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InfoComm 2013 Reports Record Attendance

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Orlando, FL, USA — InfoComm 2013, the annual conference and exhibition for professional audiovisual buyers and sellers worldwide, held June 8-14 in Orlando, Fla. was visited by 35,126 professionals attending from more than 110 countries. This represents a 2.5 percent increase in attendance over InfoComm 2012.

“InfoComm is the ideal place to make AV purchasing decisions, connect with contacts and learn principles that will boost your effectiveness,” said David Labuskes, CTS, RCDD, Executive Director and CEO, InfoComm International. “The marketplace strongly supports the InfoComm show, and we are grateful for the attendee support and for the innovative exhibitors who are committed to making InfoComm a can’t-miss event on the industry calendar.”

InfoComm University provided practical training and attracted the industry’s best and brightest instructors and students. Attendees come to InfoComm for the diversity of courses on topics ranging from acoustics to videoconferencing. Popular courses included Unified Communications and CollaborationCTS PrepEDID, HDCP, HDMI for Pro AV, Digital Signage Revolution in Retail and Future Technologies: The Inside Scoop from Silicon Valley. With two-thirds of all of the education sessions being new, participants flocked to classes on networked AV and conferencing.

This year, 237 AV professionals passed the Certified Technology Specialist (CTS) exam onsite, a new record. Twenty-five professionals passed the CTS-D exam and 14 earned the CTS-I credential.

There were 937 exhibitors participating at InfoComm this year. Exhibitors occupied more than 470,000 net square feet of exhibit and special events space.

Other news released at the show includes the release of the second edition of the CTS Exam Guide, the launch of InfoComm’s new TecnoMultimedia Brasil trade show in Brazil, improvements made to the InfoComm iQ online database and more.

InfoComm 2013 marks the first InfoComm show with InfoComm Executive Director and CEO David Labuskes, CTS, RCDD, at the helm.  InfoComm Show Manager Jason McGraw, CTS, CAE, celebrated his 20th InfoComm show.

InfoComm 2013 was sponsored by Blackmagic Design, Christie, Crestron, Panasonic, Samsung, Aurora and NEC.

www.infocomm.org

Joe Kleiman
Joe Kleimanhttp://wwww.themedreality.com
Raised in San Diego on theme parks, zoos, and IMAX films, InPark's Senior Correspondent Joe Kleiman would expand his childhood loves into two decades as a projectionist and theater director within the giant screen industry. In addition to his work in commercial and museum operations, Joe has volunteered his time to animal husbandry at leading facilities in California and Texas and has played a leading management role for a number of performing arts companies. Joe previously served as News Editor and has remained a contributing author to InPark Magazine since 2011. HIs writing has also appeared in Sound & Communications, LF Examiner, Jim Hill Media, The Planetarian, Behind the Thrills, and MiceChat His blog, ThemedReality.com takes an unconventional look at the attractions industry. Follow on twitter @ThemesRenewed Joe lives in Sacramento, California with his wife, dog, and a ghost.

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