Debuting Product Awards Presented at LDI Las Vegas

The 2010 Live Design International Awards are presented to the best debuting products launched at LDI and are available for the first time on the show floor. The winners were selected on site by a panel of industry experts, working in conjunction with the editors of Live Design, with an eye toward the latest in technology. The panels of judges evaluated only new products that are launched in the United States for the first time at LDI 2010. 

List of 2009 Award Winners

2009 Wally Russel Award: • Wally Russell Lifetime Achievement Award: Joel Rubin
2009 Green Awards: Sponsored by Showman Fabricators • Green Product:  Apollo Green Gobos • Green Project:  Jimmy Fallon Show
2009 First Annual Redden Award for Excellence in Lighting Design, sponsored by Epic Production Technologies • Redden Award for Concert Lighting: Willie Williams, Alex Murphy, and Ethan Weber for the U2 360° tour • Redden Award for Theatre Lighting: Herrick Goldman • Redden Award for Event/Corporate Lighting: Lightswitch (accepted by John Featherstone and Norm Schwab)
LDI 2009 Award for Excellence
• Video Design and Technology:	Frederic Opsomer and Chuck Hoberman for the U2 360° expanding video screen.
2009 Best Debuting Products Awards
• Lighting:	The Reveal CW from Prism Projection
	Honorable mention: CTE/Nemo Profile by SeaChanger
• Projection:	UberPan by Green Hippo
	Honorable mention: PowerPix by Pixled
• Rigging and Staging:	The RSC (Royal Shakespeare Company) Light Lock by Total Structures
	Honorable mention: ETC Prodigy low-profile hoist
• Sound:	Kaltman Creations IW3500 Invisible Waves PC-based RF Spectrum Analyzer
	Honorable mention: D.A.S. 12A compact line array
• Special Effects:	Custom, precision-cut fabric from Rose Brand
	Honorable mention: Transmission Screen by Gerriets
2009 Booth Awards
• Big Booth:	Elation Professional
• Small Booth:	Dazian
• Creative Use of Light:	Daktronics
• Product Presentation:	VER
2009 ESTA Members' Choice Product Award
• Expendable Category:	Rose Brand Robo Glue
• Widget Category:	Sapsis Rigging Pro Plus Crossover Full Body Fall Arrest Harness
• Equipment Category:	Light Converse 3D Virtual Show Platform