Westminster College to Celebrate AV Week Oct. 19-25

Westminster College will celebrate International Audio Visual Week, Oct. 19-25, with a series of campus events.

Westminster College Director of Audio-Visual Services Gary Swanson said, "The audio-visual industry-a $75 billion industry worldwide-is an integral part of information communications technology that includes new media, projectors, high definition TVs, digital signage, and remote video; video and collaborative conferencing; interactive display, systems integration, and security systems. The industry's scope also includes presentation professionals, and lighting and staging for corporate events, entertainment, sports, and concerts. We applaud our colleagues around the globe, and will pause this week to spotlight AV technologies, services, and the impact they have on our everyday lives."

During AV Week, a host of companies and organizations around the world will celebrate with special events at schools, job fairs, and community outreach activities. To learn more about the AV industry, visit www.infocomm.org.

Westminster's Office of AV Services will celebrate with a number of projects including:

- Providing free training and demonstration of the College's Smart Classroom systems and other portable educational technologies - Oct. 20, 10:30 a.m., and Oct. 23, 3 p.m., McKelvey 180 AV classroom
- Poster printing demonstration - Oct. 21, 10:30 a.m., McKelvey 178
- On-site demonstration of digital signage in cooperation with Visix, Inc., and McPC - Oct. 22, 10 a.m., McKelvey 180 AV classroom
- "February's Digital TV Transition and the Impact on Presentation Technology" in cooperation with Dobil Laboratories - Oct. 23, 10:30 a.m., McKelvey 180 AV classroom
- iMovie demonstration - Oct. 24, 10 a.m., McKelvey 176 and 180
- "Digital TV, Armstrong Cable, and Westminster" presentation by Armstrong Cable - Oct. 24, 2 p.m., McKelvey 180 AV classroom
- Collecting new or gently-used DVDs, magazines, board games, playing cards, and books for troops overseas as part of Westminster's Make A Difference Day
- Recycling or safe disposal of dead batteries, old tapes, discs, and miscellaneous media
- Providing job information on the $75 billion worldwide AV industry
- Campus and community tours of the College's AV department, facilities, and Presentation Technology Museum

Contact Swanson at (724) 946-7188 or e-mail gswanson@westminster.edu for additional information and a complete schedule of events.