The Integration Conversation

We've got a two-parter this episode: CEDIA's Darren Reaman (Director of Government Affairs) tells us about the legislation that can impact member firms (and what he's doing about it), and our Samantha Ventura (Senior Director of Education) and Derick Abshire (Director of Curriculum) fill us in on the new classes coming to CEDIA Expo 2019 in Denver.

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Call it the Spatial Web, Web 3.0, or Mirrorworld (as it was dubbed by Wired magazine) it will be "the single most important development in the history of technology, and will change human evolution" -- not to mention your CEDIA business, says Rich Green of Rich Green Design. And it's just three years away.

Here's the article Green references in the podcast:

https://www.wired.com/story/mirrorworld-ar-next-big-tech-platform/

And here's a link to Peter Diamandis: https://www.diamandis.com/

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CEDIA's new headquarters in Indy features a cool training tool -- a reference grade "home" cinema designed by Dennis Erskine. Erskine tells us about what went into the theater, the challenges it presented, and how it'll be used to help trainees understand the concepts behind high-end projects like this one.

http://erskine-group.com/

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What does AI really mean? How big is the "wellness" segment going to get? Is speaker technology ready to revolutionize built-in TV sound? How does commercial integration cross-pollinate the residential side -- and vice versa? Those questions are tackled in a lightning-quick podcast featuring nearly every member of the CEDIA Technology Council at ISE 2019.

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Day Three from ISE includes a recap of a presentation on mass sensorization, a look at incredibly tiny (and effective) speakers, and an answer to the question: "Does light affect sound quality?"

Guests include:

Eddie Shapiro, https://smarttouchusa.com/

Michael Heiss, https://michaelheiss.com/

Rich Green, Rich Green Design

Christiaan Beukes, http://spherecustom.com/

Sam Woodward, http://www.lutron.com/europe/Pages/default.aspx

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The panel recaps CEDIA Talks, updated cinema standards, business and tech education, and some highlights from a packed show floor at ISE 2019 in Amsterdam (including a really terrific soundbar).

Guests include:

Eddie Shapiro, https://smarttouchusa.com/

Peter Aylett, https://www.archimedia-me.com/

Sam Woodward, http://www.lutron.com/europe/Pages/default.aspx

Geoff Meads, https://www.prestoav.com/

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Day One from Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2019 at the Amsterdam RAI recaps CEDIA Talks and education on home cinema design, 5G, and the "spatial web." Guests include:

Geoff Meads, https://www.prestoav.com/

Sam Woodward, http://www.lutron.com/europe/Pages/default.aspx

Michael Heiss, https://michaelheiss.com/

And Rich Green, Rich Green Design, Inc.

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Thomas Marino (Advanced Technologies) is a recent CEDIA Award winner (and soon to be judge). Geoff Meads of Presto Web Design and Joel Silver of the Imaging Science Foundation have judged the Awards for years. Here they tell you what the judges are looking for when it comes to winning a trophy (Spoiler Alert: Big budgets have nothing to do with it).

www.advancedtechnologiesbr.com

https://imagingscience.com/

https://www.prestoav.com/

cedia.net/awards

ENTRY DEADLINE FOR HOME TECH PROS: MARCH 18, 2019.

There's a great CEDIA class offered at ISE this year: The Home Cinema Masterclass. As noted in the course description, "It will feature three 'deep dive' sessions focused on video performance, advanced audio techniques, and the cinema environment."

The three instructors involved are video expert Joel Silver (of the Imaging Science Foundation), audio expert Anthony Grimani (Performance Media Industries), and cinema designer par excellence Theo Kalomirakis (who's been working with Rayva of late).

Grimani and Kalomirakis join hosts Ed Wenck and Walt Zerbe to talk about the class.

Register here:

https://www.iseurope.org/cedia-education/

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After a few days of review and reflection, our panel joins Ed Wenck and Walt Zerbe to review their big takeaways. Guests include Peter Aylett (Archimedia), Rich Green (Rich Green Design), Michael Heiss (M. Heiss Consulting), John Penney (20th Century Fox), and Gordon van Zuiden (cyberManor).

https://www.archimedia-me.com/

https://michaelheiss.com/

https://cybermanor.com/

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