InfoComm Update Archives

Read about the association's latest events, courses and membership benefits in the InfoComm bi-weekly Updates.

2012 Updates

January 25, 2012

InfoComm Executive Director and CEO to Retire; Tech Trends 2012; The Value of an Organization’s Vision; InfoComm Educates in Brazil; Roundtable: Manage People Who Aren’t Like You; Sound Off on These Topics and More
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January 11, 2012

Women in Project Management; Analog Video Rambles Into the Sunset; New Blog: Calling All Voices!; Tech Managers Rejoice! The Power of AV for Education; InfoComm and IATSE Form Education Pact
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2011 Updates

December 14, 2011

Why AV Standards Matter; 2012 Regional Roundtable Tour Dates; Austin City Limits Live: A Connected New Venue; Strike Up the (Frequency) Bands: Measurements That Will Revolutionize Your Sound; Live Event Safety: More Important Than Ever; More
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November 30, 2011

2012 Board; STEP — The Unofficial, Semi-Definitive FAQ; InfoComm Mourns the Loss of Jack Root; Don’t Let BIM Take Your AV Design by Storm; InfoComm International Annual Business Meeting; Checking In From the Lone Star State; More
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November 16, 2011

The International Green Construction Code; GovComm 2011 and 2012; Sustainable Technology Information; InfoComm International Annual Business Meeting; Live From Russia; More
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November 2, 2011

NFPA 72-2010; InfoComm 100 — 10 Tips for Aligning Your AV Business With the Future; California Courts Apply InfoComm Standards; Independent Technical Service Providers Council; GovComm 2011; More
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October 19, 2011

Secure AV in Government; AV Week is Here!; Call for Sustainable Pilot Projects; Do You Have the "Secret Weapons" for Designing and Testing Standards?; Postcard from Greenbuild 2011; Certification; CTS Prep; Education Calendar; BIM; Roundtables; Videos
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October 5, 2011

Brad Grimes Joins InfoComm International; InfoComm 100; Five Keys to SBT Success; Sneak Peek of Your Automated Future; Designing for High Contrast; Standards Boost (Your) Business; Economic Snapshot Results Revealed; AV Week; Certification Committee; One-Click Renewal; Audio Science to CTS; San Diego Events; Vote for 2012 Board; Tech Videos; How CTS Prep Helped Me Earn My CTS; CTS-D Prep Virtual Classroom; Almo E4 AV Tour; CMA No Cost Audiovisual E-Waste Program
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September 21, 2011

Smart Building Technologies Basics; AV Week Tip #4: Utilize InfoComm Resources; Give Us Your Best Shot!; Could You Serve on the Certification Committee?; My CTS Confidence; InfoComm Board of Directors and LDC Elections Coming Soon; Become a Future Roundtable or Webinar Presenter; Here's a (Free) Quick Start for Your AV Career
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September 7, 2011

AV Week Tip #3: Get Organized; Give Us Your Best Shot!; In Memoriam: William R. "Bill" Lowe; One Hour. One RU. Free.; What CTS Means to Me; An AV Event for Everyone in Chicago this September; Answer the Call for Proposals
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August 24, 2011

Give Us Your Best Shot!; AV Week Tip #2 — Develop a Media Outreach Plan; Attention "AV Newbies"; AV Pop Quiz; "All Technicians Should Take This Class"; Magnetic Pull of CTS in Your Job Search; Free Renewal Units; Check Your Expiration Date; Two Webinars to Make Sense of Finance
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August 10, 2011

Acoustics Snapshot; AV Week Tip #1; This Way to CTS Exam Confidence; Top 4 Reasons to Present at InfoComm 2012; You've Been Recruited to (Design) Bootcamp; AV Design Tip; Are You Missing Exclusive CTS Insights?; The Ultimate CTS Checklist; Why I Earned My CTS
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July 27, 2011

