Course
Eastern
What Planners Need to Know About AV
AV is a costly, often confusing aspect of planning meetings and events, from the basic terminology involved to accurately assessing what is a “need” instead of an expensive “nice to have.”
Planners can also feel their options are limited due to venue requirements to work with in-house AV providers, which is not always set in stone. Arm yourself with the basics of AV technology in this free one-hour webinar and learn what you need to know before negotiating with AV providers.
Join Meetings Today and Eric Newkirk, past president of the Event Production Network (EPN) and VP of Design & Creative for AVFX, to get a basic understanding on all things AV.
By participating in this webinar, attendees will learn:
- How to determine if an AV provider can meet the needs of an event
- Basic AV terminology and terms to better understand what your actual event AV needs are in relation to your budget
- Top 10 questions you should ask your AV company
Earn CEUs: The Events Industry Council has reviewed the learning objectives of this activity and has indicated that attendees will receive 1 CE hours in the Meeting or Event Design Domain of the CMP or CMP-HC Standards.
Eric Newkirk
Past President, Event Production Network (EPN) and VP, Design & Creative for AVFX
Eric Newkirk is a proud member and Past President of the Event Production Network (EPN), an invitation-only alliance of North America’s premier event production companies. With a shared vision to raise the bar in the AV & event production industry, EPN provides access to a shared pool of knowledge, best practices, and the latest developments in audio visual technology for its Network companies.
Eric is also VP, Design & Creative for AVFX, with offices in Boston, Denver and Orlando. AVFX, through their Denver location, formerly CEAVCO, is a founding member of the EPN Network. Eric’s theater education, mixed with touring concert production, gives him an eye for artistic design and a special understanding for event flow. His production experience includes large scale live events for corporations and associations. Eric often serves as Executive Producer, Producer, Technical Director, Show Caller, Producer, and/or Stage Manager for clients in the field. He is responsible for timely execution on all media and production design service deliverables company wide. Eric has over 15 years of service on the leadership at AVFX where recently he celebrated his 26th work anniversary. Eric is an active member of AVIXA and serves on the Live Events Council.