Mitch Klein joins the Connected Design Podcast to reflect on more than three decades in the custom integration industry and his long-running work with CEDIA.
We're just a few weeks away from CEDIA Expo singing its swan song in the Mile High City, but that hasn't slowed the CEDIA the association from looking ahead to the next big event on the custom integration industry's calendar. CEDIA, this week, opened its call for education session proposals for Integrated Systems Europe 2027,…
CEDIA will host the first North American workshop for its RP32: Audio System Measurement and Verification Recommended Practice at CEDIA Expo 2026, bringing hands-on training around a standard that could have meaningful implications for how integrators, designers, and builders define, verify, and communicate audio performance.
The full-day RP32: Audio System Measurement and Verification Workshop will take place Monday, Aug.…
There’s nothing quite as uplifting as watching a community of individuals rally around one of their own amid trying times. That’s exactly the case today as members of the integration channel are coming together to support CEDIA Board Chair Amanda Wildman as she and her family face an unimaginable reality.
While Wildman was out of…
Today's most sophisticated smart homes aren't defined by visible screens, speakers, or control panels—they're defined by what homeowners don't see. That philosophy is on full display at WOW!house 2026, the annual designer show house presented by Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour in London. Running June 2 through July 2, the event brings together leading interior designers,…
What a week or so of news in the CI space. Emerald gets sold. CEDIA CEO Daryl Friedman announced his retirement. And then AVIXA comes in and says, “Hold my beer.”
All of that made the timing of Friedman’s note to the CEDIA community honestly perfect. With so much swirling around, his words felt like…
Daryl Friedman, who has served as Global President and CEO of CEDIA since 2021, will retire in 2027. Friedman recently informed the CEDIA Board of Directors of his decision.
“Daryl’s impact on CEDIA has been transformative,” Amanda Wildman, CEDIA Board Chairperson, said in a statement. “He stepped into this role at an important time for…
CEDIA taps Andrea Harvey, a design professional with two decades of design experience, to lead Design & Build Outreach department.
It was a busy week prior to the Easter holiday for the smart home industry association. CEDIA celebrated the launch of a brand-new membership app at the same time the organization was in Washington, DC, for its third-annual Capitol Hill Day event. Both initiatives show the continued efforts by the organization to both modernize its…