Digital Signage Education Videos Now Available; GovComm Registration is Now Open; It's Not Too Late -- Apply to Present at ISE 2012; TecnoMultimedia-InfoComm 2011 Just Weeks Away!; Integrate in Association with InfoComm International; Last Call for Green AV, Young AV Pro and Women in AV Award Nominations; Is Your AV Business Heating Up?; Upcoming InfoComm Roundtables in North America; Need Ideas for AV Week?
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July 13, 2011

Call for Nominations; Last Call for Green AV, Young AV Pro and Women in AV Award Nominations; Inspire. Promote. Connect.; Top 5 Seminars at InfoComm 2011; Professional Development "Takeout"; Install Training Your Customers Will Rave About; NEW: CTS Exam Guide; ANSI Approves InfoComm's Projected Image System Contrast Ratio Standard; Standards and Best Practices Plenary Summary; ISE Call for Presenter
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June 29, 2011

More than 33,000 Visit the Center of IT All; InfoComm, CompTIA Form STEP Foundation to Promote Sustainability; NEW: CTS Exam Guide; InfoComm Projected Image System Contrast Ratio Standard Approved; Standards and Best Practices Open and Close InfoComm 2011; New Application Procedure for Advanced Certifications; Accepting Nominations for Green AV, Young AV Pro and Women in AV Awards; Kevin Rhodus Awarded the ICIF Michael Vergauwen Education Fund Scholarship
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May 18, 2011

NEW! Display Search's 4th Annual Digital Signage Conference; Visit Realcomm While You Are in Orlando; Your CTS Exam Seat Could Be Gone Soon; How to Maximize InfoComm 2011 Training ROI; Preview Training in 90 Seconds; An Evening to Remember — Kevin M. Collins; ITRA Reception for InfoComm Attendees; Game On: Where Audio and Video Games Meet; New AV Tech Tour; What is a Plenary and Why Should I Come?; Councils Convene at InfoComm 2011
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May 4, 2011

InfoComm Best Practices Compliance Project; Extending the Power of Personal Connections -- InfoComm 2011 Opening Keynote; Manufacturers' Training Sessions at InfoComm 2011; Enter to Win a Guitar Signed by Members of Van Halen; Who's Who in AV Business; Illuminate Your AV Perspective; Are You a Workshop Warrior?; Keep Your Head in the Cloud
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April 20, 2011

InfoComm 2011 is 8 Weeks Away!; An Orlando VIP Package Just for You!; Rethink, Realign and Reimagine Your EdTech Strategy; Breath of Fresh AV Training; May the (Sustainability) Force Be With You; Did You Forget to Register for a Tour?; Learn the Latest on the InfoComm 2011 Blog
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April 6, 2011

Less Than 10 Weeks Away!; Connect and Network at InfoComm 2011; AV Awards Deadlines Are Approaching; SynAudCon's Three-Day Seminar at InfoComm 2011; InfoComm 2011 Virtual Preview; Ready for AV Design Bootcamp — Part 1?; Forgot Your Ticket to Tech Trends?; Are You a Former Board Member?
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March 23, 2011

InfoComm to Expand its Global Tradeshow Offerings; InfoComm China 2011; The Center of IT All; InfoComm International 2011 Awards Open for Nominations; IMCCA Spotlight; DisplaySearch's Digital Signage Conference Co-Locating at InfoComm 2011; What Everybody Ought to Know About Business Practices; There's an AV App for That; Standards and Best Practices Plenary Session to Debut at InfoComm 2011; Visit the InfoComm 2011 Blog
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March 9, 2011

InfoComm 2011 Keynote to be Delivered by HP's Rob Scott; The Center of IT All•Touch Screen Design Gallery; Technologies for Worship Conference; Visit the InfoComm 2011 Blog; Classroom AV; InfoComm Mourns the Death of Barry Halligan, CTS; InfoComm Council Chairs Announced; Manufacturers' Training in Atlanta on March 23; End-Users Conference in Atlanta on March 24; Record Postings on InfoComm's JobSite
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February 23, 2011

