ProAV Magazine: Associations

InfoComm: The Mother of All Reunions

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:36:13 EST

New products are great, but many attend InfoComm to catch up with each other. And when they're done there, PRO AV has a new online place they can hang out.

USAV Adds Two Integrators to Network

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:39:24 EST

USAV Group, an association of leading professional AV integrators, has added two new integrators to its network: AVS Installations, headquartered in Edison, N.J., and Axcess Video Corp., headquartered in Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:40:22 EST

AVnu Alliance, an industry forum dedicated to promoting the adoption of the IEEE 802.1 AVB (Audio, Video, and Bridging) standards and the related IEEE 1722 and 1733 for professional AV, automotive, and consumer applications, recently hosted its second PlugFest and added six new members.

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:43:22 EST

Due to the recent changes in the National Fire and Alarm Signaling Code (NFPA 72) that may present new opportunities for commercial electronics systems integrators, NSCA plans to host two training courses and one panel discussion at InfoComm 2010 for show attendees interested in entering and profiting from this emerging market.

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:43:20 EST

Changes to NFPA 72, now the National Fire Alarm & Signaling Code, including new chapter on emergency communications systems, will likely have a major effect on the commercial electronic systems industry.

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:43:51 EST

InfoComm International last week began accepting registrations for InfoComm 2010, to be held June 9-11, 2010, at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas. Officials said the annual trade show will showcase integrated display, projection, audio, conferencing, lighting and staging, digital signage, and communications system solutions.

PRO AV, InfoComm Partner on Spotlight Awards

Tue, 6 Jul 2010 11:51:45 EST

PRO AV, the leading magazine and website serving the commercial audio/video industry; InfoComm International, the trade association representing the commercial AV industry and producer of InfoComm, the world's largest audiovisual tradeshow; and ARCHITECT magazine, serving 60,000 commercial and institutional architects, announced a joint partnership to produce the Third Annual PRO AV Spotlight Awards.

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:42:13 EST

Organizers have announced that Realcomm, the annual conference and exposition on technology, automated business solutions, and intelligent buildings for executives in commercial and corporate real estate, and InfoComm, the world's largest audiovisual tradeshow, will co-locate in 2010.

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 02:16:16 EST

NSCA is looking for integrators who have demonstrated outstanding success during the past year to apply for the organization's annual Excellence in Business Awards. The awards will be presented at the 2010 NSCA Business & Leadership Conference, in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. this winter.

NSCA Names Whitlock Instructor of the Year

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 02:16:28 EST

The National Systems Contractors Association (NSCA) has named Bill Whitlock of Jensen Transformers as its Instructor of the Year for the NSCA University College of Technical Knowledge.

NSCA, Bosch Establish Memorial Scholarship Program

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 02:16:35 EST

The NSCA Education Foundation and Bosch's Communications Systems Division announced they have established the Monte Wise Scholarship, named for Monte Wise, a systems applications specialist, pro sound, and industry veteran, who passed away September 30, 2009.

25th Annual TEC Award Winners Announced at AES

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 02:08:35 EST

The Technical Excellence and Creativity Awards celebrated its 25th anniversary at the Audio Engineering Society Convention in New York with a presentation that featured a tribute to the late Les Paul.

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 02:19:27 EST

Electrosonic Products announced that it was chosen by USAV Group, a national association of professional AV integrators, to be a Preferred Manufacturing Partner (PMP).

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 02:16:30 EST

NSCA has made a review course for its EST-L2 certification exam available online, in addition to the classroom-based option currently offered. The four-part review is designed to help industry installers and technicians build their professional competence and confidence.

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 02:16:29 EST

In an effort to help members reduce travel costs, the National Systems Contractors Association (NSCA) University is offering to bring existing curriculum to a company's facility or build a new course to better suit a company's needs.

Q&A with Utz Baldwin, CEDIA

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 12:52:04 EST

PRO AV sits down with Baldwin, a one-time electronic systems contractor who is now CEO of the Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association (CEDIA), which represents home systems integrators. CEDIA co-sponsors Integrated Systems Europe with InfoComm.

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 02:16:19 EST

Scholarship winners were selected based on their applications, grade point averages, work experiences, and letters of recommendation. In addition to the NSCA Scholarship, Ashby and Hayes each also received a $2,500 Robert Bosch scholarship.

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 02:16:26 EST

The National Systems Contractor Association (NSCA) said it has added 900 more industry employees to its SystemsPlus Health Solutions insurance program in the last two weeks. Mitek Electronics and Communications Group was the most recent company to switch insurance providers and join the industry-specific NSCA program.

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 02:16:31 EST

The National Systems Contractor Association (NSCA) has rolled out a new online seminar to help audio systems technicians. NSCA University's Technical Fundamentals of Audio course provides technical knowledge for a variety of audio markets, including commercial, industrial, education, and government facilities, according to the association.

NSCA Awards Pros, Reveals Conference Dates

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 02:16:18 EST

During InfoComm 09, NSCA paid tribute its own with lifetime achievement, volunteer of the year, educator of the year, and instructors of the year awards. The association also recently announced its next Business and Leadership Conference.