Complex, but user-friendly solution for DLA Piper

Whether the rooms are used for physical or hybrid events, the flow for participants is very good. To present, you only need to press start in the control panel. The cameras automatically follow you, and the intelligent microphones in the ceiling cover the room impressively well by picking up sound from the speaker and sending it out to speakers in the back of the room (voicelift).

There is no need for an additional handheld microphone to receive questions from the audience. The sound is sent directly to the digital meeting. The microphones are also painted in the color of the ceiling.

You only need to focus on the content of your presentation and not on the technology and equipment in the room. The solution handles the rest of the production. User-friendly and smart!

The highlight in the room is a 253-inch LED screen. The screen is in a 21:9 format, which is both forward-looking and supports the format that, among others, Microsoft seems to be basing much on in the future. It's easy to change the layout on the screen to accommodate different types of content. The screen has a background image with DLA Piper's profile, information about the guest network, welcome messages, etc.

When there are no events in the room, the platform PLAYipp is used to publish relevant and time-controlled content to the screen, both in the auditorium and in the social area.

Choice of Solution

Due to the need to use products that can be controlled, monitored, and operated over a network, and which are also approved in DLA Piper's global network overviews, we built a solution around Q-Sys and their Seervision solution for camera automation.

Microsoft Teams and Camera

DLA Piper has Microsoft Teams as the standard platform for video meetings. We therefore based the solution on a corresponding MTR system used in all meeting rooms, but we have scaled image and sound to fit the room.

In practice, this means that we have installed three cameras, two of which are directed towards the front of the room and the third towards the audience.

The cameras facing the front automatically capture the speaker and follow them within a defined area.

The camera facing the audience will automatically show a predefined view of the audience when questions are asked, based on data from the microphones regarding where the person is seated in the audience.

Speakers, microphones, and camera cables are painted in the color of the ceiling

“The solution that Core AV has delivered has given us rooms that we are simply very proud of. The goal was to ease the shoulders of everyone involved in events, and it has succeeded 100 %”

— Tom Nicolaysen, IT Legal Technology Specialist

Wow at First Glance

When you enter the reception, your gaze will surely be drawn to the transparent LED screen mounted in front of the window in the sleek social area.

With a width of 340 cm, the screen is not entirely invisible. But it is transparent. You can see out towards the water and the area, while the screen serves as a strong eye-catcher. Here, welcome messages, event information, and other internal branding are published. The screen can also display presentations from the auditorium, TV, games, and much other fun. Of course, synchronized with powerful sound through ceiling-mounted speakers and subwoofers.

Focus on Flow

In summary, DLA Piper has received a "state of the art" auditorium that makes it easy to hold presentations, hybrid meetings, seminars, and all types of events without the need for technical expertise. The entire solution is "transparent" in the sense that the user simply connects their own laptop for presentation and clicks on "Join" if it is a Teams meeting. The rest of the job is done by the solution from Core AV.

The solution is connected with sound and image in the social area, which provides flow and coherence in all types of events.

We thank DLA Piper very much for the trust and look forward to further cooperation.