Extron is proud to announce plans to open a new training and support center in Dallas, Texas. This new facility will be staffed by Extron S3 Institute experts and will serve as a convenient training location for those in the Southwest, Midwest, or Mountains/Plains regions. The facility will feature a familiar variety of Extron training choices, including hands-on training with real world scenarios, and courses to pursue various Extron Certifications. more

OCEAN GROVE, N.J.— The Forge Conference will take place Sept 30 – October at Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association in Ocean Grove, New Jersey
on September 29th beginning with a 9:00 PM meet and greet. Registration opens at 9:00 AM September 30 with the first session beginning at 10:00 AM. The final session will conclude on
October 2 at 4:15 PM. more

PETALUMA, Calif. — Sept. 14, 2010 — Panamax/Furman today announced that the company will be offering three free 90-minute training sessions at CEDIA EXPO 2010. Providing a continuing education unit (CEU) value of .375, the presentations will explore the use and integration of multiple power and energy management products, including Panamax/Furman’s BlueBOLT(R) platform. Presented by Furman senior product designer Garth Powell, “AC Power — the Foundation of Every Home Theater System” will take place on Friday, Sept. 24, at 10 a.m. “Home Theater Power Management Solutions,” presented by Panamax national trainer Marshall Currier, will be held on Friday, Sept. 24, and Saturday, Sept. 25, at 10 a.m. All sessions will take place in room A316. more

Bournemouth University has become the first SADiE customer in the UK to take delivery of the new SADiE 6 audio editing and production software.

Peter Nash, Prism Sound and SADiE’s Broadcast Consultant, personally delivered the first five UK licences when he attended the Sounding Out creative radio conference, which took place at the University from September 7th – 10th 2010. more

Allan Lamberti, Founder & Managing Principal of Billiken Group, LLC

Offers Consulting, Guidance and Coaching

September 13, 2010 — New York

Allan R. Lamberti, former Vice President & General Manager of TOA Electronics announced the establishment of Billiken Group, LLC., an international professional services firm which provides consulting and business advisory services to Japanese companies. Its mission is to provide guidance, coaching, and training to Japanese executives and managers of American subsidiary companies. more

AVAD LLC, one of North America’s leading distributors of custom electronics, will present numerous on-site demos and interactive learning sessions featuring Crestron Prodigy Composer at CEDIA Expo 2010. Throughout the duration of the show, attendees to the AVAD booth (#2326) will have the opportunity to learn more about Composer and how it can be utilized to easily set up Crestron Prodigy systems. more

Niles Audio Corporation, The First Name in Custom Installation®, has announced a complete and extensive lineup of manufacturer product training courses scheduled for CEDIA Expo 2010.  Niles will offer dealers the opportunity to attend educational courses on a range of custom installation solutions including digital entertainment, Niles’ revolutionary third generation Directed Soundfield “Designer” loudspeakers and the award-winning ZR-6 MultiZone Receiver. more

U.S. $95.00 course offered free, one per customer, through September 30, 2010 as part of Back to School promotion

TORONTO, CANADA, September 7, 2010 — In keeping with its revolutionary approach to online K-12 educational product training, Blossom Learning’s (www.blossomlearning.com) “Online Applied SMART Board Course� will be available to new users for free throughout the month of September. The announcement was made today by Blossom Learning’s General Manager, Paul Weatherhead. more

Egg Harbor Township, N.J.—Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc. and ACIR Professional (Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey) will host a Digital Console Training Seminar at Shore Fellowship Church on Wednesday, September 8 from 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Yamaha training specialist Jose Perez and district sales manager, Bob Quinones, will be on hand for demonstration and Q&A. The event is open to all audio professionals. more

BUENA PARK, Calif.—Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems will hold a NEXO Loudspeaker Demo at the Paramount Arts Centre Theatre in Aurora, Illinois on Friday, September 10 from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm. The event is free of charge and open to all audio professionals. more