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The CEDIA Podcast: 2021 CEDIA Expo Day 1 (2021_36) Sep 01, 2021

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Join Walt Zerbe (CEDIA), Dan McGowan (CEDIA), Frank Defilippis (Dish), Eric Bodley (Future Ready Solutions), Nathan Holmes (Access Networks), and Ian Bryant (CEDIA) as we talk about our experiences during the first day of exposition at the 2021 CEDIA Expo in Indianapolis Indiana.

The CEDIA Podcast: Off-the-Clock AV Activities (2021_35) Aug 27, 2021

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Much like the interest in home technology integration for many of us, our pastimes can grow into deeper interests and even build business. Co-Hosts Walt Zerbe and Dan McGowan talk AV activities like AV Yoga, wine clubs, book clubs, and more with Katye McGregor Bennett of KMB Communications, Amanda Wildman of TruMedia, Jamie Briesemeister of Integration Controls, and Ian Bryant of CEDIA.

https://kmbcomm.com/

https://integrationcontrols.com/

http://www.trumediahome.com/

https://www.yoursunshineyoga.com/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/avyoga/

#AVintheAM on Twitter... Sundays at 8AM Eastern

#AVFoodies on social media

https://twitter.com/AVBookClub

The CEDIA Podcast: The Show About Surges (2021_34) Aug 20, 2021

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SURGE! A tricky problem deserves a detailed discussion, and this episode unspools surges, protection, grounding, and so much more. Bill Whitlock, who is with California-based Whitlock Consulting;, Tim Fazio, who is with Pennsylvania-based Transient Protection Design; and Ken Erdmann, who is CEDIA's director of workforce training and education, cover the highly-technical to the highly-practical with co-hosts Walt Zerbe and Dan McGowan.

https://cediaexpo.com

Bill's course at CEDIA Expo 2021 can be found here.

Tim Fazio offer's one-on-one meetings to discuss surge protection and grounding.

The CEDIA Podcast: On The Issue of Privacy (2021_33) Aug 13, 2021

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The issue of privacy for integrators and all its related intersections can be daunting. Nathan Holmes of Access Networks and CEDIA Tech Council Chairperson Mike Maniscalco of Pytheas discuss privacy implications and concerns (including talking to your lawyer), as well as provide practical takeaways for integrators, their businesses, and their customers. Walt Zerbe and Dan McGowan host.

https://www.accessnetworks.com/

https://pytheasenterprises.com/

National Security Training Academy (NSTA), as referenced by Nathan.

https://CEDIAExpo.com

The CEDIA Podcast: Future-Forward with Launchpad (2021_32) Aug 06, 2021

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For businesses, technologies, and services in their early stages, the road ahead is a challenge. You'll hear from CEDIA Senior Director Strategic Partnerships Ian Bryant about how one unique section of the upcoming CEDIA Expo, the Launchpad, helps provide a nice boost. CEDIA Senior Director of Technology & Standards Walt Zerbe and CEDIA Public Relations Specialist Dan McGowan cohost the episode and discuss the value of the in-person experience in Indy.

Contact Ian Bryant if you're interested in showcasing at the Launchpad: ibryant@cedia.org

The CEDIA Podcast: The Business of Resimercial (2021_31) Jul 30, 2021

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Though there are significant differences between the demands and expectations of residential work and jobs in the commercial space, there are also crossover elements. In Part Four of our Resimercial series, Eddie Shapiro of SmartTouch USA and Rich Green of Rich Green Design join CEDIA Senior Director of Technology & Standards Walt Zerbe and CEDIA Senior Director of Technical Education Steve Rissi to break it all down.

SmartTouch USA

Connect with Rich Green's sessions at CEDIA Expo 2021.

The CEDIA Podcast: Geeking Out on EQ (2021_30) Jul 23, 2021

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Ah, yes, EQ. A critical topic and set of skills to be sure, but what is EQ -- and, as importantly -- what ISN'T it? Renowned industry thought leaders Peter Aylett of HTE, Dennis Erskine of Erskine Group, and Sebastien Gailleton of the StormAudio brand untangle EQ's practical and higher-level points with co-hosts Walt Zerbe and Steve Rissi. HTE Erskine Group StormAudio Level up your audio game with CEDIA Education at CEDIA Expo 2021.

The CEDIA Podcast: CEDIA Expo Education/Certification Offerings (2021_29) Jul 16, 2021

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CEDIA Expo is around the corner and Co-hosts Walt Zerbe, Steve Rissi, and Dan McGowan will talk about the subjects that will help you get the most out of your time. We'll cover "why" for taking CEDIA Education before -- at long last -- we return to Indy together as an industry at CEDIA Expo 2021. Guests include LK Associates' Jason Sayen, CEDIA's Ken Erdmann, and CEDIA's Steve Rissi.

CEDIAExpo.com

LKA-fl.com

The CEDIA Podcast: Resimercial, Audio and Video (2021_28) Jul 09, 2021

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Resimercial, Part Three: What do you need to know about audio – especially when it comes to echo-canceling and proper mic'ing? How are these spaces calibrated? How are they treated for sound? How are they lit? What are proper camera setups? What about AV over IP – what do you need to know? Again, there will be classes at CEDIA Expo that cover these topics. Our guests are Rich Green (Rich Green Design) and Eddie Shapiro (SmartTouchUSA).

https://smarttouchusa.com/

https://cediaexpo.com/

The CEDIA Podcast: Best of 2021 -- So Far (2021_27) Jul 02, 2021

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Highlights from the most popular podcasts of 2021 – so far. Topics in these clips include deep dives into speaker tech, KNX, the complex systems in a massive CEDIA-Award-winning project, and much more.

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