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3 Winner of 2021 AVNation Reader’s Choice Award for “Best AV INFOCOMMEducation”OFFERS MORE THAN JUST INNOVATIVE AUDIOVISUAL PRODUCTS AND SOLUTIONS. It’s also the largest collection of in-person training and education available in the pro AV industry. This brochure contains curriculum you won’t find anywhere else –from comprehensive, three-day technical training on AV essentials, to continuing education sessions in a variety of tracks, and more. Get inspired, boost your skills, and learn real-world integrated experience applications from the experts.
AVIXA THREE-DAY COURSES 4 CTS: 24 | CTS-D: 24 | CTS-I: 24 CTS: 24 | CTS-D: 0 | CTS-I: 24 CTS:0 24 | CTS-D: 24 | CTS-I: 24 Saturday, June 4 – Monday, June 6 | 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. each day James Maltese, VP of Quality StandardsLevel 3 Audio Visual, LLC Bill Nattress, Sales Director - Biamp Systems Justin Rexing, V Systems Engineer - Western Kentucky University Justin Watts, Senior Design Engineer - Apple Jeremy Caldera, Senior Vice President - Pearl Technology Chuck Espinoza, Instructor Lead – AVIXA Steve Riley, Vice President of Regional OperationsElectronic Contracting Company Keith Yandell, AV Practice Manager - AVI Systems, Inc. HQ CTS Prep can help ease your nerves and boost your confidence before you take the CTS exam. Through this course, you will zero in on the specific areas where you need to focus your study time. We recommend this course to students who are preparing for AVIXA’s CTS credential and current CTS holders who want to refresh their knowledge. CTS-I Prep can help ease your nerves and boost your confidence before you take the CTS-I exam. Through this course, you will practice your test-taking skills and focus on critical areas of the exam you need to develop a comprehensive study plan. We recommend this course to current CTS holders with a minimum of two years’ experience in audiovisual installation. CTS-D Prep can help ease your nerves and boost your confidence before you take the CTS-D exam. Through this course, you will home in on the specific areas where you need to focus your study time. We recommend this course to CTS-D exam candidates who have mastered the competencies taught in the prerequisite Design courses.
CTS testing available Tuesday through Thursday. Go to infocommshow.org/CTS for more information.
For the go-getters: come to Las Vegas early for an intense immersion on networking systems, design thinking, project management and Certified Technology Specialist (CTS)® exam preparation.
Managing AV resources – technology and people – is no easy feat. Discover how to create SOPs, develop onboarding tools, train both your direct reports and end users, and prevent AV/IT failures. Gain fresh ideas, practice training techniques and examine real-world practices that will make your everyday responsibilities easier. We recommend this course to Technology Managers.
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But how does Design Thinking work in the ‘real’ worldespecially in industry? This hands-on, interactive course – created for AV professionals and led by AV professionals – demonstrates how thinking like a designer leads to better ideas and more innovative outcomes for customer.
This is a core knowledge course will learn the basics of networking from an AV perspective, while gaining the tools need to have a meaningful conversation with IT Thinking
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Attendees will discover differences between limiters and compressors and understand their uses. Next, we will examine equalizers and learn to remove feedback by witnessing a demonstration using a 1/3 rd octave EQ. Lastly, we will review multizone PA systems and signal management.
Streaming with Remote Guests Find the tools to decrease errors, boost employee morale and customer satisfaction and increase your profits. We will look at live events, the requirements of various markets, warehousing, gear packaging, process flow, organizational charts, policies, procedures, and most of all various efficiencies. Audience participation is welcome and encouraged.
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11:00PW13a.m.-1:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Based on a scientific approach, this session digs into large format display planning. We will demonstrate a mathematical approach to calculate contrast ratio, task luminance, and pixel density, and then use these formulas to determine which technologies are most appropriate for the room conditions, visual acuity, and project budgets.
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In this hands-on, workshop-style session you will learn why connection is the primary case for a company to have physical space and how to use the company’s workforce profile to better design physical spaces for these Broadcastconnections.andstreaming production has changed; guests can participate from anywhere in the world. In this seminar, learn tips and techniques to make your productions stand out for quality and cohesive storytelling when the guests appear from remote locations (on any budget!). THURSDAY, JUNE 8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.1:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. 8 :30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
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8 EDUCATION PACKAGES Formerly known as the Seminar & Workshop Package, this all-you-can-attend option gives you access to all InfoComm education sessions in every track – including D=SIGN, Conferencing and Collaboration, and IT and Networked AV – and all Manufacturers’ Training sessions. IMPORTANT NOTE: YOU MUST PRE-REGISTER FOR INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS IN THE EDUCATION PASS. Based on attendee feedback, it is required that you reserve your spot for Education Pass sessions in advance This is a change from previous years We don’t want anyone to be turned away at the door, so please be sure to select the sessions you plan to attend during the online registration process. These singular packages gives you access to a specific education track of sessions and Manufacturers’ Training. Choose from: For those who’ve got to have it all: For those who are particular: • Conferencing and Collaboration • D=SIGN • IT and Networked AV Education Packages do not include AVIXA Three-Day Courses, Premium Workshops, or Tours. Check the website for the most up-to-date information on Renewal Credits (RUs).
9 D=SIGN AT INFOCOMM D=SIGN will give you insight into what’s next for digital signage and prep you for what’s in store on the show floor. Join us for discussions on topics like AIautomated content, media players vs. SOC, maximizing mobile in the digital signage ecosystem, what the future holds for narrow pitch LED, and more! Sign up for D=SIGN to attend sessions on digital signage, or upgrade to the InfoComm Education Pass to access sessions on conferencing and collaboration, streaming, audio, and more. Check out the digital signage sessions starting on page 32. PRODUCED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TUESDAY, JUNE 7 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
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This session will explain Quality of Service (QoS) and its application for traffic prioritization on AV networks. We will review what QoS can do and what it doesn’t do, clarify some common misconceptions about its application, and provide terminology and knowledge to empower the AV professional for better communication with the IT professional.
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Holger Stoltze, Director of Product Management - Yamaha Unified Communications Room Impact on Selecting the Right Microphone Technology Environmental noises and room audio are often not taken into consideration when designing audio solutions for unified communications installations. Users in the room are often unaware about the audio experience remote participants have. Common problems will be discussed and potential solutions with different microphone types will be offered.
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8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Hybrid education requires new audio implementations. The “one-to-many” model with a teacher in the front of the class needs to be expanded with a “many-to-many” model where students discuss among themselves. This requires “micing” the whole room while keeping teachers in charge and providing them the means to control audio. This session will review and present foundational audio theory for a “best practice” signal processing chain for speech reinforcement system applications including input signal processing and dynamics, echo cancelling, automatic mixing, routing and output processing. Maintaining adequate gain structure, optimizing dynamic range, and AEC will be covered.
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People have opinions on how well an audio system performs, but how powerful would it be if we could measure how intelligible a system is? We will talk about measuring intelligibility, what tolerances should be in system specifications, and have some fun measuring the room, with and without face masks!
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Now more than ever, hiring the right employee is vital to the survival of any AV organization. This interactive session provides perspective, suggestions and guides to recruitment and methods that prevent attrition and foster future leadership. We’ll engage the audience through Q&A and topic review to share challenges and successes.
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Steve Greenblatt, President - Control Concepts, Inc. Kelly Perkins, Marketing Director - Kinly, Inc. Recruitment and Retention: How to Find Good People and Keep Them
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3:00ED03p.m.-3:30 p.m. With changes and continuous limitations to the wireless spectrum, it’s getting harder to maintain reliable microphone and in ear monitor (IEM) performance. This session will discuss the three most common reasons for wireless microphone and IEM dropouts and offer simple solutions to improve performance.
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Nason Tackett, Senior Design Engineer - Hear Technologies Personal Monitoring for Live Performances, Recording Studios, and Home Studios Learn to use monitor mixing to improve performances in spaces like recording studios, worship, home studio, and stage. This session provides a thorough discussion of the best ways to set up and use personal monitor mixing systems and how they benefit everyone in the music-making and content creation process.
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Bryan Meszaros, CEO - OpenEye Global Trent Oliver, Managing Director - Blue Telescope Eran Sharon, Creative Technology Director - Gensler From Blueprint to Build Outs: How Architects and Digital Designers Form Powerful Partnerships Environments are rich canvases for digital experiences, but the architects envisioning them are not always in sync with the technical teams tasked with making their vision a reality, or properly timed to commence in the initial planning phase. This session will explore the language of the architect, and their methodology and vital spatial considerations when designing public spaces. We’ll hear from the digital signage experts who partner with architects on how to translate that design language into beautiful integrations and best practice outcomes.
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Don Boomer, Senior Applications Engineer - RF Venue Avoiding Wireless Mic Dropouts
4:00ED08p.m.-5:30 p.m. The success of organizations is built upon effective team building, management, and interaction amongst individuals, departments, and clients. By understanding more about yourself as well as what makes others tick, the likelihood of building harmonious and productive relationships will be increased. Understanding personality types is a key to this success.
