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What other AV Sustainability Content are you finding?
AVIXA is hosting this free webinar on September 5: Green AV- Challenges and Solutions for the Complete Product Life Cycle and it got me wondering, what else is out there around sustainability in the industry?
Are you attending something coming up? Have you gotten an email recently about a session on sustainability in the industry?
Share here any upcoming sessions so this community can take advantage of the variety of content coming out.
International Women's Day: What would an equitable AV industry look like to you?
Tomorrow is International Women's Day and the AVIXA Women's Council is already hosting in-person events and a big virtual event around this year's theme of #EmbraceEquity. There is a big question left to answer, what does equity look like in the AV Industry?
I found some rather enlightening posts in the Xchange on topics closely related to women in AV and where challenges still exist and where they are being overcome:
Pro-AV are Women Fully Welcome?
The Exodus of Senior Level Women From the Workforce
19 Organizations Advancing Women in Tech
What do you think or what are you reading that would help make the AV industry more equitable to women?
@Tammy Fuqua @Alissa Haksar @Diana Quintero @Ericka Shumpert @Monisha Devaiah - want to help get the conversation started and tag someone else to keep it going?
Learn about AVIXA Councils Here or at InfoComm
Did you know AVIXA has a variety of councils? Want to learn more about them? The Xchange has rooms like Technology Managers and A Culture of Inclusion that our councils are getting more active in. You can learn about all the councils and how to volunteer on the AVIXA website.
If you are going to be at InfoComm22, there are some great events you can attend to network, meet council members and learn more about their group:
AVIXA All Council Summit (registration $20 for members and $30 for nonmembers)- Keynote from the founder of Meow Wolf, Vince Kadlubeck followed by all the current council chairs discussing their council work and how volunteering has helped them professionally.
AVIXA Women's Council Breakfast (registration AVIXA Premium/Elite Members $79 Non-Members: $99)- Keynote Melanie Spring gives you permission to be yourself, unfiltered. To define the personal brand we already carry with us, then how to speak our truth to our clients and teams, our friends and family, and our world. Hosted by the AVIXA Women's Council
Technology Managers Forum and Reception (AVIXA Premium/Elite Members: $20 / Non-Members: $30)
Join a speed dating style discussion on 4 hot topics- Staffing and DEI initiatives, AV and IT convergence, What's Cool at the Show- telling each other about booths to go check out to help solve your problems, and the future of AV. Hosted by the Technology Managers Council
Live Events Forum and Reception (AVIXA Premium/Elite Members: $20 / Non-Members $30)
Join the Live Events Council as they discuss the most up to date trends in the industry and a special look at staffing challenges and successes. Hosted by the Live Events Council
Designing for Diversity, Equity and Accessibility- Free
Keynote Dr. Shelby Hill will discuss how DEI Initiatives globally can support better business and business outcomes. Followed by a panel discussion that will speak directly to how these initiatives will support the AV industry. Hosted by the Diversity Council
Technology Managers Forum at InfoComm- start the discussion here for our rapid fire discussion of hot topics at InfoComm
At InfoComm the Technology Managers Council is hosting the Technology Managers Forum and Reception on June 9 from 3:00-5:00 pm. If you're going to InfoComm, we would love for your to join. You can register for this event at infocommshow.org, the cost is $20 for members and $30 for non-members.
During the session, attendees will move through the room to four different discussion stations. One topic we will discuss at InfoComm is around staffing and I would love to hear from you now.
What challenges are you facing when finding and retaining staff?
Have you had successes in recruitment and retention that might be valuable for others to hear about?
What about DEI Initiatives? If you are actively searching to create a diverse staff, what successes and challenges are you facing in doing so?
At the All Council Summit, Founder of Meow Wolf offers advice on Rising through your Career
At InfoComm this year we are excited to offer a new event, the AVIXA All Council Summit. At the event Vince Kadlubek, Founder of Meow Wolf will kick off our event discussing how you can rise through your career. In support of that keynote, our council chairs will talk about the work of their groups and how volunteering has been beneficial to them in their career. We invite you to register for this event at infocommshow.org.
In the meantime, what has helped you in your career? Has volunteering with AVIXA been something you have considered but not taken the next step why or why not?
I'm tagging the chairs of the Young AV Professionals Council@Matt Eckstein , @Gregory Rushton to start the discussion. Matt and Greg, I would love to hear your insights on this session and moving your careers forward and I challenge you to tag someone else to keep the discussion going!
Recent Comments
It is so exciting to have an AVIXA Women's Council meet up at InfoComm Asia!
Thank you @Lisa Matthews, CTS for getting me to the right place. I currently work in a team of 1 as part of a larger Engineering org, which can be isolating. I have found great community through our women's ERG, however I am missing the AV team dynamic from being able to bounce ideas around, talk AV trends, learn new skills, keep the old skills fresh, experiment and fail, and hear others experiences in environments that I may not be familiar with. So, I thought the women's council would be the ideal place to find the right community, connect with other women in AV, and continue the expansion of women in tech. Looking forward to what is next.
@Cathy Richards-Ingram ,
I apologize that you haven't heard anything from us since you applied. I really appreciate you reaching out again because we would love to have you on the Council. I will follow up with you directly to make sure you get everything on your calendar and are added to the AVIXA Women's Council group here on the Xchange.
Just so you know we have a few things coming up:
We have a session at ISE in Barcelona
We have a virtual all council meeting on Monday, February 6 at 2:00 pm ET (which you'll get a meeting invite for)
We are supporting International Women's Day on March 8 with a few virtual/hybrid events that you can join from anywhere you are.
I'll reach out to you offline from the Xchange and we will get you up and running with the council.
Is there a replacement company or enterprise certification program in the works, or will individual certifications be the only ones offered? I have been including certification requirements and preferences in our enterprise AV SOWs for a while now, and need to know whether I should simply append with "or equivalent company certification" or just remove the section on company certs...
Hi Dawn,
While AVIXA is thinking about what kind of program could replace the APEx program, and if one or another would be more successful in the industry. At this moment in time only our individual certifications are being offered.