BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 14.4//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Eastern Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:What can you do to enhance your audience&rsquo\;s experience\; and what can damage that experience? What makes an experience immersive en ough and when may you lose focus if the audio is disrupted? How can crowd noise help achieve a feeling of community and when does it distract you?Jo in this August Power Hour to learn how to:Identify factors that will contr ibute positively or negatively to the experience.Define and plan for the A V experience you want to create.Outline the priorities for loudspeakers an d AV processing systems based on your application.Register Now \;Audio conferencing systems and audio equipment in collaboration spaces are evol ving rapidly to support remote and hybrid workforces. Audio engineers\, au diovisual systems designers\, and integrators can enhance their knowledge of audio technologies and\n trends in AVIXA&rsquo\;s Audio Power Hour. Learn more about the Audio Power Hour series. \;Presenters:James Bottr illUK Business Development Manager \; \;Ampetronic \;James loo ks after account management and sales for Ampetronic and Williams AV produ cts in the UK\, and celebrated his 15-year work anniversary for Ampetronic earlier this year. \;A graduate of the University of Derby&rsquo\;s S ound\, Light and Live Event Technology (BSc) programme\, James veered off- course into the world of installed AV\, and hasn&rsquo\;t looked back!Bob McCarthyDirector of System Optimization \; \;Meyer Sound \;Bob McCarthy&rsquo\;s involvement in the field of sound system optimization b egan in 1984 with the development of Source Independent Measurement (SIM&r eg\;)\, which was inducted into the TEC Awards Hall of Fame in 2019. \ ; \;He has been an active force in modern sound system design and opti mization for over 35 years\, including three generations of SIM\, thousand s of designs\, tunings\, training seminars and publications. \; \; Bob has had the privilege to work with many great sound designers\, includ ing Abe Jacob\, Andrew Bruce\, Tony Meola\, Jonathan Deans\, Francois Desj ardins and more\, and has been charged with tuning systems for Cirque Du S oleil\, Walt Disney Entertainment\, Carnegie Hall\, Celine Dion\, Grateful Dead and others. \;Musical theater credits include Les Miserables\, T he Beatles&rsquo\; LOVE\, Wicked and many more.Recent designs and tunings include the ongoing Metallica WorldWired tours\, Roskilde Festival\, Shang hai Disney Resort and more.His award-winning book\, Sound Systems: Design and Optimization\, now in its third edition\, has sold over 15\,000 copies in three languages. \;USITT presented Bob with the Distinguished Achi evement in Sound Award in 2014. \;Bob is well known in the field of au dio education and delivered the keynote address at the 50th AES Conference \, which was the first ever dedicated to audio education.Bob is the Direct or of System Optimization at Meyer Sound. \;Jim Smith\, CTS-DChannel S ystems Engineer \; \;PolyJim will be supporting consultants and AV integrators in the design and deployment of Poly conferencing technologie s. \;Jim \;has been involved in the design and integration of inno vative electronic systems for more than 25 years. \;His \;experien ce includes design of audio system electronics\, telephone interfaces\, ca meras and other subsystems while at PictureTel. \;He \;was heavily involved in the development of Certified Videoconferencing Engineer testi ng and certification programs at both PictureTel and Polycom. \;Prior& nbsp\;to the communications industry\, Smith was involved in the design an d development of advanced electronics for military laser and smart-weapons systems. \;He \;has been published in the AVIXA reissue of the Wa dsworth classic The Basics of Audio and Visual Systems Design\, The BICSI System Integration Handbook\, and was awarded full faculty status by AVIXA . \;He \;is frequently called upon as a consultant in the use and applications of conferencing technology by companies around the world.&nbs p\;Moderator:Thom Mullins CTS\, CTS-DSenior Audiovisual Consultant/Project ManagerAffiliated Engineers\, Inc.Over a 45-year career\, Thom Mullins ha s worked across a wide variety of AV industry markets including higher edu cation\, corporate\, broadcast and recording\, government/public\, healthc are\, and manufacturing for projects in the US and overseas. \;Startin g \;in broadcasting\, he moved into low-voltage contracting and ultima tely into consulting. \;He remains actively involved in operating syst ems\, standards development with AVIXA\, mentoring young professionals\, a nd education. 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What can you do to enhance your audience&rs quo\;s experience\; and what can damage that experience? What makes an exp erience immersive enough and when may you lose focus if the audio is disru pted? How can crowd noise help achieve a feeling of community and when doe s it distract you?
Join this August Power Hour to learn how to:
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Audio conferencing systems and audio equip ment in collaboration spaces are evolving rapidly to support remote and hy brid workforces. Audio engineers\, audiovisual systems designers\, and int egrators can enhance their knowledge of audio technologies and\n trends in AVIXA&rsquo\;s Audio Power Hour. Learn more about the Audio Power Hour se ries. \;
Presenters:
UK Business Development Manager \; \;
Ampetronic \;
Bob McCarthy
Director of System Optimization \; \;Meyer Sound \;
Jim Smith\, CTS-D
Channel Syste
ms Engineer \; \;
Poly
Thom Mullins CTS\, CTS-D
Senior Audiovi
sual Consultant/Project Manager
Affiliated Engineers\, Inc.<
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