See AV at the Center of IT — Registration Now Open; Visit the InfoComm 2011 Blog; Net-Centric AV Hopes and Fears; Identifying the Digital Signage Champion; Come to the Expanded Member Atlanta Roundtable March 23; Atlanta End-Users Conference March 24; Report to AV Design Bootcamp in Orlando; Super Tuesday, Super Enticing; AV Technologist Program Celebrates First Year
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February 9, 2011

AV Education Triple Header in Atlanta; Eight Seats Left in CTS-D Prep; CTS Prep — Right From Your Desk; Installation Courses Coming Soon; Systems Integrator Needed for Digital Signage Applications; Visit the InfoComm 2011 Blog; InfoComm Mourns the Death of Kevin Collins; Workplace Generations and Your Business
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January 26, 2011

BIM Task Force Completes Building Information Modeling (BIM) Document; PSAV Chooses InfoComm for Meetings and Events Training; Xerox Values CTS-D, Opens Training to All; Sneak Peek of InfoComm Academy Training at InfoComm 2011; CTS-D Power … Virtually; Earn Renewal Units with OSHA Construction Course; Congratulations to the First CTS-I Holder of 2011; Certification Committee Reappoints Chair; Earn Your CTS in Amsterdam
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January 12, 2011

AVI-SPL Selects InfoComm to Provide Live Events Training; IATSE Looks to InfoComm for Training•Fuel Your Competitive Advantage with Webinars; Tough Enough for Bootcamp?; CTS-D Prep Returns; Discover the Treasures in Essentials; Renew Now and Save; CTS Exam Takes European Tour
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2010 Updates

December 15, 2010

Fourth Quarter InfoComm News Available; Back-of-House Digital Signage; Only 13 Seats Left in CTS Prep; Launch Your AV Career with the Essentials; Take Your Career to the Next Level at ISE: CTS Testing Onsite; Meet New Certification Committee Members; Run a More Profitable, Productive Business in an Uncertain Economy; Latest Economic Snapshot Survey!; Where's the Art? 2011 Calendar
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December 1, 2010

Fiber Optics; InfoComm Announces 2011 Board Results; Report to AV Design Bootcamp in February; CTS Prep — Right from Your Desk in January; Give the Gift That Keeps Giving All Year; Earn Free Renewal Units; Schedule Your CTS Exam for 2011; InfoComm Launches GovComm 2011 Exposition and Conference
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November 17, 2010

Testing Centers Moving; What Does the CTS Mean to You?; Offer Renewal Units at Your Event; Download the 2011 Education Catalog; Find Your Road to CTS Prep; 100 Questions: Up for the Challenge?; InfoComm Is Making You a Star!; Save the Date for InfoComm 2011; InfoComm to Create Amplified Audio System Performance Standards Suite
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November 3, 2010

Cloud AV; AIA, InfoComm to Partner on High-Profile IPD Demonstration Project; Your Vote Counts — Voting Begins Friday; Showcase Your CTS on LinkedIn; Last CTS-D Prep Virtual Classroom for the Year; Math Quiz on Potential Acoustic Gain; Educational Course Tracks Are Back; InfoComm Is Making You a Star!; AV Week 2010 a Success!; Attention Tampa Members; Jump on the OfficeMax Bandwagon
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October 20, 2010

Happy AV Week; Week Tip #7: Document AV Week; Do Your Math Skills Add Up?; Will You Report to AV Design Bootcamp?; Train ‘Em or Lose ‘Em; Election to Begin Nov. 1; Record-Setting Number of RU Courses; InfoComm Thanks VER for Equipment Donation to ISO Sustainability in Event Management; TAG Meeting
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October 6, 2010

Executive Update: From Boxes to Net-Centric AV; AV Week Tip #6: Contact Local Media; Telemedicine and AV in the U.S.; InfoComm Wants to Make You a Star!; Six Webinars to Polish Your AV Math; Word on the Street: CTS-D Prep Works; InfoComm Certification Committee Call for Nominees; Got CTS? Job Specs Do
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September 22, 2010

