InfoComm Regional Roundtable

1
InfoComm Regional Roundtable

• Sponsored by

2
Members and Programs. .spanning the World of AV
3
The AV Market Continues to Grow
4
Who is InfoComm?

• Established in 1939 our roots were education

69 Years
5
Our members represent - Two Unique
Areas of AV Expertise
6
And multiple categories through the AV value chain
7
Who are our Members?
4500 Worldwide
As of January 2008 Sub-categories combined
8
InfoComm Today
Programmatically the building blocks
Exhibitions InfoComm Tech Week
Education Education Certification Standards
Membership Development Market Research Workforce
Dev. Outreach
International Membership Education ISE
Events InfoComm Asia
IIR iQ
Foundation Scholarships Other Programs
9
Membership Programs
10
Serving our Members

• By maintaining contact and feedback loops
• Printed Newsletter Biweekly Electronic News
• 30,000 Distribution
• Regional Roundtables
• A discussion networking forum for members
• 12 planned in 2008
• Councils, Committees, Task Forces, SIGS
• Interest groups by member type or technology
• Involvement in InfoComm programs
• Social Media
• Existing groups
• Podcasts

11
Serving our Members

• Through market research and intelligence
• Analyzing the market and providing strategies by
  member type
• With workforce development
• Career Site
• CareerCorps Recruitment Education of entry
  level installers (sponsored by AMX and Biamp)
• Curriculum outreach Working with secondary and
  post secondary schools
• Workforce Development Kit in your bags
  (sponsored by Biamp)

12
Serving our Members

• Through Outreach
• Trade shows - connecting our members and industry
  directly to the marketplace
• AV Week spotlighting the value of AV
  technologies in peoples lives.

52 companies participated by hosting events in 28
states and Canada in 2007
Business Journal Ad Series 2007
13
Serving our Members

• Through Outreach
• AIA Lunch Learns
• Architects are provided an AIA accredited program
  
• Presentation on working with AV
• Tour of an AV integrated facility

14
Serving our Members

• Through Outreach
• AV Historians archiving sound portraits of the
  history of AV and its impacts while celebrating
  and publishing our achievements.

15
InfoComm AcademyAV Education That Works
16
AV Education that Works for

• Installers
• Designers
• Project Managers
• Sales/Executives
• Technology Managers
• Rental Technicians
• More

17
Education Delivered in a Variety of Ways

• Classroom
• Online
• Streamed
• Conference
• Webinars
• Reference Books
• White Papers

18
Certification
19
Certification (CTS)

• InfoComm has been an industry leader in
  certification since 1981
• There are more than 9,000 current Certified
  Technology Specialists (CTS)
• Two levels of certification
• General
• Specialized (Design, Installation)
• Renewal Units Certification must be renewed
  every 3 years with continuing education units

20
Certification Accreditation

• InfoComm is currently in the process of seeking
  accreditation for its Certified Technology
  Specialist (CTS) certifications under ISO/IEC
  17024 accreditation as administered by ANSI
  (American National Standards Institute) in the
  US.
• ANSI, a private, nonprofit organization,
  accredits other organizations to serve as
  third-party product, system and personnel
  certifiers.
• ISO/IEC 17024 plays a prominent role in
  facilitating global standardization of the
  certification community, increasing mobility
  among countries, enhancing public safety, and
  protecting consumers.

21
Performance Standards
22
Benefits of Performance Standards

• Provide members with education and certification
  programs to improve their business
• Provide members with industry output standards
  that they can build their systems to meet
• Provide members the best practices of the
  industry that will help them meet the industry
  output standards
• Provide members with marketing opportunities that
  raise the bar for their competitors
• Provide the members customers clear industry
  standards they can rely on.

23
Performance Standards Create Measurable Results

• Everyone in the industry and the customers of
  our industry will have a reliable and industry
  wide benchmark for system performance.

24
International
25
Extending InfoComm Programs Worldwide

• InfoComms International Mission is to deliver
  the associations services and benefits to our
  members outside of North America
• Members in over 70 Countries Worldwide
• 18 of total membership outside of North America
• 18 of CTS holders outside of North America
• Offices in UK, Germany, Singapore and Australia
• Dedicated Staff for Latin America

26
Market Intelligence

• First European Market Definition and Strategy
  Study conducted in 2005

• First Asian MDSS now underway

27
Educational Opportunities

• Online Education available in Spanish and German
• Over 30 Onsite Classroom courses offered
  Internationally each year
• Available in German, Spanish, Portuguese and soon
  Mandarin

Core curriculum now being regionalized to
increase relevance in local markets
28
Global Markets Global Opportunities

• Integrated Systems Europe is the premier
  tradeshow in Europe for the Professional and
  Residential AV Market
• 22,000 attendees from over 90 countries in 2008
• 450 exhibitors
• In Amsterdam for the next 5 years
• IS Russia debuted in 2007 with 8000 attendees
  from the throughout the CIS region
• ISE Roadshow series offers access to small and
  emerging markets

29
Keeping AV Leaders Around the World Connected
Worlds Largest AV Tradeshow
World Leader in International tradeshow for AV
Communication Professionals
30
Global Markets Global Opportunities

• Tradeshows in Asia since 1995
• First tradeshow in China 2002
• Reintroducing our Biannual Pan Asian event in
  Hong Kong in November 2008
• Easy access from China and the rest of Asia
• InfoComm China 2009 in Beijing
• Debuting InfoComm India in 2009 in Mumbai
• Roadshow opportunities in SE Asia, Australia,
  China and Northern Asia

31
June 14-20, 2008, Exhibits June 18-20 Las Vegas
Convention Center Las Vegas, NV
32
Industry Education at InfoComm 08

• InfoComm Academy NSCA University
• Basic, Intermediate and Advanced Courses on
• Audio
• Conferencing
• Design
• Digital Signage
• Display/Projection
• Rental and Staging
• Systems Integration
• Technology Trends
• Project Management
• Business Best Practices
• Note Courses are English-language

33
Technology Pavilions

• Audio
• Unified Collaborative Conferencing
• Digital Signage
• Lighting and Staging
• Technologies for Worship
• EduComms Classrooms of Tomorrow Showcase
• NSCA Electronic Systems Pavilion - New

34
InfoComm 2008 Special Events

• Large Venue Display Gallery
• System Programming and GUI Design Gallery
• HD Conferencing Telepresence Showcase
• EduComms Tomorrows Classroom Today Pavilion
• Technologies for Worship Pavilion
• Digital Signage Applications Showcase
• Immersive Audio Experience
• AV Systems Rack Integration Challenge
• Rigging and Staging Demos (ESTA Foundation)

35
Opening Reception ExpoJam

• InfoComm Opening Reception incorporating NSCAs
  Contractor Caper
• Tuesday, June 17th 600 to 800 p.m.
• Hilton Center, Conrad Room
• Beer/Wine, hors doeuvres w/ Jazz band
• ExpoJam
• Tuesday, June 17th 800 to 1000 p.m.
• Hilton Center, Barron Room
• Both Events open to all attendees and exhibitors

36
What do you want us to know?

• At your table
• What are the 1-3 most pressing issues facing the
  AV industry today?

37
What do you want us to know?

• At your table
• What are the 1-3 most pressing issues facing the
  AV industry today?
• What can you suggest InfoComm do to help?

38
Thank you for your continued support of InfoComm.

• Membership_at_infocomm.org