After a 10-year hiatus, SGASi is back at The Special Event’s trade show, this time in NOLA, for some event planning goodness. Dennis Smith, Keith Menne, and myself (Ben) will be setting up booth 828 tomorrow for the show that runs thru Friday.

We’re looking for #eventprofs who would like to be interviewed for a piece on “what makes good event drape” or “what I look for in a performance stage”. Stop by, hit us up on twitter (@SGASi) or come to the tweetup we’re coordinating Wednesday night at the Hilton Riverside Bar at 6:30 PM.

(Boston, MA) SGASi will be in Boston starting tomorrow 7/24 for the 84th Annual IAAM Conference & Trade Show, booth 517.  If you’re local to the area, grab a free ticket for Sunday or Monday, and stop by and see us.

I’ll be there with Dennis Smith, Keith Menne, and Roland Black until tuesday 7/28.  For more info on the show, follow the @SGASi live twitter feed.

(Orlando, FL)  SGASi is a proud member of the Orlando ISES Chapter.  We’re pleased to announce that we won the Best Technical Production award for our work with “Taking to the Streets” a Southern Company / Alabama Power Event.  SGASi built a mock-up cityscape, elevated risers for over 600, and installed over 500 feet of drapery.

More info as it’s posted to the Orlando ISES web site.

As promised here is the first follow up to my e-mail in June announcing the merger of SGA, ASI and All Staging Unlimited, to form SGASi Production Services.  Things have been moving along rapidly as we all figure out how we at SGASi can now better serve you, our clients. I also extend a big Thank You, to all of you who stopped by our booth at Info Com 2009, to share your excitement about the news and well wishes for our future success.

As you know any time there is growth there is change.  Along those lines, and for your convenience, below you will find new address information for SGASi accounts payable, accounts receivable and the scenic division shipping address.

Accounts Receivable & Accounts Payable
SGASi Production Services
ATTN: Accounts Receivable or Accounts Payable
16450 Felton Rd.
Lansing Michigan 48906-9116
ph: 517.323.0000 fx: 517.323.0219
Contact:  Christine Zweering, CFO email: czweering@sga.net

All outstanding invoices for ASI or ASU should be paid to SGASi

SGASi Scenic Division shipping address
SGASi Production Services
Scenic Division
10101 General Drive
Orlando, Florida 32824

Please feel free to forward this information to any relevant department in your organization.  Also look for a future up-date regarding new e-mail’s and phone numbers for the team here at the SGASi Scenic Division.  In the meantime thank you for your patience during our transition and we look forward to working with you as the new SGASi Production Services.

Sincerely,
Roland Black
SGASi Scenic Division

Please join us in welcoming the crew of the SGASi Las Vegas shop.

From Corey Ploetz:

The two locations got together today, this afternoon, to meet one another.  We answered some questions, brainstormed, chatted, talked about office and shop layout, and about the joint venture.  We also all donned our new shirts and we got a couple of pictures.  Please join me in welcoming all members to the New Crew of Las Vegas

The Crew of the Las Vegas Shop. Back row: Corey Ploetz, Kevin Mayer, Alex Bacarra, Olanda Barques, Brian Crandle, Chris Campbell. Front Row: Josh Cabanas, Jario Jiminez, Josh Mayer

Dennis thought it was prudent that we’re there, and we’re going to be doing a soft launch of the new brand.  If you’re coming be sure to let us know we’d love to connect.  If you’re local, hit us up for some passes, and let’s meet up.

We’ll be at the far right end of the convention center in the Staging Pavillion, booth 1574.