Over 120 industry professionals attended the CEDIA Tech Forum and AGM on 25th November at the British Library, where they benefited from a full day of training, and enjoyed an informative keynote speech from Frost & Sullivan. For CEDIA members, the day concluded with CEDIA revealing its new EMEA Board of Directors and announcing exciting industry news, including an […]

Build the networking skills you need to perform more efficient installs with less unbillable time spent at the jobsite. If you are spending eight hours on what should be a one-hour service call, you are missing out on other job opportunities. If you are hiring a subcontractor to install your customers’ network and bringing in an […]

By Christa Bender and Rich Prevete As you may know by now, I attended InfoComm Connections in NYC last week.  Rich Prevete joined me on the trip to InfoComm Connections and you know what? It was a first for either of us to attend this show. Trade shows mean many things to many people. Some […]

This past week, many industry professionals and end users attended InfoComm Connections in New York’s Jacob Javits Center where certain industry manufacturers exhibited. Co-located with NAB CCW (now NAB Show New York), the statement put out by the industry organization was as follows:  We realize that not everyone has the time or budget to attend […]

A great collaboration space allows the people to interact freely and share ideas openly as if they would whether they were using technology or not. The purpose of the technology is to SUPPORT the message and to ENHANCE communication. In my earlier blog about this subject I mentioned that part of the needs analysis should […]

Digital Signage Expo (DSE) has announced that registration for its 2016 event is now open and will feature its opening keynote on Wednesday, March 16 when David Meerman Scott presents “Real-Time Marketing, a New Approach to Expand the Power of Digital Signage.” DSE 2016 will be held March 15-18 at the Las Vegas Convention Center […]

I want to start this off by making sure you all know I have a bias. I served on the InfoComm PETC (Professional Education & Training Committee for 12 years and as its chairman for four years. During that time, we developed the on-line CTS program, the CTS-I (CTS-Installation) certification as well as the CTS-D […]

Integrated Systems Events, the producers of the Integrated Systems Europe trade exhibition, is linking up with Education for Children in Need, an international educational program headed by UNESCO Special Ambassador Dr. Ute-Henriette Ohoven. The Education for Children in Need program provides educational and vocational training to stimulate social development through the provision of quality education […]

The first ever four-day ISE will, no doubt, keep this the largest AV tradeshow in the world — and likely, ever. With over 1,000 exhibitors showcasing their products and services ISE 2016 will attract more than 60,000 attendees to the Amsterdam RAI Exhibition Centre. Make sure that you are part of the four-day ISE 2016 […]

IoT Continues to Open Pandora’s Box According to a PricewaterhouseCooper’s report (from October 2014), more than 20 percent of U.S. adults own at least one wearable, and soon we’ll be using them at home and work for a variety of purposes, with as many as 50 billion new connected devices by 2020. The Internet of Things has of […]

So far, I’ve seen five “expert” level white papers claiming to help educate the reader on what the heck a huddle room is and why it matters. Oh, and ALL of them have sucked. Without mentioning the name of the publication or the name of the display company that wrote it, just Google it and […]

For years, I have been told that COMM-TEC’s Solutions Day (this year’s being branded as S14) is the best regional AV event in the EMEA. Of course, as you all know, COMM-TEC is the leading pan-European distribution partner of AV/IT technology and carries the top brands in the industry and I have been an admirer of the COMM-TEC founder, […]

Big changes continue to happen in digital place-based signage use and supply. Lyle Bunn will be presenting at seven upcoming US and European events that you should consider attending when he’s near you: Sept 26-27:  Charlotte — Customer Experience Financial Services Oct 15:  Amsterdam — Maverick/Tech Data Expo Oct 20:  London, UK — InfoComm Roundtable […]

InfoComm International has announced that Joe Theismann, entrepreneur and former star quarterback for the Washington Redskins, will keynote the upcoming AV Executive Conference. Theismann has spent the last two decades working for ESPN on its NFL broadcast and the NFL Network. A much sought after motivational speaker, he is also author of The Complete Idiot’s […]

  By Heather L. Sidorowicz CEDIA 2015 is right around the corner. Sure, it seems farther away this year being it is in October, but trust me, it will be here before you know it. As you hold your hotel room and figure out your flight, consider bringing your team. Need a few good reasons? […]

InfoComm is billing its AV Executive Conference (AVEC) as a chance to recharge, refocus, and revitalize your business at the third annual InfoComm International AV Executive Conference (AVEC), November 18-20 at the Ritz-Carlton in Amelia Island, Fla. The program starts with football legend Joe Theismann, followed by quick blitz talks from Leo Hopf, author of […]

