WiSE has much to celebrate
UK - Like the ABTT, WiSE has much to celebrate: In just a few years it has grown to embrace over 420 female industry members worldwide; is about to complement its members only social networking site with a public facing website (so everyone can get involved) and, for the first time ever, will have its very own stand at the ABTT show.

WiSE was established in 2008 to address the under representation of women in the technical disciplines of entertainment. Since then the organisation has established links with colleges, businesses and training organisations, run a series of successful networking events, mentorship programmes and technical training sessions and lobbies for fair working conditions for everyone.

It could not have done this without the support of the industry it serves and works with. So, to celebrate its success, WiSE has invited aspiring cocktail designers from its very generous industry sponsors to invent their own cocktail and raise money for industry charity Light Relief.

Co-founder Sarah Rushton-Read explains, "The concept is very simple: - Each day, between 4pm and 5pm, on WiSE stand 129, representatives from WiSE industry supporters including: Charcoalblue, White Light, Philips Entertainment Lighting, Avolites and Rosco will be serving up their own unique cocktails. Absolutely everyone visiting the show is welcome to join us. We hope the event will provide a convivial atmosphere in which sponsors, WiSE supporters (and some of our 420 WiSE members) can get together, meet new people and make new friends."

Adding to the lovely warm feeling WiSE stand visitors will get from cocktails such as the Avolites Ruby Rum, The White Light Wimms, The Charcoalblue Cooler, The Rosco Exotic Lux Sangria and the Philps Entertainment Blue Hawaii, WiSE will be requesting donations of £1.00 (or more) per cocktail, in aid of industry charity Light Relief.

"Last but not least we will be raising our glasses to our fabulous co-founder Paule Constable, who has won a Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Play for her work on the National Theatre's production of War Horse. Suffice to say we are all delighted for her," concludes Rushton-Read.

(Jim Evans)


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