InfoComm Offers Digital Signage Course

Several years ago, I was approached by the Dean of Faculty’s office to install a digital “poster board.” They had a little extra money in the year’s budget and wanted to use it to show off the great work of our students and faculty. They also wanted to make a bit of a splash, so […]

InfoComm Offers Digital Signage Course

Almo Professional A/V Announces New Additions to “Navigate to New Horizons” E4 Dallas Event on March 11

Almo Professional A/V, in partnership with InfoComm International, has announced new additions to its first 2014 E4 AV Tour, scheduled to take place in Dallas on March 11. Themed “Navigate to New Horizons,” E4 Dallas attendees can expect hands-on training sessions worth InfoComm Renewal Units, U.S. debuts of new products, one-on-one time with 36 manufacturing […]

Almo Professional A/V Announces New Additions to “Navigate to New Horizons” E4 Dallas Event on March 11

Everything is Becoming Software (And That’s a Good Thing)

I recently had an interesting conversation with someone in the product design space at a university that I wanted to share — and get your thoughts about. He asked, “You used to be a professor — should my students take computer science even if they don’t want to be programmers?” My answer probably won’t surprise […]

Everything is Becoming Software (And That’s a Good Thing)

The 3D Educator

By Len Scrogan Display Central There are a lot of good things happening with educational 3D across the country, yet I find that most of the great stories about 3D in classrooms somehow seem to fly under the radar. Yes, good things are in fact happening, but often no one knows about them. That’s because […]

The 3D Educator

Almo Announces 2014 E4 AV Tour: First Stop in Dallas March 11

Almo Professional A/V has announced the 2014 series of f E4 AV Tours, starting with “Navigate to New Horizons” in Dallas on March 11. E4 Dallas will include a first-run keynote address focused on pre-engineering AV into smart buildings, and new courses led by some of the biggest names in the industry, including Tom Stimson, […]

Almo Announces 2014 E4 AV Tour: First Stop in Dallas March 11

NSCA Announces Industry Supporters for Business & Leadership Conference

NSCA has announced its list of the industry leaders supporting the 16th annual Business & Leadership Conference Committee in Dallas from Feb. 27 to March 1. More than 200 of the leading representatives of the electronic systems industry will gather at the end of February to discuss how businesses leverage existing resources to increase profits, […]

NSCA Announces Industry Supporters for Business & Leadership Conference

InfoComm to Host 2nd Annual AV Executive Conference

InfoComm International will be hosting its second annual AV Executive Conference and Golf Tournament September 23-25, 2014, at the Omni Montelucia Resort & Spa in Scottsdale, Ariz. The AV Executive Conference is designed to assist systems integrators, design consultants and other industry professionals with the challenging task of building and scaling their organizations. Speakers will […]

InfoComm to Host 2nd Annual AV Executive Conference

Classroom Environments Take Centre-Stage for InfoComm at ISE 2014

On Wed., 5 Feb., the second day of ISE 2014, InfoComm International is hosting a series of four seminars dedicated to the design and implementation of AV solutions in education applications. As with most of the InfoComm sessions taking place at this year’s show, each of these training sessions can be accessed using one of […]

Classroom Environments Take Centre-Stage for InfoComm at ISE 2014

CEDIA to Offer Free Education at ISE 2014

At ISE, CEDIA is supporting the new ISE Residential Solutions Theatre (on stand 7-W180) with a series of drop-in 30 minute sessions taking place every day of the show. The training includes: Tues., 4 Feb.: 14.30 The Science of Lighting Design by Tad Trylski, Light Bureau 15.30 Home Automation Standards and Applications by Laura Lazzerini, […]

CEDIA to Offer Free Education at ISE 2014

rAVe Sponsored AV Networking World Conference Announces Panel Speakers

AV Networking World conference, to be held in Amsterdam on 4 Feb., 2014, announced this week its lineup of panel speakers for the informative networking educational event. Participants will be eligible to receive four InfoComm CTS RU credits. Sponsors include Allen & Heath, Attero Tech, Audinate, Behringer, Bosch, Bose, BSS Audio, Focusrite RedNet, Harman, Nexo, […]

rAVe Sponsored AV Networking World Conference Announces Panel Speakers

Bringing the Network Together: Audio Forum @ ISE 2014

The Audio Forum at ISE 2014 is a new pre-show event designed specifically to facilitate meetings and knowledge-sharing between professionals and companies in the professional audio community. A full one-day event taking place on Mon., 3 Feb. at the Amsterdam RAI, the Forum’s main theme will be that of transport protocols used in digital audio […]

Bringing the Network Together: Audio Forum @ ISE 2014

AVnu Alliance Introduces New AVB Education Sessions at ISE 2014

AVnu Alliance, the industry consortium that certifies Audio Video Bridging (AVB) products for interoperability, has announced new networking and education sessions to be held at the AVnu Alliance Pavilion, Hall 7 Booth H195 during Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2014, 4-6 Feb., 2014 in Amsterdam. In addition to sessions designed for booth visitors both new and […]

AVnu Alliance Introduces New AVB Education Sessions at ISE 2014

IMCCA Debuts ISE Training Schedule

The IMCCA is a non-profit industry association for the collaborative conferencing and unified communications (UC) industry and provides impartial information and education about people-to-people, environmentally friendly communication and collaboration technology and applications. Each year it holds a series of educational seminars at the ISE show in Amsterdam and have just announced the 2014 schedule. It […]

