4Wall Boston (formerly ALPS)<\/a><\/p>\n One of New England’s most comprehensive sources for theatrical lighting and effects is now a part of 4Wall Entertainment. SPS uses 4Wall often for getting the very best lighting options at a reasonable price.<\/p>\n B&H PHOTO-VIDEO-PROAUDIO<\/a><\/p>\n Don’t be fooled by the word “photo”.\u00a0 B&H has a huge inventory of video, audio, computer, & lighting equipment at very reasonable prices, good customer service, and some magical delivery that gets your order to you FAST!<\/p>\n BOSTON LIGHT & SOUND<\/a><\/p>\n BL&S provides a huge inventory of sound, projection, and digital cinema equipment for events large and small.<\/p>\n PRODUCTION ADVANTAGE<\/a><\/p>\n Great on-line vendor of production supplies.<\/p>\n BACKSTAGE HARDWARE & THEATRE SUPPLY<\/a><\/p>\n Hardware supplier with a theatrical twist that is local (21 Drydock Ave, Boston<\/a>). Great for those times when you just can’t wait for delivery.<\/p>\n AUDIO SPECTRUM<\/a><\/p>\n SPS frequently works with Audio Spectrum, Boston’s premier audio sound reinforcement solutions company, for audio rentals and purchases.<\/p>\n AUDIO EAST<\/a><\/p>\n A full service entertainment and marketing production company that rents lighting and audio equipment.<\/p>\n HIGH OUTPUT<\/a><\/p>\n New England’s Largest Film, Television & Performance Lighting Vendor<\/p>\n EVENTS & CONFERENCES<\/a><\/p>\n This department includes Reservations & Sales, Event Services, Tsai Performance Center, and the Summer Conference Housing program. They have a whole staff of event planners so if you absolutely don’t know where to go, try them.\u00a0 Of course, I bet the SAO Activities Consultants would be jealous you didn’t go to them first.<\/p>\n STUDENT ACTIVITIES OFFICE<\/a><\/p>\n We encourage all groups to plan their upcoming event with the SAO Activities Consultants. They are your BEST resource for how to get things done at\u00a0BU! All events are now planned (and requests sent to SPS) using Engage.<\/p>\n CLASSROOMS<\/a><\/p>\n It’s hard to keep track of what’s in each BU classrooms, but this website is a great resource to jog our memories. It has a basic inventory of all Registrar classrooms, their capacities, and AV equipment. Note that proprietary classrooms, labs, and non-academic spaces are not listed here, but that doesn’t take away from how much good information this site has.<\/p>\n DEAN OF STUDENTS<\/a><\/p>\n What’s not to love about the Dean of Students? They work all day to make your BU experience a good one!<\/p>\n RESERVATIONS & SALES<\/a><\/p>\n 25Live is BU’s room scheduling system. For student groups, you will have a designed person who will be trained and have access to reserve space on behalf of your organization. (Recommended browsers for 25Live are Chrome or Mozilla Firefox.) Reservations & Sales is also a division of Events & Conferences.<\/p>\n TSAI PERFORMANCE CENTER<\/a><\/p>\n Well, if you are having your event at Tsai, you won’t need SPS services as they have an in-house tech staff.\u00a0 And they are always happy to provide guidance to students about upcoming events. If you are interested in renting the Tsai for your event, they start booking in February for the next academic year so make your request<\/a> early! Dates fill up fast there.<\/p>\nAround BU<\/h3>\n