Bummed You Missed Design Bootcamp?; Say Goodbye to CTS-D Exam Jitters — Virtually; Postcard from Denver; Calling All CTS Leaders; RU Ready to Renew?; Standards to be Presented at AIA Academy of Architecture for Justice; InfoComm Hosting International Delegation; AV Week Tip #4: Show Appreciation for Your Staff; Wednesday Webinars Return!; Upcoming Roundtables; InfoComm Executive Director & CEO Randal A. Lemke to Keynote Almo Pro E4 AV Tour in DC
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September 8, 2010

AV Week Tip #3: Use Your Website; September Roundtable in the Big Apple; Expanded Roundtable Coming to Vancouver; Home Run at Target Field; Call for Participants: Economic Snapshot Survey; Road Trip to Denver — Sept. 10; InfoComm 2011 Call for Presenters Deadline Sept. 17; Design Boot Camp — Flex Your Design Muscles
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August 25, 2010

Integrated Project Delivery: Three Reasons Why AV Should Pay Attention; New STEP Page on InfoComm Website; AV Week Tip #3: Contact Your Alma Mater; Membership Survey: Your Opinion Matters; New InfoComm Benefit: Group Disability and Life Insurance; ARCHI-TECH AV Award Webinars Begin Sept. 2; InfoComm 2011 Call for Presenters Deadline Approaching!; Denver in September with InfoComm Academy; CTS Prep Virtual Classroom in German
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August 11, 2010

InfoComm Third Quarter Newsletter Available; AV in the Government and Military Markets; Attend the STEP Rating System Webinar on August 25; InfoComm 2011 Call for Presenters Deadline Approaching!; Design Track Classroom Courses; Training Managers Determine InfoComm's 2011 Education Calendar; Denver in September with InfoComm Academy; AV Week Tip #2; Membership Survey: Your Opinion Matters; See You in September in the Big Apple
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July 28, 2010

The Value of an Organization's Vision and Mission; McGraw-Hill Professional to Release First CTS Prep Book; Electronic Versions of Many InfoComm Books Available through ANSI; More CTS Prep Virtual Classroom Courses Coming Up; CTS-D Prep Virtual Classroom Course Sessions Scheduled for 2010; Sustainable Technology Environment Program (STEP) Update; Renew Your CTS Credential; Call for Nominations
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July 14, 2010

Math for Design Online Course Debuts; DES314 CTS-D Prep Virtual Classroom Starts Sept. 2; InfoComm Academy@Denver; InfoComm, CEA and CEDIA Collaborate on Joint Standard for Drawing Symbols; Thank You, Standards Planning Committee Volunteers; BICSI and InfoComm Sign Friendship Agreement; Nearly 1,000 Ways to Earn CTS RUs; CTS Newsletter Important Information Source; InfoComm 2010 Las Vegas Program RUs on Transcript; Dawn E.B. Meade, CTS, of Advanced Video Systems Awarded Inaugural Michael Vergauwen Education Fund Scholarship; Get Organized for AV Week
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June 30, 2010

More than 32,000 Advance with AV at InfoComm 2010; Save the Date for InfoComm 2011!; Awards Presented at InfoComm 2010; InfoComm to Manage PAMA; InfoComm Opens LinkedIn Group; Call for Nominations; New Member Benefit: Debt Collection Solution; InfoComm Releases Compensation and Benefits Survey; InfoComm Announces New AV Math for Design Online Course; AV Design Principles: Environment Session Added to Fairfax Schedule; Virtual Classes Added to Schedule; Standards at InfoComm 2010
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June 6, 2010

InfoComm STEPs Up Sustainability with New Rating System; Last Chance to Register for InfoComm 2010; Interested in Conferencing?; See Your Membership Association, InfoComm International, at the Show!; ITRA Reception Free to InfoComm Attendees; Visit Realcomm While You Are in Vegas; Don’t Miss Important Life Safety Information — Visit NFPA; ANSI Approves InfoComm AV Systems Design Standard
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May 5, 2010

InfoComm 100 Wrap Up; Digital Signage 2010; EdTech Summit @ InfoComm; Post Summer Internship Positions; Lighting&Sound America Extends Award Deadline; AV Scholarships Now Available; Two Wednesday Webinars Remain; InfoComm 2010 Tech Tours are Selling Out; Second InfoComm Standard Approved by Board of Directors
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April 21, 2010

