Meetings and Programs

Meetings will take place Thursday after the second Tuesday of the month NOTE: Next meeting will take place at Wild River Directions: [From Airport | From I5 North | From I5 South] DATE TOPIC September 16, 2010 Ed Simeone will be presenting the HEAR FACTOR: TV Loudness Past, Present & Future. It's not a sales presentation, but an in depth and often humorous look at audio throughout the years. Ed will uncover some of the mystery behind loudness measurement from the earliest attempts to control radio and TV levels up to the latest ATSC A-85 Loudness Recommendation. Topics covered with include the seven biggest audio loudness problems networks and local broadcasters face today. He will also cover the CALM Act which winding its way through Congress and it's connection to the ATSC's A-85 Loudness recommendations. (Lunch is under discussion)   October 14, 2010 Bruce Robertson of Digital Alert Systems will present their latest EAS and CAP technology. (Lunch will be covered) November 11, 2010 Matt Granard of Westlake Electronics will present the latest from Ensemble Designs. (Lunch will be covered) December, 2010 TBA January 13, 2011 Bill Kupferle of Panasonic will present their latest on StereoScopic Television (Lunch will be covered) You do not need to be a member of the SBE to attend, nor do you have to be a member of the local broadcast community.  Everyone is invited.  Tell your friends, family, and co-workers who you might think are interested in the subject matter about the SBE.  And if you would like more information or have questions please contact us. Last Meeting Daniel Loeffler of MAYAH Communications presented on their new IP audio codecs for IP/ISDN and ENG mobile applications. Additionally, for TV and Video, they introduced the new MPEG-4 H.264 SD/HD codecs IOCAST series AVC encoders, decoders and transcoders for SNG SD/HD distribution, Web-Streaming and IPTV. Many thanks to Mayah for presenting and covering lunch!