The HDMI licensing consortium launches its Associate Program-- a marketing program to officially recognise and support companies selling HDMI-compliant products (as obtained from HDMI-certified adopters, of course).

Products certified to be fully compliant will bear HDMI Associate labelling.

The program is mainly designed for non-adopter companies sourcing their products from licensed adopters.

Associate Members will get listing on the HDMI consortium's website, as well as the chance to take part in potential co-marketing opportunities with the consortium itself. Meanwhile more details on the associate procedure itself are available on the website below.

Go Becoming an HDMI Associate

CEDIA Region 1 says a visit to its Home Technology Event this June is a must for Europe's custom installers, where they'll be able to check on the big brands and latest proucts and integration technologies.

The event covers home electronic system design, installation and integration-- including multi-room audio and TV distribution systems, home cinema, lighting, HVAC and security control, data networks and other electronic sub-systems.

This year will also include show floor workshops (with distributors holding dealer training and demo sessions), dedicated room sets and the Hub Seminar Theatre hosting sessions on the residential CI industry.

CEDIA will also offer certification opportunities throughout the show, as part of its education program.

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Crestron UK announces this year's edition of its annual integration awards, awarding the hardest working installers for the best projects (as well as for the use of its products!).

Award categories are as follows:

Region1 CEDIA (the Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association) announces the winners of the CEDIA Awards 2011 at a glittering black-tie ceremony in London’s exclusive West End.

Grahams Hi-Fi won the Best Media Room over £15,000 category for ‘The Pope’s House; which the judges praised as “a beautiful bedroom which doubles as a completely concealed media room-- incredible integration.”

Prestige Audio triumphed withNorthwood Home Cinema in the Best Home Cinema £40,000-£100,000 category; a true re-creation of a cinematic experience in the home, with an easy-to-use design for intuitive use by all family members.

Elsewhere, SMC’s Chelsea Family Home proved a clear winner in the Best Integrated Home £30,000-£100,000, through its incredibly flexible and technically impressive installation. Henri Intégrateur Domotique won in the Best Integrated Home over £100,000 category for Villa des Amis...an amazing family retreat in France with an expansive, integrated custom installation, featuring lighting, whole home audio, video, security, and control of all electronics across all four floors of the property.

The List of 2011 Winners...

Best Media Room under £15,000

Winner: Dawsons Group, Integrated Media Room, UK

Best Media Room over £15,000

Winner: Grahams Hi-Fi, The Pope’s House, UK

Best Home Cinema under £40,000

Winner: The Big Picture, The Junk Room, UK

Best Home Cinema £40,000 - £100,000

Winner: Prestige Audio, Northwood Home Cinema, UK

Best Home Cinema over £100,000

Winner: FAB Audio Visual, Arabian Nights, UK

Best Integrated Home under £30,000

Winner: Elytronic, Hi-Tech Renovation, Cyprus

Best Integrated Home £30,000 - £110,000

Winner: SMC, Chelsea Family Home, UK

Best Integrated Home over £100,000

Winner: Henri Intégrateur Domotique, Villa des Amis, France

Best Innovative Solution - Residential

Winner: MR Domotica, Custom Built Motorised Hidden TV, Netherlands

Best Multiple Scheme for a Property Developer

Winner: SMC, The Lancasters, UK

Best Marine

Winner: Sensory International, MY CLOUD 9, UK

Best Dressed Rack

Winner: Lewis Building Technology, Integrated Home Automation & Security, UK

Alongside these project winners, CEDIA Awards were also presented in two trade supplier categories; Best Trade Supplier and Best Training Initiative by a Trade Supplier. All ESP members were entitled to vote on both categories.

This year’s winner of Best Trade Supplier went to Crestron. Winner of Best Training Initiative by a Trade Supplier went to Lutron.

Winner of this year’s Best Technology Feature was Caramel Quin, Grand Designs for an article with plenty of useful advice and practical tips.

New to this year’s Awards was the Technician of the Year category, open to nominations by member companies, seeking to reward an installer who consistently produces work to the highest standard. The victor of this Award was Laura Lazzerini from Italy’s Studio LGL.

Established to recognise and reward high quality system design, installation and integration, the CEDIA Awards help to set the standard for CEDIA ESP members across CEDIA Region 1.

Go CEDIA, Region 1 and more about finalists