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White Night Melbourne will return to the streets, laneways and gardens of the CBD from dusk till dawn on Saturday 18 February, 2017 and the inaugural White Night Ballarat will follow on Saturday 4 March, 2017.

Expressions of interest from artists and performers wanting to participate in White Night Melbourne are now open and full details can be found at www.whitenightmelbourne.com.au

The White Night Ballarat website will be launched and open for Expressions of Interest on 9 August 2016.

White Night Melbourne is one of Australia’s most celebrated cultural events that continues to draw record crowds into Melbourne’s CBD. Due to the success of the past 4 events, next year will mark the first regional White Night in Ballarat.

Minister for Creative Industries Martin Foley said, “Next year’s White Night events will be an opportunity to showcase the diversity and talent of our creative state to hundreds of thousands of people of all ages. These events will be platforms for independent artists, arts and cultural organisations and creative businesses from right across the state so if you’ve got an idea that will showcase Melbourne or Ballarat in a whole new light, I encourage you to get involved.”

Newly appointed White Night 2017 Artistic Director and Executive Producer, David Atkins, said “Over the last 4 years White Night has provided a unique platform for the presentation and performance of hundreds artists during its unique 12 hours of programming. Over half a million people attend White Night and this exposure and environment is an unprecedented opportunity for artists and performers locally, regionally, nationally and internationally to present their work. We have launched the Expression of Interest submissions for artists and performers for White Night Melbourne 2017 and we are looking forward to an overwhelming response.”

Expressions of Interest are open now through to midnight on the 23rd August 2016 via the White Night Melbourne website www.whitenightmelbourne.com.au 

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H.H. Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani inaugurates Anti Doping Laboratory Qatar

Doha – December 10, 2012 – Anti Doping Laboratory Qatar (ADLQ), the first specialised laboratory of its kind in the Middle East, was inaugurated in an official ceremony under the auspices of H.H. Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, The Heir Apparent to The State Of Qatar, on 10^th December.

ADLQ is a state-of-the-art facility that  provides anti-doping testing for athletes across the Gulf region as well as West Asia. Doping control tests will be administered during competition, training and even in the off-season to catch cheats and protect athletes.

Equipped with cutting-edge technology and a specialist team, ADLQ will provide testing for all known forms of doping including testosterone, amphetamines, blood doping (reinfusion), anabolic steroids, EPO, HGH, beta blockers and even the newest form of doping – genetic doping.

This beautiful three stories’  Lab is situated on a 10,000 square meter land, right across from Aspetar within the Aspire Zone.

The Ground Floor of ADLQ hosts all administration staff and the Management team. The 1^st floor is dedicated to Anti-Doping testing only, the core business of ADLQ,  while the 2^nd floor is available for Anti-Doping research and open to researchers who are working in similar fields; it will also house the Toxicology lab, and a multi-purpose lab to complement the clinical laboratories in the State of Qatar. The multi-purpose lab also covers the requirements and needs for a highly sophisticated analytical lab in Qatar.

ADLQ will also strive to make drug education part of health education, lay down norms regulating the use of technology in sport and provide accurate and current information to athletes to help them think critically and make the wise choice of avoiding doping in any form.

ADLQ is seeking compliance with ISO/IEC17025 accreditation. The target is to achieve World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) accreditation by the end of 2014, joining an elite group of only 33 labs that have won WADA’s endorsement so far.

Completing the formula to sports in Qatar, as well as contributing towards Qatar”s 2030 vision to be a leader in sports, science, education and research, ADLQ endeavours to eliminate drug use in all sports and uphold the Olympic ideals of fair play and sportsmanship. In the process ADLQ will strive to make sport in all its forms fairer, safer and healthier for all stakeholders, foremost among them, athletes.

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Attention News/Entertainment/Sports Editors:

Doha, Qatar, December 9, 2011—Tonight, David Atkins Enterprises (DAE) delivered the Opening Ceremony of the 12^th Arab Games, Doha 2011, the first major peacetime event of the region this year. The Opening Ceremony welcomed the 6,000 athletes and officials from 21 participating Arab nations and carried a message of peace and freedom conveyed through the unity of sport and the celebration of Arabic culture.

