Randal A. Lemkee executive director & CEO, InfoComm International says: "The AV marketplace has enthusiastically embraced InfoComm as the place to make their purchasing choices, network with product and service providers, and enhance skills through our robust educational programme."
There were 925 exhibitors participating at InfoComm this year, up from 832 at InfoComm 09. Exhibitors occupied more than 475,000 net square feet of exhibit and special events space.
Opera News - Henry Purcell's When I am laid in Earth, from the opera Dido and Aeneas, has been named the nation's favourite aria. Listeners to Rob Cowan's breakfast show on Radio 3 voted for their top aria as part of the BBC's opera season. It beat popular pieces by Mozart, Wagner and Puccini, among others. "It's touching that it's an English rather than an Italian bel canto aria that's won the most support," said co-presenter Sara Mohr-Pietsch.
Show Business - Dracula actor Sir Christopher Lee has been honoured at Metal Hammer magazine's Golden God awards in London. The actor, 88, who released a rock album earlier this year, was presented with the spirit of hammer prize by Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi who won best album for solo release The Devil You Know. Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry won the riff lord award.
Rock News - Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page has been inducted into the Mojo Hall Of Fame at the magazine's award ceremony. Singer Richard Hawley won the best album prize, while Kasabian's single Fire was named song of the year. But Florence and the Machine, who led the field with four nominations before the London event, was overlooked.
Page, who last won a Mojo award for the 2007 Led Zeppelin reunion, revealed he was working on new material with a number of different projects. He has been taken on by Robbie Williams' management company IE. "I'm just looking forward to making some music and surprising people with it," he said.
(Jim Evans)
