In this podcast, Walt Zerbe, Sr. Director of Technology and Standards at CEDIA and host of the CEDIA podcast, talks with Darren Reaman, Director of Government Affairs at CEDIA, Michael Cogbill, Owner and Principle of Rev 2 Consulting, and Ken Erdmann, Director of Technical Education Programs at CEDIA about CEDIA's campaign to get a listing on the Standard Occupational Code (SOC) on the federal statistical standard for a Technology Integrator to make is an official occupation.
This supports workforce development, advocacy, and education initiatives among other things. We also talk about limited energy language changes in the National Electrical Code (NEC) which is a major change (and a good one) from using the term low voltage. These efforts are due to Ken and Michael having a seat representing CEDIA on code panel 2 of the current NEC revision.
By the way, all of these efforts have international ramifications - this isn't just a USA thing.
Links:
https://hosted-page.civiclick.com/5940
CEDIA State Captains Program:
CEDIA State Captain Program
CEDIA is re-establishing the CEDIA State Captain Program, a key part of CEDIA’s Government Affairs Program.
CEDIA works daily to monitor, track, and lobby on licensing legislation and regulations to ensure that the appropriate scope of work for a license or an exemption covers the work done by integrators today and in the future.
CEDIA’s Government Affairs Program’s mission is to support members and ensure that their ability to own and operate their businesses is not impeded upon.
The mission of the CEDIA Government Affairs Program is to influence public policy to protect CEDIA members, the smart home technology industry, and consumers.
Job Description for State Captains
· State Captains will be the captains of their particular state.
· State Captains, when called upon, help analyze bills CEDIA has identified as potentially problematic in their state.
· State Captains are often asked to attend legislative hearings and give testimony if necessary supporting CEDIA’s position.
· Promote CEDIA member involvement and program engagement.
Time Commitment Level
Year-long commitment, though they may not need to do anything if no problematic bills or regulations are introduced in their state in that year. State Captains can continue to serve the following year.
If, as sometimes happens, there is not a bill or regulation in their state that concerns CEDIA during a given session, they will probably not hear from CEDIA, aside from periodic government affairs updates from the program.
Join the CEDIA State Captain Program
To learn more about CEDIA’s State Captain Program and get involved contact CEDIA’s Director of Government Affairs Darren Reaman at (317) 363-5743 or dreaman@cedia.org.
In this podcast, Walt Zerbe, Sr. Director of Technology and Standards at CEDIA and host of the CEDIA podcast, talks with LaDonna Eriksen, Founding Partner at Construction Education Consortium, Andy Bull, Director of Design at Lighting Audio Video Projects, and Bruce Clark, Founding Lighting Sherpa with Kaleidolight Lighting Design about how light affects our bodies. You won't believe how important lighting is to our physical and mental health. This is an ever evolving area that you need to know about.
Sponsor:
Meridian Audio: https://www.meridian-audio.com/
Informative links:
More-Ede M (2024) The Light Doctor: Using Light to Boost Health, Improve Sleep, and Live longer https://thelightdoctor.com/
Circadian Books:
The power of light to change your world for good: https://ageoflightinnovations.com/about/
Light!: Your Essential Survival Guide (Light! Practical Guides for Health and Happiness) https://www.amazon.com/Light-Essential-Survival-Practical-Happiness/dp/B0CNKDTH9V
Physics of different luminaire's: https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/350528/how-could-i-measure-the-colour-spectrum-of-a-light-bulb-and-investigate-how-clos
In this podcast, Walt Zerbe, Sr. Director of Technology and Standards at CEDIA and host of the CEDIA podcast, talks with Greg Schaller of Design Lab, Gonzalo Herrero of DyS Tech SRL, Devan Pascal of Light & Green, Michael Heiss, of M Heiss Design, Jake Fuller of Automated Audio Video, and Rich Green of Rich Green Design about their experiences to date at this years CEDIA Expo.
In this podcast, Walt Zerbe, Sr. Director of Technology and Standards at CEDIA and host of the CEDIA podcast, talks with Nathan Holmes of WhyReboot, Eddie Shapiro with SmartTouch USA, Roberto España of Aktiva, Sebastian Garza of Grupo Mai, Jon Stein of Restrepo Innovations, and Andy Bull of Lighting Audio Video Projects about their experiences to date at this years CEDIA Expo.
In this podcast, Walt Zerbe, Sr. Director of Technology and Standards at CEDIA and host of the CEDIA podcast, talks with Eddie Shapiro of Smart Touch USA, Matt Manalis of eXpirence ONE & Livigy, Dwaine Ambrose of Guardian Protection Services, Andy Bull of Lighting Audio Video Projects, John Stein of Restrepo Innovations, Rich Green of Rich Green Designs, and Pete Trauth of Nirvana Entertainment about their experiences to date at this years CEDIA Expo.