“In close collaboration with the Arab Games Organising Committee, DAE created a story inspired and informed by the stories and images of pre-Islamic and Islamic history,” said David Atkins, CEO, David Atkins Enterprises. “The Ceremony was created to acknowledge the importance of these times, a time when the very pages of Arabic history are being re-written.”

Journey to Light is an allegorical tale of the Arab world that represents the coming together of countries from around the region to deliver a message of peace. The story celebrates the desert as a land of prophecy and light, where disparate tribes learnt to live together in peace and harmony through the shining light of knowledge.

“The Ceremony was a celebration of the rich cultural heritage of our Arab lands, and the ties of history, lineage and language that bind us together,” said Abdulla Al Mulla, Director of Ceremonies and Media for the Organising Committee of the 12^th Arab Games, Doha 2011. “It sent a message of peace and unity, and is something we know Arabs will be proud of for years to come.”

The Ceremony featured some of the brightest stars of the Arab World, including Ehab Taufiq, Fahad Al Kubaisi, Asala Nasri, Nadim Sawalha and Abir Issa. Together with a cast of over 3,250 dancers, musicians, athletes, horsemen and falconers, the show was a pageant of performance, costumes, scenic elements and gargantuan props, set against an unprecedented display surface that turned both the stadium floor and entire audience bowl into the world’s largest ‘screen’.

Technical innovation in the online casinos Opening Ceremony played a major role and marked two ‘world firsts.’ With 86 projectors video mapping 126,000 cubic meters on the field of play, the show set a world record with the largest stadium projection surface attempted in history. Also for the first time in stadium entertainment, the 40,000-strong audience was integrated into the display surface to form a giant LED ‘screen’ made up of 85,000 individual pixels. This extended the display surface by 41,500 square meters to encompass the entire stadium bowl, adding the audience to the vast canvas of visual content.

The Opening Ceremony of the 12^th Arab Games, Doha 2011 took place in Khalifa Stadium on Friday, December 9, 2011 at 19:20 AST.

Earlier this year, DAE set a Guinness World Record in Moscow when it delivered the largest 3D video-mapping show ever attempted for the 2011 Moscow City Day Celebrations. DAE has staged some of the largest and most complex live productions on earth, including the Opening Ceremonies of the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand and Shanghai 2010 World Expo, the Ceremonies of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, Doha 2006 Asian Games and the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, and the Handover Ceremony of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games.

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About the Arab Games (www.arabgames2011.qa)

Organized by the Union of Arab National Olympic Committees, The Arab Games are one of the most anticipated multi-sport events held between Arab nations. The first Arab Games was held in 1953, in Alexandria, Egypt.  Since then the Games have been staged across the Pan-Arab region in countries as diverse as Lebanon, Syria, Morocco, and Algeria.

Driven by the goal of fostering Arab cultural unity and understanding through sport, the Arab Games are designed to create an environment in which regional sporting bodies, officials, coaches, fans, and top athletes from all over the Arab world can come together and interact on common ground. Since the inaugural tournament in 1953, a total of 10 tournaments have taken place under the umbrella of the Arab Games. The 12th Arab Games tournament, officially recognized as Arab Games Doha 2011, will take place in Doha, Qatar in December 2011.

Global creative powerhouse DAE brings its signature flair to Auckland, New Zealand

Auckland, New Zealand, September 9, 2011—Tonight, David Atkins Enterprises (DAE) delivered the Opening Ceremony of The Rugby World Cup in Auckland, New Zealand, one of the largest international sporting competitions in the world. The 30-minute show told the story of New Zealand and its unique place in the Pacific, and represented the coming together of countries from around the world in New Zealand in pursuit of Rugby’s greatest prize.

According to Rugby World Cup Limited Chairman Bernard Lapasset, the Opening Ceremony was the most exciting and spectacular in the history of Rugby World Cup.

“We had a great responsibility on our shoulders; the Ceremony of the 2011 Rugby World Cup was biggest opportunity New Zealand has ever had to highlight the best of New Zealand’s culture, celebrate its heritage and tell its story to the world,” said David Atkins, CEO, DAE.  A powerful tribute to New Zealand’s creative skills, DAE partnered with New Zealand’s internationally renowned film, digital design and technology capabilities in the Opening Ceremony.

