Accessibility Doesn’t Stop at the Ramp | AV Under the Hood

Dustin Myers reflects on what he saw at InfoComm 2026 and raises a simple but important point: accessibility doesn’t end with meeting code. Ramps were there, but many booths were still hard to navigate in real use. This piece looks at the gap between “technically accessible” and actually usable, and why better booth design is really about the experience for everyone. Read More

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June 23, 2026

Homecoming | Troy Story

In this piece, Troy Powers reflects on HETMA’s 2026 theme, Homecoming, and what it really means for the community. As the organization grows past 10,000 members, the focus shifts back to connection, participation, and the technical conversations that brought people together in the first place. More than a look back, it is an invitation to step in and be part of what comes next. Read More

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June 21, 2026

Checking in with NEXXT at InfoComm 2026

NEXXT is not a booth stop at InfoComm 2026. It is a partner helping the AV community create space for practical AI-era transformation. In the HETMA booth conversation, Byron Tarry, Founder & Chief Transformation Officer of NEXXT, talked about the NEXXT partnership with HETMA, eXplore ISE, The SPRINT with AVIXA, and the need to bring both leaders and front-line teams into the work. For higher ed AV/IT teams, the value is in moving past AI talk and into shared experimentation, practical innovation methods, and campus voices helping shape what comes next. Read More

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June 21, 2026

Checking in with SAVe at InfoComm 2026

SAVe is not a booth stop at InfoComm 2026. It is a partner doing work higher ed AV teams should have on their calendar. In the HETMA booth conversation, Christina De Bono shared updates on the SAVe Sustainable Manufacturer Council, SAVe a Second Life, SAVe Certification, volunteer opportunities, and the SAVe 2026 Global Conference coming October 13–14, 2026, to UCLA Covel Commons in Los Angeles. For campus AV/IT teams, the value is in connecting refresh cycles, retired equipment, sustainable purchasing, reuse, recycling, and campus planning to a larger AV industry movement. HETMA members should take a close look at the conference, the certification workshop, and the SAVe a Second Life partnership. Read More

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June 19, 2026

HETMA + Kramer = InfoComm 2026

Kramer comes to InfoComm 2026 with a higher-ed focus on making AV spaces simpler to deploy, standardize, and support. At Booth C8159, Kramer is showing the new KDS-17 Lite 4K60 4:4:4 AVoIP transceiver, AV-Studio for IP video streaming and multiview workflows, the expanded PR PRO matrix switcher family with a new 4x4 model, USB-C presentation switchers, Dante speaker solutions, Panta Rhei cloud management, and Ashton Bentley meeting room solutions. For campus AV/IT teams, the value is in bringing switching, AVoIP, audio, USB-C collaboration, management, and room design into a more repeatable campus standard. Read More

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June 19, 2026

HETMA + Sennheiser = InfoComm 2026

Sennheiser comes to InfoComm 2026 with a higher-ed focus on rethinking what campus audio systems should do now. At Booth C5313, the company is showing TeamConnect Ceiling M Plus, PartnerLink for Q-SYS, DeviceHub, Spectera updates, and partner workflow demonstrations. For campus AV/IT teams, the value is in spatial voice lift, clearer classroom interaction, simpler control workflows, remote device management, and wireless technology that can support classrooms, lecture halls, events, and production spaces without relying on old assumptions about what the room can be. Read More

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