CEDIA Ushers In Era Of Increased Collaboration As Electronic Lifestyles® EXPO Draws Near

Outreach platform, Electronic Lifestyles® Forum, and multi-industry education will strengthen industry through hands-on experience and classroom instruction

February 26, 2007

The Custom Electronic Design Installation Association (CEDIA) is drawing attention to its grassroots campaign to ensure that its highly skilled and certified member companies capture the largest share of market possible. Through its 2007 Electronic Lifestyles® EXPO, CEDIA is reaching out to architects, interior designers, builders, cable, satellite, IT and security managers, and other professional trades with the message that CEDIA Members are the most reputable and qualified partners for the electronics integration process and CEDIA is the number one source of education to start an electronic systems contracting career. “Electronic Lifestyles® EXPO is the centerpiece of an outreach platform that will shape the future of residential electronic systems contracting and position CEDIA Members as critical to the design and construction of every modern home,” said Don Gilpin, executive director of CEDIA. Three separate educational outreach components held in Las Vegas at the same time will feed into CEDIA’s Electronic Lifestyles® EXPO. The Electronic Lifestyles® Forum, which will provide education and networking essential to architects, interior designers, residential builders, and owners of electronic systems contracting companies as well as a tradeshow floor. This is in direct response to feedback from CEDIA’s inaugural Electronic Lifestyles® Forum where attendees indicated that classroom instruction is essential, but that hands-on experience with products and technologies, as well as manufacturer product training would help to solidify the electronic systems concepts. The two other components of Electronic Lifestyles® EXPO include CEDIA University (CU) on the Road and a new “gateway” education developed for security, IT and other professional trades that have passive involvement with the residential electronic systems industry. CU on the Road is CEDIA University’s traveling educational program offering core curriculum courses, seminars, certification reviews and exams, and full-day workshops. Attendees at both of the CU on the Road and Gateway education will also have significant time on the Electronic Lifestyles® EXPO tradeshow floor. “By reinventing the typical tradeshow into the convergence point for multiple outreach and educational initiatives, CEDIA has strengthened its influence among key design/build audiences and reduced the number of overall industry exhibition events for its manufacturing members,” Gilpin said. “And because the new platform is scalable, we will be able to add additional outreach and education events that feed into Electronic Lifestyles® EXPO as those needs or opportunities arise.” The 2007 Electronic Lifestyles® EXPO will be held in Las Vegas, April 18, 19, 20, and 21, at the Sands Expo Convention Center and Venetian hotel. Registration is available online at http://www.cedia.org/elforumexpo until April 13. Early bird registration discounts end March 12. Companies interested in exhibiting at the 2007 Electronic Lifestyles® EXPO may contact Jennifer Roth of CEDIA at 317-328-4336 or jroth@cedia.org.

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