Jumping right into the finale of a five-part series from Joe Way about what makes a successful Request for Proposal (RFP) process. Spoilers abound. Looking at the best practices to ensure your next project goes smoothly from start to finish. Cisco is putting their AI foot forward with their collaboration solutions. What this means for the new RoomOS and Webex features, and what all these AI tools mean for those making those installations in the classroom. Biamp has deployed their Vocia paging and public address systems at an Australian airport. Could we see tech like this on a campus?

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Every month, we take a look at the biggest stories for the higher education space. We discuss these topics with experts across various campuses. Today we are joined by Rob Rasberry from Drexel University, Ernie Bailey of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and BC Hatchett from Vanderbilt University.

Host: Erin Maher-Moran

Guests:

• Rob Rasberry – Drexel University
• Ernie Bailey – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
• BC Hatchett – Vanderbilt University

Links to sources:

• AV Network – The Ideal RFP Process
• AV Buyers' Club – Cisco Adding AI to Webex, RoomOS
• AVNation – Biamp Installs Vocia in Airport

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AV over IP has made strives in the industry, including the IPMX standard. Does it have a place in the higher education space? AVIXA's numbers are showing some growth for AV. How classroom budgets are feeling as we start a new semester. And we look at a piece about how AV teams have grown to be integral to campus tech. What this means for technology managers to have a bigger role in education.

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Every month we bring you the latest news and stories for the higher education AV space. We discuss these topics with a panel of experts across different campuses. Today we are joined by Rob Rasberry from Drexel University, Ernie Bailey of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Chris Kelly from Creighton University.

Host: Erin Maher-Moran

Guests:

• Rob Rasberry – Drexel University
• Ernie Bailey – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
• Chris Kelly - Creighton University

Links to sources:

• AVNation – IPMX & AV over IP
• AV Magazine – AVIXA IOTA Report for 2025
• Commercial Integrator – AV Managers More Important Than Ever

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26North's acquisition of AVI-SPL is a major turning point in the AV industry. What this move means for the higher education space and technology managers within. When cloud storage and similar solutions were introduced they were a little shunned and feared. Now AI has taken that mantle, so should we go about re-examining those opportunities more? What open AV standards means across a campus. The evolution of E-Paper and its effect for both sustainability as well as interesting tech in the classroom.

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Every month we bring you the biggest news and stories from the higher education space. We discuss these topics with a panel of experts across campuses from universities to community colleges. Joining us this week is Scott Tiner from Bates College, Ernie Bailey of University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, and Andy Vogel from Ohio State University College of Engineering.

Host: Erin Maher-Moran

• Guests:Ernie Bailey – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
• Scott Tiner – Bates College
• Andy Vogel – Ohio State University College of Engineering

Links to sources:

• rAVe Pubs – 26North's Acquisition of AVI-SPL
• rAVe Pubs – Open AV Standards & The Cloud
• AVNation – E-Paper's Evolution for AV

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