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ing and social opportunities are welcome and InfoComms. Our industr y is slowly for all• of us, particularly • Austin • Houston Dallas • Phoenix those who are but surely consolidatingDenver and downsizing, increasingly as contractors from Oklahoma City • Tulsa working • Las Vegas as more sales shift from hardware to • San Antonio Atlanta NJ • Washington, DC home offices. software and ser vices. How much• Blackwood, booth Will we see a continued emphasis on space does one really require to demonOpEx at the expense of CapEx this year strate software? (Ironically, the convenin Orlando? How much buzz will 8K tion centers in which we exhibit are in video generate? How many video and the midst of expanding their footprints!) audio encoders will be shown? How many Of course, trade shows aren’t solely app-based control systems will take cenabout seeing the latest products. I’m ter stage? And how large will the booths pleased to see that there is strong interbe as compared to last year—let alone 10 est in continuing education—a challenge, years ago? given how quickly change comes to our Enough reading! Head to the exhibit industr y (think AV-over-IP, 4K and 8K, floor and go see for yourself. Have a the expanded use of fast Wi-Fi and appbased control systems). And the network- great show. June 2019
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