coffee Breaks Greatest Hits 2023-2025. Read more...

PERG Newsletter: January 2025

     

| PERG News: January 2025 | 

In This Issue:

PERG Updates

RENTAL GUARD, Coffee Breaks, PERG Calendar events, Protocol and more. Read more...

Letter from the PERG Chair

PERG extends our heartfelt support and solidarity to all those who continue to be affected by the devastating situation in California. Read more...

Identity Verification, ESTA Announces Major New Member Benefit

Plaid’s slogan is, “More customers, minus the fraudsters.” Plaid uses a streamlined process that takes only a couple minutes and provides information that can tell you if a new "customer" is a risk. Read more...

Thoughts About PERG in 2025

Now, more than ever, it's vital that the rental industry come together as a community. I am inviting you to join us at our live events at NAB, Cine Gear, and our other events, where we can connect face to face, share insights, and discuss the anticipated return of our industry. Read more...

The Return of Ryan Roman and Other Reasons to Use the QCA

Ryan Roman’s name appears in sixteen different reports on RENTAL GUARD. He is what you might call a regular. Between June 2022 and 2023 Roman tried to hit almost every rental company out there. Read more...

PERG Member Survey

PERG ran a six-question member survey between Jan 7 and Jan 21 for the purpose of getting member input on PERG programing for 2025. There were 38 respondents to the survey. Here’s what we found out. Read more...

EWI Candidates Turn Learned Skills into New Careers
EWI Candidates Turn Learned Skills into New Careers by EWI Coordinator, Alison Cupples, was published in Protocol, Winter 2025. EWI is about to begin its third year providing grants to rental companies and bringing diverse employees into the workforce. Read more...

In Protocol:

• Getting to net zero production: part 1 by Guy Holt
  Given the climate emergency, getting to net zero in the production of entertainment events must be a top priority. Read more in Protocol...

• Getting to net zero production: part 2 by Guy Holt
  In part one of this series, we discovered that it is possible to get to net zero production with battery energy storage systems (BESSs) that can be paralleled to increase capacity and runtime. Read more in Protocol...

BTS Announces New Webinar on Dealing with Substance Use in the Workplace

The Behind the Scenes Mental Health Initiative announces a new webinar Dealing with Substance Use in the Workplace: Why and How We Should Help. Read more...

PERG Newsletter: November 2024

     

| PERG News: November 2024 | 

In This Issue:

Deadline for 2024 EWI Grants
Rental companies wishing to participate in the 2024 PERG EWI program are coming up on the final deadline. Grants will only be available for a few more weeks, until November 29th. Companies are urged to apply by completing a simple online form during the next two weeks. Read more...

EWI Coffee Breaks
One of the ways that PERG supports the training efforts of our members who hire new workers under the EWI is to host educational EWI Coffee Breaks. In this series, industry vendors, manufacturers, and rental companies give presentations on topics that are essential to any employee’s understanding of entertainment technology and the rental industry. Read more...

Register now for Zeiss CinCraft Scenario Camera Tracking System
In our seventh session of Informative PERG EWI Coffee Breaks, we will hear from the team at Zeiss about their new real-time camera tracking system. Read more...

AICP/PERG Oktoberfest Rooftop Celebration
On October 1st the AICP and PERG once again cohosted the annual Oktoberfest Party. Over 120 AICP and PERG members attended the event from all around New York and Brooklyn. Read more...

PERG Rental Works User Group
The next PERG Rental Works User Group meeting starring Melissa Guzman (Implementation Manager at Rental Works) with a fabulous supporting cast of PERG Rental Companies! Read more...

Tiger Commercial & Industrial: Upcoming Auctions
Tiger Commercial & Industrial is hosting a series of upcoming auctions featuring high-quality AV gear, digital equipment, and real estate from renowned names in AV production and event technology. Read more...

Behind the Scenes Wellness Lounge and Shine a Light Campaign Return to LDI 2024
Following on the intense interest shown last year, Behind the Scenes and LDI are pleased to bring back the Wellness Lounge to LDI 2024, December 8-10 in Las Vegas. Read more...

