Raymond Kent, ASTC, Assoc. AIA
rymndkent.bsky.social
Raymond Kent, ASTC, Assoc. AIA
@rymndkent.bsky.social
Award winning senior leader in creative entertainment, experiential design, and technology consulting, Author, keynote speaker.
Come join us and learn how sustainability can play a role is your venue or attraction!
greenloop: Closing the loop - how attractions can lead on e-waste sustainability
Join us on Wednesday 14 May at 1 pm BST for greenloop: Closing the loop - how attractions can lead on e-waste sustainability.
blooloop.com
April 24, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Part three of a series on Enhanced Construction Administration in Construction Tech Review magazine! This last in a series of three articles on the importance of fee negotiation and contracts.

Part 3: lnkd.in/gAm9CW6W

Read the first two parts here:
Part 1: lnkd.in/gg-Yy7k3
Part 2: lnkd.in/gEWkXhnW
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April 14, 2025 at 1:04 PM
I'll be speaking at InfoComm in June! Come join me and we can connect to talk everything pro AV. Use VIP code SPEAKER to get a free exhibit hall pass and sign up to attend my session! #infocomm
March 29, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I'll be speaking at InfoComm in June! Come join me and we can connect to talk everything pro AV. Use VIP code SPEAKER to get a free exhibit hall pass and sign up to attend my session! #infocomm
March 29, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Part two of my three-part series on Enhanced Construction Administration (ECA) has dropped in Construction Business Review Magazine! This looks at the benefits of ECA to clients and projects. Check it out!

#ECA
#DLRGroup
Enhanced Construction Administration in Architecture
The first of this series defined Enhanced Construction Administration, while Part II examined its benefits to the client and the project. This final...
construction-material.constructionbusinessreview.com
March 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Thanks Construction Tech Review for a great conversation on #AI, #Education, #workplace, and current challenges facing projects.
Driving Design Excellence in Arts & Education
Raymond Kent is an award-winning senior leader in creative entertainment, experiential design, and technology consulting....
project-management.constructiontechreview.com
March 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Check out the latest episode of my podcast, Theatre Operations Unleashed, as I sit down with my guest Elizabeth Greer to discuss strategies for applying, what to expect, and what benefits there are to pursuing an MFA. Available on all popular podcast apps.
#theatreoperationsunleashed
EP8 - Why an MFA with guest Elizabeth Greer | Theatre Operations Unleashed
Join us in this episode as I am joined by professional actor and BFA/MFA coach, Elizabeth Greer as we discuss the how and why someone would want to pursue an MFA the theater. We dive into thoughts abo...
theatreoperationsunleashed.podbean.com
February 23, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Your weekly reminder: It’s a coup.
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Your weekly reminder: It’s a coup.
February 8, 2025
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February 8, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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"In hindsight, the first year may have been the entire ballgame — even if no one quite knew it at the time..."

Really good explainer by Zack Beauchamp here. Worth reading:

www.vox.com/politics/398...
Their democracy died. They have lessons for America about Trump’s power grab.
Hungarians who lived through Viktor Orbán’s 2010 power grab warn Americans: Act now, before it’s too late.
www.vox.com
February 7, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Buckle up everyone this is going to be a LONG thread but if you are a current Fed you are going to want to bookmark it because it’s the roadmap for what’s coming. #SaveUSAID #SaveAmerica 1/
February 7, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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Kudos to @iseshow.bsky.social and its leadership team, including Mike Blackman, for centering sustainability at #ISE2025.

Core to the show’s efforts is its partnership with SAVe, arguably our industry’s leading voice for sustainability.

#avtweeps
February 4, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador offered to jail convicted criminals deported by the U.S., a move that won praise from Secretary of State Marco Rubio despite questions about whether it is legal or even possible.
El Salvador Offers to Jail U.S. Criminals in Notorious Mega Prison
Secretary of State Marco Rubio praised President Nayib Bukele’s “unprecedented, extraordinary” proposal to accept any convicted criminal deported by the United States.
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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America, you broke through—the media, from small outlets to large, is finally picking up on what’s happening. Legislators, judges, and attorneys general across the country are speaking out. They hear you. We love you and are honored to serve you! 🦬💚🇺🇸
February 3, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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BREAKING: Ontario cancels Starlink contract in response to U.S. tariffs on Canada.

"Ontario won’t do business with people hellbent on destroying our economy," Premier Ford says.
February 3, 2025 at 1:32 PM
I’m most worried about having to explain how America could elect him next week when I am in Europe
January 26, 2025 at 1:25 AM