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What CEDIA Membership Can Do for You
Membership in CEDIA is much more than displaying the logo on a website or business card.
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A Source for Client Inspiration
Explaining home automation, design, and innovation to your potential clients can be a challenging task.
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Give Your Feedback: AV Systems Design Standard
InfoComm International has opened its second draft standard, Audiovisual Systems Design and Coordination Components, for public review
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CEDIA Expo 2009 Wrapup
CEDIA Expo 2009 took the stage at Atlanta’s Georgia World Congress Center during a critical moment for the organization and the industry.
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Associations Focus: CEDIA Expo 2009: Good Signs in Tough Times
Thanks to an optimistic crowd and enthusiastic exhibitors, CEDIA Expo 2009 was a resounding success amid a worrisome economic backdrop.
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Associations Focus: Are You Ready for AV Week?
AV Week, being held Oct. 18-24, is an international celebration of the AV industry.
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Associations Focus: Build a Better Business
Business practices have changed over the past year to reflect the changing economy. Have you changed your tactics?
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POV: Thinking Small
Ever since pico projectors hit the retail market in mid-2008, awareness has grown about the promise of these tiny handheld, pocket-sized devices. The interest in pico (pronounced “pee-co”) projectors...
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Real-world Investment
If you were envious in past years of venture capitalists and the people they fund in emerging markets, consider this: $929 billion flowed in 2007; in 2009, it will...
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Association Focus: CEDIA University Gears Up for an Autumn of Education
The end of CEDIA Expo doesn’t mean the end of the school year at CEDIA University.
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Associations Focus: NSCA’s Insurance Solution Helps Members Stabilize Healthcare Costs
Mitek Electronics and Communications Group recently switched insurance providers to join the industry-specific insurance solutions program, NSCA’s SystemsPlus Health Solutions.
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Associations Focus: ANSI Approves First InfoComm Performance Standard
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and the InfoComm International board of directors have released InfoComm’s first performance standard, ANSI/InfoComm 1M-2009, Audio Coverage Uniformity in Enclosed Listener Areas.
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Back to Math
Summer is over, and students around the country are getting back to basics. In schools across the country, the subject of math curriculum is enough to strike fear in...
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POV: Green Listings and Certifications
The growing emphasis on green buildings and green design has naturally extended to an increased interest in green AV systems
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Associations Focus: InfoComm’s ICIF Creates Michael Vergauwen Education Fund
InfoComm International’s International Communications Industries Foundation (ICIF) has announced the creation of a new education fund to recognize the career achievements of AV industry leader Michael Vergauwen
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Associations Focus: NSCA Education
Registration is now open for NSCA’s popular technician training series, which encompasses the electronic systems technician curriculum developed by the leading commercial electronic systems educator
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Associations Focus: CEDIA’s 2009 Manufacturers’ Excellence Awards Finalists
CEDIA has announced the finalists in the running for the annual Manufacturers’ Excellence Awards. Three products were chosen as finalist for the Best New Technology award, of which one...
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POV: Exploring AV Megatrends
Albert Einstein once said, “I never think of the futureit comes fast enough.” There are few among us who are disciplined enough to put aside the concerns of today...
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Associations Focus: CEDIA Expo 2009: Convenience and Cost Savings for Attendees and Exhibitors
Tradeshows are some of the most cost-effective sales tools available to companies and consumers alike
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Associations Focus: Obtain New Success Strategies at NSCA Conference
Improving your bottom line is one success strategy, but improving customer satisfaction and understanding the next generation of system integrators and the latest marketing tools are all proven strategies...
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Associations Focus: InfoComm 09 Largest Pro AV Show Ever Held on East Coast
InfoComm 09 was the biggest commercial AV show ever held on the East Coast, with more than 29,000 AV professionals attending from more than 80 countries
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Associations Focus: InfoComm Reaches Out to Architects
InfoComm International recently visited the American Institute of Architects Exposition in San Francisco to promote the value of the CTS credential to architects
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Associations Focus: CEDIA to Unveil EST II Certification at Expo 2009
CEDIA has developed a new level of certification for technicians who have a year or more of experience. The exam will be unveiled at CEDIA Expo 2009
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Associations Focus: Generate New Business with NSCA’s Newest L2 Certification
Strive for excellence and stay ahead of the competition with NSCA's EST-L2 certification. Your certified EST-L2 staff will prove to your customers the value you place on committing to...
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Signs of Signage
I wondered in this space last month about what kind of energy we’ll encounter at InfoComm this year. Many of us will be learning the answer to that question...
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InfoComm Matters
Last year around this time, flowing out of NAB and into InfoComm, I commented in this space that the vibe I was picking up on around the industry was...
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Associatons Focus: CEDIA and Capitol Sales Partner to Deliver Popular Education Regionally
In partnership with Capitol Sales Learning Institute Regional Outreach events, CEDIA University is hitting the road this spring to bring industry-renowned education to your area
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Associations Focus: NSCA University Certificate Adds Value to Résumé
Obtaining your NSCA Certificate of Completion (CCP) through NSCA University will be even easier this year with the exclusive new opportunity to earn all 24 learning units (LU) required...
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Associations Focus: InfoComm International CTS-D Credential Earns ISO/IEC 17024 Accreditation
InfoComm International announced that the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has expanded the scope of InfoComm’s accredited Certified Technology Specialist program
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POV: Digital Signage Return on Investment
In a down economy, digital signage is a welcome growth technology in the AV market. Northern Sky Research has estimated that out-of-home digital display networks will generate $2.7 billion...
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Meyer Sound Acheron for Cinema Applications
The recent ShoWest exposition covered everything you need to outfit your neighborhood cinema—seats, screens, projectors, curtains, popcorn machines, candy, tickets, and so on. So what was Meyer Sound doing...
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LED Technology: What’s New, What’s Next?
Ever since blue LEDs appeared in the 1990s, a cascade of development and system evolution has advanced solid-state lighting to become a viable and prosperous technology foundation. Today, LED...
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NSCA University Introduces New Peer Panel Discussions at InfoComm 09
Listen to your peers discuss how to handle the upcoming DTV transition and manage the convergence between AV and IT through NSCA University at InfoComm 09
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CEDIA Expands Partnerships to Help Provide Popular Education Locally
In partnership with Capitol Sales Learning Institute Regional Outreach events, CEDIA University is hitting the road again
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Lighten Your Luggage: Session Handouts Go Green at InfoComm 09
InfoComm is committed to investing in more sustainable practices to limit environmental impact and support responsible business practices
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Associations Focus: NSCA Helps Create a More Productive, Profitable Staff
NSCA's latest Market Intelligence Briefings (MIB) report, Recruit and Retain Quality Staff: Organizational Issues and Structure, highlights how employee
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Associations Focus: CEDIA Awards Deadline Approaches
Enter in one of the following Manufacturers' Excellence Award categories: Best New Product Best New Technology Product Hall of Fame All companies entering
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Associations Focus: Register Today for InfoComm 09
Make plans to join your peers and colleagues this June and discover why InfoComm is the premier event for the AV industry. You can't afford to miss this
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Deal with IT
Over the last year in this magazine, we've periodically discussed the divide between IT and AV professionals as they struggle to bring their respective
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POV: Ten Ways to Maximize InfoComm Membership
For 70 years, InfoComm International has been serving the needs of the professional AV industry. InfoComm is 5,000 members strong and growing each year.
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Associations Focus: Are you Taking Advantage of Your NSCA Member Benefits?
Essentials of Systems Integration Online is an invaluable tool packed with more than 650 business documents vital to the commercial electronic systems industry.