A Limited Number of BTS Holiday Card Packs and Electronic Cards are Still Available!
The 2024 Behind the Scenes Holiday Cards are still available for purchase as card packs and E-cards online at the BTS Boutique. This year’s collection features six different designs created especially for the charity by Ola Kraszpulska, Rick Martin, Robert Mendoza, and Court Watson. Read more...

 

PERG Newsletter: August 2024

      

| PERG News: August 2024 | 

In This Issue:

PERG Launches EWI Coffee-Break Series
The first two EWI Coffee Breaks are now available strictly for PERG members. Links were emailed to member companies last week. Read more...

New Member Spotlight – DFI Rentals
DFI Rentals started as a production company called “DFI Studio,” based in Downtown Los Angeles. Tony Huang started the company with a couple of friends while attending USC Film School. Read more...

Upcoming EWI Coffee Breaks
In this session, Sony Master Trainer and DP Katie Eleneke and award-winning Director of Photography Michael Pessah, ASC, present a practical orientation and demonstration of Sony digital cinema cameras. Read more...

PERG Rental Works User Group Meetings
PERG continues to host User Group meetings in which individuals who use Rental Works have an opportunity to discuss implementation of the software and how it dovetails with their sales and operations procedures. Read more...

Is Your Rental Company Hiring? Consider EWI
As more jobs come back online in late summer and early fall, we anticipate many rental companies will be thinking about increasing their staffing to pre-strike levels. Read more...

Sponsor: About the LiteGear Spectrum Loyalty Program
LiteGear is excited to offer our loyal Spectrum customers amazing deals on the 2nd generation LiteMat Spectrum, the LiteDimmer Spectrum AC/DC 200, and the LiteDimmer Spectrum AC/DC 400. Read more...

 

PERG Newsletter: May 2024

     

| PERG News: May 2024 | 

In This Issue:

The AICP and PERG put on One Heck of a Party
On May 9, the AICP and PERG hosted the annual Spring Mixer at Versatile Studios in Los Angeles. Over 200 people RSVP’d for the party. Read more...

PERG Rental House Breakfast at Cine Gear
All PERG members should have received an invitation for the Rental House Breakfast at Cine Gear. If you have not received the invitation, and would like to attend, please contact perg@esta.org. Read more...

Basic Training for Entry-Level Rental Employees
When an entry-level employee starts work at a rental company, so much of the knowledge and skill essential to the smooth running of the operation is learned via on-the-job training. Read more...

Hallahan Group Offers Customer Vetting for Rental Companies
The latest rent to steal equipment schemes are becoming near impossible for rental houses to detect on their own without the assistance from professionals equipped to separate the real from fake and fraudulent identifications. Read more...

PERG General Membership Meeting at NAB
On April 15th, PERG held its General Membership Meeting at NAB. The meeting, which was held in the Cine Central area of Central Hall of the LVCC, was attended by over 100 people. Read more...

Red Flags on Certificates of Insurance
On April 30, PERG hosted a Coffee Break on the topic of fraudulent certificates of insurance. During the presentation Scott Taylor, President of Taylor & Taylor Associates spoke about the trends in fraud and best practices for vetting customers that you don't know. Read more...

 

PERG Newsletter: March 2024

     

| PERG News: March 2024 | 

In This Issue:

PERG General Membership Meeting at NAB

You are invited to the PERG General Membership Meeting at NAB

Monday, April 15, 4-6 pm at CineCentral, in Central Hall at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

We look forward to seeing friends and associates from rental companies around the world. Come join us for refreshments and 75% socializing, 25% exciting PERG announcements! Register

PERG Equitable Workforce Initiative 2024 to Launch at NAB

PERG is excited to announce that Netflix has renewed sponsorship of PERG’s unique program aimed at creating more diverse new talent pipelines into the rental side of the entertainment industry. Read more...

NAB Sponsorship Information
Plan to visit all the PERG sponsors during NAB. And for those who don't exhibit, they'll all be at the PERG General Membership Meeting. We look forward to seeing you! Read more...

Join Sony at NAB 2024 - PERG Member Booth Tours and More

Enjoy a special tour with reserved Sony Cinema representatives and benefit from the company of other PERG members. Spots are limited. Read more...

