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 Join us every Wednesday from 1 to 2 p.m. ET for a series of free and highly informative webinars. See a detailed description of each webinar in the series and register today. Upcoming sessions March 4, 2009: Motivating Employees in a Tough Economy Webinar Moderated by Bill Sharer, CTS, President of Exxel Management & Marketing Corp, this session will include a discussion of different strategies and techniques for motivating your most important asset, your employees, in this tough economy.
March 11, 2009: CTS Study Group – Essentials of the AV Industry Review Webinar
♦ DTV and the Media Revolution Digital media technology is sweeping through the AV industry, just as it has through the broadcast, cinema and consumer electronics industries. The days of multiple analog wires carrying audio, video, and control signals are history, replaced by single wire, fiber optic bundle and wireless distribution of data packets.
Hear InfoComm International’s 2008 Educator of the Year Pete Putman, CTS, addresses these issues at our InfoComm Academy@Baltimore RU Event . For just $25, attendees can earn 6 RUs in one day while learning about the latest issues from some of the best minds in the AV industry. Register today! ♦ AV Installation Handbook Second Edition
♦ Atlas Sound Donates Loudspeakers to InfoComm Academy Atlas Sound recently donated 24 FAP24T loudspeakers to provide a more real-world hands-on training experience for students enrolled in InfoComm Academy® installation and design classes. The loudspeakers will allow students to simulate the prediction and measurement of impedance in complex distributed audio systems. “InfoComm applauds the generosity of Atlas Sound,” said Randal A. Lemke, Ph.D., Executive Director, InfoComm International. “Thanks to their donation, thousands of InfoComm Academy students will benefit from an enhanced education experience.” Proper design and installation of distributed loudspeakers is expected to take on increasing importance as the pending InfoComm Audio Coverage Uniformity in Enclosed Spaces Performance Standard moves forward into practice. The new standard requires a high degree of precision in selecting the proper location and power for each speaker. The Atlas loudspeakers feature easily selectable transformer tap settings which allow students to hone their skills more efficiently across many different distributed audio scenarios.   Conference: June 14-19 Exhibits: June 17-19 Orange County Convention Center Orlando, FL ♦ InfoComm 09 Website Launches The InfoComm 09 website, www.infocommshow.org, has launched! Check out the site for the latest information on exhibitors, sessions and special events. Registration will be available in the near future, so stop by often!
The Technologies for Worship Conference, held in conjunction with InfoComm 09, keeps houses of worship ahead of the technical curve. Seminar topics are designed for volunteers and staff techs, as well as worship leaders and pastors. Intensive all-day sessions include SD to HD migration, web-streaming from start to finish and audio mixing fundamentals. Topics offered for pastors and leaders feature knowing when to upgrade technology, budgeting, building and mentoring solid teams, and adapting to new media. Other topics include multi-site venue preparation, video edge-blending, blogging, podcasting and much more. The seminars are split into levels to benefit novice techs as well as intermediate and advanced. The Technologies for Worship Conference is the essential place for houses of worship to learn and to stay connected with a technology-driven culture. Register today! The Technologies for Worship Pavilion, located on the InfoComm Show floor, is an interactive environment where attendees can test-drive new gear, speak with product designers, network with installers and technical contractors, participate in free partner workshops and experience live performances on the state-of-the-art quiet stage. Both the Technologies for Worship Conference and the Technologies for Worship Pavilion are sponsored by Technologies for Worship Magazine. 