A Deep Dive into Why This Group is Foundational to Your Business Strategy
12:00ED11 p.m.-12:30 p.m. Everyone has been affected by recent supply chain issues and price increases. In this session, you’ll learn how registering equipment can save money and improve lead times. Additionally, you’ll learn how to efficiently register your jobs and get the most benefits out of registering a job’s equipment.
Jason Jacoby, Project Manager - Diversified Frank Padikkala, Technical Sales Engineer - Audinate PM vs Engineer - Closing the Divide
11:30DS04a.m.-12:30 p.m. Gen Z is soon to become the most powerful and diverse buying demographic in US History. This is the first cohort that has been born has true digital natives, and one thing is for sure: they are not their parents in values, action, or desires. Rethinking your digital signage strategy to “tap and trap” this incredibly important target market is essential to your client’s technology strategy. We’ll explore key values that define the Gen Z experience of consumerism, culture, community and content.
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Andrew Novelli, Purchasing Supervisor - Verrex LLC Registering Equipment and its Benefits during a Supply Chain Crisis
Dawn Meade, Senior AV Architect / Project Manager Navigating Today’s Supply Chain Nightmare
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James Maltese, VP of Quality Standards - Level 3 Audio Visual, LLC Creating a Consistent User Experience at Scale Imagine walking into a collaboration room in Tokyo, Phoenix, or London and having the exact same AV experience. Providing a consistent user experience globally is not only every user’s dream, but also that of technology managers around the world who need to manage these systems. It can be your reality!
Steve Greenblatt, President - Control Concepts, Inc.
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Is Your Digital Ecosystem Ready for Gen Z?
Heather Sidorowicz, President - Southtown Audio Video Understanding Personality Types for Increased Productivity and Success
We are currently living through the greatest global supply chain collapse in history. A perfect storm of longstanding business practices, logistics and infrastructure failures, a pandemic, unexpected events, and unforeseen complications have stacked up to create a challenging business environment that will most likely take years to resolve.
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2:30ED13p.m.-3:30 p.m. We’ve all been there: the project needs to get done; the engineer needs more time. A deep dive into the inner workings of the PM / engineering processes and how the team can be setup for success.
Mike White, Principal - AVMaven LLC Making Digital Signage Count & Accountable
11:30DS11a.m.-12:30 p.m. No matter where you start with a digital signage network, where you go with it will always come down to three words – ‘did it work?’ The outcome, however, is tied to two things: the digital network’s strategy and how you measure and monetize it. Like all other digital communication platforms, there are a multitude of tools for measuring digital signage to ensure maximal outcomes. In this session, we will explore venue analytics to DS in a way that’s turnkey and simple.
Nurturing New Crew for Success in Live Events
Where do we find new live events crew members and how can we prepare them be successful? Come learn how we got here and what we’re doing to bring the next generation on board.
Lori Rubinstein, Executive Director - Behind the Scenes Foundation
11:30ED38a.m.-1:00 p.m. Brought to you by the IATSE in partnership with the Behind the Scenes Foundation, this important and timely presentation will provide professionals in the Live Events, Entertainment, and AV Industries with an overview of tools and resources for mental and emotional wellbeing.
Troy Peters, VP of Marketing & Business DevelopmentVideo West, Inc. Show Calling and Stage Management for Live Events
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Pat White, Director, Education & Training - IATSE Mental Health and Suicide Prevention for the Live Events and Entertainment Industries
By transforming “standard AV” to a full production level of engagement, we take the audience on an immersive experience where we suspend time and space and deliver the message. Join Troy J. Peters, CTS, as he shares his work on broadcast and live event experiences from across the globe.
Justin Frick, President - AV Chicago, Inc. Kristi Ross-Clausen, QA & Customer Advocate/VPArrow Audio Inc./IATSE 470
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Yunyi Liu, Audio Visual Designer - Cosentini Associates Inc.
Creating a Project Management Office for Your Organization
8:30ED49IT03a.m.-9:30 a.m. 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Have you ever been blindsided by a meeting room outage? Then this session is for you! Together we’ll explore the current market, challenges, and issues in monitoring solutions, lay out the steps to success in implementing single pane of glass monitoring, and discuss the side benefits of centralized data collection!
Henry Mestre, VP, Director AV&M - AKRF Monitoring Meeting Rooms and the Journey Towards a Single Pane of Glass
The focus of this session will be to bring partnerships with different departments within your organization to form cohesive teams to achieve business objectives.
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Working in tandem with leadership to identify business gaps and ensuring projects stay on track, a project management office (PMO) can save your company time and revenue by recognizing business gaps and adhering to best practices.
Frederick Loucks, Chief Technology Officer - Level 3 Audio Visual, LLC
3:00ED47p.m.-4:00 p.m. IoT monitoring allows integrators and technology managers to offer predictive maintenance which costs less, saves money over the lifecycle, and assures functionality and uptime for users. Learn the differences between preventive and predictive maintenance, see the benefits and ROI of predictive maintenance, and understand how IoT makes it all possible.
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Dawn Meade, Senior AV Architect / Project Manager Predictive Maintenance, Recurring Revenue, and the Internet of Things
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Andy Howard, Managing Director - Howard & Associates
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Workplace protocols are constantly changing, so workplace technology must be flexible and scalable to meet the needs of any moment. Whether meeting in person, remotely or combinations of both, organizations want to keep employees safe, create engaging, equitable experiences, and measure the value of the
Kay Sargent, Senior Principal Director of WorkPlace - HOK Rich Sasson, Global Director - Training - Crestron Electronics, Inc.
Jean-Pierre Simard, CMO - Inogeni, Inc.
Solving Unified Communications Challenges with Technology COVID-19 has changed the way we work, where we work and how we interact with each other. This session explores how to address the physical, social and technological challenges we are now faced with.
Legacy video conference environments do not support hybrid meetings well and will provide a subpar user experience. There are a variety of technologies and design methodologies to improve the room environment for both the room participants and remote participants. This session will explore those improvements with real world case studies. Discover the best solution to solve technological challenges of multi-camera installations for HyFlex video collaboration and presentation.
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A panel of experts will discuss solutions involving CODECs: Cisco, Poly or Crestron as well as Zoom Room or Microsoft Teams, that work by optimizing your own assets, and provide a cost-effective solution. This session will focus on the overall experience necessary for local users to automate and distribute content in a room or facility while considering the requirements of the remote worker or student.
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Crestron: Design Considerations for the Hybrid Workplace Human Connection and the Virtual Meeting
Environmental noises and room audio are often not taken into consideration when designing audio solutions for unified communications installations. Users in the room are often unaware about the audio experience remote participants have. Common problems will be discussed and potential solutions with different microphone types will be offered.
What is meeting equity and why is it so important in today’s hybrid and virtual meetings? Office, home, and mobile environments all play a role in creating inclusive meetings, in addition to factors such as language, height, hearing disabilities, and more.
8:30CC05a.m.-9:00 a.m. This session will cover the impact of certification to hardware and software UC solutions, choosing a mixed vendor solution intelligently, and understanding the service and support impacts.
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Workplace protocols are constantly changing, so workplace technology must be flexible and scalable to meet the needs of any moment. Whether meeting in person, remotely or combinations of both, organizations want to keep employees safe, create engaging, equitable experiences, and measure the value of the technology.
Phil Marechal, VP of Product Management & Business Development - Yamaha Unified Communications Hardware Certification – Is it Necessary?
Mansour Brek, President - X2O Media
John Burnett, Product Evangelist - Pexip Derrick Kelly, Director of Solutions Enablement - AVI-SPL
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Rich Sasson, Global Director - Training - Crestron Electronics, Inc. Lauren Simmen, Senior Product Marketing Manger - Crestron Electronics Inc.
Holger Stoltze, Director of Product Management - Yamaha Unified Communications Why Meeting Equity is the Lifeblood of the Hybrid Workplace Room Impact on Selecting the Right Microphone Technology
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Building the Collaboration Plan that Users Want How to Improve Room Acoustics for Better Conferencing Experiences
Workplace protocols are constantly changing, so workplace technology must be flexible and scalable to meet the needs of any moment. Whether meeting in person, remotely or combinations of both, organizations want to keep employees safe, create engaging, equitable experiences, and measure the value of the technology.
Monique Rezaei, Director North American Channels for Microsoft Devices - Microsoft Brad Sousa, Chief Technology Officer - AVI Systems Lina Villa, Project Manager - El Jacinto Rich Sasson, Global Director - Training - Crestron Electronics, Inc. Lauren Simmen, Senior Product Marketing Manger - Crestron Electronics Inc.
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The pandemic changed how and where we work. But what parts of the pandemic do we want to endure? Collaboration, communication and the ability to use the hybrid workplace effectively looks totally different than it did in 2020. This session examines steps organizations can take to leverage the new workplace. Use acoustics to improve the conferencing room experience with simple tips and solutions that can be easily implemented. Deliver a great audio experience for your customers, where remote meetings are as productive as in-person ones.
