Volume 5, Issue 7 — April 10, 2019

BuyersClub — Volume 5, Issue 7 — April 10, 2019

April 10, 2019 | Volume: 5 | Issue: 7

This issue is “lit!”

That’s what my teenage daughter would say – it’s the newish version of when we used to all say “cool.” Generation X is VERY different than my generation and even significantly different than the generation that just came before them — the millennials. Yep, you’d be surprised. In fact, this is the subject of my UBTech keynote in June — will you be there? UBTech is the industry’s premier AV tech conference aimed exclusively at the higher-education market. It’s June 10-12 and my keynote is on the first day at 4 p.m. If you’re going to be there, say hello! If you didn’t know about UBTech and you’re at a college or university, consider attending — here are the details.

Finally, connect with me on LinkedIn here!

-Gary Kayye

COLUMNS

+ How Long Until the Future? [Leonard Suskin]

What about the meeting room of the future? Where’s our holographic display? When can we talk to a three-dimensional rendering of a far-end participant? When can we start meetings with our voice?

+ Why the Future Will Be So Bright: Trends Affecting the Lighting Sector [Satish Agrawal]

This year will be an exciting time for the lightning industry as it leverages the latest technology to innovate LED design, color, wavelength, energy efficiency and more. All indications point to healthy growth for the lighting industry in 2019 and the next few years.

+ Higher Education Technology Managers Association [Scott Tiner]

Over the past dozen years or so, technology managers in higher ed have grown more educated and become more visible in the industry. However, many feel that this group has never been looked at as equals in the industry. We have several organizations that represent us, including an AVIXA council, "Technology Managers Council." There are other associations, with CCUMC coming first to mind, and conferences, such as UBTech. So, I was initially a little surprised to learn that a new association, the Higher Education Technology Managers Association (HETMA) had been launched.

+ Mad Systems’ New Software Is In Your Face [Mark Coxon]

If we know anything about content, we know that the context of that content is extremely important. Delivering content is one thing, but delivering customized content to the person actually looking at the display takes things to a whole new level. Enter Mad Systems' new patent-pending Facial Recognition system.