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BICSI Western Region Meeting at P2S Last December, the P2S Technology Group had the honor of hosting the BICSI U. S. Western Region Meeting at the P2S office in Long Beach. P2S set aside the 7th floor common areas and welcomed BICSI members and vendors for a day of presentations, seminars, vendor exhibitions, prizes and fun activities. The presentations covered new products and services while seminar topics included the Internet of Things( IoT), Distributed Antenna Systems( DAS), basics for AV System development, design guidelines for fiber-optic systems, and fire safety for communications cabling. Pat McMurry, the BICSI Western Region Director, ended the meeting with a Q & A and some closing remarks. Thank you to BICSI for allowing P2S to serve as hosts.
John Kacperski Honored at BICSI Awards BICSI member and Registered Communications Distribution Designer( RCDD), John Kacperski, had a memorable time at the 2018 BICSI Winter Conference in Orlando, Florida. And not only because he enjoyed the pleasant winter Florida weather. At the conference’ s Annual Members Meeting, John was honored by outgoing BICSI president Brian Ensign for his service as the Chair of the BICSI International Standards Committee.
Later at the conference’ s Annual Awards Banquet, John also received the Larry G. Romig 2017 BICSI Committee Member of the Year award.
BICSI is the Building Industry Consulting Service International, a professional association for the advancement of the information and communications technology community( ICT). BICSI certifies installers and designers who specialize in complex voice and data cable layouts.
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