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JUNE 12-18, 2027
Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida

Call For 2027 Presenters - Coming Soon

The Call for Presenters - Coming Soon!

RESIDE 2027 is looking for business leaders, industry experts, innovators, and experienced professionals who can help the custom integration community build stronger businesses, develop stronger teams, deliver exceptional client experiences, and prepare for the future of the smart home.

Created specifically for the custom integration community, RESIDE brings together technology professionals and trade partners to explore the future of the smart home. We're seeking practical, forward-looking sessions that provide actionable strategies, proven practices, and valuable insights that help attendees operate more profitable businesses, build stronger teams, improve project execution, and create exceptional client experiences. 

We encourage participants from all backgrounds to apply.

At RESIDE and across all AVIXA platforms, we seek to create and champion an environment of giving, sharing, and mutual respect; not only for our members, but in the pronounced way our mission touches the world. 

But we cannot do it alone. We need your participation and referrals because it is not a choice of expertise OR diversity: the diverse thoughts and experiences of women, non-binary genders, Black, Indigenous, and all people of color expand our industry knowledge and represent a better future for our custom integration community.

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Why RESIDE

RESIDE brings together the people shaping the future of custom integration.

RESIDE was created specifically for the residential integration community—a place where custom integrators and the trade partners they work alongside can learn from one another, exchange ideas, and address the opportunities and challenges shaping the modern home.

Launching alongside InfoComm in Orlando in June 2027, RESIDE brings together professionals across technology, design, and construction to share real-world experience, strengthen industry collaboration, and help move residential integration forward.

At the heart of RESIDE is an education program built around three pillars designed to move the industry forward: 

Grow the Business
Strategies to strengthen the business, improve performance, and create new opportunities.

Develop the Team
Practical ways to build stronger teams, develop talent, and improve how people work together.

Design the Future
Technologies, ideas, and business models shaping what’s next in residential integration.

Audience

RESIDE serves professionals who design, integrate, manage, and support technology solutions for the modern home.

Sessions should emphasize practical solutions, project outcomes, business impact, client experience, industry collaboration, and technology strategy rather than product promotion. Content should provide actionable insights and proven practices attendees can implement in their businesses, teams, projects, and client relationships.

RESIDE attendees are:

  • business owners
  • sales leaders
  • project managers
  • consultants
  • system designers
  • operations leaders
  • integrators and technicians
  • architects
  • interior designers
  • builders

Working in:

  • residential AV
  • home automation and control
  • networking and connectivity
  • lighting and shading
  • wellness technologies
  • outdoor living
  • energy management
  • architecture and design 
  • residential construction

Submission Guidelines

What We're Looking For In 2027

  • Business Growth & Leadership: business strategy, leadership, sales excellence, financial performance, customer experience, operational effectiveness, and market opportunities
  • Team Development & Performance: project management, workforce development, communication, leadership development, training, mentorship, culture, and employee engagement
  • The Future of the Smart Home: artificial intelligence, automation, emerging technologies, advanced system design, future business models, and technology innovation
  • Design, Construction & Integration Partnerships: collaboration between integrators, architects, interior designers, builders, and other trade partners to improve project and client outcomes
  • Hands-On Learning: practical strategies, proven processes, workflow improvements, and interactive learning experiences
  • Real-World Case Studies: project outcomes, lessons learned, business transformations, and implementation takeaways

Vendor-Neutral Content Policy

RESIDE sessions are designed to educate, not sell. Content must remain vendor-neutral and focus on practical, transferable insights rather than promoting a company, product, or service. Presenters may reference specific solutions when relevant, but comparisons should be balanced and support the learning objectives. Overtly promotional content or selling from the stage may result in removal from the program, even after a session has been selected.

Presenter and Submission Requirements

  • Speakers should ensure that the submission content is relevant to the Custom Integration industry and its communities.

  • When submitting topic(s), keep in mind that RESIDE attendees should walk away with action items, best practices, and creative ideas they can implement right away.

  • Speakers should commit to presenting in person at RESIDE in Orlando next June.

  • Any materials needed for your session must be submitted by the deadlines indicated in the speaker portal.

