PALA turns 10

Pro Audio & Light Asia celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, July 17-19, at the World Trade Centre in Singapore. The show, run by IIR Exhibitions Pte Ltd. and incorporating Audio Broadcast Tech, Sound Comm, Visual Comm, and Ent-Decor, is being held concurrently with Music Asia 98.

"Audio in the 21st Century: New Concepts and Technologies" is the title of a special seminar that kicks off the show on July 17. Co-organized by IIR and the Singapore branch of the Audio Engineering Society, the seminar's participants will include AES Singapore chairman K.C. Tan, Professor Malcolm Omar Hawksford, director of the UK-based Centre for Audio Research & Engineering, and Philip Wiser, co-founder and vice president of engineering of US-based Liquid Audio Inc. On July 18, another seminar, "Design and Safe Use of Temporary Aluminum Structures for Indoor and Outdoor Events," will be held.

Exhibitors from the United Kingdom, Spain, and Taiwan will have their own country pavilions, organized by PLASA, SECARTYS, and ETMIT, respectively. For further information, call IIR Exhibitions at 65/227-0688 or fax 65/227-0913.