Members of the Rotorua-based Te Matarae I Orehu performed a haka, a form of welcome and challenge to new arrivals that New Zealand is so famous for; New Zealand sporting legend Jonah Lomu played a pivotal role, and the Ceremony included a special recognition of Christchurch. In addition, the performance showcased the cosmopolitan character of the young nation with singers of Maori, Pakeha, Samoan, Fijian, Cook Island, Niuean, Tongan, Tokelauan, Australian, Chinese, Korean, English, Irish, Danish, American, Canadian, Dutch, South African and Indian Blackjack ar ett av de bordspel dar spelare, med forstaelse for spelet och olika taktiker, kan minska husets overtag avsevart och oka sina egna chanser. descent. Moreover, the official Tournament song World in Union featured a unique interpretation that combined the talents of over 400 singers, in a performance with a special Pacific flavour.

Pukaea players were chosen to represent different iwi from across New Zealand, and were brought together for the first time to perform in the Opening Ceremony and participate in a cultural exchange. The show ended with a bang, as the 56 pukaea players lit flares to spark the fireworks display, and performed a brand new haka to the rhythms of the explosions overheard.

The field of play was covered by a 96m x 69m fabric projection surface, and 32 projectors created a 73m x 45m image area that formed the major backdrop for the entire production as well as a stage for the cast. Approximately 1,000 volunteers from Auckland, across New Zealand and around the world made up the cast. Throughout the show, inspiration was taken from Maori culture and protocols, New Zealand and global multi-culturalism and the Rugby values themselves

“The ceremony was a celebration of New Zealand and its rich cultural and Rugby heritage, the history of the Game and the values that binds it together,” said Martin Sneddon, CEO, RNZ 2011. “It was more spectacular than we could have possibly hoped for, and something we know New Zealanders will be proud of for years to come.”

The Opening Ceremony of the 2011 Rugby World Cup took place at the home of Auckland Rugby in Eden Park Stadium, with an audience of 60,000. The Rugby World Cup is one of the largest sporting competitions in the world, whose cumulative television audience is expected to surpass 4.2 billion viewers.

Earlier this week, DAE set a Guinness World Record in Moscow when it delivered the largest 3D video-mapping show ever attempted in celebration of Alfa Bank’s 20th anniversary and Moscow’s 864^th birthday. DAE has staged some of the largest and most complex live productions on earth, including the Opening Ceremony of Shanghai 2010 World Expo, the Ceremonies of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, Doha 2006 Asian Games and the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, and the Handover Ceremony of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games.

As World Aids Day kicked off globally on December 1 lighting up 80 iconic landmarks across 13 countries, David Atkins Enterprises (DAE) was engaged by the federal and state governments to take Australia ahead of the world on November 30th, by turning the Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge red for two days.

“Having just returned to Australia after six years producing some of the largest live events of the decade, we were honoured to have been asked to execute the Light Up on behalf of the Premier of New South Wales and the Prime Minister of Australia,” said David Atkins, CEO, DAE. The event was initiated by Pacific Friends of the Global Fund and RED, and was attended by The Hon. Kristina Keneally, Premier of New South Wales; The Hon. Julia Gillard, Prime Minister of Australia; Bono, who was touring Australia with U2; and Wendy McCarthy, Chair of Pacific Friends of the Global Fund.

While DAE continues to focus on its expansion in the international events arena, the company has consolidated and expanded its base of operations in Australia to meet the growing need for live event production within its home territory. “With our first Australian event in many years behind us, we are excited for the possibilities that the Australian events industry presents. Both at home and jameshallison casino abroad, Australians are producing world class events and raising the bar even higher,” said Atkins.
Increasing demand for DAE”s elite creative services led to rapid expansion of its presence into Asia, Europe and North America earlier this year, with new offices established in Hong Kong, London and Vancouver. Sydney remains the global headquarters of DAE.

This has been a banner year for DAE, having created and produced the largest live events of 2010: the Opening, Closing and Victory Ceremonies of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games and the Opening Ceremony of World Expo 2010 Shanghai China. Fresh on the heels of these successes, DAE”s work on these projects collectively earned three Emmy Awards, a Best Export Award, as well as a Lifetime Achievement Award for founder and CEO David Atkins.

Famed Australian dancer, actor and event producer David Atkins will take to a different stage in Sydney tomorrow night at the 2010 Australian Event Awards, where he will be presented with a Lifetime Achievement award for his incredible creativity, innovation and dedication to Australia�s iconic events culture.

