(PRWEB)June 8, 2006 -- Thorburn Associates, Inc. (TA) and ICIA's InfoComm teamed up to offer a scholarship to one of the attendees of the Technology in Business Schools (TBS) Roundtable at the School of Business, University of Wisconsin- Madison (www.bus.wisc.edu) on May 18. The scholarship consists of a 3-day on-site training opportunity for Design or Install School at ICIA’s Fairfax, VA facility.

Steven J. Thorburn, PE, presented the award at the TBS annual meeting. His session, "Classroom Technology Considerations in New Construction: How to Make Your Project a Success," stressed the importance of Information Technology and Audio Visual Managers at colleges and universities to actively communicate their needs to the school's in-house design team as well as the Architectural and Engineering design team. To truly "future-proof" a technology classroom project, its all about communication and teamwork.

The award recipient is Jim Anderson from the University of Indiana Kelly School of Business www.kelley.iu.edu 

TBS is a new organization of technology directors at major business schools called "Technology in Business Schools Roundtable." Their goal is to meet business schools' information technology challenges by fostering collaboration among the technology leadership of these schools and colleges. Membership has quickly grown to over 70 business schools in three countries. www.tbsroundtable.org

InfoComm International® is the international trade association of the professional audiovisual and information communications industries. Established in 1939, InfoComm's membership includes manufacturers, systems integrators, dealers and distributors, independent consultants, programmers, rental and staging companies, end-users and multimedia professionals from more than 70 countries. www.infocomm.org

TA is a full service design and engineering firm specializing in acoustic and technology related systems for the commercial, corporate, leisure, public, residential and retail industries. For more information: www.ta-inc.com