#ICupdate | May 4, 2016 |
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InfoComm Recognizes Rose Shure |
The InfoComm Awards Committee selected Rose Shure, former Chair of Shure Inc., as the 2016 Women in AV
Award winner for her commitment to industry education and product innovation. She and other winners
will be recognized in a ceremony preceding the keynote address at
InfoComm 2016. |
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Podcast: The AV Professors Are Back |
With all this virtual reality coming to market, do the professors see an end to displays? Where is
the sweet spot between AV and IT? Is there a standard for cable labeling? (Yes.) InfoComm
Instructors Chuck Espinoza, CTS-D, CTS-I, and Marcus Yarborough, CTS-I, take your questions. |
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Exceptional Day No. 3 at InfoComm
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Still planning your trip to Las Vegas? Whether you'll be there three or more days, we've
got suggestions for you. And yes, they include a Tech Trek around the show and a chance
to step into the InfoComm Cash Box (pictured) where dreams come true and bystanders cheer. |
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Congratulations to InfoComm Award Winners
Each year, InfoComm recognizes outstanding AV professionals for their contributions,
leadership and commitment to excellence. In 2016, the InfoComm Awards Committee, a panel of
volunteers, received nominations from across the industry and named winners for the Adele
De Berri Pioneers of AV, Mackey Barron Distinguished Achievement, CTS Holder of the Year,
Educator of the Year, Women in AV and Young AV Professionals Awards. The Harald Thiel
Volunteer of the Year Award is bestowed by InfoComm staff. Congratulations to the
winners.
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Science and Engineering Festival Recap
Think STEM education doesn't get enough love? Tell that to the 365,000 people who attended the USA
Science and Engineering Festival in Washington, D.C., last month. InfoComm is a proud sponsor of the
festival and its booth attracted thousands of students, parents and teachers interested in the
science of AV.
Check out the pictures,
then watch our video shot on the
show floor. The future of pro AV looks bright.
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Live, Loud & Local in Las Vegas
InfoComm 2016's popular Tech Tours may be sold out, but you can still see high-end AV in action at the
Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.
Join InfoComm and your peers June 8 for
Live, Loud & Local. Hear from the
Cosmopolitan's tech team, and then get a behind-the-scenes look at the newest systems in the resort's
hottest venues. You'll wrap up the evening with a networking reception.
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Running the Show at the Live Events Council
Wallace Johnson, CTS, Vice President of Business Development at MertzCrew and the newly elected
Chair of InfoComm's Live Events Council, recently talked to us about this new role and his AV
career to date. "The live events segment of the industry is very much about on-the-job training,"
he says. "You have to learn how to adjust to the atmosphere you work in."
Read more
and get involved.
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Not Too Late: AV Transport Education
InfoComm's new virtual classroom course about AV transport methods is in session. But that doesn't
mean you can't still sign up today.
The course runs through May and includes industry experts exploring everything from HDBaseT to Dante,
AVB/TSN to AES67, and H.265 to CobraNet. Not sure whether to join? Read what instructors Paul Zielie, CTS-D,
CTS-I, and Joe Cornwall, CTS-D, CTS-I,
have to say about the course and
its importance to AV professionals.
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Last Chance: IoT Insights Conference Next Week
Don't miss out. May 9 in Santa Clara, Calif., is the inaugural
IoT Insights
conference about the role of the Internet of Things in pro-AV solutions. The daylong event will include
panel discussions, real-world case studies and a keynote address by Gary Hall, CTS-D, CTS-I,
Chief Technology Officer for Federal Defense at Cisco Systems.
Register today.
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More IoT Insights at the Big Show
Your next chance to learn about the Internet of Things in pro AV will be (when else?) at
InfoComm 2016
in Las Vegas. Join other AV professionals and technologists Tuesday, June 7, and put the IoT
in context. "There is a huge untapped potential for the AV industry to dramatically transform
collaborative communications by leveraging IoT technologies, but the high-value opportunities aren't
going to be obvious right away," says Andrew Milne, CEO of Tidebreak (pictured). "Any AV
professional who is serious about IoT will need to build a strong grounding in the basics, as
well as develop their awareness of possibilities for the future."
Learn more.
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Sneak Peek: CTS-D Exam Guide
Attention all AV designers. Whether you're studying for your CTS-D exam or just want an
authoritative reference guide for being the best AV designer you can be, InfoComm and McGraw-Hill
Education have released the new CTS-D Certified Technology Specialist-Design Exam Guide.
It is a complete study system for those who learn well with books. Fit this self-paced prep
into your schedule anytime, anywhere.
Find out more.
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AV Standards: Past, Present and Future
RTS Solutionz Vice President of Engineering Joy Caspar, CTS, has been working in AV since back
when the industry was "a wild mess." In 2009, she became the first woman on InfoComm's
Standards Steering Committee and was integral in the development of ANSI/INFOCOMM 2M-2010: Standard
Guide for Audiovisual Design and Coordination Processes. "The way that AV touches and is touched
by other technologies is both exciting and challenging," she says.
Read her story.
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Next Generation AV Network Fundamentals and Design
May 5 |
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The Workplace of the Future: How Everything Has Already Changed
May 12 |
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