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 What’s New for InfoComm 2012?
 The best way to keep tabs on new pavilions, special exhibits and more is by checking in with the InfoComm 2012 Show Blog. What will the new Commercial Systems & Sustainability Pavilion include? It’s there. Never heard of the Production Zone? You will. And when June rolls around, the blog will be the place to learn what’s going on in the classrooms and on the show floor. Bookmark it today and subscribe to the RSS feed.
Membership Structure Changes
InfoComm is simplifying its membership structure and expanding the amount of free and discounted education offered to members. Changes will go into effect in early 2013. Learn how InfoComm’s Membership Committee developed solutions to resolve long-time challenges voiced by InfoComm’s members, including reducing the number of membership options and addressing the administrative constraints of InfoComm’s EduBucks program.
You will want to make sure to spend your EduBucks balance by the end of the year, and InfoComm 2012 provides a prime opportunity to purchase training. Check out InfoComm University™ offerings.
InfoComm Joins the Almo E4 AV Tour
Almo Pro A/V has announced the first dates of its E4 AV Tour: April 3 in Irvine, Calif., and May 18 in Washington, D.C. InfoComm instructors and others will be on hand to provide valuable training, good for InfoComm CTS renewal units. And when you’re not in the classroom, rub elbows with 30 manufacturers exhibiting their latest products. Register today.
Pre-Order the New Global Market Study
InfoComm is taking advance orders for its 2012 Global Market Definition and Strategy Study. Learn how big the market is for AV products and services and what’s driving future market segments. This biannual report is available in its entirety, with global results, or by specific region. Order today.
 Industry Standards Take the Stage in Vegas
When you book your travel for InfoComm 2012, make sure you stay an extra day, especially if you’re passionate about InfoComm’s ANSI standards and concerned about issues that affect the AV industry. You’re invited to the complimentary Standards Plenary Session on Saturday, June 16, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Earn valuable RUs while gaining insight into upcoming and published standards. Register now for InfoComm 2012.
Submit Your Nominations for InfoComm Awards
Do you know an AV pioneer? Do you have a favorite InfoComm instructor? How about someone dedicated to InfoComm and the AV community? InfoComm is accepting nominations for the Adele De Berri Pioneers of AV, Educator of the Year and Distinguished Achievement Awards. The deadline for these nominations is April 20, 2012. Download forms by visiting the InfoComm Awards page.
 Bozzword: Virtualization
What’s a “bozzword?” It’s a technology buzzword that prompts Joe Bocchiario, InfoComm Vice President of Standards and Industry Innovations, to wax poetic on the technology’s implications for the AV industry. And it’s available on the InfoComm All Voices Blog.
Member Events Are Coming to Your City
InfoComm will be holding events around the world over the next few months, including Roundtables in Singapore, Sydney, Atlanta, Boston and Pittsburgh; the Power of AV for Education in Boston; and the Power of AV for Meeting Planners in Atlanta. If you can’t attend in person, InfoComm will also hold informative webinars almost every week. Receive RUs and discover skills, tools and techniques that you can implement immediately in your day-to-day work.
Is Your Company’s Compensation Package Competitive?
Be one of the first to read the results of InfoComm’s 2012 Compensation and Benefits Survey. Pre-order the report by May 15 and save up to $75. Inside, you will be able to examine median salaries of 27 positions in the AV industry, staffing levels and patterns, projected revenues, employee benefits and more. The report will be available June 2012, but order today and save.
New Technology Manager Super Tuesday
This InfoComm 2012, find solutions to the many technical and management issues that affect you every day, including operations management, interactive classrooms, content management, future proofing and mass notification. Plus, don’t miss the chance to learn from the director of emergency management at Virginia Tech, who will discuss emergency notification system, VT Alerts and system operational protocols. Check out all eight of the Super Tuesday sessions and register for InfoComm 2012 today.
Three Reasons Installation Technician Sold Out
 If you haven't heard, InfoComm’s three-day installation training course for February sold out. Here's why students say they signed up for InfoComm University™’s install courses:
- “I've learned install with on-the-job practice. Now I need official training.”
- “My boss wants me to prepare for my CTS®-I. “
- “More bids are requiring CTS-I.”
Don't miss your second chance to take the INS212 Installation Technician course, April 28-30. Call +1.800.659.7469 now and reserve your seat.
There Are More than 1,000
CTS-D and CTS-I Holders
How many of them work at your company? Find out how you can add CTS, CTS-D and CTS-I to your company’s bottom line. And call +1.703.273.7200 for one-on-one guidance on how to develop a customized plan to help you meet your company’s goals.
Manufacturers Invited to Participate in New MyiQ Service
InfoComm invites manufacturer visionaries to participate in MyiQ, a new service that will collect and deliver product data in a format designed to create efficient inter-industry communications with design consultants, integrators, architects and building industry professionals. MyiQ will be introduced in June at InfoComm 2012 in Las Vegas. To participate, please contact John Fuchs, Senior Vice President, InfoComm iQ.
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