InfoComm International

August 2011

EMEA Regional Update

Dear Members,

Thank you to those who attended our roundtables in the UK and Ireland where we discussed Net-Centric AV. Your contributions made for great discussions.

Our July regional webinar addressed some of the concerns brought up in the roundtables, kindly put together by Kieran Walsh from Audinate. View the recording of the webinar IP Networking for Media Professionals.

Join us on Wednesday, 10 August at 2 p.m. BST, for the free webinar Take a Positive STEP delivered by Scott Walker CTS-D®, LEED® AP. Scott will be giving an update on where the programme is and addressing some of the points raised at the InfoComm UK and Ireland roundtables held late last year. Register.

For those looking to attend the webinar, you may want to read Scott Walker’s articles on the rAVe GreenAV site beforehand for some background information.

Scott Walker, CTS-D, LEED® AP, is president and CEO of Waveguide Consulting, a national AV, IT and acoustical consulting firm. Scott is a past president of InfoComm International®, and he currently chairs InfoComm’s AV Sustainability Task Force, which is responsible for developing the Sustainable Technology Environments Program (STEP^SM) rating system.

We will be at PLASA again this year in Hall 2, stand number 2-Q30. Please stop by to say hello; we would love to see you. InfoComm is offering several strong seminars and each 90-minute session offers 1.5 renewal units for CTS designation holders.

Lighting for Video in the Large Meeting Environment
Project Management for Stage Labour
Audio Techniques for Corporate AV Events
A Primer on Audio Equalization
AV Math
Moving Signals for Presentation Events

Integrate in Association with InfoComm International
30 August-1 September, Sydney, Australia

If you are heading down under, visit us at the InfoComm stand at Integrate 2011. Integrate in association with InfoComm International is Australia’s biggest AV event and brings together the professional sound, light and vision industries. Register today!

Is Your AV business Heating Up? Tell Us, by Taking the Economic Snapshot Survey
Results from the spring survey yielded an InfoComm Performance Index (IPI) of 67.9, indicating that the AV business during the previous period experienced sustained stability. Does the same still hold true? You tell us. The survey is quick and easy and should take 5 minutes of your time. For participating in the survey, you will receive a free copy of the report.

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Have a lovely August!

Sincerely,

Chris Lavelle, CTS
Regional Director, UK and Ireland

Godwin Demicoli, CTS
Regional Director, Europe

Jonathan Seller, CTS
Regional Director, Middle East and Africa