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Multi-Channel DTV: New Models for Distribtion
The 2004 WEBE / SMPTE Convention
Thursday October 7 through Saturday October 9, 2004
Thanks to everybody who presented and attended, and especially our sponsors. Copies of the slides from the presentations, where available, have been added to the schedule below for your future reference. Adobe Acrobat 6.0 is recommended for viewing.
Thursday, October 7
| Time | Event | Location | Sponsor |
| 7:30pm | Cocktail Reception | Room 600 | Link Electronics and Diversified Systems |
Friday, October 8
| Time | Event | Location | Sponsor |
| 7:30-9:00 AM | Breakfast | included with room for those staying at the hotel. | |
| 8:00-9:00 AM | Registration | Embassy Ballroom Foyer |
Friday Morning Session
Ballrooms 1-3
| Time | Presentation | Presenter | Download Presentation |
| 9:00-9:15 AM | Welcome and Opening Remarks | WEBE and SMPTE officers | |
| 9:15-10:00 AM | The PBS ACE and NGIS Projects | Jerry Butler, Senior Director, DTV Strategic Services Group, PBS |  221KB |
| 10:00-10:20 AM | Storage | Tony Short, Omneon | |
| 10:20-10:40 AM | Broadcast Workflow Management | Dave Russin, Director of Sales – East, Masstech | 1.1MB |
| 10:40-11:00 AM | Morning Break | Sponsored by the Whitlock Group | |
| 11:00-11:30 AM | Practical HD CG Applications | Jim Martinolich, Chief Technology Officer, Chyron | 993KB |
| 11:30-12:00 PM | Graphics Automation and Asset Management | Larry Mincer, Video Design Software | |
| 12:00-1:00 PM | Lunch | Sponsored by Azcar |
Friday Afternoon Session
Ballrooms 1-3
| Time | Presentation | Presenter | Download Presentation |
| 1:00-1:30 PM | Evolution of Broadcast Stations: MPEG Everywhere | Leitch | |
| 1:30-2:00 PM | PSIP and Stream Monitoring | Rich Chernock, Senior Member Technical Staff, Triveni Digital | 1.9MB |
| 2:00-2:30 PM | PSIP Data Exchange | Chris Lennon, Encoda | 357KB |
| 2:30-2:45 PM | Afternoon Break | Sponsored by Pinnacle | |
| 2:45-3:30 PM | ATSC Distributed Transmission Standard | Mike Simon, Market Development Manager, Rohde & Schwarz | 2MB |
| 3:30-4:00 PM | MPEG-4 | Karl Kuhn, Application Engineer, Tektronix | |
| 4:00-4:30 PM | Blue Ray Laser |
Rich Schwadron, System Integration Account Manager, Southeast Region, Sony Broadcast and Production Systems Division |
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| 4:30-5:00 PM | MOS Applications | Carl Cavagnolo, Broadcast Sales Manager, Pinnacle |
Please join your colleagues at our annual dinner banquet. As usual, we promise lots of fun, prizes, and food. Spouses and guests are always welcome.
| Time | Event | Location | Sponsor |
| 6:00-7:00 PM | Cocktail Reception | Embassy Ballroom 4 | Sponsored by Sony |
| 7:00-9:00 PM | Annual Banquet Dinner | Embassy Ballrooms 1-2 |
Dinner is $35, please pay when you register for the conference Dinner wine courtesy of Masstech |
| 9:00-11:00 PM | The Off Air Lounge at WEBE-SMPTE | Room 600 | Sponsored by Lawson and Associates, Miranda and Tektronix |
Saturday, October 9
| Time | Event | Location | Sponsor |
| 7:30-9:00 AM | Breakfast | included with room for those staying at the hotel. | |
| 8:00-9:00 AM | Registration | Embassy Ballroom Foyer |
Saturday Morning Session
Ballrooms 1-3
| Time | Presentation | Presenter | Download Presentation |
| 9:00-9:05 AM | Welcome and Opening Remarks | WEBE and SMPTE officers | |
| 9:05-9:30 AM | Datacasting | Mark O’Brien, Executive Vice President, SpectraRep | 683KB |
| 9:30 -10:00 AM | Multiple Channels, One Facility: Duopolies, Triopolies and Beyond |
Bruce Lawson, Lawson & Associates Tom Igoe and Matt Bowers, DesignTech Engneers |
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| 10:00-10:15 AM | Morning Break | Sponsored by Maxell | |
| 10:15-11:00 AM |
Facility Design for Central Operations – Status, Monitoring and (Remote) Control |
John Luff, Senior Vice President, Azcar | |
| 11:00-11:30 AM | Introduction to Sinclair’s NewsCentral |
Mark Aitken, Director of Advanced Technology, Sinclair Broadcast Group Norman Stein, Director of Operations, Sinclair Broadcast Group |
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| 11:30-12:15 PM | 2GHz Microwave Band Reallocation: Presentation and Discussion |
Kelly Williams, Senior Director of Engineering, NAB | 159KB |
| 12:15-1:30 PM | Lunch | Sponsored by Rohde & Schwarz and Leitch | |
| 1:30-3:00 PM | Tour of the Sinclair NewsCentral Facility | Directions will be provided at the convention. Transportation IS NOT provided to Sinclair. |
