Jun 19, 2026 · 10 min · 5 segments
EDUCAUSE is a bigger higher ed IT table where AV needs to be part of the conversation. In this InfoComm interview, Dan Stone helps frame EDUCAUSE as a place for campus technology professionals to…
Dan StoneGuest
Atkins FlemingHost
So as a AV tech manager, if I come to your conference, which is in beautiful Denver, right?
So, one, we have the exhibit hall floor, which you can see a part of here on this image.
And really what the reason above and beyond anything else, we've got great education and we've got great networking opportunities.
So as my parallel is, I'm within the meetings and events industry as like our EDUCAUSE community is involved with with fire at it and it's it's your gateway to the industry it's your gateway to the rest of your career this is where you meet your future bosses your future employees um and you start to pick up on on what this industry is at a higher level and so if if you're at all interested in advancing in your career um even if you're if you're just an av person right um if if you've got aspirations of of anything higher up the chain like that's where you start that's where you get you get involved in that community and these are the people that are going to help you along the way throughout your career um and so that's i've been Yeah, I don't know how you do it without that, honestly.
The people who have elevated those positions have started by getting involved in conferences like this.
And it's also a great way to probably bond with your own team members from your school that are going.
The IT folks, the network admins, the security guys, the bosses, they're all going, right? So, hey, try to get a seat at that table and go with them.
This is one of those areas where you're in front of your boss and you get to make an impression in front of your boss.
And the more time that people spend with their direct supervisors and their bosses, the more they get promoted in their careers.
So as a AV tech manager, if I come to your conference, which is in beautiful Denver, right?
So, one, we have the exhibit hall floor, which you can see a part of here on this image.
And really what the reason above and beyond anything else, we've got great education and we've got great networking opportunities.
So as my parallel is, I'm within the meetings and events industry as like our EDUCAUSE community is involved with with fire at it and it's it's your gateway to the industry it's your gateway to the rest of your career this is where you meet your future bosses your future employees um and you start to pick up on on what this industry is at a higher level and so if if you're at all interested in advancing in your career um even if you're if you're just an av person right um if if you've got aspirations of of anything higher up the chain like that's where you start that's where you get you get involved in that community and these are the people that are going to help you along the way throughout your career um and so that's i've been Yeah, I don't know how you do it without that, honestly.
The people who have elevated those positions have started by getting involved in conferences like this.
And it's also a great way to probably bond with your own team members from your school that are going.
The IT folks, the network admins, the security guys, the bosses, they're all going, right? So, hey, try to get a seat at that table and go with them.
This is one of those areas where you're in front of your boss and you get to make an impression in front of your boss.
And the more time that people spend with their direct supervisors and their bosses, the more they get promoted in their careers.
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