CEDIA China Expo Education Guide

EDUCATION GUIDE

EXPO EDUCATION

Your Knowledge. Your Future.

Your RESOURCE!

CERTIFICATION

CEDIA Expo Education continues to be YOUR RESOURCE for the latest education on cutting‐edge products and technolo‐ gies. The offerings this year are a direct result of your feed‐ back! You said that an employee’s ability to learn new skills and adapt to new situations are a key factor to their achieve‐ ment. CEDIA Education continues to build courses specific to every position in the electronic systems professional indus‐ try, to help learn and adapt to the ever‐changing technology world.

While we are all aware of the current economic climate, we must continue to look forward and arm ourselves with the best tools, skills and knowledge to succeed as an industry.

CEDIA Expo Education program remains a rich source of di‐ versity and learning. It embraces the key paths to industry professionalism by delivering extensive and relevant courses for Electronic Systems Professionals. It is designed to support you and help you serve your clients better.

Now more than ever you need to remember your strength, your skill and your ability to succeed. CEDIA has brought to‐ gether its most in‐demand courses and encourages you to take advantage of these outstanding educational opportuni‐ ties during your time at the expo.

WHO IS CEDIA? CEDIA (Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association) is the international trade organization for the home elec‐ tronic systems industry, which spans three continents and has over 3,000 members. Its respected education program is at the core of all the Association’s work and the curriculum keeps installers and designers up to date with the latest techniques and knowledge in order to maintain the highest standards in the industry.

CEDIA Certification is recognised throughout the industry, and increasingly by construction professionals as the es‐ tablished mark of quality and expertise within the residential custom installation sector. CEDIA Certification brings the industry in line with the other construc‐ tion professionals. It also gives prospec‐ tive clients the confidence to appoint CEDIA Certified businesses and provides the installer with a competitive edge.

ESTII is equivalent to the old Level One Certification. The CEDIA certified Professional ESTII is an individual with at least 12‐16 months of experience and wishes to advance their extra low voltage career. This person works under the direction of a su‐ pervisor, has a firm understanding of what to do and how to do it, but not always why? This person is assumed to have become proficient at most Prewire and Trim duties and is in training in all other areas. As a result the majority of questions on this exam are “Application” based meaning the candidate will need to be able to “apply” existing knowledge to a specific problem.

This person has completed the appropriate Level 200 CEDIA courseware (or equivalent). CEDIA Electronic Systems Techni‐ cian Workshop is also strongly recommended. The exam com‐ prises 125 multiple choice questions to be completed in three hours.

Major content areas covered by the examination are as follows: > General Technician Roles and Responsibilities > Equipment Mounting > Communications (telephony and data) > Integrated Control Systems Setup > System Verification and Testing

NOTE: Course Material Course notes will be available on request after the expo. Please contact education@cedia.com.au

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EXPO EDUCATION TIMETABLE WEDNESDAY 7 November What makes the Home Theater tick? Industry Forum [FREE]

11.00am ‐ 12.30pm 1.00pm ‐ 5.00pm

Audio Set‐up and Calibration

THURSDAY 8 November 10.30am ‐ 2.30pm

The Evolution of Home Theater

3.00pm ‐ 6.00pm

4K and HDMI System Design & Application

FRIDAY 9 November Lighting Design—The Finishing Touch on a Great Theater Project Wireless Network Technologies

10.30am ‐ 1.30pm 2.00pm ‐ 6.00pm

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS WEDNESDAY 7 November What makes the Home Theater tick?

Industry Forum Time: Wednesday 11.00am—12.30pm Room: Conference Room 5I (Level 5) Presenter: Gerry Lamay, Theo Kalomirkis & James Chen

With the focus of this year’s expo being on “Technologies for the Future, and Home Theater Design” CEDIA has invited three of the best international presenters, Theo Kalomirkis—TK Theater, Gerry Lamay—Home Acoustic Alliance (HAA) and James Chen. On the first day they will facilitate an open forum where attendees will be able actively participate in this industry discussion on home theater design. This discussion is designed as an interactive session allowing the opportunity for attendees to have their questions answered.

The event is FREE to attend and seats are limited, so book early to avoid missing out!