Awareness of 3rd Party Equipment on Rentals

Heads of production will routinely agree that professional motion picture camera and lighting equipment rental companies are an integral part of the production process. These companies help our directors realize their visions and deliver finished spots to advertising agencies and brands on time without incident. Read more...

RENTAL GUARD Bug Fixes

We want to make you aware of a software limitation in RENTAL GUARD and what we are doing about it. Over the past several months some rental companies experienced problems reporting thefts to RENTAL GUARD. Read more...

Evolution of Renting with Intent to Steal

The following update is provided by Taylor & Taylor. There have been several phases in the evolution of how criminals rent-to-steal. Read more...

PERG Sponsorship 2024

Despite the downturn in business, PERG is intent on holding all our usual annual events, but we need your support. Sponsorship opportunities are still available for the following events. Read more...

Coffee Break Survey

We need your input for future PERG Coffee Breaks. Watch for our upcoming PERG survey and let us know who you would like to have a coffee break with! Read more...

Online Auction Event

Get ready for an exclusive online auction event! Join us for a timed online auction featuring over 850 lots of premium digital cameras, lenses, audio equipment, speakers, projectors, consoles, and gear accessories sourced from PRG's top-of-the-line inventory located in Las Vegas. Read more...

PERG Newsletter: February 2024

      

| PERG News: February 2024 | 

In This Issue:

Winning Strategies for Production Restart 
In a PERG Coffee Break recorded Wednesday, January 24, 2024, Alex LoVerde, CEO of ProdPro, discussed North American scripted production market, how to get more leads, and the benefits of an outbound sales process for rental houses. Read more...

PERG Coffee Break – Sony Burano Mini Masterclass

DP, Katie Eleneke, has presented the last two PERG Coffee Breaks, mini masterclasses on the Venice 2 and Burano cameras. It is a pleasure to attend such an expertly presented, nuts and bolts, practical minded presentation. Read more...

The Rental Industry Pinch
The pinch on rental companies has been intense over the years that I have been PERG Manager. But recently, with the pandemic followed by labor action that brought production to a halt, the pinch became a crushing force for some. Read more...

Pacific Northwest Lens Summit – May 3-4
Registration is open for The Pacific Northwest Lens Summit.  There will be 30 exhibitors in what Koerner camera has created as “A Celebration of Cinema Optics.” Read more...

Auction

Join us for the inaugural two-day online auction for AVGear.com on February 20-21, 2024 in Las Vegas, NV! This major sale features a spectacular array of professional audio-visual gear valued at over $5 million. Read more...

PERG Newsletter: January 2024

      

| PERG News: January 2024 | 

In This Issue:

PERG Updates
Bianca Halpern (Owner of Becine, Los Angeles) takes the reigns in 2024. The PERG Council is the advisory body that decides the direction of PERG and represents PERG members’ concerns and desires in our monthly Council meetings. Read more...

PERG Links

Be sure you and your staff are not missing out on PERG events, initiatives, presentations, and training sessions with three clicks:

• PERG Calendar. Want to check details about an upcoming PERG event? It’s all in the PERG Public Calendar.
• Newsletter sign up. Anyone who wants to receive the PERG Newsletter can sign up HERE.
• Slack sign-up. Want an invitation to join PERG’s Slack channel? Please contact the PERG Manager.

New Member Spotlight: 
PERG is delighted to welcome the following new members to ESTA and PERG: Ace West, CAMERAJACK, SONY, and Versa-Flex. I asked each of the companies to tell us a little about their company and got some great stories into the bargain.

• Ace West
• CAMERAJACK
• SONY
• Versa-Flex Inc.

Last Call for NATEAC 2024 Proposals
Public-facing buildings should welcome the public. In any solution that we create for these spaces, we need to ask ourselves, “Are all welcome here?” Have we created obstacles that will bar patrons or workers from fully utilizing these buildings? Read more...

Upcoming Virtual Trainings for Mental Health First Aid and Bystander Intervention
Join the 1200 entertainment industry professionals who are making a real difference in their workplaces by becoming a certified Mental Health First Aider. Expand your skill sets by learning how to identify, understand and respond to signs of distress in your colleagues and help make our workplaces healthier and safer spaces. Read more...