{"id":3077,"date":"2025-04-28T15:35:30","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T19:35:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centers.purdue.edu\/fusion-studio\/?page_id=3077"},"modified":"2026-04-01T13:12:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T17:12:20","slug":"symposium-on-education-in-entertainment-and-engineering","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/centers.purdue.edu\/fusion-studio\/symposium-on-education-in-entertainment-and-engineering\/","title":{"rendered":"Symposium on Education in Entertainment and Engineering"},"content":{"rendered":"\n    <div  class=\"purdue-home-diagonal-hero has-black-background\">\n        <div class=\"section has-padding-top-large has-padding-bottom-large\">\n            <div class=\"purdue-home-diagonal-hero__content\">\n                \n                                                        <h1 class=\"second-level-page-heading purdue-home-diagonal-hero__header\">Symposium on Education in Entertainment and Engineering<\/h1>\n                \n                                    <div class=\"purdue-home-diagonal-hero__subtext\">\n\n                        \n<p>Building bridges between two exceptionally different academic and professional cultures &#8211; The Symposium (SEEE) unites educators and professionals to reimagine how we teach, design, and innovate for the live entertainment industry.<\/p>\n\n                    <\/div>\n                \n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"image\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/centers.purdue.edu\/fusion-studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/10\/Logo-PLC-only.png\"\/>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div  class=\"purdue-home-featured-story \">\n    <div class=\"section has-gray-background\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n\n                                            <div class=\"tagged-header-container\">\n                    <h2 class=\"tagged-header tagged-header--gold\">2026 Symposium<\/h2>\n                <\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"columns purdue-home-featured-story__container\">\n                <div class=\"column purdue-home-featured-story__image-container\">\n\n                                            <figure class=\"image is-16by9\">\n                                                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"purdue-home-background-image\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/centers.purdue.edu\/fusion-studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/Social-2x1-Subhead-Heading-Untitled-Page.jpeg\"\/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n                    \n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"column purdue-home-featured-story__content-container\">\n                                                                    <h3 class=\"purdue-home-featured-story__header\">Register Now!<\/h3>\n                    \n                    \n\n<p>The 2026 Symposium on Education in Entertainment and Engineering examines how touring environments, permanent venues, and troubleshooting under pressure inform the way entertainment and theatre engineering is taught. By combining panel discussions with collaborative working sessions, the symposium emphasizes turning real-world challenges into actionable educational frameworks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcvent.me%2FoQaOD9&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cryanni%40purdue.edu%7Cc765a87951fc4d55f53308de4d66edc8%7C4130bd397c53419cb1e58758d6d63f21%7C1%7C0%7C639033301631005377%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=1SgKy%2Fu6ehu0MVey0jaFaGEVX6v09vS8DfoteymGTHU%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Register<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div  id=\"about\" class=\"section has-padding-top-small has-padding-bottom-small  page-layout-wide\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                <div class=\"tagged-header-container tagged-header-container--content-block tagged-header-container-gold\">\n            <h2 class=\"tagged-header tagged-header--gold\">2026 agenda<\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n                \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns page-layout-columns columns is-multiline is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column column is-one-quarter-desktop is-full-tablet is-full-mobile page-layout-sidebar is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/centers.purdue.edu\/fusion-studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/VPW3634-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3370\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.4997187094880513;width:379px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/centers.purdue.edu\/fusion-studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/VPW3634-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/centers.purdue.edu\/fusion-studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/VPW3634-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/centers.purdue.edu\/fusion-studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/VPW3634-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/centers.purdue.edu\/fusion-studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/VPW3634-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/centers.purdue.edu\/fusion-studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/VPW3634-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/centers.purdue.edu\/fusion-studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/VPW3634-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong><u>SESSION PAIR 1: TOURING VENUES &amp; ENGINEERING<\/u><\/strong> (Friday Afternoon, 7\/24\/2026)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Panel Discussion<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>The Load In \/ Load Out: How Touring and Touring Venues Shape