Audio Set‐up and Calibration Time: Wednesday 1.00pm—5.00pm Room: Conference Room 5I (Level 5) Presenter: Gerry Lamay

Explore the complex science of audio calibration within a home theatre setting. Participants receive the knowledge required to efficiently listen, properly utilize calibration equipment, and efficiently perform an advanced home theatre audio calibration.

At the conclusion of this course, participants should be able to; > Explain how a good audio system should be designed > List sound practices for system connections > Operate audio calibration equipment and interpret data > Calibrate a home theatre audio system

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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS THURSDAY 8 NOVEMBER The Evolution of Home Theater

4K and HDMI System Design & Application

Time: Thursday 10.30am—2.30pm Room: Conference Room 5I (Level 5) Presenter: Theo Kalomirkis

It was one of the grandest chapters in the book of popular American Architecture. Between 1915 and 1930 the great movie palaces took the US by storm and filled cities in the country with a floodtide of exuberant architecture. From the smallest communities to the largest metropolitan areas, these luxurious shrines to the Gods of Hollywood became the favourite escape destination to millions of Americans.

A century later, most of the big movie palaces are sadly gone. However, their spirit continues to live in our homes. This class will highlight the lessons we have learned from the movie palace architecture and how it still influence our work. As bigger and more lavish private theaters have become the heirs to that architectural tradition, the more we understand what made the movie palaces great the more informed and exciting our work will be.

Time: Thursday 3.00pm—6.00pm Room: Conference Room 5I (Level 5) Presenter: James Chen

4K video, sometimes called “4Kx2K”, “Ultra HD” or “Quad HD”, is the next generation in High Definition video at four times the resolution of 1080p. In this course we’ll take a look at what it is, understand its bandwidth implications, source content, display types and overall system design requirements. In short, what you need to know in preparation to successfully install 4K.

The common thread is HDMI®, which defines the formats and transport requirements for 4K video, so a focused look at HDMI is included to ensure a holistic understanding.

A must attend session for today's Electronic Systems Professional

FRIDAY 9 NOVEMBER Lighting Design—The Finishing Touch on a Great Theater Project Time: Friday 10.30am—1.30pm Room: Conference Room 5I (Level 5) Presenter: Theo Kalomirkis

Nothing enhances the interior of a high‐end theater like a well lighting design. Take your theater lighting to the next level by learning from one of the most well known theater designers in the world. At the conclusion of this course, participants should be able to: > List light sources and loads > Use light to visually transform a space > Design scenes for various situations

Wireless Network Technologies Time: Friday 2.00pm—6.00pm Room: Conference Room 5I (Level 5) Presenter: K.W. Chan

The purpose of this course is to instruct participants on the design and installation of 802.11x wireless networking equipment. Almost all of the systems that we install have some kind of wireless networking component and while wireless can be made to work reliably, this needs skill and a deep knowledge of the tasks involved. If the right procedures are not followed, the system will not work properly—A scenario that has been experienced by the vast majority of us. This course will teach you about the fundamentals of designing, installing and configuring an 802.11x network so that it will meet the required performance parameters.

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CEDIA EDUCATION SPEAKERS K.W. Chan Mr K.W. Chan graduated from the University of Hong Kong as a major in Mechanical Engineering. As early as when he was a student on campus, he developed a heart‐felt relish for study of various kinds of audio/ visual products.

After graduation he became an engineer and was exposed to trainings given by multiple manufacturers.

On top of it, in the past many years, he has accumulated rich hands‐on experience in terms of on‐site system installation practices.

He has already trained up more than 100 Audio‐Video engineers in China, and managed to train up a group of technical youngsters in his company to turn out as professional sales engineers. As a matter of fact, Chan has not only been capable of providing high quality technical support and updating application layer solutions for our partners in different provinces and cities in China, but also been able to improve the marketing campaign, sales promotion and market segmentation management for the internationally acknowledges products that his company is representing. In such a case, he has played as a role model and contributed a great lot to maintenance of wholesome practices and healthy developments in the custom installation industry. Mr K.W. Chan is a CCI (CEDIA Certified Instructor) who works as a volunteer to provide various kinds of technical training & education to the CEDIA members in China.