This prestigious award comes the week of Atkins latest hit musical Hairspray opening in Melbourne and just weeks after the 10th Anniversary of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, an event which saw Atkins working as the artistic director and producer of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies.

Sandy Hollway, co-chair of judges for the Australian Event Awards said �David Atkins has made a magnificent contribution to events in Australia and in so doing has done much for the way Australia is perceived overseas and indeed for the way Australians feel about themselves.�

Recognised as one of Australia�s entertainment legends, David Atkins has produced some of the largest live events of the decade, including most recently the 2010 Vancouver Opening Ceremony, for which he was awarded three Emmy awards. He has starred in, produced, directed, choreographed and created more than 20 musicals in Australia and internationally, including Hairspray-The Musical, which opened in Melbourne on 2 October.

�From the Olympics and World Expos, to Australia�s Favourite theatre productions and musicals, David Atkins has raised the bar in global live event production and put Australian event professionals on the world stage. Now he�s one of the most sought-after event producers around the world. If you want a great ceremony for your event and you hire David, you know you�re going to get it,� said Mr Hollway.

While David Atkins prepares to accept his Lifetime Achievement Awards, dozens of events across Australia are also competing for well deserved recognition with finalists EU online casino giver vores brugere en eksklusiv bonus pa 4. in the 2010 Australian Event Awards including Sydney�s New Years Eve celebrations, the Australian Open 2010, the Biennale of Sydney, Peats Ridge Sustainable Arts and Music Festival and AC/DC�s Black Ice World Tour.
David Atkins will be presented with their Lifetime Achievement Awards at the �Australian Event Awards� at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre on Thursday 7 October.

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ABOUT THE AUSTRALIAN EVENT AWARDS
The 2010 Australian Event Awards is the national awards program to reward innovation, recognise excellence and unite the entire Australian Events Industry. Entries are open to any event staged between 1 July 2009 and 30 June 2010.

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The staff of David Atkins Enterprises (DAE) is pleased to announce that CEO David Atkins was honoured with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award. Presented by the Australian Event Awards last night�the pinnacle awards program for the Australian events industry�the award recognized David�s remarkable contributions to the Australian events industry and the role he has played in revolutionizing how events are created artistically and delivered operationally. Sandy Hollway, co-chair of judges, said �From the Olympics and World Expos�David Atkins has raised the bar in global live event production and put Australian event professionals on the world stage…�

In addition, DAE�s international events were recognized with �Best Export Productions,� also bestowed by the Australian Event Awards for DAE�s excellence and innovation in creating and producing the two largest live events of 2010�the Ceremonies of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games and the Opening Ceremony of Online casino Shanghai 2010 World Expo. Within two short months of each other, DAE delivered one of the top-three most watched Olympic Ceremonies in history, and executed the largest multimedia show ever to open the largest World Expo since its inception.

We wanted to take this opportunity to personally congratulate David on his success, and share DAE�s news with the colleagues, associates, sponsors and Organising Committees that continue to allow DAE to push creative and technological boundaries, and make our work possible.

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David Atkins Enterprises (DAE) is a leading global live event and theatre production company with offices in Sydney, London, Vancouver and Hong Kong. DAE has been creating and producing ceremonies, arena events, musicals and live productions in Australia, Asia, America, Europe and the Middle East for over 25 years.

David Atkins Enterprises (DAE) is pleased to announce that the television coverage of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony won three Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, for Outstanding Music Direction, Outstanding Lighting Direction and Outstanding Direction. The Emmys, awarded by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in the United States, are considered to be the television equivalent of the Academy Awards (Oscars).

Our creative team members did a spectacular job. Lighting designers Bob Dickinson, Ted Wells and Travis Hagenbuch, Director of Music Dave Pierce and NBC�s Broadcast Director Bucky Gunts deserve our heartfelt thanks for the roles they played in the Opening Ceremony, and we congratulate them on their Emmy award success.

As a team, we did our very best, never losing sight of the responsibility that rested on our shoulders�to tell automaty online Canada�s story to a global audience, with Vancouver, BC and car racing car racing games downlode the whole world watching. And did they watch�the Opening Ceremony broadcast remains to this day the most watched television event in Canadian history; the most watched non-US Olympic Ceremony within the US; and one of the top-three most watched Olympic Ceremonies in world history.