Almo Professional A/V announced it is taking its “Fully Charged” E4 AV Tour to Houston for the first time on September 11 and to the New York Metro area on October 8. In addition to the same refreshing training, electrifying new products and powerful networking opportunities that bring local resellers, integrators and consultants to the […]

By Andrea Miller CEDIA CEDIA EXPO 2015 is around the corner (10 weeks, six days to be precise), and you’re wondering what to look for at this year’s show… right? Right. 4K Ultra HD TV, immersive audio, HDBaseT — if it makes up the smart home, we have it on our show floor and in […]

With the average number of internet-connected devices growing each year – in 2013 the national average per household was 5.7 – the demand for a secure home network grows; and so does the demand for home technology professionals with advanced networking skills. To ensure you have a thorough understanding of networking and systems integration, CEDIA […]

The digital signage conference DSrupted, an event focused on disruptive technologies in digital signage and advertising, will return for a second year this September 16th in Toronto. This year’s theme will revolve around real-time data and how it can affect, or be, content. Subject matter experts will speak for a full hour each, with 15 […]

Audinate’s Dante networked AV system is dominating the ProAV world. There simply isn’t any other competing system that’s even close to the saturation level Dante has attained for putting audio on a network. With over 200 “adopters,” Dante is the defacto-standard and not only biggies like Extron, Crestron, Bose and Mackie have adopted Dante, but […]

By Brad Grimes InfoComm International It’s come to this, has it? Only about a month until InfoComm 2015 and you haven’t finished your planning. Because you’re an AV integrator, we get it. With your workload what it is, you need to be focused on projects. Oh, what you wouldn’t give for someone to just tell […]

Hear keynote speaker Joseph Tretler Jr., vice president for International Policy at the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), discuss ANSI’s role in the global standards arena at the Standards Plenary: Get to Know ANSI and InfoComm Standards, Mon., June 15, at InfoComm 2015 in Orlando, 1 p.m.-6 p.m. Then, through a series of roundtable discussions, […]

Last month, InfoComm welcomed the 10,000th Certified Technology Specialist to the ranks of the AV industry: Larry Flad, CTS, of PSX Audiovisual Technologies in New Orleans. “I’m looking forward to the recognition that comes with the CTS credential, along with my 19 years in the industry,” Flad says. “I plan to take the CTS-D test […]

The sessions, speakers and specials demos planned for Display Summit 2015 are nearly complete. The thought leadership event, which focuses on the latest advancements in the pixel pipeline from generation to display, takes place June 15-16, 2014, just prior to InfoComm, Orlando, Fla., at the Orange County Convention Center. Planned Special Demos include: High dynamic […]

When business owners think about education and training for their employees, the most obvious reason for training is to equip employees with the necessary skills and abilities to perform their job to a minimum standard of competence. But there are more important reasons than that, not least of which is the ability to excel, and […]

Mark your calendar for October 14-17, 2015, when CEDIA EXPO will descend upon the Lone Star State for the first time in several years. The Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas will host thousands of home technology professionals for the industry’s most wall-to-wall week of product news, training, networking, and more. And CEDIA EXPO […]

SynAudCon’s three-day Sound Reinforcement for Technicians seminar will help you learn the practical information to install sound systems correctly and to troubleshoot existing systems. Watch the three-minute video to learn more. June 13-15, 2015 at InfoComm in Orlando, FL Seminar instructor is Pat Brown. Approved for 24 InfoComm RUs and 21 BICSI CECs. Price: $995 […]

For the fifth consecutive year, Audinate will be hosting the all-day Dante AV Networking World conference at InfoComm 2015.  The event will be held Tuesday, June 16 at the Rosen Centre in Orlando, Fla. The free all-day event will feature presentations, training workshops and interactive panel discussions led by industry experts.  The event will also […]

EduComm Expo (ECE), is a new trade show debuting in Atlanta in September, described by show planners as an “educational conference and tradeshow exclusively focused on the needs of those responsible for implementation, oversight, and management of internal digital campus communication technology initiatives in higher education.” It takes place at the Georgia World Congress Center […]

By Dave Labuskes InfoComm International I love to read. In fact, I maintain what I admitted long ago would be a perpetual reading list. Perpetual, because no matter how much I read, there are more books added to it each month than I can get through. And the books are only part of the list. […]

I wrote a blog back in September of last year, con·ver·gence, which began this way: The premise of AV and IT convergence is simple, two separate realms of technology come together as a single entity to expand the industry’s capabilities to satisfy full-scale technology needs of the end user. In this day and age the […]