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19 SESSIONS AND TRAINING Brian Cockrell, Product Owner - Intel Corporation Casey Carlson, Workplace Design Managing Director - Deloitte Jennifer Kolstad, Global Design Director - Ford Motor Company Monique Rezaei, Director of Channels, NA Teams RoomsMicrosoft Kay Sargent, Senior Principal Director of WorkPlace - HOK John Arpino, Manager Audiovisual Design - Google Sarah Bearse, Design Engineer - Google NorCal Examining Today’s Collaboration Needs Voice of the End-Users - Envisioning Successful Hybrid Solutions Creating Equitable Experiences Over Video Conference The nature of the collaboration in the workplace is changing, posing challenges for IT departments faced with supporting a variety of spaces and employees using a plethora of devices, operating systems and apps, both onsite and remotely. Brian Cockrell, Intel Unite product owner, will discuss these challenges and potential solutions. The way we plan for, design, and fit out our workplaces and meeting areas need to change going forward to meet the new needs of the hybrid workforce and provide meeting equity. Join us as we share what end-user’s expectations for doing so are today. This session is about creating equity for an accurate representation of varying skin tones on video conferencing. CC13CC12CC11 THURSDAY, JUNE 9 3:45 p.m.-4:15 p.m. 4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
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Joshua Kell, CEO - Horizon AV, LLC How to Launch and Sustain a Popular Esports Program Esports has been the topic of many educational institutions across the US landscape. Many want to bring esports to their communities, campuses, or districts but are often not considering what is required. This workshop will explain the fundamentals of building an esports facility that will consider the industry standards.
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1:30IT04p.m.-2:30 p.m. This session will explain the main methods to transmit video over the IP network. The strengths and weaknesses of each type of video over IP are explained so that you know when and why to use each and the consequences for each use case on the IP network.
Eboni Green, CEO - Mics to Messaging Alexander Williams, Technology Director - Mics to Messaging Create Remarkable Hybrid Events Using AV, Social Media, and Messaging
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Not quite virtual and definitely not fully in-person, hybrid events have the potential to create - through technology and creativity - incredible experiences for those at home and on-site. The foundation to such amazing experiences is careful planning of on-site experiences that can be replicated at-home, and provide sufficient ROI to event investors that support and exceed their unique performance indicators.
Andy Howard, Managing Director - Howard & Associates
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Nancy Blanchard, Global Consultant Liaison - Williams AV
Jodie Penrod, Senior Director, Technology - Ohio University, Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
How Will the Hybrid Office Affect Enterprise Live Streaming and Events?
Alesia Hendley, Multimedia Journalist & BDR at Audinate@thesmoothfactor Paul Richards, Marketing Manager - HuddleCamHD Becca Sullins, Senior Design Engineer - ProMedia Audio Video
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In this session, a panel of experts on camera technology, microphone technology, networking, and video streaming production will break down the basics of creating and operating a professional live streaming system for performance spaces.
The collective space of learning, both physical and virtual, must be considered part of the pedagogical practice, as well as incorporated into the overall strategies for colleges and universities worldwide.
With organizations changing their approach to office space, including the move to a hybrid workforce, what does this mean for enterprise streaming? Organizations need to ensure their workflows and networks can support the order of magnitude increase in video which is especially important as live events viewers have increased dramatically. A one-way video feed isn’t enough for today’s events. We must elevate both in-person and virtual audiences to create interaction. We will explore some of the production concepts to allow and encourage this interaction, as well as ways to use the readily available tools to create highly interactive events.
Kevin Ring, National Training Manager - Nationwide Video Media Servers vs. Screen Switchers
Sam Kokajko, Technical Project Engineer - Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
This session will overview aspects of designing and building the foundation for a successful HyFlex learning program.
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Making Hybrid Events More Than a Virtual Fly on the Wall Breaking Language Barriers Using Artificial Intelligence
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Intro to Live Streaming System Design for Performance Spaces
10:00ED52a.m.-11:00 a.m.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8
Using Classroom Technology Design to Create an Equitable HyFlex Learning Experience
From simple daily transactions at a bank to meetings with colleagues in multiple countries, the ability to clearly communicate and be understood, regardless of your language, is imperative. While nothing can replace the benefits of human interpretation to facilitate communication, the cost and time to use these types of services are not practical or cost-effective in every situation.
The Great Debate over the future of video! Hear industry leaders discuss the pros and cons of the age-old question: Do I need a media server for my event, or do I need a screen switcher? Or both?
3:00ED39p.m.-4:00 p.m.
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THURSDAY, JUNE 9
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Matthew Davis, Director of Technology & Information Systems - PTZOptics
William Golde, Director of Channel DevelopmentHuddleCamHD
NDI can distribute low-latency, lossless video over IP without stream reservation, managed switches, or even a physical cable. This session will demonstrate, through case studies and a deep examination of the protocol, how to use NDI for both existing enterprise applications and novel applications reliant on machine vision and AI. In this session, we’ll explore how NDI® bridge works, and the new application possibilities it unlocks for physically dispersed video production teams. We’ll examine use cases for both “bridge mode,” and “local mode,” and explore network and device compatibility requirements for deployments of various scale, resolution, and complexity.
Leveraging NDI for Live Video Distribution over IP Using NDI Bridge for Truly Remote Video Production
23 SESSIONS AND TRAINING Jason Ambler, President of Digital Media - Falcon’s Beyond Jeffrey Powers, CVP - Geekazine Bill Bennett, Media Solutions Account ManagerENCO Systems The Expanding Metaverse in Location Based Entertainment How to Continue to Sound and Look Awesome Streaming in 2022! Automatic Speech Recognition and Caption Delivery for Venues Through the strategic application of integrated audiovisual solutions, venues that embrace the Metaverse will have the power to create targeted and personalized interactions that empower individual customers to have more agency over their own experience and create new opportunities for continued engagement well beyond the venue itself. As we continue to plan and meet in 2022, along with streaming and creating online content, it’s important to sound and look great so people can understand you with clarity and conciseness. This session will look at five to ten things you can do to improve these two critical parts. The providing and distribution of Automatic Speech Recognition captions is more than getting ahead of lawsuits and ADA regulations and doing what’s right - it’s also about making your facilities and content more accessible to a broader audience, saving money, and even providing an enhanced revenue stream. ED17ED46ED14 THURSDAY, JUNE 9 3:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m. 2:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
Kay Sargent, Senior Principal Director of WorkPlace - HOK
24 SESSIONS AND TRAINING
TUESDAY, 8:30 a.m.-9:00 a.m.
COVID-19 has changed the way we work, where we work and how we interact with each other. This session explores how to address the physical, social and technological challenges we are now faced with. CC01
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Manufacturers’ Training
James Maltese, VP of Quality Standards - Level 3 Audio Visual, LLC Laura Davis-Taylor, Founder - Branded Ground
It can be your reality!
Work Going Forward – 2023 and Beyond
Forget the “waterfall”, as agile design is now the name of the game – and when the proof of performance is the goal, testing to win is the path to get there. But how do you ensure the outcome of your signage network is on track, both technically and strategically? With an innovation mindset, our panel is going to pull from their experience leading and digital innovation lab experiments to help you.
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Imagine walking into a collaboration room in Tokyo, Phoenix, or London and having the exact same AV experience.
This session will explore the language of the architect, and their methodology and vital spatial considerations when designing public spaces. We’ll hear from the digital signage experts who partner with architects on how to translate that design language into beautiful integrations and best practice outcomes.
Bryan Meszaros, CEO - OpenEye Global Trent Oliver, Managing Director - Blue Telescope Eran Sharon, Creative Technology Director - Gensler
Take your production to the next level: learn hybrid event techniques from those who have tried, failed, and succeeded several times.
Environments are rich canvases for digital experiences, but the architects envisioning them are not always in sync with the technical teams tasked with making their vision a reality, or properly timed to commence in the initial planning phase.
Christopher Bundy, VP of Marketing - FrontRow
10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
From Blueprint to Build Outs: How Architects and Digital Designers Form Powerful Partnerships
Providing a consistent user experience globally is not only every user’s dream, but also that of technology managers around the world who need to manage these systems.
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Frontrow: Education AV: Designing AV Systems to Overcome the Invisible Barriers to Learning in the Classroom
Creating a Consistent User Experience at Scale Making a Proof of Concept Bullet Proof: Lessons Learned from the Innovation Lab
Rich Sasson, Global Director - Training - Crestron Electronics, Inc. Lauren Simmen, Senior Product Marketing Manger - Crestron Electronics Inc. Crestron: Design Considerations for the Hybrid Workplace Workplace protocols are constantly changing, so workplace technology must be flexible and scalable to meet the needs of any moment. Whether meeting in person, remotely or combinations of both, organizations want to keep employees safe, create engaging, equitable experiences, and measure the value of the technology.
