Mark Your Calendar: ‘Igniting Our Next-Gen Workforce’ Virtual Celebration on Dec. 2
October 13, 2021
NSCA’s “Igniting Our Next-Gen Workforce” is a completely online experience being held on Dec. 2, 2021, from 3:30pm to 5:30pm CST
Get to Know Ignite 2.0
June 15, 2021
NSCA Education Foundation’s Ignite has always prioritized diversification of the integration market. Now, with version 2.0, we’re doubling down on inclusion. A common criticism of the integration industry is that it’s a tad … incestual. The same folks jump from company to company. The same faces are seen at industry events. Our industry isn’t as Read the full article…
ICYMI: ‘Business Benefits of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion’ at 2021 BLC
March 23, 2021
We hope you attended NSCA’s 23rd annual Business & Leadership Conference and watched Dr. Ivan Joseph’s keynote, “Business Benefits of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.” But in case you missed it … There were 16 sessions at NSCA’s 2021 Business & Leadership Conference (BLC), including several concurrent breakout discussions. One benefit to this year’s BLC being Read the full article…
NSCA Success Story: Giving CTI the Resources It Needs for Continued Progress
June 16, 2020
When it comes to strategic growth, Conference Technologies Inc. (CTI) knows all about it. Among the fastest-growing companies in the integration world, it manages 24 locations around the country and has successfully expanded from a small AV firm with local reach in St. Louis to a nationwide integrator that services a global customer base. The Read the full article…
How Are You Supporting the Industry?
August 6, 2019
A little friendly competition never hurt anyone, right? Right! Which is why we kicked off the $100K NSCA Ignite Challenge last month, sponsored by Shure Incorporated and an anonymous integrator donor. These two organizations want to see Ignite – a program that increases awareness of the communications technology industry among students and young professionals – Read the full article…
NSCA Announces Agenda and Dates for 2019 Pivot to Profit Conference
July 30, 2019
NSCA is excited to announce the agenda for Pivot to Profit on Sept. 24-25 at Sheraton DFW Airport Hotel in Irving, TX
What Should We Call Ourselves?!
June 25, 2019
When Ignite was launched in 2016, we knew it would help the industry draw attention to the awesome career opportunities available. What we didn’t realize, however, was that it would raise the debate about what integrators call themselves. Commercial integrators? AV integrators? Technology professionals? Low-voltage contractors? Systems contractors? Communications technology firms? What’s Behind NSCA’s Name Read the full article…
$100K NSCA Ignite Challenge Launched by Shure & Anonymous Integrator
June 13, 2019
The NSCA Education Foundation is excited to announce the $100K NSCA Ignite Challenge, sponsored by Shure Incorporated and an anonymous integrator donor
ESPA Executive Director Jeff Gardner Announces Retirement
June 4, 2019
Last month, the Electronic Systems Professional Alliance (ESPA), founded in 2006 to meet the increasing demand for properly trained electronic systems technicians, announced that Jeff Gardner – the organization’s first executive director – retired. From our perspective, the industry owes a lot to Gardner. He first joined ESPA in 2016 after serving on staff at Read the full article…
How You Can Build Your Talent Pipeline
May 14, 2019
For as long as I’ve been in the systems integration industry, trying to explain our work to non-industry professionals has been a challenge. Over the years, the industry has changed to not only include AV, but also low-voltage communications, life safety and security, nurse call, and IT/network technologies. Earlier this year, a friend and former Read the full article…