CEDIA has announced that Joel Silver has been chosen as this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award recipient.

Joel will be honoured at the CEDIA Awards Celebration hosted at Petco Park on Wednesday 5th September 2018.

The CEDIA Lifetime Achievement Award recognises an individual who has exhibited outstanding, creative, innovative, and visionary leadership in the growth and advancement of the residential
technology industry.

Nominations are submitted by industry professionals and evaluated on the basis of achievement and service within the industry.

“We could not be happier to recognise Joel for his contributions to the industry. Anyone who has worked with him knows that his credentials are extensive, and his expertise is highly sought after,”CEDIA chairman Dave Humphries says.

Joel has been a consultant for the high-end video, high-end audio, telemedicine, and medical management industries, as well as for Microsoft Media Centre Edition PCs and the Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship program at the W. Averill Harriman School of Management.

He is the producer of the HDTV Calibration Wizard DVD and is a co-inventor of the patented Microsoft Windows Display Calibration Wizard, which is now on over 111,000,000 PCs.

f“Joel’s energy and thirst to acquire and share knowledge is infectious,” CEDIA senior director of technology and standards Walt Zerbe says.

“He’s been a champion for the industry and has impacted hundreds of home technology professionals and industry peers.”

Tickets for the CEDIA Awards Celebration are available through the CEDIA Expo registration system.

CEDIA Expo will be held on 4-8 September at the San Diego Convention Centre.