Visually, the West Baden Springs Hotel in Southern Indiana is
about as magnificent a venue for a corporate event as you could
hope to find. Completed in 1902, the historic building features
a six-story, clear-span, domed atrium that is dazzling in its
architectural beauty. During its glory days, the hotel once
served as a posh, 700-room resort that attracted politicians,
athletes, and such colorful figures as “Diamond Jim” Brady and
Al Capone.  But as visually stunning as it is, the giant atrium
can be technically challenging for staging professionals,
especially if the event features a significant audio component.
Not only does the domed space behave like an echo chamber, but
because the building is an historical landmark, staging
companies working there must adhere to strict rules and
regulations.  Given those realities, when Mark Dodd, president
of Dodd Technologies, Indianapolis, was asked to stage an awards
show for 2,000 employees of medical device developer Cook Group
Inc., Bloomington, Ind., at the ho