  • Before presenting, speakers must verify the content, confirm that it is their own or properly authorized, and address any required permissions. To support a clear, balanced program, AVIXA reserves the right to revise session titles and descriptions.

  • Note for Suppliers: If you are an industry supplier submitting a proposal, you will not be considered unless you are a contracted RESIDE 2027 exhibitor. Preference is given to suppliers who include an integrator or end user as a co-presenter. See the FAQs for more info on the supplier speaker policy

How Sessions Are Selected

AVIXA staff and volunteer subject matter experts review each proposal. Because we receive more strong proposals than the program can accommodate, not every qualified submission can be selected. If your session is selected, the Live Content team will notify you and support you throughout the preparation process.

RESIDE submissions are reviewed to identify complete proposals that demonstrate a meaningful contribution to attendees’ professional capabilities and knowledge of the field. Reviewers evaluate presenter or panelist expertise; whether the content is focused, current, practical, or innovative; whether the learning level is appropriate for the audience and topic; whether the proposal includes three actionable learner outcomes; and whether the session design encourages audience questions, interaction, and participation.

Frequently Asked Questions

Sessions are evaluated by AVIXA staff and volunteer subject matter experts. Recommendations are based on proposal quality, presenter or facilitator expertise, alignment with requested topics, suitability for the RESIDE audience, available space, and the proposal’s uniqueness.

Presentations must be tailored for AV professionals, showing evidence of material that will make a significant contribution to the development of attendees’ professional capabilities and knowledge of the field.   

Submissions are evaluated on the following criteria:

1. Complete presentation submission, submitted by the deadline.

2. Session learning level is appropriate for the audience and topic.

3. Identification of three actionable learner outcomes that complete the following the sentence: After participating in this session, attendees will be able to:

4. Session is designed to encourage audience questions, interaction, and participation.

5. Presenter or panelists have in-depth topic knowledge.

6. Content is focused, current, practical, or innovative

Most accepted CFP submissions will be presented in the RESIDE Education Program. 

If your submission is invited to present a RESIDE education session or workshop, there is a fee for attendees. 

A small number of CFP submissions are invited to present on a show floor stage. If your submission is invited to present a show floor presentation, there is no fee for attendees. 

There’s no charge to submit, and as long as your presentation is vendor-neutral there’s no charge to present. If you would like to talk specifically about the amazing things your company is doing, contact your  RESIDE Account Manager to learn about Pro Training and Content Sponsorships. 

RESIDE sessions must remain educational and cannot promote or criticize a specific company, product, or service. Presenters may reference specific solutions when relevant, but comparisons should be balanced, include multiple options when appropriate, and support the session’s learning objectives. Professional Training sessions follow separate requirements.

A Supplier Speaker refers to a speaker who has a commercial interest in the audience attending RESIDE and who is considered as a potential RESIDE exhibitor. Supplier Speakers will not be considered eligible to present to a formal RESIDE audience except in the following situations: 

  • Supplier Speaker is an exhibitor/supplier who has paid to exhibit in the RESIDE exhibition.  

  • Supplier Speaker is non-exhibitor who has paid for a non-exhibitor sponsorship in the RESIDE exhibition.  

  • Supplier Speaker is invited by AVIXA Live Content Team due to needed expertise on a particular topic. 

All Submissions will be reviewed for RESIDE 2027. Submissions may also be considered for speaking opportunities at Lightapalooza 2027. 

You mean besides supporting the industry you love? All volunteer speakers receive complimentary registration for RESIDE, plus a free RESIDE education pass.  

Submitters whose session(s) are offered an invitation to present at RESIDE are responsible for their own travel arrangements and costs.

Two (2) guest passes are available for each speaker presenting a RESIDE education session. Guest passes are available for each session that a speaker presents. Guest passes are not available for workshops, which have limited capacity, and for show floor sessions, which are open to all show attendees.

Yes. However, you will have to work quickly to obtain final confirmation from all speakers if your submission is selected. Participants will have two weeks to accept or decline the invitation. If they fail to confirm in this time period, the session will be replaced.   

RESIDE education sessions and workshops are not recorded. 

Speakers have access to their classroom 15 minutes before their session begins, and additional time is not available for those wishing to record their session.

Please contact someone from the Live Content Team.  

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