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We at ETC continue to celebrate our 50th year with fun, education, products, and some of our favorite people! CUE 2025 took place in Middleton, WI, on June 17-19, and nearly 400 attendees from various ends of the industry joined in the fun. If you were unable to attend, here’s a quick recap of the week.
Tuesday morning, we kicked off the conference with a keynote presentation from VP of Marketing, Sarah Danke. Watch the replay here:
Intertwined with the sessions at the conference center were tours of both the Middleton headquarters building and the Mazomanie factory. Three separate product lab spaces allowed attendees get their hands on consoles, fixtures, and other ETC gear while an impressive group of console programmers from around the world joined us to teach and answer attendee questions, one-on-one.
An interactive museum of industry gear was on display at our Mazomanie factory, where we asked attendees which console they first remember interacting with. In the end, the Express came out miles ahead, which says a lot about the popularity of the console, (but also the general age of our conference attendees)! 
- Microvision FX- 11
- Idea- 3
- Obsession 2- 2
- HES Intellabeam controller -1
- Gio- 3
- Congo -4
- Express -61
- Expression -26
Custom gobo contest
We also hosted a gobo design contest, where each winner will soon receive their design etched into a glass gobo. Out of 79 entries, here were the five winners.
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A mesmerizing mainstage, featuring nearly 200 fixtures, highlighted our featured speakers throughout the week. Our Wednesday evening entertainment was provided by The Second City improv troupe from Chicago.
A huge thank you to everyone who was able to make it. We hope to see each of you at our next trade show or live event!
