CEDIA has released the details on an extensive education program that the organisation will be running during ISE 2017.

There will be over 30 training sessions across the four day event that are designed to boost technical skills and help integrators with business development.

As well as training, attendees will have the opportunity to partake in certification examinations.  CEDIA Electronic Systems Technician (ESC-T), Designer (ESC-D), and Networking Specialist (ESC-N) accreditations can all be achieved.

CEDIA has said this about training pricing: “All places in CEDIA’s ISE 2017 professional development program are available for pre-booking, with attendees able to take advantage of a discounted ISE 2017 Training Pass, entitling entry to unlimited CEDIA education sessions at the event (exclusions apply) at an early bird low price of €275 for CEDIA members, €350 for non-CEDIA members. Individual classes from the CEDIA ISE 2017 training program are also available for attendees to take at a la carte prices. These exceptional prices are valid until 15 January 2017.’

CEDIA education director Simon Buddle says ISE 2017 is the number one destination for home technology education in EMEA.

“Attendees can achieve a huge step forward in their professional development by taking CEDIA training at the event.

“We have an exciting range of courses, providing invaluable insights on emerging trends, new technologies and business practice and delivered by excellent, very knowledgeable presenters.

“Attendees can also advance their career by sitting important CEDIA certification examinations. With such a fantastic programme on offer and such a fantastic deal available with ISE 2017 Training Passes, I urge home technology professionals to make the most of their time in Amsterdam and book their places on these exceptional CEDIA training courses today.”

For more information or to book a training session or certificate exam go to www.iseurope.org.

CEDIA ISE 2017 Professional Development Program

Monday, 6 February

Home Cinema Design Workshop, 9:30 – 16:30 – Guy Singleton, Imagine This

Rack Building and Wiring Fundamentals, 9:30 – 16:30 – Nick Pidgeon, Visualization

Advanced Residential Networking, 9:30 – 16:30 – Geoff Meads, Presto AV

Principles of Project Management, 9:30 – 16:30 – Simon Buddle, CEDIA

Tuesday, 7 February

Future Technologies: The Silicon Valley Scoop – 09:30 – 11:00 – Rich Green, Rich Green Design LLC

New Technologies Update – 11:30 – 13:00 – Michael Heiss

Warning! Avoid these 10 Simple Things That Can Put You Out of Business – 14:00 – 15:30 – Leslie Shiner, Shiner Group

The Evolution from AV to Building Control (and What it Can Mean for Your Business) – 16:00 – 17:30 – Marc Warburton, Ivory Egg

Understanding and Trouble-shooting HDMI 2.0, HDCP and UHD – 9:30 – 11:00 – James Chen, Kordz

Designing with Voice – 11:30 – 13:00 – Amazon Alexa

Heating and Cooling Fundamentals For Smart Homes – 14:00 – 15:30 – David Edwards, Gira

Wire, Wireless and Fiber – Understanding Bandwidth – 16:00 – 17:30 – Simon Buddle, CEDIA EMEA and Geoff Meads, Presto AV, UK

Create a Client Care Plan for Your Business & Generate Recurring Revenue Workshop – 9:30 – 12:30 – Michael Maniscalco, ihiji

Wireless Networking – 14:00 – 17:00 – Geoff Meads, Presto AV

Developing your Brand Vision, Strategy and Tactics – An Interactive Workshop – 14:00 – 17:00 – Peter Aylett and Omar Hikal, Archimedia

Wednesday, 8 February

UI vs. UX  – Building Smart Home Interfaces For Human Beings – 09:30 – 11:00 -Geoff Meads, Presto AV

Sales Estimating and Proposals – 11:30 – 13:00 – Rich Green, Rich Green Design LLC

Lighting Control and the IoT – 14:00 – 15:30 – Sam Woodward, Lutron

Completing a Project: The Last Five Percent – 16:00 – 17:30 – Simon Buddle, CEDIA

Making the Most of HD Audio – 9:30 – 11:00 – Richard Hollinshead, Meridian Audio

The Evolution of Remote Managed Services – 11:30 – 13:00 – Domenico Crapanzano, Domotz

New Display Technologies– 14:00 – 15:30 – Michael Heiss

Immersive Audio – unified 3D speaker layouts for multiple listeners – 16:00 – 17:30 – Arnaud Laborie, Trinov

Designing A ‘Super Cinema’ – Building the Best of The Best – 09:30 – 12:30 – Guy Singleton, Imagine This

Design Documentation 14:00 – 17:00 – Keith Jones, Design Flow

Securing Your Customer’s Network – 09:30 – 12:30 – Michael Maniscalco, Ihiji

“Work Smarter, Not Harder” Workshop – 14:00 – 17:00 – Leslie Shiner, The Shiner Group

Thursday, 9 February

Future Technologies: The Silicon Valley Scoop – 09:30 – 11:00 – Rich Green, Rich Green Design LLC

New Technologies Update – 11:30 – 13:00 – Michael Heiss

Designing the Intelligent Superyacht   – 14:00 – 15:30 – Vince McAtamney, MESL

Achieving Success with LED – 16:00 – 17:30 – Sam Woodward, Lutron, UK

Understanding Labour Cost, Productivity and Efficiency – 09:30 – 11:00 – Leslie Shiner

HDBaseT 18GBPS Solutions 11:30 – 13:00 -Joe Fletcher, HD Anywhere

Integrating Voice Control for the Whole Home – 14:00 – 15:30 – Alex Capecelatro, Josh.ai

The Future of the Smart Home Industry: IoT vs Professionally Installed Systems – 16:00 – 17:30 – Philip Schuster, Loxone

Building Management Systems – 09:30- 12:30 – Dave Robinson, Sensible Heat

Design Thinking and Client Discovery – 14:00 – 17:00 – Rich Green, Rich Green Design LLC

Mastering Online Marketing Including 20 Website ‘Must-haves’- 16:00 – 17:30 – Geoff Meads, Presto AV, UK

Certification Examination Session – ESC-D, ESC-D, ESC-N, 14:00 – 16:30