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Eboni Green, CEO - Mics to Messaging Alexander Williams, Technology Director - Mics to Messaging Unleash Any CMS with AI to Automate Content & Make Digital Signage Sticky Create Remarkable Hybrid Events Using AV, Social Media, and Messaging Digital signage has become an accepted, valued tool in the marketing toolkit, but the potential of dynamic, responsive content on its screens has been nascent – at least everyone thought it was. Not only is intelligent, automated digital signage real, but the value it delivers for network owners is well beyond commonly known perceptions.
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Kiersten Gibson, EVP Sales & Marketing - Reach Media Network Chris Martel, Director of Engineering - TSItouch Michelle Montazeri, National Solutions Manager, Digital Signage - Legrand | AV Alex Epshteyn, CEO - Zignage LLC
Not quite virtual and definitely not fully in-person, hybrid events have the potential to create - through technology and creativity - incredible experiences for those at home and on-site. The foundation to such amazing experiences is careful planning of on-site experiences that can be replicated at-home, and provide sufficient ROI to event investors that support and exceed their unique performance indicators.
TUESDAY, JUNE 7 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Misty Chalk, Director of US Sales & Federal - BrightSign LLC
1:30ED50DS05p.m.-2:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
This exciting panel is going to show you how to repurpose pandemic tools like occupancy sensors that gatekeep traffic to ones that might perform different functionality like sales associate alerts.
Sandi Stambaugh, Senior Vice President - TD SYNNEX Jeffrey Weitzman, Managing Director - Navori Your Digital Signage from a Pandemic Response to a Customer Experience COVID pushed the boundaries of all business verticals, and digital signage became a crucial tool for managing many unforeseen communications and operational needs. Now that they are installed, these pandemic-oriented digital investments can be used to enhance your client’s CX.
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Joe Hasenzahl, Senior Manager, Business Development B2B Mobilty for Retail - Samsung Electronics America How to Maximize Mobile in the Digital Signage Ecosystem Have your digital signage pursuits been challenged by the mere fact a mobile device technically puts a “screen” in everyone’s hands? This session attempts to flip the narrative back in your control through straight talk on the role of mobile within spaces and places, and how it can smartly interplay within the digital signage ecosystem.
Crestron New Technology Showcase
8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m. 8:30 a.m.-9:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
Andy Howard, Managing Director - Howard & Associates
Nia Celestin, VP of Global Marketing - DTEN Conference Room Refresh
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Crestron: Design Considerations for the Hybrid Workplace Learn about the latest Crestron hardware and software innovations including Crestron Flex Unified Communications and collaboration platform; DM NVX™ network A/V now with the AVoIT alliance and much more.
4:30CC04p.m.-5:30 p.m. Legacy video conference environments do not support hybrid meetings well and will provide a subpar user experience. There are a variety of technologies and design methodologies to improve the room environment for both the room participants and remote participants. This session will explore those improvements with real world case studies.
4:30DS07p.m.-5:30 p.m.
Gilles Chouinard, President - Inogeni, Inc. Jean-Pierre Simard, CMO - Inogeni Tackling the Challenges of Complex Multi-Camera Installations
Discover the best solution to solve technological challenges of multi-camera installations for HyFlex video collaboration and presentation. We will discuss solutions involving CODECs: Cisco, Crestron, as well as Zoom Room or Microsoft Teams, that work by optimizing your own assets and provide a cost effective solution.
Larry Zoll, Director of Operations - The LED Studio Rich Sasson, Global Director - Training - Crestron Electronics, Inc.
During this interactive session, we’ll explore topics including what is pixel pitch and how it relates to resolution, the relationship between power and heat matter, how lifetime is estimated, and what defines image quality. Then we’ll move on to look at new developments coming our way in 2022 including sustainability innovations and how businesses can make conscious changes to meet green credentials.
Demystifying New LED Products: How to Future-Proof Your AV Design Project
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Lauren Simmen, Senior Product Marketing Manger - Crestron Electronics Inc.
Manufacturers’ Training MT03 Manufacturers’ Training MT02 Rich Sasson, Global Director - Training - Crestron Electronics, Inc.
3:30CC02p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Workplace protocols are constantly changing, so workplace technology must be flexible and scalable to meet the needs of any moment. Whether meeting in person, remotely or combinations of both, organizations want to keep employees safe, create engaging, equitable experiences, and measure the value of the technology.
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From blah to brilliant – learn how to wow your customers with breathtaking experiences that create a great first impression, and a lasting one too. We’ll share our top tips on how to concept and create the best space to produce the best results for your business. ED43
27 SESSIONS AND TRAINING Manufacturers’ Training MT05 Michael Arnett, VP Sales, Americas - signageOS Kyle Marles, Senior Trainer - Crestron Electronics Inc. Keith Bohn, Business Development Director - Area Four Industries Direct Christine Hinrichs, Director of Strategic Partnerships, XTGAVI-SPL Tim Larson, Design Principal - Downstream Joe Whitesides, Sr. Solutions Architect - AVISPL Experiential Environments Emilie Grenier, Head of Creative - ThinkWell Group Ryan Howard, Technical Program Manager - Google Seema Patel, Guest & Digital Experience Strategy ManagerGoogle NorCal Katie Polenick, Design Director, Strategy - Downstream David Waingarten, Creative Director - Downstream Battle of the Boxes: Media Players vs SOC Crestron: DM NVX: Next Generation AVoIP Design and DemystifyingImplementationTrussDeflection and How to Manage it for Various Applications Using Audience Journeys to Drive Responsive Content Design Experience Spaces that Deliver If you’re an integrator chances are you’ve been faced with this question: can smart displays alone work hard enough to replace the industry-standard media player, and will the future of my digital signage network or set up be at risk if we rely solely on SOC as it stands today? This session will dig into the key drivers to help make the best choice based on the overall objective the digital signage experience. Watch an expert moderate two industry influencers as they battle out the pros and cons of these solutions. Are you ready for the migration to IPv6? High-security applications, such as the government and military, are driving adoption of IPv6, and soon, this will be the new standard. You won’t want to miss this class. You can prevent the excessive deflection (sagging) in your truss installation. This session will clearly explain truss loading and deflection, explore the real-world application of pre-cambering truss spans for safe and clean looking rigging projects.
This panel discussion will explore how Google and its design partners have been rethinking how content is created, managed, and reused across diverse environments. We’ll explore how we’ve systematized common design thinking patterns into our tooling and expanded responsive web approaches to the physical environment.
Manufacturers’ Rich Sasson, Global Director - Training - Crestron Electronics, Inc.
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Dawn Meade, Senior AV Architect / Project Manager
It’s simple to design an AV over IP system with only one network switch, but things get complicated when you need to support hundreds of endpoints over multiple switches. You’ll learn to manage complexities and discover how easy it can be to build massive AV over IP systems that scale to any size. Every system integrator knows how to design an AV system, right? Well, yes and no. In this session, two end users – one with decades as a corporate AV manager, and one new to corporate after decades as an integrator – will discuss everything we wish integration firms knew.
Network Architectures for Ultra-scale AV over IP Design CX
THURSDAY, JUNE 9 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. 8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m. 4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
Implementing Cybersecurity for IoT, AV, Media, and Workplace Technology within Enterprise Environments hardware and software Crestron Flex Unified Communications DM NVX™ network A/V now the AVoIT alliance and much more.
Learn about the latest Crestron
Jamie Horner, Founder & Managing Director - HiCLIFF Technologies Inc. Showcase
Managing EDID in High Performance or Multi-Zone Installations
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8
Gary Yarbrough, AV/IT/COMMS EXEC MGR - Northrop Grumman Corporation
Laurent Masia, Director of Product Line Management, Managed Switches - NETGEAR Business
Cody Hein, Audio Video Engineer - AVPro Edge
A Customer’s View on System
Crestron New Technology
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Learn all about EDID and its impacts on high performance single-zone or multi-zone installations. This session will teach you how to ensure your installations are getting the best audio and video possible, and how to fix issues when you’re unable to get the right signal to a device. This session covers strategies and techniques for implementing practical cybersecurity within enterprise environments where IoT, AV, media and workplace technologies are deployed. The session is intended for non-security teams looking to gain a background in cybersecurity and for those wanting to learn how to secure IoT/AV networks.
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29 SESSIONS AND TRAINING Manufacturers’ Training MT09 Manufacturers’ Training MT17 Daniel Ferrisi, Editor-in-Chief, Commercial Integrator Alesia Hendley, Multimedia Journalist & BDR at Audinate@thesmoothfactor Michael Pedersen, Audiovisual Experience ManagerIowa State University Sandi Stambaugh, Senior Vice President - TD SYNNEX Tobi Tungl, Vice President Sales, North AmericaEpiphan Video Rich Sasson, Global Director - Training - Crestron Electronics, Inc. When Clients Approach AV Integrators & IT Integrators to do Each Other’s Specialties Crestron New Technology Showcase
Learn about the latest Crestron hardware and software innovations including Crestron Flex Unified Communications and collaboration platform; DM NVX™ network A/V now with the AVoIT alliance and much more.
