Many people think of InfoComm solely as a trade show,
with just an exhibit floor of manufacturer booths. InfoComm is actually
much more, with a full schedule of activities taking place in the days
before the exhibit floor actually opens.
The Institute for Professional Development, taking place from June 3rd
through 5th, (8:00a.m. to 5:00p.m. each day), offers seven basic and
intermediate three-day courses:
- Design School Level 1: Principles of Applied AV Design (Basic)
- Design School Level 2: Facilities Design (Intermediate)
- Certification Prep Course (Basic)
- Project Management: Competencies and Structure (Basic)
- Professional Sales Skills for AV Systems & Equipment (Basic)
- Lighting for Videoconference and Presentation Spaces (Basic)
- Videoconferencing: Applications, Technology and Trends
(Intermediate)
Super Tuesday, held appropriately on Tuesday, June 6th (8:00a.m. to
3:30p.m.), features ten, day-long intermediate and advanced sessions.
You can choose from:
- Rental & Staging Management & Operations
- Designing in the Digital Age
- Is the Residential Market Right for Your Company?
- Government and Corporate AV Information Security
- Project Management Overview
- Introduction to Collaboration Conferencing
- Technology Manager How-Tos
- Digital Signage
- Tools, Tactics and Technologies for Presentation Professionals
- Technology Trends
And the first of two Industry Forums take place Tuesday evening. The
Manufacturers Forum moderated by Gary Kayye of Kayye Consulting
features panelists from a variety of companies that serve the AV
industry. Scheduled to participate are:
Rashid M Skaf, president and CEO fo AMX Corp.; Mike Jones, VP and general manager of Barco Media and
Entertainment North America; Robert Mueller, executive vice
president and CEO of JVC; Rick Snyder, president of Tandberg; John Meyer,
president and CEO of Meyer Sound Laboratories; and Andrew Edwards,
president of Extron
Electronics.
Other events and partner conferences taking place or starting before the
exhibit floor opens on June 7th include: The Projection
Summit, Technologies for Worship, The InfoComm AV Awards Banquet,
and, on Tuesday evening, THE InfoComm Party featuring the Raspyni
Brothers and the Smithereens.
