If you’ve enjoyed cinema sound in a movie theater (or elsewhere), you’re familiar with B-chain audio — the speakers, amplifiers and processors that make up a sound system. Today, InfoComm is working with leading thinkers from the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, the Audio Engineering Society, and the Acoustical Society of America on standards and best practices that could improve audio well beyond the movie house.
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Type: Article, Report or Whitepaper
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Topic: Standards
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Audience: All AV Professionals
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Publication Date:
May 2013
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Language: English
Today, George Mason University has a tool at its disposal that will help its various departments — and others on campus — to define objectively its high-contrast requirements: the ANSI/INFOCOMM 3M-2011 Projected Image System Contrast Ratio standard.
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Type: Article, Report or Whitepaper
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Topic: Standards
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Audience: All AV Professionals
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Publication Date:
March 2013
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Language: English
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Type: Recorded Webinar
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Topic: Standards
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Audience: All AV Professionals
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Publication Date:
February 2013
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Language: German
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Type: Recorded Webinar
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Topic: Standards
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Audience: All AV Professionals
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Publication Date:
February 2013
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Language: English
Uma análise sobre as normas AV da InfoComm aprovadas pela ANSI (American National Standards Institute), um olhar sobre o processo de criação, bem como os benefícios da adoção dessas normas.
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Type: Recorded Webinar
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Topic: Standards
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Audience: All AV Professionals
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Publication Date:
December 2012
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Language: Portuguese
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Type: Recorded Webinar
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Topic: Audio; Networked AV Systems; Standards
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Audience: All AV Professionals
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Publication Date:
October 2012
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Language: Italian
A downloadable document follwing industry standards and best practices. Complements INFOCOMM 8-201x Audio System Spectral Balance Task Group.
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Type: Form or Application; Standard
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Topic: Standards
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Audience: All AV Professionals
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Publication Date:
August 2012
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Language: English
Defines and prescribes processes and requirements for power-consumption management of an AV system.
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Type: Standard
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Topic: Standards
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Audience: All AV Professionals
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Publication Date:
June 2012
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Language: English
Last year marked the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program's first decade of existence, a span bookended by two major economic slumps.
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Type: Article, Report or Whitepaper
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Topic: Project Management; Smart Building Technology (SBT); Standards; Sustainable AV
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Audience:
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Publication Date:
February 2012
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Language:
On August 13, 2011, a stage collapsed during a powerful storm at the Indiana State Fair. Now, proponents say, getting the word out and training professionals to use the standards are critical to this dynamic industry.
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Type: Article, Report or Whitepaper
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Topic: Live Events; Standards
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Audience:
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Publication Date:
December 2011
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Language:
In almost every market where they’re used, audiovisual systems have evolved from “nice-to-have” toys to business-critical systems — to the benefit of the entire AV industry.
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Type: Article, Report or Whitepaper
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Topic: Standards
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Audience:
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Publication Date:
December 2011
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Language:
It is perhaps the Holy Grail of industry standards: to be specified or expressly integrated into other industry standards, best practices or requests for proposals. Take, for example, the growing stable of ANSI-accredited, AV performance standards from InfoComm International®.
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Type: Article, Report or Whitepaper
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Topic: Government; Government Relations; InfoComm Products and Services; Standards
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Audience: Designers; Facility Managers; Installers; Integrators; IT Professionals; Live Events Professionals; Project Managers; Technology Managers
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Publication Date:
November 2011
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Language:
Building codes have existed for almost 4,000 years. To this day, building and safety codes dictate construction practices. But codes have only become high priority for AV professionals over the last 50 years, as AV equipment migrated from the movable rolling cart to permanent installation in public and private buildings.
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Type: Article, Report or Whitepaper
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Topic: Audio; AV Equipment; Standards; Video
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Audience:
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Publication Date:
November 2011
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Language:
Last August, members of InfoComm International®’s Integrated Building Technologies Task Force attended the National Conference on Building Commissioning in Cincinnati, Ohio. Their goal: to explain to building facility managers how the AV industry could help them coordinate their low-voltage systems in order to make their buildings operate more efficiently.
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Type: Article, Report or Whitepaper
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Topic: Smart Building Technology (SBT); Standards
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Audience: Architects, Builders and Contractors
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Publication Date:
August 2011
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Language: English
InfoComm International recently released its newest performance standard, ANSI/INFOCOMM 3M-2011 Projected Image System Contrast Ratio. The voluntary standard seeks to define acceptable minimum contrast ratios for projected images, relative to their application, for both installed systems and live events.
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Type: Article, Report or Whitepaper
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Topic: Display; Installation; Live Events; Standards
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Audience:
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Publication Date:
July 2011
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Language:
This performance Standard establishes four viewing requirement categories and defines a minimum contrast ratio requiremnt for each category.