We’re seeing an increasing trend of AV integrators’ project scopes stretching into IT, and likewise IT integrators’ project scopes stretching into AV. Thus, the categories of integrators -- as well as their projects -- are coming together from all sides. Our panel explores the implications of the “new convergence.”
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Jim Woodward, Senior Entertainment Product SpecialistVectorworks Vectorworks: Simplify Your Systems Integration Design and Documentation Workflow with ConnectCAD 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Attendees will explore how ConnectCAD, our latest add-on module of Vectorworks Spotlight and Designer, allows for the design and coordination of complex audiovisual (AV) installations, broadcast systems, IT, and telecom infrastructure. Easily create schematic drawings and detailed reports, while working in a hybrid 2D/3D environment.
Alesia Hendley, Multimedia Journalist & BDR at Audinate@thesmoothfactor Paul Richards, Marketing Manager - HuddleCamHD Becca Sullins, Senior Design Engineer - ProMedia Audio Video Intro to Live Streaming System Design for Performance Spaces
In this session, a panel of experts on camera technology, microphone technology, networking, and video streaming production will break down the basics of creating and operating a professional live streaming system for performance spaces.
The session will cover PMO fundamentals, benefits of establishing a PMO, how to apply PMO to your organization and identify ROI, and lessons learned and case studies.
Kyle Marles, Senior Trainer - Crestron Electronics Inc.
Crestron: Design Considerations for the Hybrid Workplace 1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Workplace protocols are constantly changing, so workplace technology must be flexible and scalable to meet the needs of any moment. Whether meeting in person, remotely or combinations of both, organizations want to keep employees safe, create engaging, equitable experiences, and measure the value of the technology.
Yunyi Liu, Audio Visual Designer - Cosentini Information Technologies Henry Mestre, VP, Director AV&M - AKRF
THURSDAY, JUNE 9 1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. The pandemic changed how and where we work. But what parts of the pandemic do we want to endure? Collaboration, communication and the ability to use the hybrid workplace effectively looks totally different than it did in 2020. This session examines steps organizations can take to leverage the new workplace.
3:00ED49p.m.-4:00 p.m. Working in tandem with leadership to identify business gaps and ensuring projects stay on track, a project management office (PMO) can save your company time and revenue by recognizing business gaps and adhering to best practices.
Rich Sasson, Global Director - Training - Crestron Electronics, Inc.
Lauren Simmen, Senior Product Marketing Manger - Crestron Electronics Inc.
Creating a Project Management Office for Your Organization
30 SESSIONS AND TRAINING Manufacturers’ Training MT11 Manufacturers’ Training MT10 Mark Coxon, Business Development Director, XTG - AVI-SPL Erin Maher-Moran, Multimedia Services Manager - Johns Hopkins University Lex Peters, UX/CX Designer - University Southern California Jimmie Singleton, Higher Education AV Field Solution Architect - CDW Joe Way, Director of Learning Environments - University of Southern California Scott Krueckeberg, Head of Strategic Alliances - DTEN Monique Rezaei, Director North American Channels for Microsoft Devices - Microsoft Brad Sousa, Chief Technology Officer - AVI Systems Mapping the Customer Journey Building the Collaboration Plan that Users Want In this interactive panel, leading subject matter experts discuss how to best engage customers and end users, learn best practices on documenting the customer experience, and roadmap the customer journey, to ensure the project scope aligns with their true needs, resulting in higher satisfaction ratings and repeat business.CC09ED26
Crestron: DM NVX: Next Generation AVoIP Design and Implementation 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Are you ready for the migration to IPv6? High-security applications, such as the government and military, are driving adoption of IPv6, and soon, this will be the new standard. You won’t want to miss this class.
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Troy Powers, Lead Technician - George Mason University Josh Hamon, Team Leader - Stantec Consulting Ltd. What Role Can AV Professionals Play in Instructional Design for Higher Education Level Up Auditoriums to Improve Education and Drive Engagement
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An active discussion regarding what AV professionals can do to support instructional design for higher education and when and where in that process such help would be appropriate.
Boring auditoriums are quickly becoming a thing of the past. Higher education is reimagining these spaces to drive student engagement and improve learning outcomes. In this session we will review some current auditorium designs and installations from across the country, lessons learned and what the future holds. THURSDAY, 9 3:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
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Alex Epshteyn, CEO - Zignage LLC Sandi Stambaugh, Sr Vice President - TD SYNNEX Jeffrey Weitzman, Managing Director - Navori Unleash Any CMS with AI to Automate Content & Make Digital Signage Sticky
1:30DS05p.m.-2:30 p.m. Digital signage has become an accepted, valued tool in the marketing toolkit, but the potential of dynamic, responsive content on its screens has been nascent – at least everyone thought it was. Not only is intelligent, automated digital signage real, but the value it delivers for network owners is well beyond commonly known perceptions.
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A Deep Dive into Why This Group is Foundational to Your Business Strategy Gen Z is soon to become the most powerful and diverse buying demographic in US History. This is the first cohort that has been born has true digital natives, and one thing is for sure: they are not their parents in values, action, or desires. Rethinking your digital signage strategy to “tap and trap” this incredibly important target market is essential to your client’s technology strategy. We’ll explore key values that define the Gen Z experience of consumerism, culture and community and content.
From Blueprint to Build Outs: How Architects and Digital Designers Form Powerful MakingPartnershipsaProof of Concept, Bullet Proof: Lessons Learned from the Innovation Lab Environments are rich canvases for digital experiences, but the architects envisioning them are not always in sync with the technical teams tasked with making their vision a reality, or properly timed to commence in the initial planning phase. This session will explore the language of the architect, and their methodology and vital spatial considerations when designing public spaces. We’ll hear from the digital signage experts who partner with architects on how to translate that design language into beautiful integrations and best practice outcomes.
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TUESDAY, JUNE 8:30 a.m.-9:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m.-11:00 Forget the “waterfall”, as agile design is now the name of the game – and when the proof of performance is the goal, testing to win is the path to get there. But how do you ensure the outcome of your signage network is on track, both technically and strategically? With an innovation mindset, our panel is going to pull from their experience leading and digital innovation lab experiments to help you.
Beth Warren, SVP Marketing and Retail StrategyCreative Realities Inc. Is Your Digital Ecosystem Ready for Gen Z?
Laura Davis-Taylor, Founder - Branded Ground
Bryan Meszaros, CEO - OpenEye Global Trent Oliver, Managing Director - Blue Telescope Eran Sharon, Creative Technology Director - Gensler
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33 SESSIONS AND TRAINING Misty Chalk, Director of US Sales & Federal - BrightSign LLC Kiersten Gibson, EVP Sales & Marketing - Reach Media Network Chris Martel, Director of Engineering - TSItouch Michelle Montazeri, National Solutions Manager, Digital Signage - Legrand | AV Joe Hasenzahl, Senior Manager, Business Development B2B Mobilty for Retail - Samsung Electronics America Pivoting Your Digital Signage from a Pandemic Response to a Customer Experience How to Maximize Mobile in the Digital Signage Ecosystem COVID pushed the boundaries of all business verticals, and digital signage became a crucial tool for managing many unforeseen communications and operational needs. Now that they are installed, these pandemic-oriented digital investments can be used to enhance your client’s CX. This exciting panel is going to show you how to repurpose pandemic tools like occupancy sensors that gatekeep traffic to ones that might perform different functionality like sales associate alerts. Have your digital signage pursuits been challenged by the mere fact a mobile device technically puts a “screen” in everyone’s hands? This session attempts to flip the narrative back in your control through straight talk on the role of mobile within spaces and places, and how it can smartly interplay within the digital signage ecosystem. DS06 DS07
Larry Zoll, Director of Operations - The LED Studio Demystifying New LED Products: How to Future-Proof Your AV Design Project During this interactive session, we’ll explore topics including what is pixel pitch and how it relates to resolution, the relationship between power and heat matter, how lifetime is estimated, and what defines image quality. Then we’ll move on to look at new developments coming our way in 2022 including sustainability innovations and how businesses can make conscious changes to meet green credentials.
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How UNC’s Reese Innovation Lab Used AI to Enforce COVID Policies Create a Display Wall That “Does it All” On a Budget
If you’re an integrator chances are you’ve been faced with this question: can smart displays alone work hard enough to replace the industry-standard media player, and will the future of my digital signage network or set up be at risk if we rely solely on SOC as it stands today? This session will dig into the key drivers to help make the best choice based on the overall objective the digital signage experience. Watch an expert moderate two industry influencers as they battle out the pros and cons of these solutions. No matter where you start with a digital signage network, where you go with it will always come down to three words – ‘did it work?’ The outcome, however, is tied to two things: the digital network’s strategy and how you measure and monetize it. Like all other digital communication platforms, there are a multitude of tools for measuring digital signage to ensure maximal outcomes. In this session, we will explore Integrating venue analytics to DS in a way that’s turnkey and simple. UNC’s Reese Innovation Lab partnered with Lenovo and Intel to rapidly deploy a mask and social distance detection signage. In this session, you’ll learn about the use of the Health Greeter Kiosk—from the innovation process to deployment—and see future possibilities for responsive or interactive digital signage using computer vision.
