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United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) The thirteenth United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD XIII) was held at the Qatar National Convention Centre from the 21 to 26 April 2012. The focus for the conference was the effect the global economy can have in spreading its benefits more inclusively and sustainably, creating jobs and raising living standards for poor people and nations. Showforce was delighted to provide local and international technical support staff in a variety of roles, to the Conference. Production managers, riggers, AV, sound, lighting and video technicians worked throughout the Qatar National Convention Center. Out of a one hundred strong team forty were C-Grade simultaneous translation headset operators, employed from the local area. Given the subject matter of the event it was important to involve the local community and utilise the resources they had there. In total, the Showforce team, were onsite for sixteen days. Amongst the dignitaries who attended the conference were His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, The Emir of Qatar; Atta Mills, President of Ghana; Moncef Marzouki, President of Tunisia; and Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh. The event was deemed a huge success and Mathieu Regnier, AV Planner for the QNCC has been quick to praise Showforce for their contribution. He said; “I appreciate all your efforts to serve our client as well as possible, several UN representatives have congratulated the large AV team and I would like you this with your team.”

Red Bull’s X-Fighters World Tour Dubai Red Bull’s X-Fighters World Tour began in Dubai (UAE), more than 20,000 spectators came to the stunning dirt track set up on the white sands of Dubai's Jumeirah Beach. The event took place on Friday April 13th and was considered to be a great success. Showforce was proud to supply crew to this prestigious event and to assist with the build and breakdown. As always our crew proved to be adaptable and capable in equal measure when difficult weather conditions and complications with equipment being held in customs, exacted changes to the way the works were originally scheduled. Showforce were able to rise to the challenge; supplying larger numbers of crew and being highly flexible with working hours. Blink Events, Showforce’s client, were delighted with the team’s performance, led by experienced crew chief Bruce Forster.

Sky Arabia- Abu Dhabi Showforce Middle East are back in action with the continued building of the Sky Arabia set in Abu Dhabi for Scena. The project has been long and our Middle East crew have been working numerous days in a row to get the job done. Many of the crew have been operating heavy machinery such as 20 metre boom lifts, 11 and 15 metre scissor lifts and various forklifts. Scena has been extremely happy with our efforts on this project and they are relying on us for their crewing needs in the Middle East.