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InfoComm 2021 Registration Opens For Live Show
In Orlando Oct. 23-29
AVIXA has announced that
registration is now open for the
long-awaited in-person InfoComm
show, which will take
place October 23-29, 2021, at
the Orange County Convention
Center in Orlando. Registration
is officially open at www.
infocommshow.org.
" We're extremely excited
to gather the pro AV industry
together for InfoComm 2021.
There isn't anything quite like
the in-person experience of
learning about new technology,
making new business
connections, and meeting up
with longtime industry peers, "
said David Labuskes, CTS,
CAE, RCDD, CEO of AVIXA in
a press release. " Like countless
other industries, pro AV has
been affected in a multitude of
ways by the pandemic - some
negative, like the pause of live
events, others positive, such as
the dramatic adoption of video
communications. At the show,
we'll explore the trends that
emerged, and which will be
long-lasting. "
InfoComm 2021 will spotlight
the largest, fastest-growing,
and most critical solutions
and technologies in the world
of AV. Throughout the show
floor at exhibitor booths and in
education sessions, attendees
can explore conferencing and
collaboration; content, production,
and streaming; digital
signage, learning, live events,
audio, and much more.
One of the most prominent
solutions talked about during
the pandemic was conferencing
and collaboration - which is forecast
to generate $43.5 billion in
2021 globally and reach $49.9
in 2026, according to AVIXA's
commercialintegrator.com
latest market intelligence.
InfoComm sessions will explore
topics like designing flexible
collaboration spaces, clear
audio for conferencing, hybrid
workspaces, and Bring Your
Own Meeting (BYOM) systems.
Digital signage is another AV
solution that has been top of
mind during the pandemic. This
solution has enabled businesses
to maintain up-to-date messaging
to their customers about
health and safety procedures
and traffic flow. To explore the
due to organizations building
out their digital content - such
as producing videos to keep
customers engaged and
streaming virtual events. InfoComm
sessions will examine
topics such as adding remote
guests to live streams and
automatic speech recognition
and caption delivery.
InfoComm will also explore
AV solutions for learning - K-12,
higher education, and corporate
learning environments for
remote learning or on campus.
will enhance future events. At
InfoComm, education sessions
will explore topics like creating
events with virtual production
and extended reality, content
creation with generative media
and gaming engines, and immersive
audio for multi-sensory
experiences.
There will be a multitude of
ways to learn about the latest
products and trends in audio
at InfoComm - the show floor,
audio demo rooms, and in
sessions. From beamforming
microphone solutions to
licensed wireless microphone
operations and new white
space device rules, sessions
will uncover the must-knows
for delivering great audio
experiences.
InfoComm attendees
digital signage world, the show
will host the D=SIGN conference,
in collaboration with the
Digital Signage Federation
(DSF), as two, half-day programs
on Tues., Oct. 26., and
Wed., Oct. 27. Sessions will explore
trends in interactivity and
touch screens in a post-pandemic
world, overcoming
connectivity barriers using
4G/5G connectivity, using AI
and machine learning to trigger
content changes, and more.
InfoComm 2021 will also
dive into content, production,
and streaming - a solution
forecast to generate $30
billion globally in 2021 and
reach $38.5 in 2026. Content,
production, and streaming
media is the least impacted AV
solution by COVID-19. This is
It's no secret that the way people
learn has changed rapidly in
the last year and a half, and the
AV industry has played a huge
role in allowing educators and
learners to adapt. InfoComm
sessions will cover developing
flexible institutional AV
standards, automatic camera
tracking for classrooms, and
case studies such as New Jersey
Institute of Technology turning
100 classrooms into hybrid
learning environments.
Live events were also
significantly impacted by the
pandemic - case in point, InfoComm.
In-person events were
forced to adapt to virtual experiences.
Fortunately, in-person
events are starting to rebound,
and a lot has been learned from
producing virtual events that
can stop by the Technology
Innovation Stage for bite-sized
insights into the latest technology
advancements and applications
on Wednesday through
Friday on the trade show floor
at booth 1961. These free
sessions will feature product
announcements and demonstrations,
New Technology
Lightning Rounds highlighting
the most exciting new products
at InfoComm 2021, a state of
the industry presentation from
AVIXA's market intelligence
team, and more.
InfoComm 2021 will have
many opportunities for networking
at events like the Tech Managers
Forum, the Independent
Technical Services, Systems
Integrators, and Consultants
Councils Reception, Young AV
Reception, Women's Council
Breakfast, Live Events Forum
and Reception, and the Diversity
Council Networking event.
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