The International Communications Industries Association, Inc.® (ICIA®) announced that it is partnering with Kayye Consulting, Inc. and other key pro-AV industry leaders to support Kayye Consulting’s AV/IT Networking certification curriculum and course.
Tapping into the growing convergence of audiovisual and information technology, particularly in the area of AV presentation systems, the AV/IT Networking Course will focus on a practical approach to selling, designing, and programming audiovisual presentation systems using IT infrastructure.
Offered as part of ICIA’s InfoComm Academy training program, the AV/IT Networking Course is sponsored by ICIA; AV manufacturers (Biamp, Crestron, Da-Lite and Sanyo); Kayye Consulting, a strategic marketing firm for the pro-AV industry; and Sound & Communications, a prominent trade magazine for the AV industry.
“Ensuring that our AV professionals have the knowledge they need to stay ahead of the positioning of AV communications technology within information technology and telecommunications has been a key strategic goal,” said Randal A. Lemke, Ph.D., executive director of ICIA. “This development combines the expertise and knowledge of several pro-AV industry leaders with ICIA’s InfoComm Academy infrastructure. It also combines the use of ICIA’s online Audio-Video and Control System Networking course which is to be completed by all students prior to entering the classroom.”
According to Jody Thomas, CEO, of Kayye Consulting, “The impact of the network on the professional audiovisual market will be very analogous to the impact video had on this market 30 years ago. Networking is both a communications protocol as well as a transport protocol and that’s what we do. The pro-AV market transmits data and video for communication and presentations and this course will help the AV/IT convergence opportunities stay in the pro-AV market – with AV dealers.”
The course registration covers all handouts and other related materials. Registration fees are $1,000 for ICIA members and $1,300 for non-ICIA members. When the course is offered by Kayye Consulting, scholarship in the form of co-op monies will pay for 50 percent of the tuition for those who attend at Kayye Consulting in Chapel Hill, N.C. When the course is offered by ICIA, up to 50 percent of the tuition can be paid for with ICIA EduBucks.
Those interested in taking the two-day AV/IT Networking course should complete ICIA’s online course Audio-Video and Control System Networking to prepare for the class. Registration for the course is available at www.infocomm.org.
The next AV/IT Networking Course will take place in at Kayye Consulting in North Carolina on July 14 to 15, 2003. The rest of the courses for this year will either be conducted at Kayye Consulting or at the ICIA Academy in Fairfax.
For more information about the AV/IT Networking Course, contact an education counselor at ICIA at 703.273.7200. To attend the course at Kayye Consulting, please contact Chris Bingham, CTS, director of training development via e-mail at cbingham@kayye.com or phone at 919.868.3835. Or go for a complete outline of the AV/IT Networking Course, visit www.kayye.com/networking.
About Kayye Consulting, Inc.
Established in 1997, Kayye Consulting, Inc. was founded as a strategic marketing firm. Since then, Kayye Consulting (www.kayye.com) has developed a reputation as the leading provider of marketing consulting and training development services in the pro-AV industry in addition to publishing the pro-AV market's only AV-insider eNewsletter rAVe (www.kayyerave.com). Based in Chapel Hill, N.C., Kayye Consulting is now under the leadership of Jody Thomas, CTS, and Gary Kayye, CTS. Clients have included Sony, Lutron, Crestron, InFocus®, NEC, Da-Lite, Sanyo and over 35 other pro-AV manufacturers and integration firms.
About Biamp
Biamp Systems is the best thing to happen to sound. The company is an acknowledged international leader in the field of professional installed audio electronics. Biamp (www.biamp.com) is recognized for delivering high-quality and innovative electronic products to meet the audio requirements of corporate boardrooms, conference centers, theater complexes, courtrooms, churches, educational centers, public venues and other installed audio applications.
About Crestron
Crestron Electronics is the world's premier designer and manufacturer of advanced control systems and distribution solutions for audio, video and the Internet. Found in thousands of corporate boardrooms, training and conference rooms, videoconferencing and distance learning centers, entertainment facilities and high-tech homes worldwide, Crestron provides the most innovative technology solutions available and supports them with award-winning True Blue Support. For more information, visit Crestron at www.crestron.com.
About Da-Lite
Da-Lite Screen Company (www.da-lite.com) is the world’s largest and oldest manufacturer of projection screens. Da-Lite provides projection screen solutions for any environment or display application. Having first invented the projection screen, Da-Lite has continued to introduce new and innovative designs to meet the ever-changing needs of the audiovisual and communications industry.
About Sanyo
Sanyo (www.sanyo.com) is a worldwide leader in high-resolution displays including plasma monitors and LCD projectors for offices and the home. Sanyo makes one of the largest projector lines that stretches from ultraportable 5 lb. projectors to super-bright large-venue projectors capable of being used in virtually any environment.
About ICIA
The International Communications Industries Association, Inc. (ICIA) is the premier trade association for the professional audiovisual communications industry. ICIA (www.infocomm.org) is the founder of InfoComm, the conference and trade exposition for audiovisual communications professionals who come to learn about the latest technologies and available services as well as new and alternative applications.