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Type: Standard
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Topic: Standards
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Audience: Designers; Installers; Live Events Professionals; Project Managers
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Publication Date:
June 2011
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Language: English
Develop a strong understanding of what Building Information Modeling (BIM) is and learn what it means to the audiovisual professional both now and in the coming years with this guide.
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Type: Guide or Template
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Topic: Building Information Modeling (BIM); Standards
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Audience: Architects, Builders and Contractors
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Publication Date:
February 2011
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Language: English
Enter BIM metadata for audiovisual-related devices with this list.
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Type: Guide or Template
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Topic: Building Information Modeling (BIM); Standards
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Audience: Architects, Builders and Contractors
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Publication Date:
February 2011
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Language: English
Use this BIM Parameter List as a guide for parameters that should be built into BIM elements for audiovisual-related devices.
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Type: Guide or Template
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Topic: Building Information Modeling (BIM); Standards
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Audience: Architects, Builders and Contractors
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Publication Date:
February 2011
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Language: English
This Standard outlines a consistent set of the standard tasks, responsibilities, and deliverables required for professional audiovisual systems design and construction.
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Type: Standard
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Topic: Standards
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Audience: All AV Professionals
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Publication Date:
December 2010
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Language: English
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Type: Recorded Webinar
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Topic: Standards
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Audience: All AV Professionals
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Publication Date:
October 2010
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Language: Spanish
The ACU Field Guide is designed to help audio technicians and engineers conduct the required in-field preparations, data collection and reporting for the ANSI/INFOCOMM 1M-2009 Audio Coverage Uniformity in Enclosed Listener Areas performance standard.
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Type: Book; Standard
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Topic: Standards
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Audience: Installers
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Publication Date:
December 2009
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Language: English
Complete with formulas, this editable spreadsheet can be used to calcualte AV systems energy management ROI.
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Type: Guide or Template
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Topic: Standards
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Audience: All AV Professionals
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Publication Date:
December 2009
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Language: English
These design guidelines describe the processes involved in designing loudspeaker systems to the requirements outlined in ANSI/INFOCOMM 1M-2009, Audio Coverage Uniformity in Enclosed Listener Areas.
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Type: Book; Standard
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Topic: Design; Standards
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Audience: Designers
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Publication Date:
December 2009
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Language: English
An editable document following industry standards and best practices.
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Type: Guide or Template
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Topic: Standards
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Audience: All AV Professionals
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Publication Date:
December 2009
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Language: English
There are many reasons why smart building technologies (SBT) are a growing trend in the design and construction industry – lower costs, higher efficiency and sustainability, to name a few.
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Type: Article, Report or Whitepaper
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Topic: Standards
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Audience: Architects, Builders and Contractors
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Publication Date:
December 2009
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Language: English
Use this sample spreadsheet to report the results of site test measurements.
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Type: Standard
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Topic: Standards
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Audience:
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Publication Date:
November 2009
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Language: English
This Standard provides a procedure to measure spatial coverage, and criteria for use in the design and commissioning of audio systems.
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Type: Standard
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Topic: Standards
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Audience: Architects, Builders and Contractors; Designers; End Users; Installers; Integrators; Live Events Professionals; Technology Managers
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Publication Date:
November 2009
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Language: English
See how the AV systems documents relate to documentation from allied professions whith this coordinated example of the unique documentation required for AV systems.
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Type: Book
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Topic: Installation; Standards
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Audience: Installers; Project Managers; Students
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Publication Date:
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Language: English
An examination of how AV technology standards are helping people with physical limitations to enjoy more interactive and safe experiences in everday life.
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Type: Article, Report or Whitepaper
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Topic: Audio; Design; Government; Healthcare; Standards
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Audience: Architects, Builders and Contractors; Consultants; Designers; Integrators; Technology Managers
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Publication Date:
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Language: English
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Type: Standard
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Topic: Standards
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Audience: All AV Professionals
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Publication Date:
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Language: English
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Type: Standard
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Topic: Standards
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Audience:
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Publication Date:
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Language: English
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Type: Standard
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Topic: Standards
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Audience:
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Publication Date:
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Language: English
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Type: Standard
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Topic: Standards
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Audience:
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Publication Date:
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Language: English
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Type: Standard
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Topic: Standards
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Audience: All AV Professionals
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Publication Date:
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Language: English
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Type: Article, Report or Whitepaper
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Topic: AV Industry; Design; Government; Standards; Video
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Audience: All AV Professionals; Architects, Builders and Contractors; IT Professionals; Project Managers
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Publication Date:
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Language:
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