In this session, learn how James Madison University turned an ordinary classroom wall into a huge interactive canvas that can be used for distance learning, collaboration, interactive dance exhibitions, eSports and more, all on a budget. 10:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. DS12
Michael Arnett, VP Sales, Americas - signageOS Mike White, Principal - AVMaven LLC Megan A. Dutta, Director of Emerging Markets/Editor-in-Chief - LAVNCH Steven King, Professor of Emerging Tech - UNC Reese Innovation Lab Monica Livingston, AI Solutions and Scale - Intel Corporation
Dominic Swayne, Founder, JMU X-Lab - James Madison University Battle of the Boxes: Media Players vs SOC Making Digital Signage Count & Accountable
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SESSIONS AND TRAINING Mansour Brek, President - X2O Media John Burnett, Product Evangelist - Pexip Rony Sebok, VP - 1 BEYOND, Inc. Nancy Blanchard, Global Consultant Liaison - Williams AV Why Meeting Equity is the Lifeblood of the Hybrid Workplace Breaking Language Barriers Using Artificial Intelligence What is meeting equity and why is it so important in today’s hybrid and virtual meetings? Office, home, and mobile environments all play a role in creating inclusive meetings, in addition to factors such as language, height, hearing disabilities, and more. From simple daily transactions at a bank to meetings with colleagues in multiple countries, the ability to clearly communicate and be understood, regardless of your language, is imperative. While nothing can replace the benefits of human interpretation to facilitate communication, the cost and time to use these types of services are not practical or cost-effective in every situation.
Now everyone gets an equal seat at the table. if they’re not at the table.
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Speaker Tracking — automatically focuses on and frames whoever’s speaking, following them as they move or gesture. Whiteboard Sharing — now whiteboards in the room or remote can be shared in real time, enhancing collaboration.
Equal Screen Real Estate — ensures both in-room and remote attendees have equal space on screen.
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Art Weeks, Director of Product Management - ZeeVee, Inc.
Doug Whelan, Director of Systems Integration - NMR Events
Over Players is Not a Game of Chance
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Dave Bertrand, National Sales Manager - Williams AV John Arpino, Manager Audiovisual Design - Google Sarah Bearse, Design Engineer - Google NorCal
Selecting Assistive Listening Technology Creating Equitable Experiences Over Video Conference Higher Education Cloud Infrastructure for AV Ecosystems ED51
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8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m. 4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. How can you create a memorable experience for everyone while meeting ADA compliance? This session provides valuable insights on selecting the right assistive listening technology to meet ADA requirements while creating a meaningful user experience. This session is about creating equity for an accurate representation of varying skin tones on video conferencing.
Chi Hang Lo, AVIT Solutions Architect - University of Southern California Raj Singh, Manager AV/IT Design & Engineering - University of Southern California
In today’s competitive gaming industry, large-scale architectural AV presentations engage casino visitors to come and play longer. NMR Events and ZeeVee will show how the refurbished sports book at Las Vegas’ Westgate Hotel & Casino — with the world’s largest 4K video wall — uses AVoIP signal distribution to outshine the competition.
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ZeeVee: AV Savvy Casinos Know Winning
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The providing and distribution of Automatic Speech Recognition captions is more than getting ahead of lawsuits and ADA regulations and doing what’s right - it’s also about making your facilities and content more accessible to a broader audience, saving money, and even provide an enhanced revenue stream.
This presentation will provide you with the best practices that are needed to plan for and implement a cloud first AV/IT Solution that is built for the changing technology landscape.
Bill Bennett, Media Solutions Account ManagerENCO Systems Automatic Speech Recognition and Caption Delivery for Venues
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This session will explain Quality of Service (QoS) and its application for traffic prioritization on AV networks. We will review what QoS can do and what it doesn’t do, clarify some common misconceptions about its application, and provide terminology and knowledge to empower the AV professional for better communication with the IT professional.
Manufacturers’ Training MT15 Daniel Shwartzberg, Director of Customer ExperienceHDBaseT Alliance HDBaseT Master Program
This session will explain the main methods to transmit video over the IP network. The strengths and weaknesses of each type of video over IP are explained so that you know when and why to use each and the consequences for each use case on the IP network.
Join us for an in-depth review of HDBaseT technology, its features, benefits and installation setups. This course addresses the challenges in the AV market, in-depth review of HDBaseT, bandwidth challenges, HDBaseT Specs and the 5Play feature set, hybrid HDBaseT-AVoIP installations, needs and benefits of interoperability and system design, and more.
THURSDAY, JUNE 9 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
Rodrigo Ordonez, Principal - K2 Laurent Masia, Director of Product Line Management, Managed Switches - NETGEAR Business Quality of Service Explained for Networked AV Systems Network Architectures for Ultra-scale AV over IP
Frederick Loucks, Chief Technology Officer - Level 3 Audio Visual, LLC Monitoring Meeting Rooms and the Journey Towards a Single Pane of Glass Have you ever been blindsided by a meeting room outage? Then this session is for you! Together we’ll explore the current market, challenges, and issues in monitoring solutions, lay out the steps to success in implementing single pane of glass monitoring, and discuss the side benefits of centralized data collection!
You’ll learn to manage complexities and discover how easy it can be to build massive AV over IP systems that scale to any size. IT02 IT06
Ron Berty, Business Development Manager - Matrox Graphics, Inc. When and Why to Use the Three Major AV/IP Technologies
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It’s simple to design an AV over IP system with only one network switch, but things get complicated when you need to support hundreds of endpoints over multiple switches.
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Jamie Horner, Founder & Managing Director - HiCLIFF Technologies Inc. Christopher Dechter, Manager, Instructional TechnologyUniversity of Wyoming Joshua Foster, Manager, Learning Space Design - Indiana University
Marko Markovic, Senior Engineering Manager - WeWork Nick Nienaber, Head of Audio-Visual Experience - WeWork Jacob Robinson, Senior Lead Systems Engineer
Developing a Self-Service AV Portal Using APIs and Neural Net Processing
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Implementing Cybersecurity for IoT, AV, Media, and Workplace Technology within Enterprise Environments
The AV Control Center (AVCC) is a self-service tool that allows all WeWork employees to solve some of the most frequent AV service requests. It uses neural network processing to automatically detect and identify AV devices.
Michael Pedersen, Audiovisual Experience ManagerIowa State University Sandi Stambaugh, Senior Vice President - TD SYNNEXr
Users can see and control detected devices with a web UI.
William Golde, Director of Channel DevelopmentHuddleCamHD
Implementing Alternative Control Systems to Improve Learning Spaces and Increase Functionality
When Clients Approach AV and IT Integrators for Each Other’s Specialties
11:30IT09a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Users can see and control detected devices with a web UI.
NDI can distribute low-latency, lossless video over IP without stream reservation, managed switches, or even a physical cable. This session will demonstrate, through case studies and a deep examination of the protocol, how to use NDI for both existing enterprise applications and novel applications reliant on machine vision and AI.
Leveraging NDI for Live Video Distribution over IP This session covers strategies and techniques for implementing practical cybersecurity within enterprise environments where IoT, AV, media and workplace Technologies are deployed. The session is intended for non-security teams looking to gain a background in cybersecurity and for those wanting to learn how to secure IoT/AV networks.
Daniel Ferrisi, Editor-in-Chief, Commercial Integrator
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 11:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. The AV Control Center (AVCC) is a self-service tool that allows all WeWork employees to solve some of the most frequent AV service requests. It uses neural network processing to automatically detect and identify AV devices.
Tobi Tungl, Vice President Sales, North AmericaEpiphan Video
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Alesia Hendley, MultiMedia Journalist & BDR at Audinate@thesmoothfactor
We’re seeing an increasing trend of AV integrators’ project scopes stretching into IT, and likewise IT integrators’ project scopes stretching into AV. Thus, the categories of integrators -- as well as their projects -- are coming together from all sides. Our panel explores the implications of the “new convergence.”
Crestron: DM NVX: Next Generation AVoIP
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Design and Implementation Are you ready for the migration to IPv6? High-security applications, such as the government and military, are driving adoption of IPv6, and soon, this will be the new standard. You won’t want to miss this class.
Campus Axis: The Power of Analytics and Video for IP Audio Project ROI
Matthew Davis, Director of Technology & Information Systems - PTZOptics
Creating a smart campus can significantly enhance and promote the educational experience for both the educators and the students. Join us to learn more about how to design for the educational buildings of the future. Discover how software analytics work with network video and audio applications to provide solutions for security and business challenges. Explore use case applications you can share and implement for increased safety, cost and time savings, overall business optimization, as well as improved ROI for you and your customers.
