16 SHOW PREVIEW: ISE 2018
February 2018
Ten things not to miss at ISE 2018 There’s plenty to keep you occupied during ISE 2018 apart from the exhibition itself. Here’s our pick of the top 10 attractions in Amsterdam between Monday 5 and Friday 9 February
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Show Floor Theatres ISE’s Show Floor Theatres offer free, informative 20-minute sessions that you don’t have to leave the exhibition, or book in advance, to attend. There is a strong programme of 160 presentations in this year’s three theatres. The AVIXA Commercial Solutions Theatre (stand 8-A470) covers the widest range of subject matter; the CEDIA Smart Building Theatre (stand 9-F100) will host presentations on sessions relating to residential technologies as well as smart buildings; and the AVIXA Unified Communications Solutions Theatre (stand 11-A170) will be dedicated to technologies for improving communication and knowledge sharing in business, education and elsewhere.
AudioForum
Produced by ISE media partner Connessioni, AudioForum returns to ISE on Monday 5 February. The conference is aimed at anyone interested in knowing more about the latest audio technologies and how they interact with, and impact, AV and systems integration. The 2018 conference will focus on three main themes: Digital Audio Transport; Audio Design with Audio over IP; and Digital Audio Protocols. Chiara Benedettini, Connessioni president and editor-in-chief, explains: “Audio networking is both an old and a new topic so we will discuss the history and development of technologies and techniques and how that has led to the present situation, as well as looking more closely at AVB, AES67 and AES70, and Dante.”
AV Technology Europe Awards
Our sister title AV Technology Europe, targeted exclusively at end-users in the AV market, is holding its first awards event on the evening of Wednesday 7 February. The venue is the Café-Restaurant Dauphine, just a seven-minute cab ride or a 20-minute walk from the RAI. The event will feature Individual and Team Awards, including AV/IT Manager of the Year and AV Team of the Year; Technology Excellence Awards for the best uses of technology to improve fixed installations; while the past year’s outstanding projects and events will be celebrated with Project Excellence Awards.
Sports Venue and Fan Engagement Summit
For ISE 2018, sports broadcast association SVG Europe is partnering with leading venue publication PanStadia & Arena Management to present the new Sports Venue and Fan Engagement Summit. The half-day conference, on Thursday 8 February, will discuss the rapidly evolving design and applications of the modern sports stadium, while also considering other areas related to the overall visitor experience – in particular those technologies geared towards enhancing fan engagement, including mobile and OTT services.