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April 13, 2009 - Standard to Measure Floor Slipperiness Now Available
ANSI E1.34 - 2009, Entertainment Technology - Measuring and Specifying the Slipperiness of Floors Used in Live Performance Venues, is now available from The ESTA Foundation. The new standard describes a very simple drag-sled for measuring the slipperiness of a performance floor, and two procedures to use with the sled. One uses standardized stainless steel feet on the sled to give a coefficent of friction number that can be used to describe the floor in a general way. The second procedure measures the slipperiness with a performer's shoe sole materials.

January 20, 2009 - New Edition of DMX512-A Is Now Available
ANSI E1.11 - 2008, Entertainment Technology - USITT DMX512-A, Asynchronous Serial Digital Data Transmission Standard for Controlling Lighting Equipment and Accessories, is now available for purchase from The ESTA Foundation. The path to the document starts at http://www.estafoundation.org/pubs.htm. The list price is $40; member and quantity discounts are available.