James Chen James has over 20 years experience in the AV industry, including custom design, hands‐on installation, retail and distribution. Director of Sales and Operations at Kordz, James is currently providing advice to the CEDIA technology council on their “HDMI Best Practices” initiative for international publication. In his capacity as a CEDIA Certified Instructor, James has presented various courses on HDMI and the new HDBaseT technology to members of our industry around the world. Kordz is both an HDMI and HDBaseT Adopter and is a leading manufacturer of cables and accessories for CEDIA partners and members.

Theo Kalomirkis Theo was born and raised in Athens, Greece. He studied film making at the Athens Film School and directed his first short feature with a grant from the Fulbright Foundation. The film and consecutive ones he made won a number of prizes in international film festivals and secured for Theo a scholarship at the New York University. Theo graduated from NYU with a Masters’ Degree in Film and Television, but decided not to pursue the career of a filmmaker. Instead he became an acclaimed art director first for Time Warner and later on for Forbes Inc. After designing and building a private theater in his own residence, he realized that this could be the beginning of a new era of home entertainment. In 1989 Theo launched his own company designing private theaters for affluent individuals around the world. Today Theo is recognized internationally as “the father of Home Theater”, industry that he helped inspire and define with his award‐winning private entertainment environments.

Gerry Lemay Gerry is the Founder of the Home Acoustic Alliance (HAA), President of Quest Acoustical Interiors and Managing Editor of AVProAlliance.com. He has extensive experience in consumer electronics technology and acoustics. He has worked as business executive in CE retail and manufacturing and spent 28 years in the US Navy Reserve recently retiring as a Captain. He has taught hundreds of seminars and workshops on high performance audio design and calibration throughout the world. This includes the highly successful development of the HAA China; a long term collaboration with Digital Home Magazine toward the improvement of the state of high performance audio in the PRC. His work with CEDIA over the years has been as subject matter expert, instructor, course writer and the update of the newest version of the CEDIA Technical Reference Manual’s section on audio.

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MANUFACTURER PRODUCT TRAINING CEDIA Expo provides exhibitors the opportunity to host dedicated Manufacturer Product Training (MPT)sessions.

Visitors who attend receive in‐depth information, give feedback on the products, ask questions and spend quality time with techni‐ cal staff building long‐term relationships with the manufacturers.

This training is free of charge to all visitors to the show, so no booking is needed and visitors can easily just join in on the day! Please arrive on time for the session as seats are allocated on a first come first serve basis.

The Manufacturer Product Training Rooms are located on the Expo Show Floor.

Course titles to be advised soon!

Wednesday 7 November Conference Room 1

Conference Room 2

10.00 ‐ 11.00

(60 mins)

10.00 ‐ 11.00

(60 mins)

11.15 ‐ 12.15

(60 mins)

11.15 ‐ 12.15

(60 mins)

12.30 ‐ 1.30

(60 mins)

12.30 ‐ 1.30

(60 mins)

1.45 ‐ 2.45

(60 mins)

1.45 ‐ 2.45

(60 mins)

3.00 ‐ 4.00

(60 mins)

3.00 ‐ 4.00

(60 mins)

4.15 ‐ 5.15

(60 mins)

4.15 ‐ 5.15

(60 mins)

Thursday 8 November 10.00 ‐ 11.00

(60 mins)

10:00 ‐ 11.00

(60 mins)

11.15 ‐ 12.15

(60 mins)

11.15 ‐ 12.15

(60 mins)

12.30 ‐ 1.30

(60 mins)

12.30 ‐ 1.30

(60 mins)

1.45 ‐ 2.45

(60 mins)

1.45 ‐ 2.45

(60 mins)

3.00 ‐ 4.00

(60 mins)

3.00 ‐ 4.00

(60 mins)

4.15 ‐ 5.15

(60 mins)

4.15 ‐ 5.15

(60 mins)

Friday 9 November 10.30 ‐ 1.30

(180 mins)

ESTII Certification Exam

10.30 ‐ 1.30

(60 mins)

N/A

1.45 ‐ 2.45

(60 mins)

1.45 ‐ 2.45

(60 mins)

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