IMCCA Debuts ISE Training Schedule

CEDIA Adds Technical and Business Development Training at ISE 2014

As a key part of the professional development program at Integrated Systems Europe, CEDIA has announced its education schedule for the 2014 show, which will incorporate 15 courses focusing on technical training and business development. At ISE 2013, CEDIA had more than 200 visitors attending its training courses. Keen to build on this momentum, CEDIA […]

CEDIA Adds Technical and Business Development Training at ISE 2014

Major OEMs Announce Sponsorship of AV Networking World at ISE

Many of the leading manufacturers in the AV industry announced this year’s AV Networking World (AVNW) educational seminar and workshop on Feb. 4, 2014 in Amsterdam. Join the industry’s highly anticipated event about the use of networking to facilitate AV/IT convergence held at the Holiday Inn near the RAI Convention Center. This free all-day event […]

Major OEMs Announce Sponsorship of AV Networking World at ISE

InfoComm Education Does ISE

If you’re attending ISE 2014 Feb. 4-6, you won’t want to miss the following professional development and networking opportunities. There’s less than a month to go, so plan accordingly. It’s as easy as 1-2-3. Register for Your CTS Exam at ISE: Again this year, you can take the CTS, CTS-D and CTS-I exams at Integrated […]

InfoComm Education Does ISE

NSCA Announces Speakers & Sessions for 16th Annual BLC

NSCA’s 16th annual Business & Leadership Conference (BLC) will be held Feb. 27-March 1, 2014, in Dallas, Tex. This year’s educational sessions cover topics that NSCA members say are crucial to successfully managing their businesses, from a 2014 economic outlook to guaranteed ways to achieve higher profits. With two celebrated keynotes at BLC — best-selling […]

NSCA Announces Speakers & Sessions for 16th Annual BLC

CEDIA to Provide Education Program at ISE 2014

With training remaining a key attraction at Integrated Systems Europe, CEDIA has announced its education program for the 2014 show, which will incorporate 15 courses focusing on technical training and business development. Delegates can take advantage of an early bird discount rate on courses booked before the 5th of January. ISE 2013 was extremely successful […]

CEDIA to Provide Education Program at ISE 2014

What is the Value of CTS Today?

There is an interesting discussion taking place on LinkedIn in the AV Industry Professionals Group.  Sam Malik of Premier Mounts asked a great open ended question,  “What is the Value of CTS Today?” As you can imagine, the responses vary, depending on what the respondent felt the word “certification” meant. Some feel that it merely […]

What is the Value of CTS Today?

Almo Holds First Ever E4 Expo in Maryland

The E4 AV Tour from Almo Pro A/V is not even three years old, but has already become the top distributor event in the USA, having had over 5,000 attendees. At each tour stop, Almo includes a small Expo floor of around 35 manufacturers who typically show their latest and greatest products — in fact, […]

Almo Holds First Ever E4 Expo in Maryland

Who’s Helping the Schools?

In 2002, under the direction of then-Governor Angus King (now a U.S. Senator), the state of Maine started a 1:1 laptop initiative with its middle school students. In a nutshell, the MLTI (Maine Learning Technology Initiative) program funded the cost of laptops for all middle school students. An RFP was created and the winning bidder was Apple. For […]

Who’s Helping the Schools?

What’s Yours?

This month’s topic is a bit personal; but no worries, it’s not that personal.  Actually, the full title should be: What’s your test media?  Of course there is no right or wrong answer; it’s a matter of personal taste and often seems to default to what ever is handy.  Sure, in the grand scheme of […]

What’s Yours?

Sanyo Launches Two New Short-Throw Lens Mounts with Built-in Speakers

Targeted to the educational market, the MT-EDU 101 and MT-EDU 102 eliminate the need to use the projector’s internal speakers  (does anyone actually build systems to use the internal speakers?) or a separate audio system by incorporating a 50-watt two-channel amplifier and two powerful 25-watt rated two-way speakers into the chassis of the wall mount. […]

Sanyo Launches Two New Short-Throw Lens Mounts with Built-in Speakers

ILS Launches New Lectern Aimed at the Classroom

Adding custom configurability for system integrators, the ILS24HX is capable of managing a 22” diagonal touch screen, a separate touch panel for control systems, a confidence monitor or teleprompter and up to a 5” panel area for AMX, Crestron and Extron wall/podium integration systems. The system is the Swiss army knife of lecterns and you […]

ILS Launches New Lectern Aimed at the Classroom

The AV Technologically-Challenged

As we wind down the calendar year, here’s a light-hearted column on one of the AV Club pet peeves.  That being, some end users just don’t get it — AV technology, that is. While their seemingly naive attempts at using AV technology may be innocent enough, the impact ranges from embarrassing (mostly for them) to […]

The AV Technologically-Challenged

InFocus Adds Five New Projectors Aimed at Education and Boardroom Markets

InFocus today debuted five new projectors in its IN2100 and IN3100 series projectors, including their first networked projector for under $1000. The IN2100 is available now starting at $599 and comes standard with a long life lamp that InFocus says should last most schools and businesses many years with typical usage. Two computer and assignable […]

InFocus Adds Five New Projectors Aimed at Education and Boardroom Markets

CEDIA 2008: Education, Education, Education

If you’re heading to next week’s CEDIA show and you haven’t signed up to take a class, you’re an idiot. Seriously, what the heck?  Why would you trek all the way there just to walk the show floor when you’ve get 20-25 and 30-year industry veterans teaching classes that cost less than a hotel night’s […]