Los Angeles/Orange County, CA – March 8, 2016 – Now in its eighth year, the Technology & Business Summit will be in Southern California on May 3 in Los Angeles at the Warner Center Marriott and May 5 in Orange County at the Irvine Hilton.

The Summit is an event brought to the industry by a collaborative effort of multiple Independent Manufacturer Rep Firms that represent manufacturers in Southern California. The rep firms that host the event are AV Partners, ByDesign Vision & Sound, Calwest Marketing, Chris Dixon Company, I Rep Green, Morris Tait Associates, Paul Collins Group, ProWest Sales, and Studio Decor.

Over 100 exhibiting companies represented by the various rep firms are expected and will participate with tabletop displays and factory staff. The intimate venue and focused displays encourage an interactive environment where dealers truly get to talk with the exhibitors as opposed to doing a “fly-by.” Breakfast and lunch are served so participants can spend the entire day. The Summit is proud to have CEDIA as our education partner. They contribute with presenters, industry trends, and CEU credits for seminars.

From the event co-founder Mark Cichowski, “Last year was especially rewarding since it was our seventh year and any type of event can get stale after a while. On the contrary, the energy level was the highest ever, integrators and exhibitors gave us outstanding positive feedback, and we have more planned to make this year’s event even better.”

Industry icon Frank White continues to work with the team at Integrator Network, the company that organizes and manages the Tech Summit. Frank adds, “I’ve been involved in the Summit for years and it is truly the right formula for our industry. It is collaborative with reps, manufacturers and dealers all working together to not only talk about products, but to build a better business. It is a concentrated investment of time and a huge amount of value in return.”

Components that make the Summit unique are the combination of approachable hands-on displays along with an education-focused format. There will be five Educational Seminars, two hosted by the Tech Summit education partner, CEDIA.

Real 4K and Ultra HD (CEDIA CEU Credits)

Demystifying HDMI and EDID (CEDIA CEU Credits)

Networking for the Future

Advanced Business Practices – geared towards business owners and principals

How to embrace DIY and overcome the “it’s good enough” mentality

Also planned are all day demos on technologies such as proper 4K and Dolby Atmos.

More information about the Southern California Technology & Business Summit is at www.techsummitwest.com Registration will be open on March 14 once final details for seminars, and presenters is completed.