USAV Weekly Highlights: October 29th, 2021
Here is your recap of what USAV did this week:
USAV Gives Back
Cybersecurity Week 4
Happy Halloween from USAV
USAV Gives Back to the Local Orlando Community
InfoComm 2021 is in the books and certainly was a different year. USAV traditionally hosts a reception for all USAV members on Wednesday night of the show. This year we originally planned our USAV reception at the Pub in Orlando. Unfortunately, attendance for InfoComm was going to be significantly low which meant the attendance for our event was also going to be impacted. We were faced with the question of how to pivot and still make use of food agreement from the Pub.
On Wednesday, Oct 27, Cheryl Walton of USAV met with The Ronald McDonald House of Orlando’s Volunteer Coordinator, Shyanne Straub – Julio Morales, Assistant House Manager and The Pub Orlando’s Virginia Schwartz – Sales Manager at their 6551 Nemours Pkwy House. We donated two catered meals to two different Ronald McDonald houses in Orlando. They were so happy and appreciative to have a fantastic meal and USAV was delighted to turn a negative situation into one that benefited everyone.
Thank you to The Pub for supplying and catering these meals and The Ronald McDonald House for welcoming USAV with open arms.
Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Week 4
Prioritizing Cybersecurity in a Hybrid Workplace
In this day and age, employees are more connected than ever. The hybrid workplace is here to stay, and for employees, this means relying on connected devices from their home office setups. According to recent data, smart home systems are set to rise to a market value of $157 billion by 2023, and the number of installed connected devices in the home is expected to rise by a staggering 70% by 2025. In this new normal where smart devices and consequently online safety are a must, here are some tips for securing those devices.
AT THE OFFICE
Happy Halloween from the PSA/USAV team! Denver employees gathered for lunch at the office, and remote employees joined the festivities virtually. PSA/USAV hosted a costume contest and a dessert contest to celebrate Halloween and enjoy the Friday afternoon! Congratulations to our winners listed blow.
Team Costumes:
1st Place: Sales team, scrabble tiles
2nd Place: Marketing team, cast from Mean Girls
Individual Costumes:
1st Place for In-Person Attendee: President Ric McCullough, dinosaur
1st Place for Remote Attendee: Vice President of USAV Patrick Whipkey, Ted Lasso
Dessert Contest:
1st Place: Executive Assistant Olivia Zagorec-Marks’s pumpkin bars (left)
2nd Place: Accounting Assistant Christy Martin’s four-layer delight (right)
UPCOMING
In this webinar attendees will learn how:
AV designs for flexible meeting and collaboration spaces.
AV designs for these spaces must be adaptable as workspace protocols are expected to remain fluid for the foreseeable future.
New line of affordable and versatile 4K AV switchers and accessories.