Corporate
Associations Focus: Combined Effort
InfoComm 08 will open in just three months in Las Vegas, and it is already bigger than last year's
Trade Shows
Education
POV: AV Industry Strong in 2008
InfoComm International regularly conducts in-depth market and industry studies to keep its members informed on all aspects of their markets. One of the
Corporate
Associations Focus: Recognizing Achievement
Awards and scholarships identify those who are focused forward to create a high-quality workforce in the AV industry.
Corporate
POV: Designing a Better InfoComm
It is tradition for the new president of the InfoComm Board of Governors to provide the membership and the broader community with an update of what the association plans...
Education
Associations Focus: Foundations of Education
Certification and management-training courses highlight trade associations’ commitments in the new year.
News
Associations Focus: Conference Call
Tradeshows and conferences from InfoComm, CEDIA, and NSCA help invigorate the ever-developing AV industry.
Corporate
NSCA Releases Report Spotlighting Financial Health of the Industry
Business owners know competition is a fact of life. A “keeping up with the Joneses” mentality can be a useful strategy to measure yourself against others in your field....
Corporate
Shure Hosts Advanced Wireless Seminars
Shure will conduct a series of Advanced Wireless Seminars for its customers throughout the remainder of 2007 and into 2008.
Industry
Associations Focus: Celebrating the AV Industry
InfoComm video describes AV today, CEDIA University takes training international, and NSCA honors business leaders.
Industry
Associations Focus: New Initiatives
NSCA The National Systems Contractors Association (NSCA) would like to reiterate its goals and mission. While the association looks forward to working
News
New Officers Elected for NSCA Education Foundation
Tom Frericks has taken the reins as president of the NSCA’s Education Foundation.
News
NSCA President to Serve on Iowa Department of Public Safety Board
MTC Systems CEO Nancy Emerson just got busier. Emerson, who also serves as the volunteer president of the NSCA, has joined the newly formed Iowa Fire Extinguishing Systems Contractors...
Audio
Stylish Sound: Loudspeaker Alternates for Flatpanels on Display at CEDIA
As flatpanel TVs continue their infiltration into American homes, more and more speaker companies are devising solutions intended to boost the quality of flatpanel sound systems while minimizing the...
Industry
Associations Focus: Opportunities All Around
InfoComm, NSCA, and CEDIA gear up for changes as well as certifications and classes.
Industry
Picture This: The Big Show
NSCA and InfoComm International combine their tradeshows to better serve the industry.
Industry
New Day at NSCA
The news that InfoComm and NSCA will consolidate their tradeshows under the InfoComm umbrella was hardly shocking in the sense that it had been speculated
News
Exclusive Podcast: NSCA’s Chuck Wilson on Joining Forces with InfoComm
NSCA executive director Chuck Wilson discusses the significance of the news that that NSCA's tradeshow would be consolidated into the InfoComm show with Sound & Video Contractor editor Michael...
Audio
Convergence of the Tradeshow Kind
Change, once again, is coming. Early this week, news broke that InfoComm and NSCA tradeshows are becoming one.
Corporate
Tripp Lite Introduces First Battery Backup System for Structured Cabling Installations
The Tripp Lite AV550SC backup power block provides the highest level of protection for telephone, Internet, and coax connections within structured cabling installations
Industry
NSCA, Manufacturers Partner to Provide Quality Educational Programs
Seven new manufacturers have joined forces with NSCA to provide education and training to members.
Corporate
AV/IT Convergence Fuels a Niche
Convergence has been the latest buzzword for quite some time. And, it’s no surprise as every AV product moves towards the network.
Audio
InfoComm Pick Hits 2007
The winning technologically innovative products that go above and beyond.
Markets
Three-hour HOW Event Planned for 123rd AES Convention
Tom Young of Electroacoustic Design Services will moderate a three-hour panel on church and house of worship audio and acoustics at the 123rd AES Convention in October
News
Associations Focus: Back to School
Association membership offers AV professionals plenty of educational opportunities this summer.
News
AV and Architects
Just in time for CEDIA, we examine a high-end home theater installation this issue in Dan Daley's cover story on p. 62. Reading between the lines in the piece
Audio
InfoComm Audio Roundup
This year’s show highlights an increasing number of application-specific designs.
News
POV: We Are All AV Historians
During InfoComm 07, I had the pleasure of interviewing several members about the AV industry as part of InfoComm's AV Historians
News
InfoComm Video Trend Spotting
In the erstwhile days of the great Projection Shoot-Out, InfoComm was always a show about projectionthe latest models; increasing brightness and decreasing weight.
News
InfoComm 2007 Pick Hit Awards
Sound & Video Contractor’s editors and contributing writers are pleased to announce the annual Sound & Video Contractor Pick Hit honors, given to the 15 most deserving new products...
Industry
Associations Focus: In the Pursuit of Knowledge
InfoComm 07 attracts record numbers, CEDIA previews easy-to-use skill-building at Expo 2007, and NSCA offers high-level business knowledge.
Industry
POV: The AV Industry’s Strength in Numbers
InfoComm International recently retained Acclaro Growth Partners to study the size and scope of the audiovisual market in North America and offer advice
Industry
InfoComm Strikes Again
Just home from InfoComm at press time, and I'm still digesting the show and the many industry trends that it portends for us all. The buzz word obviously
Audio
Audio-Technica Unveils SpectraPulse Ultra Wideband at InfoComm 07
The February 2009 end of analog television brings serious concerns in the pro audio community about the possible loss of frequency bands for wireless microphone use.
Corporate
FiberPlex Unveils MY-card Fiber-Optic Interface
FiberPlex’s new LightViper VIM-MY32 mini-YGDAI interface components allow owners of Yamaha digital audio production consoles to connect directly via fiber to the LightViper fiber-optic audio snake system
Industry
Associations Focus: Accenting Enrichment
NSCA focuses on member instruction, InfoComm announces a surge in certification, and CEDIA Expo offers a wealth of professional resources.
Industry
POV: AV/IT Convergence Offers Opportunities
For several years, the industry has anticipated the arrival of true AV/IT convergence. Now that it is here, it is time to explore the opportunities the
Corporate
InfoComm 07 to Showcase Growing Fiber AV Opportunities
This June’s Infocomm International tradeshow in Anaheim, Calif., will provide a forum at which integrators, manufacturers, and users can explore all of the ramifications of delivering high-end audio and...
Entertainment
Associations Focus: Building the Buzz
InfoComm forecasts a great tradeshow, CEDIA promotes success through certification, and NSCA takes the pulse of the industry.
Digital Signage
Picture This: Technology on Display
Looking back at NAB revelations and ahead to potential InfoComm innovations.
Industry
POV: Building Better Relationships with Architects
Architects control the design of many new spaces in need of audiovisual equipment, lighting, and services, and educating this key audience should play
