Opening EventsMay 11, 2005 4:14 PM 
Before the show floor opens on Wednesday, many attendees make a night of it, starting with the always-lively Manufacturers Forum and the Opening Reception—free to all attendees. The awards dinner is a separate ticket and sold out in 2004, so book ahead. Manufacturers Industry Forum and Opening ReceptionTuesday 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Moderated by Gary Kayye, CTS, of Kayye Consulting, this forum is popular and noteworthy for its insightful, often heated, executive discussion and debate and its refreshing lack of sales pitches. Panelists include Rashid M. Skaf (executive vice president, AMX Corp.), Martin de Prycker (CEO, Barco), Robert Mueller (executive vice president, JCV), Bob Hagerty (CEO, Polycom), and Al Hershner (vice president and general manager, U.S. business unit, Shure). Reception follows with music, hors d'oeuvres, and beverages, sponsored by Renkus-Heinz, Crestron, Extron, Polycom, Samsung, Sony, and TANDBERG. AV Communications Excellence Awards BanquetTuesday 8:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m The second annual AV Communications Excellence Awards Banquet brings together the various ICIA awards, as well as those given by ARCHITECH, Rental & Staging Systems, and Systems Contractor News magazines. Among those are the Distinguished Achievement Awards, the ICIA Educator of the Year Award, and the Volunteer of the Year. For ticket information go to www.infocommshow.org and click "Awards". |
