Event: INSO 2026 — 3rd International Nuclear Science Olympiad, Opening Ceremony
Date: 3 August 2026
Location: King Faisal Conference Center, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Clients: Mawhiba · Ministry of Education · K.A.CARE
Delivered by: Cueline Event Management
Role (Alexander Kotov): Lighting Design, Technical Drawings, Pre-visualisation
Project Overview
INSO — the International Nuclear Science Olympiad — brings national student teams together for a week of competition; the 2026 edition opened in Jeddah under Mawhiba, the Saudi Ministry of Education and K.A.CARE. The opening ceremony was a formal, protocol-led programme in a fixed conference auditorium with a national and institutional audience.
Technical Scope
- Lighting design for a protocol ceremony: national anthems, speeches, presentations and video segments
- Complete technical drawing package — plot, rigging, power, data and focus schedules
- Depence pre-visualisation of the full ceremony before load-in
- Timecoded shows built and validated against the ceremony running order
Delivery Model
The distinguishing feature of this project was the handover. The full package — design, drawings, previs and finished timecoded shows — was signed off before setup began, then handed to the client’s own operator to run on the night. Pre-visualisation carried the approval process, so decisions were locked in software rather than on site, and the on-site crew executed a plan that had already been agreed. It is a delivery model that suits institutional clients working to a fixed programme and their own operating staff.