Newsletter Issue | 11.2018
| MTC Fibre Launch |Namibia’s largest mobile telecommunications provider launched its fibre optic solutions for businesses on 31 October. This technological evolution is in response to increased need for bigger capacity and faster internet. Fibre further utilises cloud services for effective data management, even when using multiple devices. dB Audio Namibia supported Advantage Y&R with the official launch event at MTC’s headquarters. (Pictures from MTC’s Facebook page)
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| Ongoing Professional Development |Char-Ann Husselmann, Namibia’s only female Technical Events Project Manager, spent a week in Cape Town recently to advance her skills through the University of Stellenbosch’s Business School. The 5-day ‘Managing Projects’ programme looked at formulating project scope, aligning project stakeholders, project budgeting and dealing with variations.
Victor Joseph, our sets builder, and Josef Eelu from our AV team, attended First Aid level 1 training with EMTSS during November. “What stood out for me is what I always believed – prevention is better than cure,” says Victor. “I learnt that we shouldn’t always believe what we see in the movies. CPR and dealing with snakebites is very different in real life. I’m glad I have these skills now,” says Josef. |
| Meet the Team |Char-Ann Husselmann is a Technical Events Project Manager in dB Audio Namibia. “My journey with Team dB started in 2013 as the receptionist. I’ve always been good with making plans and arranging logistics, so it didn’t take long before I moved over into project coordination. As exciting as that was, I didn’t like sitting in an office all day. I am a very hands-on person who likes meeting clients, doing site visits, supporting the team on site and being present while productions are running, so I absolutely love what I do now. It really brings together all my interests and talents.”
Asked about the gender balance in the technical events industry, Char-Ann agrees it is still a male dominated environment. She however does not see it as a deterrent in any way. “When there is work to be done, there is work to be done regardless of one’s gender. Planning, budgeting, risk assessment, communicating with stakeholders and everything else I do is not gender specific. I wish more ladies will consider a career in this field”. |