H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center Hires Audio Visual Innovations
Providing a custom campus-wide communication solution for the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center (www.moffitt.usf.edu), Tampa, Fla.-based Audio Visual Innovations has been awarded the $1.1 million design and build project. Contact Audio Visual Innovations at www.aviinc.com.

Acoustic Systems Acquired by ETS-Lindgren
Acoustic Systems (Austin, Texas) was recently purchased by ETS-Lindgren, a subsidiary of ESCO Technologies. Acoustic Systems will operate as a division of ESCO's EMC Test Systems subsidiary, also located in Austin. Visit www.acousticsystems.com.

Berklee College of Music, Line 6 Team Up
At Winter NAMM 2003, Berklee College of Music and Line 6 debuted the GuitarPort/Berklee College of Music Online Guitar Education Center. Line 6's computer-based learning environment, GuitarPort, now features a virtual Berklee Press store, as well as online lessons and courses for guitar. Lessons range from $2.95 to $3.95, and courses range from $22.95 to $34.95. MORE

M-Audio Unveils Audiophile USB
A combo audio and MIDI interface for USB computers, the new Audiophile USB from M-Audio delivers 24-bit/96kHz fidelity and includes Mac and PC drivers. Specs include 109dB dynamic range and .002% THD; connections include line-level I/Os, RCA, S/PDIF, MIDI I/O and headphone output. MSRP: $249.99. MORE

Syntrillium Offers New Production Loops
Lounge & Reggae, Syntrillium's new two-CD library of more than 3,500 high-quality, royalty-free music production loops, introduces 700 new genre-specific loops in 32-bit .WAV format. Also available in the new library are Loopology's Cocktail Jazz, Bossa Nova and Latin loops, also in 32-bit .WAV format. MORE

For more product updates, visit Mix's Winter NAMM 2003 show report at http://mixonline.com/ar/audio_days_future_namm_2/index.htm.

CEA is hosting six free HDTV update meetings in select cities to bring retailers/broadcaster/cable reps up to date on the current state of the analog-to-DTV transition: Dallas, February 25; Atlanta, February 26; Tampa/St. Petersburg, March 25; Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, March 26; Seattle, April 29; and Phoenix, April 30. Contact Bob Loder at bloder@goldenloder.com.

Visit www.nab.org for an updated list of NAB-sponsored events and training programs near you.

Avid Technology has opened 17 Avid-Authorized Education Centers in cities across the U.S. Avid Xpress DV training courses will be held approximately every two to three days. Visit www.avid.com to find a training center near you.

Electronic House Expo will be held from February 26 to March 1 in Orlando.

Game Developer's Conference in San Jose, Calif., March 4-8.

Sony DMX-R100 Digital Audio Mixer Operations Training: March 4, 2003 (Oradell, N.J.), July 29, 2003 (San Jose, Calif.), and November 11, 2003 (Oradell, N.J.) Each one-day training session costs $400 per person. Call 408/955-4231 or e-mail training@am.sony.com.

Sony DMX-R100 Advanced Operations Training: March 5, 2003 (Oradell, N.J.), July 30, 2003 (San Jose, Calif.), and November 12, 2003 (Oradell, N.J.). Each one-day training session costs $475 per person. Call 408/955-4231 or e-mail training@am.sony.com.

"Invasion of the GoGirls" comes to Austin, Texas, during SXSW. GoGirlsMusic.com, sponsored by Onstage magazine, presents its third-annual showcase that spotlights emerging talent from across the nation.

Visit www.aes.org for quick links to help plan your trip to the 114th AES convention in Amsterdam, March 22-March 25, 2003, at the RAI Conference and Exhibition Center.

IRMA's 33rd Annual Recording Media Forum will be held March 26-29, 2003, at the Lowes Ventana Canyon Resort in Tucson, Ariz. Full registration is $1,470 for members or $1,970 for nonmembers; pre-register online at www.recordingmedia.com.

For what's new in today's video-production community, check out the Institute of Videography's 2003 Convention and Trade Exhibition, which takes place at the National Motorcycle Museum on April 24-25, 2003, in Birmingham (opposite the NEC). While you're there, grab a seat for the IOV Awards ceremony in the prestigious Britannia Suite at the Motorcycle Museum on the evening of the 24th. Pre-register at www.iov.co.uk.

Celebrate the Stax Museum of American Soul Music's grand opening from April 29-May 1, 2003. Visit www.soulsvilleusa.com for festivity information.

Media-Tech Expo 2003 returns to Las Vegas at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, May 13-15, 2003.

Order your badges now for AES Europe (March 22-25) in Amsterdam at www.aes.org.

Reserve your booth space now for Infocomm in Las Vegas, June 3-5, 2003, at www.infocomm.org.

Reserve your booth space now for Summer NAMM in Nashville, July 18-20, 2003, at www.namm.com.