Sponsors include Allen & Heath, Attero Tech, Audinate, Bosch, Bose, BSS Audio, Focusrite RedNet, Harman, Nexo, Open Access, Peavey Commercial Audio, Shure, Soundcraft, Stewart Audio, Symetrix, TC Group, 2N Telecommunications, and Yamaha Commercial Audio. This free all-day event will be held at the Amsterdam Holiday Inn near the RAI Convention Center.
The conference features over 20 panellists from industry design consultants, installation contractors, networking experts, plus major professional audio equipment manufacturers. In addition to the broad spectrum of informative panel discussions and presentations, a major interoperability networking demonstration will be conducted.
Here is a glance of the day's presentations:
AV systems for small to mid-sized installations: Brian McCormick, chief marketing officer, Stewart Audio, Arthur Koll, sales engineer Broadcast/Commercial Audio, Yamaha Music Europe , Mike Sims, director of marketing & sales, Attero Tech.
Common issues and discussion about the control of AV equipment: Roland Hemming, principal at RH Consulting, Justin Hankey, application engineer Networking and Installed Sound, Harman Professional Audio, Simon Jones, research and development manager, Focusrite Audio Engineering.
Conferencing systems in the corporate boardroom: Craig Richardson, VP of global sales, Symetrix, Stuart Stephens, sales and project engineer, Shure, Stefan Mathias, principal, Hartmann + Mathias Partnership.
Sound/Light is Art: A look at the Park Avenue Tunnel Art Installation: Kate Brown, sound designer/ field engineer, World Stage.
Networked audio in the recording environment: Adrian Hogg, pro audio specialist, Focusrite Audio Engineering.
Rail and transport AV public address systems: Brendan Dooley, general manager, Open Access Pty Ltd, Jan Mastalir, technical director, 2N Telecommunications IT networking training session: Joe Spoto, senior instructor, Commsupport.
Audio networking in fixed AV installations in theatres: Nicola Beretta, Product Specialist, Allen & Heath Sound systems for hospitality, retail and shopping centres : Kyle Sullivan, product line manager, Bose, Etienne Berard, consultant, Atelier Audio-Visuel, Noel Duropan, director of systems design, Mood Media.
Networked audio systems for stadiums and large venues: Klas Dalbjorn, product research manager, TC Group, Ethan Wetzell, platform strategist, Bosch Communications System; Shayne Thomas, Peavey Commercial Audio.
Layer 3 IP media networking. What does it mean?: Aidan Williams, co-founder and CTO, Audinate, Jeff Berryman, senior scientist, Bosch Communications.
AV Installation contractor roundtable discussion: Kate Brown, Rob Lyall, technical manager ProAV
Dante product and interoperability demonstrations.
(Jim Evans)
