AV Awards 2011 finalists announced

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The Awards night includes a drinks reception and three course dinner per person plus entertainment.

The finalists are as follows;

Distributor of the year
TDMaverick
Steljes
Sahara Presentation Systems
RGB Communications
Midwich

Education project of the year
AV Media - Masarykova University Campus, Brno, Czech Republic
Samsung - Videowall installation at the International Space Innovation Centre
Epson (UK)  - Epson's EB-450Wi for an interactive classroom solution at Darwen Aldridge Community Academy
Snelling Business Systems - Ruskin Gallery Refurbishment
GV Multi-media  - Kimmeridge House - Bournemouth University
CDEC Limited - Litherland High School
3Ducation - Rent a Tent
Sysco AV - Sutton Life Centre
proAV  - MATTU - Minimal Access Therapy Training Unit, Guildford, UK

Projection or display product of the year
Vision Techmount - TM-CAGE
Avjog - CableJoG
Chief Manufacturing - Interactive short throw projector mount
Barco - HDX-W14 Projector
Vivitek - QUMI HD Pocket Projector
Prysm - TD1 Tile
Atlas AV - GuidA Rotate
LG Electronics UK - CF3D projector
Hitachi Digital Media Group - iPJ-AW250NM Projector
projectiondesign - F35 wqxga projector

Consumer installation of the year
AV Media - The Temple of Hops and Beer in Zatec
Electrosonic - Operation Dynamo: Rescue from Dunkirk at Dover Castle
Sarner - Doctor Who Experience
Sysco AV - Oculus at St Paul's Cathedral
Canon UK - E-Table at inamo St. James

Business Installation of the year
Electrosonic - The iZone at Deloitte, 3 New Street Square
proAV - Nomura International London, UK
CSL Integration - McAfee EBC Amsterdam
Impact - Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Manufacturer of the year
Vision
Promethean
Pro Display
projectiondesign

Projection or display manufacturer of the year
Vision
Sahara Presentation Systems
Promethean World
NEC Display Solutions
projectiondesign

Green or environmental project of the year
Panasonic UK - Offset For Life
PresTop - Omnitapps - Paperless Multi Touch solutions

AV/IT integration of the year
AV Media - Integrated security and emergency Centre in Ostrava
IVC Media - Installation at Tortuga Beach Resort
Impact - Impact and AMX for Man Group
CSL Integration - McAfee EBC Amsterdam

In-house AV team of the year
University of Birmingham
Church House Conference Centre
ACC Liverpool

Systems product of the year
Vidyo - VidyoMobile for VidyoConferencing
DYMO/Mimio - MimioClassroom product suite
TV One - C2-8000 Series
Riedel Communications  - MediorNet Compact
Calibre UK - HQView520 Scaler, Switcher and Scan Converter

Videoconferencing project of the year
Vidyo - Macmillan Cancer Support VidyoConferencing
Questmark  - The development and use of AV communications and videoconferencing across the Western Health & Social Care Trust
Polycom - NHS Lothian
proAV - Catlin, London UK

Audio manufacturer of the year
Vision
IML
Biamp Systems
Genelec

Audio product of the year
Vision - SP-5000 Column Loudspeakers
Active Audio - Ray-On
Televic Conference - D-Cerno Discussion System
IML - The IML Connector
Revolabs - Revolabs HD

Rental and staging company of the year
DB Systems
Blitz Communications

Live event of the year
Bluman Associates - "The Prototype Tour" for Top Gear Live
Pro Display - The 83rd Oscar Academy Awards
Canon, 7thSense Design, HoloVis International and Imagination - Unique Dome Experience

Digital Signage Product of the year
Datapath - x4 Wall Controller
SpinetiX - HMP200 Hyper Media Player and Fusion Software
LG Business Solutions - LG SuperSign

Digital Signage project of the year
dZine - Onboard promotional infotainment for P&O ferries
Scala - holyfields - quick service restaurant
C-nario - National Bank of Greece's First i-Bank Concept Store
Onelan - Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovacion (Ministry of Science and Innovation) de Madrid

Digital signage manufacturer of the year
Onelan
Signagelive