OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF
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Thursday 02.02.12
Switched on thinking There are still challenges yet to be overcome if Audio/Video Bridging (AVB) is to be implemented widely across multiple applications. That was a key message of the ‘Future of Audio Networking: Reality & Potential’ session, held on Monday as part of the Future Trends Summit and featuring a panel collated by PAMA (Professional Audio Manufacturers Alliance). AVB has emerged as a primary strand of the global networking debate. But while AVB-capable switches are available, implementation across applications remains the subject of considerable fine-tuning. “For certain applications you can deploy AVB now,” said session participant John McMahon, who is executive director, digital products at Meyer Sound. “Does it cover every base now? No. But we are on the roadmap.”
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ISE 2013 bookings get off to a flying start Big brands reserve extra space as 2012 attendance passes the 40,000 mark Rebooking of exhibit space at ISE 2013 began yesterday, with a host of major brands increasing the size of their stands in comparison to their presence today. And at 15.00 hours yesterday, the attendance figure for ISE 2012 reached 40,146, making it the largest ISE event ever. Leading the pack of repeat exhibitors was Samsung, which enlarged the size of its ISE stand by 25% to exactly 1,000sqm. Other
major professional display companies ‘sizing up’ for 2013 include Sony, Sharp, Optoma and Digital
Projection – the last booking a stand almost three times the size. The trend was not confined to professional display, with Crestron, the AVC Group and Sennheiser all booking significantly larger stands compared to this year. “The fact that so many com panies have asked us to book additional space for 2013 after just one day of our 2012 show speaks volumes for the ability of ISE to drive business growth,” said Mike Blackman, managing director, Integrated Systems Events.“We are delighted that so many key com panies have demonstrated their support for our event.”
Get yourself Connect-ed ‘Connect with CEDIA’ – the programme through which new, prospective and existing members can discuss industry issues and find out more about the benefits of CEDIA membership – has been extended to take in a variety of venues across Europe. Once again, the event will visit Sheffield (22 March), Birmingham (19 April), Bristol (17 May), Newcastle (21 June), Edinburgh (19 July) and London (21 September) in
2012, but will also add Milan (22 March), Paris (26 April), Antwerp (24 May), Manchester (23 August) and Dublin (25 October). All attendees will receive a £55 CEDIA education voucher (maximum of one voucher per company). The success of the free-to-attend initiative was highlighted during a CEDIA press event hosted by Gary Lewis (pictured left) – a prime mover behind Surrey-based integrator Future Systems who became CEDIA Region
1 chair in October – and Region 2 chair Federico Bausone (right). Lewis and Bausone also highlighted the record number of entries – in excess of 100 – submitted for this year’s CEDIA Awards, which will take place on 20 April at Hampton Court Palace.
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Record attempt is child’s play The world’s biggest-ever collaborative artwork will be created using projec tion mapping in April, when London’s Buckingham Palace will be covered with children’s drawings. The project, Face Britain, will be spread over three or four nights. “We need to get to 25,000 to break the world record, but it is open to every child in the country, so we hope to get up to 50,000; but we’ve catered for a million,” so every child’s picture will be used, explained projection artist Ross Ashton of The Projection Studio, who was speaking at ISE’s Dynamic Events conference. Creative Technology is sponsoring the event and will provide the kit, which will probably use 14 20K projectors covering the front of the Palace. Ashton worked on the Palace before, using projection mapping to celebrate the Queen’s Jubilee in 2002. Newspaper distribution sponsored by
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