Entertainment and Engineering Education<\/strong> &#8211; <em>&nbsp;<\/em>How touring realities\u2014logistics, venue variability, safety, codes, and failure\u2014should change what and how we teach<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Working Session<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Teaching Touring Logistics, Standards, and Systems Thinking<\/strong> &#8211; A collaborative working session focused on translating touring realities\u2014scheduling, flexibility, safety, and failure\u2014into effective educational experiences and learning outcomes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>SESSION PAIR 2: FACILITY ENGINEERING &amp; VENUE DESIGN<\/u><\/strong> (Saturday Morning, 7\/25\/2026)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Panel Discussion<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Designing the Permanent for the Temporary: How Venue Engineering Informs Scenic and Systems Education<\/strong> &#8211; The focus of this discussion will be on how the relationship between architecture, engineering, and scenery should influence curricular structure, collaboration models, and student preparation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Working Session<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Designing the Designed Space: Teaching Venue and Scenic Engineering Through Case Studies<\/strong> &#8211; Participants develop curricular strategies and case-study frameworks for teaching venue design, scenic systems, and interdisciplinary collaboration within academic programs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>SESSION PAIR 3: LEARNING THROUGH FAILURE<\/u><\/strong> (Saturday Afternoon, 7\/25\/2026)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Panel Discussion<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>When It Breaks: How Failure, Recovery, and Troubleshooting Should Shape Theatre Engineering Education<\/strong> &#8211; Industry and academic voices share stories of breakdowns, troubleshooting, and recovery\u2014revealing how failure drives better engineering, teamwork, and decision-making. This discussion will lead us to rethink how we teach problem solving, decision-making, and resilience.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Working Session<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Failing Forward: Embedding Troubleshooting, Iteration, and Resilience into Engineering Education<\/strong> &#8211; A hands-on working session focused on designing failure-based learning experiences that build technical judgment, collaboration, and confidence in students.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/rebrand.ly\/2026SEEE\">Register now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div  id=\"about\" class=\"section has-padding-top-small has-padding-bottom-small  page-layout-wide\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                <div class=\"tagged-header-container tagged-header-container--content-block tagged-header-container-gold\">\n            <h2 class=\"tagged-header tagged-header--gold\">What is the Symposium?<\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n                \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns page-layout-columns columns is-multiline is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column column is-one-quarter-desktop is-full-tablet is-full-mobile page-layout-sidebar is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/centers.purdue.edu\/fusion-studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/06\/SEEE-2023-lores.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/centers.purdue.edu\/fusion-studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/06\/SEEE-2023-lores.jpg 432w, https:\/\/centers.purdue.edu\/fusion-studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/06\/SEEE-2023-lores-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The live entertainment industry presents increasingly complex challenges for technicians\u2014whether in small community theatres or in large theme parks. At the same time, the shape of post-secondary education is changing\u2014with an increasing emphasis on hands-on learning and outcome-based instructional design becoming the norm. At the convergence of these threads is the need to effectively prepare and educate students to enter the rapidly changing world of live entertainment technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Typically held in late July, the <strong>Symposium on Education in Entertainment and Engineering<\/strong> highlights advances, challenges, and trends in curricular design, instructional design, academic research, and cross-disciplinary work related to the intersection of engineering and live entertainment. This symposium is specifically aimed at building bridges between two exceptionally different academic and professional cultures and practices; presentations come from many different backgrounds and academic experiences. Symposium topics explore the interstitial spaces amongst the disciplines of engineering, theatre technology, and education.<\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"purdue-home-link-cards \">\n\n<div class=\"section has-none-background has-padding-top-small has-padding-bottom-small\">\n<div class=\"container header-wrap\">\n<div class=\"columns is-mulitline align-bottom\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n    <div class=\"tagged-header-container  tagged-header-container--gold\">\n    <h2 class=\"tagged-header tagged-header--gold\">Past Symposium Books<\/h2><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"column is-narrow mobile-hidden\">\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"purdue-home-link-cards__cards\">\n            <div class=\"columns is-multiline\">\n                                <div class=\"column is-4-desktop is-half-tablet\">\n                <a class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--story \" 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