The IATSE Local 122 Winter Workshop will be December 16 - 18 this year (Wed-Fri). This will be another year of in-depth classes and lab time available to everyone who is on the IATSE Local 122 roster. This year, we are proud to announce Freeman Audio Visual as our primary sponsor. Freeman is supplying the majority of equipment for the workshop, as well as an instructor to teach one of the classes. In addition, we would like to thank AV Concepts and Summit Rentals for providing additional equipment and support to make this workshop a reality. The San Diego Convention Center and San Diego Sports Arenas are kind enough to donate facilities for our use. Thank you for supporting our industry and helping us continue to raise the bar for quality technicians - not only in San Diego, but in the country.

December 16 & 17 will be held at the San Diego Convention Center, in rooms 32 and 33A-C, as well as Hall F. These classes will center around Convention-based skilles in Audio, Electrics, Video, Lift Certification, and Rigging. On December 18, the Sports Arena will host a number of classes on Arena rigging, Fork Lift Training, and Concert Electrical. This year should prove to be another improvement to the Winter Workshop experience and we hope you will be able to dedicate your days to a positive learning enviroment.

Click here to download a pdf of the planned class schedule.

Also, see the Calendar for schedules on each day: Dec 16, Dec 17, Dec 18.

We do need volunteers to help with Load In and Load out. Load In will begin at 7:00 AM on Wed, Dec 16. Meet in Room 32 at the Convention Center.  Load Out will be at 5:00 PM on Thurs. Load In for the Sports Arena will begin at 8:00 AM at the Loading Dock. Please contact the hall to have your name added to the volunteer list.

Pre-Apprentice Employees will recieve 1 1/2 Training hours for each hour in class attendence and 2 Training hours for each hour of volunteer work. Please bring your signature cards. Card will be signed by the primary workshop organizers, who will be announced at the Orientation Meeting.

The San Diego Opera is accepting applications for the position of Head Carpenter, starting this next opera season (2009-2010). Please submit applications and resumés into the IATSE Local 122 Union Hall for consideration. We will be accepting applications for the next couple of weeks.

Also, the San Diego Opera is entertaining individuals who are interested in the Head and Assistant Electrician positions, which will be open starting the 2010-2011 season. Those who are interested should also contact the hall so that training may begin this season for those positions.

Just a friendly reminder for all of our members. The November 2 meeting is coming up soon. Remember to mail in your vote for "Mail-only" ballot measure. If you have not received a mail ballot - make sure you contact the hall right away to get your address updated. Also, nominations for officer elections will also happen in November, so please keep this in mind while you prepare to attend the meeting. Thank you.