In this podcast, Walt Zerbe, Sr. Director of Technology and Standards at CEDIA and host of the CEDIA podcast, talks with Barry Sheldrick, Director of Sales and DbM at Meridian, about the company's history (which I bet you'll learn things you didn't know about Meridian), products, and technology. We also touch on what you'll see at the 2024 CEDIA Expo at their booth (C1305), which, among other products, will be showing and playing the Ellipse compact speaker. Meridian will also be debuting new on-wall and in-wall speakers.
Meridian was gracious enough to be a sponsor of the CEDIA Podcast.
Meridian Audio: https://meridian-audio.com/
In this podcast Walt Zerbe, Sr. Director of Technology and Standards at CEDIA and Host of the CEDIA podcast talks with Peter Aylett of Officina Acustica, Roddy Abbot of Cinema Build Systems and Nic Black of Sigma Design Company about the conundrum between all of the other design trades and home owner wishes and how they would negatively affect the function of the room. There's a great discussion across lots of subjects including first hand experiences where challenges were presented and how these designers mitigated them.
In this podcast Amanda Wildman, co-founder and co-owner of TruMedia moderates a panel with Pete Trauth of Nirvana Entertainment, Matt Manalis of Experience One and Paul Skelton of CEDIA about the importance of having certifications and hiring certified employees. This discussions get deep into why certifications matter and how they can help your business be a better business.
To watch the video, it can be found here: https://youtu.be/6FUxWcq907I?si=z95kiktJt-pLD22K
In this podcast Rich Green, founder and owner of Rich Green Design moderates a panel of industry heavyweights Alex Capecelatro, Co-Founder and CEO of Josh.ai, James Chen, Managing Director of Kordz, and J.B. Fowler, VP of Integrator Solutions at Domotz about AI and the home. They talk about what's happening now and where it might go in the very near future.
To watch the video, it can be found here: https://youtu.be/6FUxWcq907I?si=z95kiktJt-pLD22K
In this podcast Walt Zerbe, Sr. Director of Technology and Standards at CEDIA and host of the CEDIA podcast talks with Ben Bard, VP of Luxury Residential at Lutron. We talk about Lutron's history and what they're about. We also get into their product lines, new releases and what to expect at the 2024 CEDIA Expo in Denver CO.
Lutron was gracious enough to be a sponsor of the CEDIA Podcast.
For more than 60 years, the same core belief has guided Lutron: that innovative design and the transformative nature of light have the power to enrich people’s lives. The Lutron luxury portfolio is the purest expression of that belief. Come visit us at CEDIA Expo 2024, booth number 1912 to experience Lutron for yourself, or visit Lutron.com/podcast now.
In this podcast Walt Zerbe, Sr. Director of Technology and Standards at CEDIA and host of the CEDIA podcast talks with Amanda Wildman, founder of TruMedia, Pete Trauth, founder of Nirvana Home Entertainment, and Matt Manalis, managing director of Experience One about being aware of the opportunities to design for different types of people. This was a stage talk from the 2024 ISE show. If you'd like to see the video, the link to the CEDIA YouTube channel is listed below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtQ-7k3GocQ&list=PLe2JwtEzqAPrCql4DAXqVG2EteaoEXzPi&index=5
In this podcast Walt Zerbe, Sr. Director of Technology and Standards at CEDIA and host of the CEDIA podcast talks with Andy Bull, Director of Design at Lighting Audio Video Projects, David Warfel, Founding Designer from Light Can Help You, and Gordon Petrie, Co-Founder of Eclipse Lighting Design about lighting design, pet peeves, and what it's like to be a lighting designer.
Sponsor of this cast is Lutron: For more than 60 years, the same core belief has guided Lutron: that innovative design and the transformative nature of light have the power to enrich people’s lives. The Lutron luxury portfolio is the purest expression of that belief. Come visit us at CEDIA Expo 2024, booth number 1912 to experience Lutron for yourself, or visit Lutron.com/podcast now.
In this podcast Walt Zerbe, Sr. Director of Technology and Standards at CEDIA and host of the CEDIA podcast talks with Michael Hedges, Technical Director of the Monitor Audio Group and Nick Fichte, Business Development Director Home and Yacht of L-Acoustics about why they have embraced the Immersive Audio Design Recommended Practice and how they are incorporating it into their businesses.
In this podcast Walt Zerbe, Sr. Director of Technology and Standards at CEDIA and host of the CEDIA podcast talks with Leslie Shiner, owner of the Shiner Group, Rich Green, owner of Rich Green Design, and Jon Rehwaldt, Director of Curriculum at CEDIA about stuff and people. We get into employee retention, new generational issues, staffing, using AI and lots more.
In this podcast Walt Zerbe, Sr. Director of Technology and Standards at CEDIA and Host of the CEDIA podcast talks with Morgan Scarboro, Vice President of MultiState and Darren Reaman, Director of Government Affairs at CEDIA about how the latest legislative sessions have affected Tax and business policies that may affect you. We also talk about other issues that CEDIA's state wide advocacy work is concerned with. Interestingly, AI is top of mind of many of these legislators as well as data and digital taxes!
