InfoComm International, the trade association representing the professional audiovisual industry, has been recognised as an American National Standards Institute Accredited Standards Developer. InfoComm’s standards will be developed as international standards and, as warranted, will be presented for adoption by the International Standards Organization (ISO).

InfoComm’s exclusive focus in standards development is on system performance, rather than individual product or technology standards. This programme will provide the industry with performance standards that AV companies can build their systems to meet, while giving the industry’s customers clear industry standards on which they can rely.

According to Randal Lemke, Executive Director, InfoComm International, several years ago, InfoComm’s Board of Governors had the foresight  to recognise the need for a more professional identity for the AV industry, and realised that industry standards was a way to improve the industry and benefit consumers. Through the vigorous efforts of numerous industry volunteers, the Performance Standards Steering Committee has developed two inaugural proposed standards: Sound Coverage, under the direction of Frederick J. Ampel, Technology Visions, and Projected Image. In December of 2007, the InfoComm Board approved these as the first two standards to be developed. Lemke said that through rigorous debate and compromise, the industry will be able to establish these, and future standards, that will guide designers, installers, and customers for years to come.

InfoComm’s Performance Standards Steering Committee participants include:

-Scott Walker, CTS-D, LEED® AP, Waveguide Consulting, Inc., Chair

- Frederick J. Ampel, Technology Visions

- Michael Carter, AMX Corporation

- Barry Goldin, CTS, Audio Video Systems, Inc.

- Gary Hall, CTS-D, CTS-I, National Geospatial Intelligence Agency

- Brian E. Huff, CTS-D, Acentech Incorporated

- Matthew Kosel, CTS-D, CTS-I, Spinitar

- Greg Jeffreys, Paradigm Audio Visual Ltd. (U.K.)

- Walter Lam, CTS, Shen, Milsom & Wilke Lte. (Singapore)

- Brian Pipe, ARUP Communications (U.K.)

- Richard Derbyshire, Shen, Milsom & Wilke, Project Commissioning Work Group (PCWG) liaison.

 www.infocomm.org/standards