We wanted to take this opportunity to share DAE”s success, and thank all the colleagues, business associates, sponsors and Organising Committees we have worked with over the years for their continued support, and the role each has played in DAE�s evolution into a global creative powerhouse.

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On the heels of its recent success creating and producing the ceremonies of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games and the Outdoor Ceremony of Expo 2010 Shanghai, China, David Atkins Enterprises (DAE) one of the world”s leading live event and production companies today announced the expansion of its business by opening a regional office in Canada.

“The extraordinarily talented 2010 Ceremonies Creative Team told Canada”s story to a global audience of 3 billion people, engaging the world creatively and emotionally,” said David Atkins, CEO, DAE. “We”re keeping this world-class team together to create spectacular new stories for our projects here in Canada and throughout North, South and Central America.”

Merryn Hughes, who recently produced the Closing Ceremonies of both the 2010 Winter Games and the Doha 2006 Asian Games, will head up the all-star team of Canadian creative talent. She brings with her more than 20 years” experience producing major People born during the period of the Sun being in this sign are called love horoscope scorpio individuals and the astrology for love horoscope scorpio evidences that they are extraordinarily powerful. cultural, sporting, corporate, festival and arena events. Hughes will directly oversee DAE”s current and future business opportunities within the region and will also be responsible for the day-to-day operations of DAE projects in the Americas.

“This is a natural evolution for our brand,” states Hughes, Senior Producer, DAE. “With a number of existing projects in the region and the location of many of our key strategic partners in the Americas, it was only a matter of time before DAE established a full-time creative presence here.” This addition comes on the back of DAE”s expansion into Asia and Europe; offices in Sydney, London and Hong Kong join the Vancouver office in supporting increased demand for the company”s elite creative services.

DAE is fresh from creating and producing the Outdoor Opening Ceremony of Shanghai 2010 World Expo, having pulled off the largest outdoor multimedia show in history. The event took place April 30th, 2010, and opened the largest World Expo to take place since its inception in 1851.

DAE created and produced the ceremonies of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, the Doha 2006 Asian Games and the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, as well as the Handover Ceremony of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games.

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David Atkins Enterprises (DAE) is a leading global live event and theatre production company with offices in Sydney, London, Vancouver and Hong Kong. DAE has been creating and producing ceremonies, arena events, musicals and live productions in Australia, Asia, America, Europe and the Middle East for over 25 years.

As Expo officially kicked off, David Atkins Enterprises (DAE) stunned the world with the largest outdoor multimedia display in history at the Opening Ceremony, which took place Friday, April 30, 2010 at 20:10 CST.

“This is the first time an overseas company has been invited to independently create and produce an event of such scale within China,” said David Atkins, Executive Producer and Artistic Director of the Outdoor Opening Ceremony. “We are deeply honored to have worked so closely with the Expo team over the past three years, on creating a ceremony worthy of showcasing China and the great city of Shanghai to the world.”

As China pulls out all stops to stage the largest World Expo since its 1851 inception, anticipation reached fever pitch for the first Opening Ceremony of this magnitude. The show was a non-stop pageant of fireworks, lights, lasers, LED graphics, fountains, boats and music. It set numerous world records, such as the biggest LED screen, the largest searchlight installation and one of the craps largest pyrotechnic displays ever created. The 30-minute Outdoor Ceremony took place along a 3.4 km stretch of the Huangpu River in central Shanghai.

An estimated global audience of 3 billion watched DAE”s most recent success the Opening, Closing and Victory Ceremonies of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. As DAE delivered yet another groundbreaking show, Ignatius Jones, Artistic Director, says “We”re thrilled to have brought this amazing event to life, as Shanghai cements her status as one of the world”s greatest cities and China raises the bar for Expos of the future.”

This announcement comes on the heels of DAE”s rapid expansion into Asia, Europe and North America, supporting increased demand for the company”s elite creative services.

DAE also created and produced the ceremonies of the Doha 2006 Asian Games and the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, as well as the Handover Ceremony of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games.

Media Contact:
Ayesha Khan
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About David Atkins Enterprises (ccphp/dae/web)
David Atkins Enterprises (DAE) is a leading global live event and theatre production company with offices in Sydney, London, Vancouver and Hong Kong. DAE has been creating and producing ceremonies, arena events, musicals and live productions in Australia, Asia, America, Europe and the Middle East for over 25 years.