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Manufacturers’ Training MT18
2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
Brian Cockrell, Product Owner - Intel Corporation
Kyle Marles, Senior Trainer - Crestron Electronics Inc.
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Manufacturers’ Training MT11
Examining Today’s Collaboration Needs
The nature of the collaboration in the workplace is changing, posing challenges for IT departments faced with supporting a variety of spaces and employees using a plethora of devices, operating systems and apps, both onsite and remotely. Brian Cockrell, Intel Unite product owner, will discuss these challenges and potential solutions.
Essam Refai, Associate, Building Technology - Aurecon Aaron Andino, Solutions Engineer - Axis Communications Izzy Sharif, Solution Sales & Technical TrainerAxis Communications
In this session, we’ll explore how NDI® bridge works, and the new application possibilities it unlocks for physically dispersed video production teams. We’ll examine use cases for both “bridge mode,” and “local mode,” and explore network and device compatibility requirements for deployments of various scale, resolution, and complexity.
JUNE 9
12:30 p.m.-1:00 p.m.
Using NDI Bridge for Truly Remote Video
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Chi Hang Lo, AVIT Solutions Architect - University of Southern California Raj Singh, Manager AV/IT Design & Engineering - University of Southern California Joshua Kell, CEO - Horizon AV, LLC
Megan A. Dutta, Director of Emerging Markets/Editor-in-Chief - LAVNCH Steven King, Professor of Emerging Tech - UNC Reese Innovation Lab Monica Livingston, AI Solutions and Scale - Intel Corporation Dominic Swayne, Founder, JMU X-Labs - James Madison University
UNC’s Reese Innovation Lab partnered with Lenovo and Intel to rapidly deploy a mask and social distance detection signage. In this session, you’ll learn about the use of the Health Greeter Kiosk—from the innovation process to deployment—and see future possibilities for responsive or interactive digital signage using computer vision.
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How UNC’s Reese Innovation Lab Used AI to Enforce COVID Policies Create a Display Wall That “Does it All”
How to Launch and Sustain a Popular Esports Program
In this session, learn how James Madison University turned an ordinary classroom wall into a huge interactive canvas that can be used for distance learning, collaboration, interactive dance exhibitions, eSports and more, all on a budget. p.m.
On a Budget
This presentation will provide you with the best practices that are needed to plan for and implement a cloud first AV/IT Solution that is built for the changing technology
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Higher Education Cloud Infrastructure for AV Ecosystems
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Esportslandscape.has been the topic of many educational institutions across the US landscape. Many want to bring Esports to their communities, campuses, or districts but are often not considering what is required. This session will explain the fundamentals of building an Esports facility that will consider the industry standards.
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Since the pandemic, EdTech staff have been redesigning the classroom space by reimagining the traditional classrooms to be more flexible and facilitate multiple modalities.
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Jodie Penrod, Senior Director, Technology - Ohio University, Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine Using Classroom Technology Design to Create an Equitable HyFlex Learning Experience
The New Demands of Hybrid Education on Classroom Audio
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Essam Refai, Associate, Building Technology - Aurecon
Holger Stoltze, Director of Product Management - Yamaha Unified Communications
Creating the Smart Campus Hybrid education requires new audio implementations.
We will share what has worked for Pace University and what we believe will be the essential classroom design for the next several years!
Antonio Soares, Senior Manager of Academic TechnologyPace University
11:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
Christopher Dechter, Manager, Instructional TechnologyUniversity of Wyoming Joshua Foster, Manager, Learning Space Design - Indiana University
George Chacko, Director - Pace University Antonio Soares, Senior Manager of Academic TechnologyPace University
The “one-to-many” model with a teacher in the front of the class needs to be expanded with a “many-to-many” model where students discuss among themselves. This requires “mic-ing” the whole room while keeping teachers in charge and providing them the means to control audio.
10:30ED33a.m.-11:00 a.m. We will dive deep into the why, how, and when of exploring other control system solutions for Learning Spaces at higher education institutions and Indiana University’s criteria for evaluating control system solutions for all spaces, including total cost of ownership, training, support, warranty, scalability, and features.
THURSDAY, JUNE
Implementing Alternative AV Control Systems to Improve Learning Spaces and Increase Functionality
9:30ED29a.m.-10:00 a.m.
This session will overview aspects of designing and building the foundation for a successful HyFlex learning program. The collective space of learning, both physical and virtual, must be considered part of the pedagogical practice, as well as incorporated into the overall strategies for colleges and universities worldwide.
The New Landscape of Ed Tech
Creating a smart campus can significantly enhance and promote the educational experience for both the educators and the students. Join us to learn more about how to design for the educational buildings of the future.
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Josh Hamon, Team Leader - Stantec Consulting Ltd. Level Up Auditoriums to Improve Education and Drive Engagement Boring auditoriums are quickly becoming a thing of the past. Higher education is reimagining these spaces to drive student engagement and improve learning outcomes. In this session we will review some current auditorium designs and installations from across the country, lessons learned and what the future holds.
THURSDAY, JUNE 9 4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
Troy Powers, Lead Technician - George Mason University What Role Can AV Professionals Play in Instructional Design for Higher Education An active discussion regarding what AV professionals can do to support instructional design for higher education and when and where in that process such help would be appropriate.
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reinforcement, troubleshooting, and removing noise.By transforming “standard AV”
43 SESSIONS AND TRAINING Justin Frick, President - AV Chicago, Inc. Kristi Ross-Clausen, QA & Customer Advocate/VPArrow Audio Inc./IATSE 470 Lori Rubinstein, Executive Director - Behind the Scenes Foundation Pat White, Director, Education & Training - IATSE Troy Peters, VP of Marketing & Business DevelopmentVideo West, Inc. Bill Magod, Account Executive - Crossfire Sound Nurturing New Crew for Success in Live Events Mental Health and Suicide Prevention for the Live Events and Entertainment Industries Show Calling and Stage Management for Live Events Live Audio: Intro to Gain Structure Where do we find new live events crew members and how can we prepare them be successful? Come learn how we got here and what we’re doing to bring the next generation on board. Brought to you by the IATSE in partnership with the Behind the Scenes Foundation, this important and timely presentation will provide professionals in the Live Events, Entertainment, and AV Industries with an overview of tools and resources for mental and emotional wellbeing. ED37 ED38 ED36 ED06 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8 8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. 1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. LIVE EVENTS
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This session covers the basics of sound to a full production level of take the audience on an immersive experience Troy J. Peters, CTS, as he shares his work from
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44 SESSIONS AND TRAINING Keith Bohn, Business Development Director - Area Four Industries US Kevin Ring, National Training Manager - Nationwide Video Nason Tackett, Senior Design Engineer - Hear Technologies Sam Kokajko, Technical Project Engineer - Zoom Video Communications, Inc. Demystifying Truss Deflection and How to Manage It for Various Applications Media Servers vs. Screen Switchers Personal Monitoring for Live Performances, Recording Studios, and Home Studios Making Hybrid Events More Than a Virtual Fly on the Wall You can prevent the excessive deflection (sagging) in your truss installation. This session will clearly explain truss loading and deflection, explore the real-world application of pre-cambering truss spans for safe and clean looking rigging projects.
JUNE 8
WEDNESDAY, 1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
The Great Debate over the future of video! Hear industry leaders discuss the pros and cons of the age-old question: Do I need a media server for my event, or do I need a screen switcher? Or both? Learn to use monitor mixing to improve performances in spaces like recording studios, worship, home studio, and stage. This session provides a thorough discussion of the best ways to set up and use personal monitor mixing systems and how they benefit everyone in the music-making and content creation process. A one-way video feed isn’t enough for today’s events. We must elevate both in-person and virtual audiences to create interaction. We will explore some of the production concepts to allow and encourage this interaction, as well as ways to use the readily available tools to create highly interactive events.
45 TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION STAGE Wednesday, June 8 – Friday, June 10 Located in West Hall, Booth W2247 Stop by the Technology Innovation Stage while you browse the show floor for bite-sized insights into the latest technology advancements and applications. These small but mighty presentations feature trend forecasts from analysts and industry experts, New Tech Lightning Rounds highlighting the latest products at InfoComm 2022, and more. TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION STAGE PLATINUM SPONSORS Trend Forecasts: • Conferencing and Collaboration • Content Production and Streaming • Digital Signage • IT and Networked AV • Learning New Technology Lightning Rounds Hidden Gems AV Analytics and What We Do With All This Data? James Maltese, VP of Quality StandardsLevel 3 Audio Visual Designing for Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Frank Padikkala, Technical Sales EngineerAudinate and AVIXA Diversity Council Chair Monitored Display Control with Digital Signage and Screen Share Device API Jacob Robinson, Technical Sales EngineerSenior Lead Systems Engineer - WeWork Immersive Entertainment Technology Mark Stuzman, CTO, AREA15 Stop by the Technology Innovation Stage for these free sessions: Visit infocommshow.org/tech-innovation-stage for the latest updates to the schedule
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University of Nevada Las Vegas Las Vegas Nightclubs Resorts World Omega Mart and AREA15
EX05 – Wednesday, June 8 | 12:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
EX01 – Tuesday, June 7 | 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Price: Premium & Elite Members – $299 / Non-Members – $399 EXPERIENCE TOURS
T04 – Thursday, June 9 | 9:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Discover secret portals, unexpected landscapes, and uncover the groundbreaking ways Omega Mart - the only immersive supermarket experience - brings art and technology together. Get a peek inside the portal to AREA15, the world’s first purpose-built immersive entertainment district offering live events, activations, monumental art installations, extraordinary design elements, groundbreaking technology, bars and eateries and much more.