From February 3-5, Amsterdam hosted the largest-ever tradeshow for Europe’s professional AV industry. Defying both the challenging economic climate and freak weather conditions on the eve of the show, Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2009 smashed all records to become the most successful B2B event ever staged for Europe’s professional AV and electronic systems integration industry. (more)  ♦ Enter Now for Prestigious AV Awards Now is your chance to be recognized for your best AV project, product or staged event. InfoComm announces the call for entries for the ARCHI-TECH AV Awards, NewBay’s Systems Contractor News Product Installation Awards, NewBay’s Rental & Staging Systems Product Awards and Lighting&Sound America Staged Events Awards. Awards will be presented at InfoComm 09 in Orlando! Deadlines are approaching, enter soon. ♦ InfoComm Community Launches Interactive AV Glossary Designed to progress as fast as the AV industry, InfoComm’s Community, the AV social network, has launched an interactive AV glossary . This glossary enables members to define AV terms and aid in the development of a comprehensive list for the Community. Find all your favorite InfoComm videos in one place! InfoComm’s new YouTube Channel showcases videos such as The State of the Industry and InfoComm: The ONE Show. Stay tuned for upcoming videos! ♦ Call for Entries: InfoComm Women in AV and Young AV Professionals InfoComm will recognize two groups of AV industry professionals in 2009, with two new awards — the InfoComm International Women in AV Awards and the InfoComm International Young AV Professionals Awards. To nominate individuals for these awards, visit InfoComm's awards page or email Marc Bialec, Membership Manager. Entries will be accepted through March 2. Both awards will be presented at the inaugural InfoComm 100 event in April. Would you like to get more involved in your association? InfoComm is recruiting volunteers for our Membership Committee and History Committee. On the Membership Committee, you’ll advise on member programs and recruitment and retention campaigns. On the History Committee, you’ll contribute to InfoComm’s anniversary plans in 2009 and those leading up to the 75th anniversary in 2014, serving as a sounding board and contributing ideas for activities that preserve and commemorate the history of AV and the association. Email Marc Bialek with your contact information and why you want to volunteer! ♦ InfoComm IPC Preparing Standards of Excellence Guidelines The InfoComm Independent Programmers Council (IPC) is preparing guidelines that will be used to define the Standards of Excellence, to which IPC members will be asked to adhere. These guidelines, which will be introduced at InfoComm 09, will focus on ensuring IPC members maintain industry certifications, adhere to state and federal regulations, provide adequate documentation for their services, make sure customer service and support are a priority, maintain internal standards of quality and support the programming community by participating in relevant councils and organizations. To join the council, fill out and send in the Council and Committee application. For more information, please send an email to membership@infocomm.org.  ♦ Demand Increasing for CTS Professionals CTS professionals are increasingly in demand. Do you have your certification? The industry needs YOU to become a CTS-D or a CTS-I. Check out the exam resources. Test yourself. Talk to your boss. It's good for you; it's good for your company; it's good for AV. ♦ CTS Exam Now Available in Spanish and German The Spanish and German translations of the general CTS exam are available worldwide. Submit your application and visit the Prometric Testing Centers site to schedule your appointment!  ♦ Troubled Assets Relief Program Issues Meetings and Events Guidelines Recently, attention has been directed at questionable business spending by companies that have received federal Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP) funding. InfoComm is following developments, as any changes to rules about holding meetings and conferences will have an impact on AV service providers, the corporate staging community and meeting venues. The travel and meetings industry has issued guidelines for the use of meetings and events by companies receiving emergency government assistance. View the Model Board Policy for Approval of Meetings, Events and Incentive/Recognition Travel. InfoComm will continue to keep you up-to-date on developments.  ♦ Design Package Components Performance Standard Task Group Completes Working Draft. The Steering Committee of the InfoComm Performance Standards Program thanks the Design Package Components Task Group for their completion of a working draft. The task group members met in an intensive, two-day face-to-face meeting in Fairfax, VA, this month to complete the bulk of this project. The dedicated task group included international participation. Meeting participants were:
♦ Audio Coverage Uniformity Standard Public Review Period Extended
If you would like to participate as an expert contributor in the InfoComm performance standards program, please email standards@infocomm.org.
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This transition to digital makes video and audio signal types far less important than the bandwidth needed to transport them from source to destination. Browser-equipped TVs, mobile digital TV, netbooks with Web-enabled software, “time shifting” and “place shifting” are all components of the digital media revolution. Learn how these and other developments are changing the future of the professional AV marketplace right before our eyes.
The first edition of InfoComm’s AV installation best practices handbook was an industry bestseller and invaluable resource for AV installers and their supervisors. Now AV Installation Handbook Second Edition: The Best Practices for Quality Audiovisual Systems adds more than 95 pages of installation guidance and contains more than 300 instructional color photos and graphics and an expanded appendix. Visit 
The public review period of InfoComm DraftStandard 1: Audio Coverage Uniformity in Enclosed Listener Areas has been extended by two weeks to March 2. There has been excellent commenting response to this document to date. Numerous members have expressed a desire to perform their own trial in a working venue, and encourage others to do likewise. InfoComm members are encouraged to notify their fellow audiovisual system practitioners about this public review. The draft standard is available from the “standards” tab on the InfoComm website, or directly at