Tuesday, February 7

2:00 PM Eastern

Affordable End to End Digital Signage Solutions by BrightSign

Presented by Aaron Taylor – VP Sales, Brightsign Inc.

Over the past couple of years BrightSign has become the world's fastest growing digital signage manufacturer by offering robust, easy to use and super affordable networked media-players and content management solutions. Their solid-state hardware platform (7W Max) is purpose built to run for several years without interruption. Having deployed over 200,000 media players for customers like BOSE and over 300 museums world-wide, BrightSign has the industry knowledge to build and support resilient products. BrightAuthor, included with BrightSign hardware, is an intuitive and easy to use signage presentation authoring, scheduling, publishing and cloud based network management software. BrightAuthor enables you to build everything from simple lopping playlists wth zones to fully interactive and engaging presentations for driving touch screens, buttons, control systems and synchronized video walls.

What You'll Learn:

• BrightSign Company Background
• Overview of Brightsign Hardware and Software Products
  
• Competitive Edge  
  
• Target Applications and Markets with actual examples
• BrightAuthor Software and Networking demonstration
• Product Roadmap Overview
• Video Tutorials to review at: http://brightsign.biz/tutorials.php 

Aaron Taylor, the Vice President of Sales for Brightsign since 2009, leads channel marketing and key account management. Located in Silicon Valley, CA…Aaron has been involved with the digital video industry for nearly 12 years, having held VP and Director level positions with multi-media semiconductor and products engineering companies prior to joining Brightsign. Brightsign has enjoyed a 10x revenue growth over the last two years. Aaron holds a BS Degree in Marketing from Univ. of Hartford, CT.

Friday, February 10

2:00 PM Eastern

Thinking Systems with QSC Audio

Presented by Jason Drayer, RPR Group

This class will cover the current range of capabilities QSC offers as a systems provider. Come learn how QSC's current offerings in amplification, loudspeakers, and DSP will allow you to provide complete systems solutions under a brand with one of the best service records in the industry. This course will review features and benefits of QSC's current offerings, while highlighting tools such as Ease Address and Focus. Learning objectives that will be accomplished by this program are:

1. A clear understanding of QSC's current capabilities.
2. An overview of programs such as Ease Focus, and Ease Address. Learn how they can easily spice up your sales proposals.
3. Features and Benefits of the current QSC offerings.

This presentation will be delivered by Jason Drayer, a member of the RPR Group, a manufacturer's rep firm based in the Mid Atlantic. During his time representing QSC, Jason has become a regular fixture at local seminars and regional trade shows. He strives to provide energetic presentations that present technology in a way that is easily digestible.

Tuesday, February 14

2:00 PM Eastern

ZeeVee's HD Bridge Line, The Easiest and Most Cost Effective Way to Distribute HD Video on Premise. So Simple... it's Scary!

Presented by Roy Bertalotto, Sales Manager, ZeeVee

ZeeVee and ALMO invite you to discover HDbridge and ZvBox; reliable, affordable and easy to use solutions for:

• Large head ends
• Small channel counts
• Public and/or private content

Join us to discover how Digital Video over Coax is being used in Digital Signage, Casinos, Restaurants & Sports Bars, Stadiums, Houses of Worship, Corporate Centers, Lodging, Universities, Hospitals & Assisted Living facilities.

You Will Learn About:

• Digital Clear QAM, SD/HD Modulation
• Technical differences between HDbridge and ZvBox products
• How to specify each line
• An exciting, limited opportunity to Buy HDbridge modules and get free equipment!

Roy leads channel sales relationships and is responsible for activities related to the reselling of ZeeVee products. He is a veteran of merchandising, marketing and selling technology products, working closely with the sales and marketing staffs of specialty vendors.

Thursday, February 16

2:00 PM Eastern

CTS: 1.0 RU

The Fundamentals of Edge Blending

Presented by Alan & Jonathan Brawn - Brawn Consulting

Edge blending is truly a technique that is part art and part science. In this seminar we will explore what edge blending is and take a closer look at the elements that affect what we ultimately see on screen. Of utmost importance are the screen technologies that work and do not work for edge blending. We will look at how edge blending actually works and examine the projector layout, installation and pixel overlap. We will then explore edge blending processing and see how it all comes together. Finally we will look at brightness matching as well as color matching to see how we can make this all look like a contiguous image from a single projector.

