CEDIA has announced that Vincent Bruno, former Crestron marketing exec, will join CEDIA as CEO next month. CEDIA announced the search for a CEO earlier this year following Executive Director Don Gilpin’s decision to step down. Bruno brings a deep knowledge of the industry to the role of CEO. For the last seven years, Bruno […]

CEDIA has announced the 2015 volunteer Board of Directors. The board has three new directors: Omar Hikal, Kris Hogg and George Walter. “CEDIA’s Board of Directors continues to be filled with distinguished members of the industry and we are excited to welcome these three new additions,” said CEDIA Executive Director & Chief Operating Officer, Don […]

The executive director of CEDIA, Don Gilpin, will step down as leader of the home technology industry association by the end of 2015. Gilpin has been with CEDIA since 1998 and became executive director and COO in 2006. Chairman Larry Pexton and the board of directors will search for Gilpin’s replacement immediately. Gilpin will assist […]

CEDIA EXPO 2014 showed steady growth in attendance and exhibitor participation. More than 480 exhibitors and 18,500 attendees from 82 countries participated in the 2014 event in Denver. Professional and overall attendance both grew by 3 percent, and the overall exhibitor footprint also saw growth with a 14 percent increase in the square footage of […]

CEDIA is celebrating its 25th anniversary at this year’s CEDIA EXPO. Special recognition of founding members will be a part of the celebration in addition to member appreciation activities. In the summer of 1989, a small group of industry players primarily representing the first wave of custom installation firms, from a variety of experiences and […]

I just returned from what I think was the best trade show I’ve ever attended in my life. Seriously. I’ve been to over 20 InfoComm’s, 18 CEDIA’s, 10 COMDEX’s, at least 10 CES’s, a half dozen InfoComm Asia’s, five Photokina shows, at least three DSE shows and a dozen or so other random shows over […]