Named in honour of the late Tony Gottelier, the industry innovator and commentator who passed away in 2006, the Gottelier Award is aimed at those members of our industry who have made significant and sustained contributions to the advancement of entertainment, presentation or installation technology - whether in audio, lighting, rigging, staging, or any other related field.
Following a six-week period of gathering nominations from across the industry, the shortlist of leading nominees can now be revealed, ready for the voting process to begin.
The nominees are as follows (in alphabetical order):
• Tony Andrews is a highly regarded designer and manufacturer of high quality point source loudspeaker systems, with numerous patents to his name. His landmark developments include the hugely successful Flashlight and Floodlight systems, and more recently the distinctive Funktion One Resolution Series.
• High End Systems co-founder Richard Belliveau is the inventive mind behind a long line of successful products from the company, including the Intellabeam, Cyberlight, the Studio Command and the company's latest luminaire, the Showgun. He is listed as the inventor on 100 US patents, issued or pending.
• A leading authority on DMX, and the author of the indispensable booklet Recommended Practice for DMX512, which has been reproduced in 10 languages, Adam Bennette has been a driving force behind some of the industry's best-known lighting control and dimming systems.
• The founder of Artistic Licence, Wayne Howell has won numerous awards for his product ideas, and is the creator of Art-Net, the free Ethernet communication protocol which is now supported by more than 60 companies worldwide. He is also the author of Rock Solid Ethernet, published in 2004.
PLASA is now inviting everyone in the industry to vote for their favourite from among the nominees: all voting will be conducted online at the PLASA Show website, with one vote per registered user. Further information on all the above nominees is available at the website, and the whole process, including registration and voting, should take no more than a couple of minutes.
The voting page will remain live until 12.00 midday UK time (GMT+1) on Friday 24 August, and the winner will be revealed at the PLASA Awards presentation ceremony at the PLASA Show on Monday 10 September 2007.
Visit the web address below now to register and cast your vote!
