Steven J. Thorburn, PE, LEED-AP, CTS-D, CTS-I is Principal and Director of Engineering for Thorburn Associates and a typical engineer -- if you cannot prove it, it is not a fact.

He co-founded Thorburn Associates, Inc., a Technology System and Acoustic Design and Engineering firm with offices in Northern and Southern California and North Carolina. He is also a member of the steering committee of ICIA's PETC (Professional Education and Training Committee), and is president of the Themed Entertainment Association (TEA). He is active in the design and development of projects around the world and can be reached at SJT@TA-Inc.com, or (510) 886-7826.
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Saturday, September 26, 2009 Themed Entertainment: Blue Sky Adventure at TEA's SATE Conference    After a briefing and introduction from George Wiktor, Karen Armitage, Larry Tuch, Jeff Mayer, Chick Russell and Linda Smith, attendees of the 3rd annual SATE Conference (Storytelling-Architecture-Technology-Entertainment) in Orlando split up into five groups to conduct two-hour mini-charrettes......View more

Friday, September 25, 2009 Themed Entertainment on both sides of the brain    The discussion at the third annual SATE Conference, hosted by TEA (Themed Entertainment Association) was lively and productive today. We met in the beautiful Atlantic Dance Hall at Disney's Boardwalk in Orlando for a transformative nine hours....View more

Saturday, June 20, 2009 InfoComm's Audiovisual Marketplace: The floor according to Steve    Friday, June 19 was the last day of InfoComm 09. This year, the world's largest pro audiovisual marketplace celebrated its 70th anniversary and reported respectable numbers: 28,000 attendees and 850 exhibitors. Exhibitors scramble to get new products, upgrades and prototypes ready in time for this important marketplace. ...View more

Friday, June 19, 2009 The Business of Audiovisual Technology: Steve Thorburn's InfoComm diary, day three    Get a bunch of techies together in Orlando in June and their thoughts turn naturally to the invention of fantastic new personal air conditioning devices......View more

Thursday, June 18, 2009 Audiovisual and Acoustics Engineering: Steve Thorburn Reports from InfoComm    “Audiovisual System Integration Issues for Owners/Facility Managers” was the session I taught from 8-10 am Wednesday here in Orlando at the InfoComm show, annually the largest pro audiovisual marketplace on the planet......View more

Wednesday, June 17, 2009 Technology for Entertainment, Education and Business: Steve Thorburn Reports from InfoComm 09    Our marketing and business development specialist Meg Barham, part of Thorburn Associates' team attending InfoComm, took part in Bill Sharer's Advanced Integrated Systems Sales class yesterday and Monday. Not many years ago, this was a four-day session, recently shortened to three, and now to two days......View more

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