NBC Conference Centre vernieuwt eventtechnologie met NETGEAR AV
Van brand tot eersteklas
Nadat in 2022 een verwoestende brand 90% van de locatie had vernietigd, greep NBC Congrescentrum in Nederland de kans om zijn AV-infrastructuur volledig opnieuw vorm te geven. In samenwerking met AVEX en aangedreven door de geavanceerde AV-over-IP-netwerken van NETGEAR beschikt de locatie nu over meer dan 1.000 dagelijkse netwerkverbindingen, die Crestron DM NVX, Dante en NDI naadloos ondersteunen.
Dankzij ongekende flexibiliteit veranderen zalen met één druk op de knop van opstelling, en het systeem wordt moeiteloos beheerd dankzij de deskundige support van NETGEAR. Het project won de 2025 Inavation Award for Venues & Event Spaces en zet daarmee een nieuwe standaard voor evenemententechnologie.
When disaster strikes, some venues rebuild. Others seize the opportunity to revolutionise their industry. The NBC Conference Centre in Nieuwegein, Netherlands, chose the latter path, and the results are nothing short of extraordinary. The story begins with heartbreak. After surviving the pandemic’s devastating impact on the events industry, NBC Conference Centre faced another crushing blow: a massive fire in September 2022 that damaged 90% of their facility. The cruel irony? They had completed a major AV upgrade just three weeks before the fire striking. But rather than restore what was lost, owner Justin van Hooijdonk and trusted partner AVEX, who have been working together for an incredible 32 years, saw an opportunity to create something unprecedented.
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Engineering the Impossible
The vision was ambitious: a venue that could seamlessly transform from intimate 20-person meetings to massive 2,650-person conferences with the click of a button. This required solving complex technical challenges that would have seemed impossible just a few years ago.
At the heart of this transformation lies cutting-edge AV over IP technology powered by NETGEAR’s comprehensive networking infrastructure. The solution handles over 1,000 network connections daily, supporting multiple professional protocols including Crestron DM NVX, Dante audio networking, and NDI video streaming, all working in perfect harmony.
NETGEAR’s support proved crucial throughout the complex installation process.
“As an integrator, we need a reliable response for support during installation and daily operations. That’s something NETGEAR offers,” emphasizes Stefan van de Poll, System Engineer at AVEX. “The support engineers are knowledgeable, and when things get complicated, there’s always someone available to help us find solutions.”
This collaboration extended beyond installation, with NETGEAR providing design assistance, configuration support, and comprehensive training for all AVEX employees and technicians.
The transformation has been nothing short of spectacular. NBC Conference Centre reopened as a technological marvel that earned recognition as the winner of the 2025 Inavation Awards Venues and Events Spaces project category.
The venue now operates with unprecedented reliability and flexibility. Rooms can be combined or separated with a single click, content streams seamlessly to any combination of spaces, and the system handles everything from intimate breakout sessions to massive plenary presentations, all while maintaining the simplicity that staff need for daily operations.
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