From Boxes to Net-Centric AV
Randal A. Lemke, Ph.D.
Executive Director and CEO, InfoComm International
 Everyone talks about living in an era of great change. The changes we are experiencing in 2010 will set the pattern for the next 10 years of the AV industry, just as the last 20 years saw two major changes. At the end of the next decade, it is possible the industry might be called the Information Communications Technology Industry as it completes the business convergence that is following the ongoing technical convergence with the IT industry. The industry is rapidly becoming net-centric at the same time that it grows rapidly. More
AV Week Tip #6: Contact Local Media
 Try reaching the business reporter for your local newspaper or producers of your local radio or TV stations' news programs to pitch a story about the AV industry, AV job opportunities, AV trends, your business and AV Week. The AV Week Planning Guide has tips for working with the media, a news release for you to customize, and an op-ed article that you may be able to tailor for your needs. For other AV Week ideas, visit www.avweek.org.
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Telemedicine and AV in the U.S.
Despite a wobbly economy, the U.S. healthcare sector has seen increasing demand, complete with doctor shortages and longer wait times at offices, hospitals and emergency rooms. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics at the U.S. Department of Labor, healthcare will continue to grow. The bureau expects that "the proportion of the population in older age groups will grow faster than the total population between 2008 and 2018. In addition, older persons have a higher incidence of injury and illness and often take longer to heal from maladies." More
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 InfoComm Wants to Make You a Star!
Starting in mid-October InfoComm will be calling for entries for our first video contest. Stay tuned for the inaugural theme and contest details.
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Six Webinars to Polish Your AV Math
Tune in for InfoComm’s Wednesday Webinars for an upcoming series on math. You'll polish your math skills to prep for your CTS, CTS-D or CTS-I, or earn RUs to keep your credentials. Find the descriptions that call to you and register now. Each webinar is $49, free with EduBucks. Space is limited — and these math courses sell out fast. Register today.
Word on the Street: CTS-D Prep Works
Thinking about taking your CTS-D exam? Then, think about taking CTS-D Prep Virtual Classroom.
“I could not have passed the exam without the CTS-D Prep Virtual Classroom. There was some content on the CTS-D test that was not reviewed in the course, but I was confident in the things that were covered,” says Hal Hawkins, CTS-D. “I am looking forward to using all of the knowledge I gained from preparing for the CTS-D test for my daily design activities.”
Sign up now for the next course that starts on Nov. 15.
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InfoComm Certification Committee Call for Nominees
Know a CTS holder who wants to serve on the InfoComm International® Certification Committee? The clock is ticking to get on the ballot for this year’s election. There are only seven business days left to send in a complete application before the October 15 deadline! Contact certification@infocomm.org for the step-by-step process.
Got CTS? Job Specs Do
 In a recent InfoComm survey of AV professionals, 37 percent said that they are seeing CTS required in specifications. That number is only going up. Join the growing number of your peers whose commitment to quality is leading them down the right path to more business. Learn how to add CTS to your competitive advantage
Your First Step to Certification: Certificate Program
If you’re looking for a way to prove your industry knowledge but are not quite ready to earn a CTS, the InfoComm-Recognized AV Technologist Certificate Program could be the perfect first step. Interested? Contact us to find out how the certificate fits into your career plan and your company’s business plan.
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Bocchiaro Takes Second at World Standards Day Paper Competition
InfoComm International’s Vice President of Standards and Best Practices, Joseph Bocchiaro III, Ph.D., AStd, CTS-D, CTS-I, ISF-C, won second place in this year’s World Standards Day Paper Competition. Audiovisual Technology Standards Support Accessibility: Societal Inclusion, Emergency Preparedness, and Protection from Harm, is a study of how audiovisual technology relates to the twentieth anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The contest is jointly sponsored by NIST, ANSI and the SES, which will publish the paper in November.
InfoComm Hosted International Delegation from ISO Sustainability in Event Management TAG
InfoComm members are participating in the development of ISO/PC 250 Sustainability in Event Management International Standard as part of the U.S. delegation to ISO through ANSI. Janne Mummert of VER, the InfoComm mirror Committee Moderator and Chair of the Rental and Staging Council, welcomed the guests, and InfoComm members presented current audiovisual sustainability initiatives to the delegation such as the STEPSM (Sustainable Technology Environments ProgramSM) and the Audiovisual Systems Energy Management Performance Standard during a dinner for the 50 international delegates of the ISO PC 250 Sustainability in Event Management Technical Advisory Group.
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AV Sustainability Task Force Continues Work on STEP
 The AV Sustainability Task Force met face-to-face in Chicago on September 13-14 to continue their work on STEP. The group reviewed the entire rating system and made several modifications to both headings and descriptions. The task force also began preparation of the STEP reference guide which will accompany the rating system and will be released in January 2011. For more information on the program and participants, please visit www.infocomm.org/STEP.
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Manufacturers Council Builds a Workforce Development Plan
Kevin Cole, Tristan Yates and Marc Bertrand, three members of the InfoComm International Manufacturers Council, are diligently assisting with a workforce development plan. “This workforce development plan is a great passion of mine and the council’s. The plan will not only benefit manufacturers, but everyone involved in InfoComm” says Bertrand, Chair of the Manufacturers Council. More
Eliminate Errors, Save Time and Import Data Effortlessly!
 InfoComm's Systems Integration Leadership Council (SILC) concluded that the Excel format is the most effective "common language" form to capture standard pricelist data, making the EZip format useful for both manufacturers and dealers.
Manufacturers and dealers can now list their data uniformly and share it quickly and efficiently. The EZip format streamlines data entry and makes it easy to transfer product and pricing information between various computer systems. More
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