Partner Conferences at InfoComm 06
May 1, 2006 12:00 PM
NETWORK COMPUTING
As the worlds of AV and IT rapidly converge, Network Computing wants to ensure you're at the ready. Its AV-IT Educational Series was developed cooperatively by InfoComm and Network Computing to assist the AV professional with the core basics needed to collaboratively work in the IT realm; and vice versa. Network Computing offers these one- and two-day courses titled, Building, Deploying and Securing Voice Over IP; Computer Networking Fundamentals for the AV Professional; Computer Network Security for the AV Professional; and Optimizing Video Performance on an Enterprise Network.
IMCCA
Not only is IMCCA offering seminars and a Super Tuesday session through the InfoComm Academy program, but on Thursday, they'll have two special sessions, as well. Thursday's IMCCA Lunch and Learn will feature a panel discussion about collaborative technologies. Register for the IMCCA Collaborative Conferencing Users Group Forum, which is a one-day event that includes the lunch and learn session plus a networking reception. Discussion topics include the state of the videoconferencing industry and a presentation of select technologies. IMCCA also sponsors the Collaborative Conferencing Pavilion found on the show floor.
EDUCOMM
InfoComm 06 welcomes the return of the co-located conference EduComm. Now in its third year (and the fastest growing national education conference — up 60% last year!), EduComm is the only national technology management conference focused on connecting education with AV and IT technology to enhance the classroom experience. From a keynote address by Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and dynamic presentations to hands-on sessions, professional workshops, and Tomorrow's Classroom — Today, EduComm's goal is to help develop successful strategies for integrating AV and IT, make wise purchasing decisions, and provide solutions for managing the training and support functions in higher education and K-12 facilities. EduComm ‘06 is sponsored by Dell, Extron, SmartTechnologies, SonicFoundry, and Anystream Apreso Classroom.
PROJECTION SUMMIT
On Monday and Tuesday leaders from all levels of the big screen display value chain will gather for the fifth annual Projection Summit Conference. The Summit provides a unique opportunity for pro AV channel companies to meet with top market researchers as well as projection, LCD, and plasma system branders, integrators, and component suppliers. Get to know the industry's movers and shakers at this executive conference.
TECHNOLOGIES FOR WORSHIP
And for those working in or for houses of worship, you'll want to take in the Technologies for Worship event. This event starts on Tuesday with a pre-show one-day Video Technologies Workshop with video editing demos and a series of seminars during the show, which will address video production, audio mixing, video projection, lighting, monitoring, speaker placement, and broadband distribution, and much more. This program is intended for church production professionals, media ministry producers, live event producers, church architects, journalists, and religious broadcasters.
POPAI
POPAI, an international trade association for the marketing at-retail industry, will be among those leading classes this year in the InfoComm Academy. The association will be offering several workshops devoted to digital signage, including: The Digital Signage Market Opportunity; Digital Signage Hardware Selection and Deployment; and Digital Signage Content Management Software and Data Transport on Wednesday. And on Thursday, there's The Importance of Digital Signage Content; Measurement and Metrics of Digital Signage Advertising; and Integrating Digital Signage into Your Marketing Mix. These basic courses are a great way to break into the fast-growing market arena of digital signage and learn from the ground up.
CMMA
The Communications Media Management Association (CMMA) is the premier professional organization for people who manage the creation, distribution, and utilization of communications media for corporations, non-profits, government agencies, and educational institutions. The CMMA Management Institute is offering three seminars with the InfoComm Academy on Thursday, June 8: Marketing the In-House Media Department, The Case for Technology Investments, and Managing In-House AV Construction. Seminar leaders are experienced managers of in-house media departments. InfoComm registrants are invited to stop by the CMMA Leadership Lounge in room 101 to meet and network with other media managers, ask advice, and learn more about CMMA.
