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Techni+Contact Now the Canadian Distributor for Utelogy Utelogy, a software publisher for intelligent management and control for connected workspaces, has signed a distribution agreement with Techni+- Contact Canada. “Our client base looks to us to continually offer best-of-breed technol- ogy that gives them a leading edge in AV and collaboration solutions. The Utelogy platform offers a level of innovation our clients desire to assist in monitoring, management, and provisioning,” says Julie Legault, president of Techni+Contact Canada. According to Utelogy, its standards-based architecture platform lever- ages existing IT and AV infrastructure to provide advanced management, monitoring, and control and can support any AV device with its built-in tool suites for easier provisioning and configuration. For more information, contact Techni+Contact Canada: 514-695-4883, [email protected], www.technicontact.com. (L-R): TECHNI+CONTACT CANADA’S JULIE LEGAULT & JEAN-PIERRE XENOPOULOS WITH UTELOGY’S FRANK PELLKOFER SFM Announces New Appointments Within Pro Visual Division SFM has named Justin Gauthier as the sales representative for SFM Pro Visual in Quebec, supporting all of the division’s brands. He previously served as SFM’s brand manager for Elation, DTS, Antari, Leprecon, and W-DMX. “In the past two years at SFM, Justin has helped grow his entire brand portfolio, in particular Elation. Now, he is going to apply his industry knowledge and experience to help (CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT): SFM PRO VISUAL’S DIANA LUB- expand our customer NIEWSKI, JESSICA TISEO, FRANCO CARUSO & JUSTIN GAUTHIER base,” says Joey Molino, SFM’s director of brand management. Franco Caruso will absorb Gauthier’s former responsibilities and will oversee the entire portfolio of brands within the SFM Pro Visual business unit. SFM has also welcomed two new members to the Pro Visual team: Jessica Tiseo is now the brand coordinator, helping define and imple- ment the overall brand strategy; and Diana Lubniewski is marketing proj- ect manager, leading the formulation and execution of a comprehensive marketing strategy. Gauthier can be contacted at [email protected] or 514-780-2070. For more information, contact SFM: 514-780-2070, [email protected], www.sfm.ca. JEAN-PHILIPPE TREMBLAY ROB PORETTI Jean-Philippe Tremblay & Rob Poretti Join AVL Media Group AVL Media Group has announced the hiring of Jean-Philippe Tremblay as part of its video team and Rob Poretti as its new director of sales for Ontario. Tremblay was previously the managing technical advisor for Solotech’s video department, overseeing equipment acquisition and planning and launching many major North American tours. Prior to joining AVL, Poretti led Solotech’s Sales and Systems Integra- tion division in Toronto. He brings more than 30 years of experience to his new role and will spearhead sales and marketing initiatives with the primary goal of expanding AVL’s presence in all Ontario markets. “Jean-Philippe brings huge depth and experience within his field and we are very excited to welcome him to our team,” says Andrew Hope, managing director at AVL. About Poretti, Hope adds: “Rob’s technical expertise along with his business acumen and strategic approach to solutions-based business development will be a key factor for our growth in Ontario.” Tremblay can be reached at 514-400-0110 ext. 25 or jptremblay@ avlmediagroup.com. For more information, contact AVL Media Group: 514-400-0110, [email protected], www.avlmediagroup.com. Agenda Announced for the CCBE’s Annual Conference The Association of Central Canada Broadcast Engineers, Technologists and Technicians (CCBE) will be hosting its annual conference from Sept. 26-29, 2019, in King City, ON. The conference offers four days of technical papers, workshops, and training sessions conducted by design engineers, industry profes- sionals, and their representatives. It’s an opportunity to meet and talk 10 | Fall 2019 with technology pioneers, equipment manufacturers, and distributors, as well as a chance to meet with fellow broadcast engineers and technologists attending from Newfoundland to Manitoba, and discuss how they are dealing with their own technical challenges. For the conference schedule, go to www.ccbe.ca.