Daniel J SaitCEDIA has announced that Joel Silver has been chosen as this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award recipient for the U.S based arm of the awards.
Founder of The Imaging Science Foundation (ISF), Joel will be honoured at the U.S CEDIA Awards Celebration hosted at Petco Park on September 5 this year.
The association says that the CEDIA Lifetime Achievement Award recognises an individual who has exhibited outstanding, creative, innovative, and visionary leadership in the growth and advancement of the residential technology industry.
Nominations are submitted by industry professionals and evaluated on the basis of achievement and service within the industry.
“We could not be happier to recognise Joel for his contributions to the industry. Anyone who has worked with him knows that his credentials are extensive, and his expertise is highly sought after,” says Dave Humphries, CEDIA chairman.
In 1994, Joel founded ISF which introduced video image quality calibration services into consumer electronics, and he has been a pillar of the industry ever since. In fact, Joel is in the UK right now carrying out ISF training.
Tireless worker
Joel’s work in advancing HDTV image quality has been covered in the New York Times, the LA Times, Popular Mechanics, Wired, and numerous AV publications in the United States and abroad. He has managed research projects for the California Energy Commission documenting how video calibration produces significant energy savings.
Joel has been a consultant for the high-end video, high-end audio, telemedicine, and medical management industries, as well as for Microsoft Media Centre Edition PCs and the Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship program at the W. Averill Harriman School of Management.
Joel is also the producer of the HDTV Calibration Wizard DVD and is a co-inventor of the patented Microsoft Windows Display Calibration Wizard, which is now on over 111,000,000 PCs.
“Joel’s energy and thirst to acquire and share knowledge is infectious,” adds Walt Zerbe, CEDIA senior director of technology and standards. “He’s been a champion for the industry and has impacted hundreds of home technology professionals and industry peers.”
Joel also gives back to the industry, frequently volunteering his time. He has served on the CEDIA Awards Technical Judging Panel for the last several years and has been a popular instructor at CEDIA Expo.
He also volunteers as the chair of the CTA and CEDIA committee on Home Theatre Video recommended practices.