Some of the Panasonic Projectors that are most relevelant to this topic will be reviewed.

With more than two decades of expertise, Alan is an AV industry veteran. Prior to founding Brawn Consulting, he served as the President of Telanetix and was National Business Development Manager and National Product Marketing Manager, Pro AV Group at Samsung Electronics. His experience also includes managing a Pro AV systems integration company as well as co-founding Hughes-JVC. He holds CTS certification, is a CTS Prep instructor, and is a member of InfoComm's PETC council as well as being an adjunct faculty member of that organization. Alan was the recipient of the Pro AV Hall of Fame recognition from rAVe in 2004.

Jonathan Brawn is a principal of Brawn Consulting, an audiovisual consulting, educational development, and marketing firm, based in Vista, California. Brawn Consulting has a national footprint with connection to the major manufacturers and integrators in the commercial audiovisual industry.

Tuesday, March 13

2:00 PM Eastern

ZeeVee's HD Bridge Line, The Easiest and Most Cost Effective Way to Distribute HD Video on Premise. So Simple... it's Scary!

Presented by Roy Bertalotto, Sales Manager, ZeeVee

ZeeVee and ALMO invite you to discover HDbridge and ZvBox; reliable, affordable and easy to use solutions for:

• Large head ends
• Small channel counts
• Public and/or private content

Join us to discover how Digital Video over Coax is being used in Digital Signage, Casinos, Restaurants & Sports Bars, Stadiums, Houses of Worship, Corporate Centers, Lodging, Universities, Hospitals & Assisted Living facilities.

You Will Learn About:

• Digital Clear QAM, SD/HD Modulation
• Technical differences between HDbridge and ZvBox products
• How to specify each line
• An exciting, limited opportunity to Buy HDbridge modules and get free equipment!

Roy leads channel sales relationships and is responsible for activities related to the reselling of ZeeVee products. He is a veteran of merchandising, marketing and selling technology products, working closely with the sales and marketing staffs of specialty vendors.

Friday, March 16

2:00 PM Eastern

Thinking Systems with QSC Audio

Presented by Jason Drayer, RPR Group

This class will cover the current range of capabilities QSC offers as a systems provider. Come learn how QSC's current offerings in amplification, loudspeakers, and DSP will allow you to provide complete systems solutions under a brand with one of the best service records in the industry. This course will review features and benefits of QSC's current offerings, while highlighting tools such as Ease Address and Focus. Learning objectives that will be accomplished by this program are:

1. A clear understanding of QSC's current capabilities.
2. An overview of programs such as Ease Focus, and Ease Address. Learn how they can easily spice up your sales proposals.
3. Features and Benefits of the current QSC offerings.

This presentation will be delivered by Jason Drayer, a member of the RPR Group, a manufacturer's rep firm based in the Mid Atlantic. During his time representing QSC, Jason has become a regular fixture at local seminars and regional trade shows. He strives to provide energetic presentations that present technology in a way that is easily digestible.

Friday, April 13

2:00 PM Eastern

Thinking Systems with QSC Audio

Presented by Jason Drayer, RPR Group

This class will cover the current range of capabilities QSC offers as a systems provider. Come learn how QSC's current offerings in amplification, loudspeakers, and DSP will allow you to provide complete systems solutions under a brand with one of the best service records in the industry. This course will review features and benefits of QSC's current offerings, while highlighting tools such as Ease Address and Focus. Learning objectives that will be accomplished by this program are:

1. A clear understanding of QSC's current capabilities.
2. An overview of programs such as Ease Focus, and Ease Address. Learn how they can easily spice up your sales proposals.
3. Features and Benefits of the current QSC offerings.

This presentation will be delivered by Jason Drayer, a member of the RPR Group, a manufacturer's rep firm based in the Mid Atlantic. During his time representing QSC, Jason has become a regular fixture at local seminars and regional trade shows. He strives to provide energetic presentations that present technology in a way that is easily digestible.