InfoComm Launches New Website to Educate Public about AV; Advance with AV; Architects Can Earn CES LUs at InfoComm; InfoComm Academy@San Diego Wrap-Up; Update on Standard Guide for Audiovisual Systems Design and Coordination Processes; Standards and Best Practices at InfoComm 2010; Take the Certification Exam in Vegas; Renew Your Certification; Renew in Las Vegas; Final Call for Staged Events Award Entries; Houston Member Roundtable
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April 7, 2010

Trends in Legal AV; New Events Abound at InfoComm 2010; Syn-Aud-Con Expands to Three-Day Seminar at InfoComm 2010; Comp TIA Network+ Training Offered at InfoComm 2010; InfoComm Foundation Offers AV Scholarships; Accepting Nominations: Adele De Berri Pioneers of AV Award; Member Roundtables Coming to a City Near You; New EZip Data Integrity Utility Developed; Get Involved with InfoComm International; InfoComm Standards Program Grateful to Polycom
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March 24, 2010

Get Free Education, RUs and Networking Opportunities at Almo's E4 AV Tour in Chicago; Latest Digital Signage Trends and Techniques Brought Right to Your Computer; Systems Programming & GUI Design Gallery at InfoComm 2010; Advance with AV; AV Technologists Can Demonstrate Knowledge; CTS-D Prep Course Debuts at InfoComm 2010; Revised Essentials of AV Technology Course Available Three Ways; Accepting Nominations: Adele De Berri Pioneers of AV Award; Give a Few Minutes of Your Time, Get Free Research
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March 10, 2010

Weathering the Storm; ISF Commercial Calibration and Certification Course Offered at InfoComm 2010; Technologies for Worship Conference; Advance with AV; InfoComm First Quarter 2010 Newsletter; 2010 Independent Programmers Council Directory Call for Entries; InfoComm JobSite Doubles Resumes; Wednesday Webinars — Business Development: Legal Series; D.C. Members, You're Invited; Complete the Dealer Compensation and Benefits Survey
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February 24, 2010

White Spaces Comment Period Extended to March 1; Deadline Next Tuesday for InfoComm Award Nominations; Enter Now for 2010 ARCHI-TECH AV Awards; Put the Spotlight on Your Live Events; NEW! Debt Collection Solution for InfoComm Members; End Users Invited to DC Tech Conference; Cisco's De Beer to Keynote InfoComm 2010; IMCCA Spotlight; Advance with AV; Dealers, Share Your Compensation Strategies
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February 10, 2010

Advance with AV; InfoComm Offers New AV Certificate Program; Update of a Classic: GEN106 Essentials of AV Technology; Learn and Earn RUs at InfoComm Academy @ San Diego; ISE 2010 Smashes Attendance Record; PartnerShip Discount Shipping Program; Call for Entries: Green AV Award; Enter Now for 2010 ARCHI-TECH AV AWARDS; Dealers: Share Your Compensation Strategies
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January 27, 2010

ISE 365 Online Catalog Enhances Opportunities for AV Product and Service Providers; InfoComm Announces New End-User Events; PRO AV, ARCHITECT and InfoComm Announce Partnership for Third Annual Spotlight Awards; Submit Nominations for InfoComm Awards; Enter Now for 2010 ARCHI-TECH AV Awards; InfoComm Names 2010 Leadership Development Committee; Call for Participants: Economic Snapshot Survey; 2010 Certification Committee Announced
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January 13, 2010

Realcomm to Co-Locate with InfoComm 2010 in Las Vegas; InfoComm Gets Lobby Makeover; InfoComm Announces New Awards for Green AV; Nominations Open for InfoComm Awards; Enter Now for 2010 ARCHI-TECH AV Awards; LDC Appoints 2010 InfoComm Council Chairs; Call for Participants: Economic Snapshot Survey; New Report Guides AV Pros Interested in Building Automation;
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