For Immediate Release
August 29, 2005
Press Contacts:
Jamie Antcliff
CEDIA
317-328-4336
jantcliff@cedia.org
CEDIA EXPO 2005 welcomes special panel for exclusive CEDIA
Executive Summit
Sept. 9 panel titled “Direct from Hollywood—The
Prospects for Next-Generation Media
Indianapolis, Ind. –The Custom Electronic
Design and Installation Association (CEDIA) will welcome an exclusive
CEDIA Executive Summit at CEDIA EXPO 2005, the residential custom electronics
industry’s premier show. The panel is scheduled from NOON – 1
p.m. on Friday, Sept. 9, and is titled “Direct from Hollywood—The
Prospects for Next-Generation Media.”
This special session will highlight the various issues
associated with the latest high-definition platforms and the opportunities
they afford CEDIA members, who serve as the gatekeepers to the critical
early-adopter market. The discussion will cover topics such as HD delivery
options, interactive programming, and emerging packaged media formats
such as Blu-ray Discs.
The following home entertainment executives will take
part in the Executive Summit:
- Adrian Alperovich, executive vice president-international
for Sony Pictures Home Entertainment;
- Patrick Fitzgerald, executive vice president
of sales, distribution, and trade marketing for Buena Vista Home
Entertainment;
- and Peter Staddon, executive vice president of
marketing for Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.
Paul Gluckman, managing editor of Consumer Electronics
Daily, will serve as moderator.
Location:
500 Ballroom, Indiana Convention Center and RCA Dome
Indianapolis, Ind.
Time/Date:
NOON on Friday, Sept. 9, 2005
This event is FREE to all EXPO attendees.
CEDIA is an international trade association of companies
that specialize in designing and installing electronic systems for
the home. The association was founded in September 1989 and has more
than 3,000 member companies worldwide. CEDIA members are established
and insured businesses with bona fide qualifications and experience
in this specialized field. CEDIA members include Residential Electronics
Systems Professionals who have emerged as the “fourth contractor” in
the building and remodeling industries alongside electrical, plumbing
and HVAC professionals. For more information on CEDIA, visit the association’s
Web site at www.cedia.org.
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