Don’t miss out on a tour that will share the secrets to our success, highlighting the state-of-the-art technology throughout the resort. You will be up close and personal with industry experts sharing insight into the awe-inspiring technological capabilities that impress our guests with a sense of wonder and mystery daily. Tour spots will include our External and Interior Screens, the Globe, Zouk Nightclub, Ayu Dayclub, the Theatre and Property Audio Visual Distribution.
EX03 – Wednesday, June 8 | 8:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
Calum Pearson, EVP/General Manager - Illuminarium Experiences LLC During this exclusive behind-the-scenes look at Illuminarium Experiences, you’ll discover how we use cutting-edge technology to bring a first of its kind, fully immersive experience to our guests using techniques from traditional motion picture production and virtual reality combined with interactive features that facilitate the experience of the real world, all without wearable hardware.
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Jacob Roeber, Senior Production Manager - AREA15
Gerardo Gonzalez, Senior Director, Technical ServicesTao Group Hospitality Yago Pita-Alvarez, Executive Director - Entertainment and Team JD Bouck, Director of Production - AREA15
Exclusive, insider-only look at 3 of the hottest nightclubs in Las Vegas - JEWEL, Hakkasan and Omnia. Explore the design and technology in these venues during their offhours; check out the gear from the lighting rigs to the sound systems and the DJ/VJ stations and interior design.
Explore UNLV’s classroom renovation of the Flora Dungan Humanities building that features a Dolby Atmos theater/ classroom that consists of an immersive audio system and a 4K Barco Cinema laser projection system. Attendees will also tour classrooms and have the opportunity participate in RebelFlex; UNLV’s Hybrid learning classroom solution.
Frank Alaimo, Senior AV Systems Specialist - The University of Nevada, Las Vegas
EX02 - Tuesday, June 7 | 12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Take a break from the bustle of the convention center. Our Integrated Experience Tours will take you behind the scenes of local AV environments in Vegas to explore real-world applications.
EX07 – Tuesday, June 7 | 4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
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47 TOURS Learning Spaces Digital Signage Content Production and Streaming Conferencing and Collaboration IT and Networked AV Conferencing and Collaboration SF01 – Wednesday, June 8 | 10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. SF05 – Thursday, June 9 | 10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. SF02 – Wednesday, June 8 | 10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. SF06 – Thursday, June 9 | 10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. SF03 – Wednesday, June 8 | 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. SF04 – Wednesday, June 8 | 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Go on a focused tour of the Exhibit Hall in these solution areas: Conferencing and Collaboration, Digital Signage, Learning Spaces, Content Production and Streaming, and IT and Networked AV. Price: Premium & Elite Members – $49 / Non-Members – $99 SHOW FLOOR TOURS
Don’t miss your chance to attend this perennial favorite, live and in-person. Our community of technology management professionals gather to discuss collective interests, share best practices, and diverse perspectives using real-world experiences. Join us in June as we talk about emerging audiovisual technology and creating solutions as a service.
7:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m.
One of InfoComm’s must-attend events: this annual, community-wide event supporting the women in AV draws hundreds together to be inspired by lessons of strength, courage, and service. In this talk, Melanie Spring, International Keynote Speaker & Chief Visionary, gives us permission to be ourselves, unfiltered. To define the personal brand we already carry with us, then how to speak our truth to our clients and teams, our friends and family, and our world. She’ll share stories of her own path to becoming unfiltered while giving us the tools to speak that truth with confidence and authenticity.
Price: AVIXA Premium & Elite Members – $79 / Non-Members – $99 All supporters of women in AV, regardless of gender, are encouraged to attend.
THURSDAY, JUNE 9
Event times and locations are subject to change without notice.
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Technology Managers Forum and Reception
3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
SPONSORED BY WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8
Price: AVIXA Premium & Elite Members – $20 / Non-Members – $30 Please note: this event is open to qualified technology managers. You will be offered this event in registration if you qualify.
AVIXA Women’s Council Breakfast
Gather with your Live Events colleagues as we come together for these always fun-filled power hours! This is your chance to be in the know on the latest happenings and changes in the live events industry and mingle with your peers. This gathering is designed with a little time for knowledge, more time for interactive conversations, and even more time devoted to your network expansion.
Price: AVIXA Premium & Elite Members – $20 / Non-Members – $30 3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Event times and locations are subject to change without notice.
THURSDAY, JUNE 9 AVIXA All-Councils Summit Let’s Do More Together. This event brings together all AVIXA’s council community and celebrates the great work done over the last year. Council members from every AVIXA council are invited and welcome to bring prospective council members along to experience the many ways to get and stay involved. Whether on a volunteer council, committee, or simply curious, join us for lunch, lively discussion, and a special inspirational keynote address from Meow Wolf founder, Vince Kadlubek, as he offers his advice on rising through your career. 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
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Price: AVIXA Premium & Elite Members and Non-Members – $20 SPONSORED BY Councils
Please note: this event is open to qualified live events professionals, corporate event managers and meeting planners. You will be offered this event in registration if you qualify.
Live Events Forum and Reception
50 REGISTRATION FEES Major discounts on education and training at InfoComm is one of the many benefits of being a member. Not a member? Get in touch with us to learn how membership saves you money on education at InfoComm, and gets you access to free or discounted resources and online classes throughout the year. Call +1.703.273.7200 | Email membership@avixa.org | Visit avixa.org/membership Includes course materials, lunch all three days, and all the perks of the Exhibit Hall Pass. Price includes all the perks of the Exhibit Hall Pass. FREE! Redeem the VIP Code on the back cover during registration. Includes access to all three days of the Exhibit Hall, Audio Demo Rooms (Tuesday-Friday), and sessions taking place at the Technology Innovation Stage (Wednesday-Friday). AVIXA MEMBERS SAVE MONEY EXHIBIT HALL PASS ONLY THREE-DAY COURSES PREMIUM WORKSHOPS Premium & Elite Members $1,999 Non-Members $2,399 2-Hour $149 $199 Full Day $649 $799 Half Day $299 $399 Premium & Elite Member Non-Member
51 REGISTRATION FEES Premium & Elite Members $499 Non-Members $599 Premium & Elite Members $299 Non-Members $399 Includes access to all education tracks and sessions, all Manufacturers’ Training, and all the perks of the Exhibit Hall Pass. This option replaces the Seminar & Workshop Package offered previously. See pages 46-47 See pages 48-49 Includes access to a single education track of sessions and Manufacturers’ Training, and all the perks of the Exhibit Hall Pass. Choose between: Conferencing and Collaboration D=SIGN and Digital Signage IT and Networked AV EDUCATION TOURSEDUCATIONPASSPACKAGES NETWORKING EVENTS CANCELLATION POLICY TRACK PACKAGE • All registration refund/cancellation requests must be submitted in writing to infocomm@csreg.zohodesk.com • A full refund will be issued for registration cancellations if written notice is received by May 4, 2022 No refunds will be made for requests received after May 4, 2022. • Membership purchased/upgraded through InfoComm 2022 registration is not refundable. If you have questions on membership, please contact membership@avixa.org.
11242 Waples Mill Road Suite Fairfax,200VA 22030 YOU’VE GOT A FREE EXHIBIT HALL PASS! Claim it today when you register with VIP Code EBDS Scan the QR code now or go to infocommshow.org/register TECH YOU’VE BEEN SEARCHING FOR TRAINING YOU’VE BEEN EAGER FOR PRESENTING SHOW PARTNER STRATEGIC SHOW PARTNERS SUPPORTING SHOW PARTNER From larger-than-life displays to palm-sized screens, and the software to bring everything together, the Digital Signage Pavilion has everything you need to create a seamless electronic ecosystem. Browse Pavilion exhibitors at infocommshow.org/ds-exhibitors NEW! Digital Signage Reception @ Brooklyn Bowl on Tuesday - register online Check out Digital Signage sessions starting on page 32 D=SIGN will give you insight into what’s next for digital signage and prep you for what’s in store on the show floor. Attend digital signage-only sessions with D=SIGN or get access to all education sessions with the Education Pass. INFOCOMM IS THE HOME FOR DIGITAL SIGNAGE