In this podcast Walt Zerbe, Sr. Director of Technology and Standards at CEDIA and Host of the CEDIA podcast hosts a panel at the 2024 Integrated Systems Europe Show (aka ISE) with Rich Green, Owner of Rich Green Design, Jeff Sonnnleitner, Cyber Security teacher and subject matter expert, and Giles Sutton, Sr. VP of Product & Business Development at CEDIA.
In this podcast Walt Zerbe, Sr. Director of Technology and Standards at CEDIA and Host of the CEDIA podcast talks with Bill Ekstrand and Alex Mondragon of Barrett's Technology Solutions, Carl Horne of AV Design & Sales and Hank Alexander of Oasys Residential Technology Group about what they saw, experienced and learned at the Chicago Tech & Business Summit that also hosted a two-day Immersive Audio Design Recommended Practice Workshop [RP22].
In this podcast Walt Zerbe, Sr. Director of Technology and Standards at CEDIA and Host of the CEDIA podcast talks with Owen Maddock, Owner of Cinema Works and Tom Dellicompagni, Director of Dellicompagni about their experience attending an Immersive Audio Design Recommended Practice [RP22] workshop and why everyone should do the same. The Immersive Audio Design Recommended Practice and the workshop is for everyone. Whether you just started in business, have ten years in or have been doing immersive audio systems for thirty years, this workshop is for you.
This recommended practice was made through the R10 CEDIA/CTA standards group via the ANSI process which if consensus driven and balanced. This RP was also publicy peer reviewed before release and included comments form AES, CEDIA, CTA and SMPTE members. This work effort took over three years to complete and over three and a half thousand volunteer hours.
For the first time, the Immersive Audio Design Recommended Practice will be taught in the USA in Chicago.
Heres a link to the CEDIA Technology and Business Summits: https://cedia.org/connection/tech-business-summits/#summits
In this podcast Walt Zerbe, Sr. Director of Technology and Standards at CEDIA and Host of the CEDIA podcast talks with Owen Maddock, Owner of Cinemaworks, Ben Goff, Technical Director of Cinema Lusso, Mike Chorney, President of La Scala Media, and Eddie Shapiro, Founder and CEO of SmartTouch USA about the 2024 CEDIA awards program.
We discuss what it does for your business when you participate and how being considered a finalist is a major win. We discuss how much you learn just by following the process for submitting a project and what it's like to be a judge.
To find our more email: awards@cedia.org
CEDIA Awards site: https://cedia.org/news/cedia-smart-home-awards-open-with-new-opportunities-for-individual-recognition/
In this podcast Walt Zerbe, Sr. Director of Technology and Standards at CEDIA and Host of the CEDIA podcast talks with Giles Sutton Sr. VP of Product & Business Development at CEDIA, and Jonathan Toomey, Director of Conference Strategy at CEDIA about CEDIA Tech Summits and how they are changing.
Link to CEDIA Tech Summits: https://cedia.org/connection/tech-business-summits/
In this podcast Walt Zerbe, Sr. Director of Technology and Standards at CEDIA and Host of the CEDIA podcast talks with Michael Cogbill, Founder of Rev2 Consulting, Daren Reaman, Director of Government Affairs at CEDIA and Ken Erdmann, Director of Technical Education Programs at CEDIA about the latest NEC code updates that are coming up that will affect your business and how they dovetail into CEDIA's government affairs activities.
In this podcast Walt Zerbe, Sr. Director of Technology and Standards at CEDIA and Host of the CEDIA podcast talks with Manojkumar Soni of AV4U, Rich Green of Rich Green Designs, Amanda Wildman of TruMedia, Pete Trauth of Nirvana Home Entartainment, and Peter Aylett of Officina Acustica about all of their their experiences at the this years ISE show.
In this podcast Walt Zerbe, Sr. Director of Technology and Standards at CEDIA and Host of the CEDIA podcast talks with Rich Green of, Creator of Rich Green Design, J.B. Fowler, Chief Product Officer of Domotz, Simon Brown, Partner of Positive Momentum, and Matt Manalis, Managing Director of Experience One about their experiences at the ISE show on Day 3.
In this podcast, Walt Zerbe, Sr. DIrector of Technology and Stanards talks with Daryl Friedman, CEO of CEDIA, David Labuskes, CEO of AVIXIA, and Mike Blackman, Managing Director of ISE about the history of ISE and where it's going.
In this podcast Walt Zerbe, Sr. Director of Of Technology and Host of the CEDIA podcast talks with Rich Green of Rich Green Design, Leslie Shiner of The Shiner Group, Kris Hogg of Samsung and Amanda Wildman of TruMedia about their experiences at the ISE show on Day 2.