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Ohio Broadcast Engineering Conference and November SBE Chapter 52 Meeting

Date: Thursday, November 7, 2013 Ohio Broadcast Engineering Conference This event will take place on November 07, 2013 at 8:30 AM Presented by: The Ohio Association of Broadcasters The Ohio chapters of the Society of Broadcast Engineers The Ohio chapter of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers This year's conference returns to the Greater Columbus Convention Center and features a full day of educational sessions for radio and television engineers, along with a dedicated exhibitors' showcase during lunch. View the conference agenda now, including speaker information. Registration Information Registration is now available. The cost is $35 for OAB, SBE and SMPTE members and $65 for non-members. Reg-istration fees increase Nov. 1; register today!

There is no formal SBE business meeting at the conference. Please just sign the SBE attendance roster at noon in the lunch area.

NEWS LETTER

OAB leaders and staff, Chris Merritt, Kathy Cooper, Katie Lovell, and Patricia Geary welcome you to the con-ference. If you have questions or concerns, be sure to say hello to them and have them help you.

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Ohio Broadcast Engineering Conference Agenda

8:30 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00 a.m. Welcoming Remarks

9:15 a.m.

General Session

VoIP in the Real World: How I Quit Worrying &

Learned to Live without POTS

Kirk Harnack, Telos Alliance

10:15 a.m. Refreshment Break

10:30 a.m.

Radio Breakout Session

Deploying Artist Experience (Album Art) via HD

Radio

Alan Jurison, Clear Channel

10:30 a.m.

TV Breakout Session

TV Stations in the Cloud: Preparing for Liftoff

Shawn Maynard, Florical Systems

11:30 a.m. Lunch & Exhibitor Showcase

2 p.m.

Radio Breakout Session

IP Audio - What Happens When Disaster Hits?

John Lackness, Tieline

2 p.m.

TV Breakout Session

Preparing for Television Repack

Jay Adrick, Harris Broadcast

3 p.m. Refreshment Break

3:15 p.m.

General Session

State of the State EAS Plan

Greg Savoldi, Clear Channel Media + Entertain-

ment and State Emergency Communications

Committee

4:30 p.m. Adjourn

Agenda subject to change. Check the OAB.org web site for the latest program.

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Exhibitors

• AJA Video Systems

• AVI Systems

• Broadcast Electronics / Commotion

• Broadcast Pix

• Broadcast Supply Worldwide

• Broadcasters General Store

• Cabinetworks Unlimited, LLC

• Canare Corporation of America

• Comrex

• Continental Electronics

• DoubleRadius, Inc. • ENCO Systems, Inc.

• Evertz Microsystems

• Florical Systems

• Gepco Brand, General Cable

• Gorman Redlich Manufacturing Co.

• Grass Valley USA

• Harris Broadcast

• Hitachi Kokusai Electric America

• Ikegami Electronics

• iVideo Technologies

• JVC Professional Products Company

• Logitek

• NPI Audio Visual Solutions

• Nautel

• Nevion

• Panasonic

• Paul J. Ford and Company

• ProVideo Systems, Inc.

• Quantel

• Satellite Engineering Group

• SCMS, Inc.

• Sony Electronics

• Staco Energy Products Co.

• Telos Alliance

• Tieline, the Codec Company

• TVLogic

• Utah Scientific

• VizRT, Inc.

2013 OAB

ENGINEERING CONFERENCE Exhibitors

Exhibitors have donated door prizes for an attendee drawing at the end of the conference. Companies that have already submitted prizes include:

• ENCO Systems, Inc.

• Nautel

• Nevion

• Satellite Engineering Group

• Tieline, the Codec Company Parking Information Conference parking is included with your registration.

The SBE meeting will be informal with just a sign in register at lunchtime. Be sure to visit as many exhibitors as you can. They make the conference possible and deserve your attention and sup-port.

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The Ohio Association of Broadcasters Annual Engineering Conference, November 7, 2013, in

conjunction with the SBE Chapter 52 November Meeting is being held at the Greater Columbus

Convention Center, 400 North High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215. Due to the volume of road

construction and unpredictable closures in Columbus, please check latest road closures.

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The October meeting was held at Lyon Video, 2091 Arlingate Lane, Columbus, Ohio. The day con-sisted of two independent events, an all day workshop and a two hour evening meeting. The all day work-shop is described in detail in the October newsletter. The evening presentation was an in depth ex-pansion of the afternoon segment

on 4K and 8K video. Tektronix presented the workshop content. Tektronix and AVI Systems provided a delicious catered luncheon by Panera and Lyon Video provided an equally enjoyable dinner . The Chapter thanks Tektronix, AVI Systems, and Lyon Video for their generosity. Ed Shrider of Lyon Video coordinated the use of the Lyon facilities for which we are most appreciative. Tony Copley of Tektronix introduced Karl Kuhn the speaker . Tony encouraged those with equipment interest or ques-tions to contact him at Tony Copley, Phone: 630-512-1786, and by E-mail: Tony.Copley@tektronix.com Karl Kuhn shown at right was the Tektronix technical pre-

senter. Karl is a Senior Video Systems Appli-cation Engineer. Karl supports Digital Audio and Video, Compression, IP, and RF. He has been at Tektronix for 13 years. Prior to Tek-tronix he was the lead Video Test Engineer for IBM in their Digital Video Development Laboratory in Bethesda, MD. Karl holds 3 U.S. patents and 1 Japanese patent that cover In-service Testing of Digital Broadcast Video. He is the current Section Chair for the Washington DC Section of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) as well as the SMPTE North American Sections Director. He is also a Certified Project Management Professional thru PMI and the George Washington University. At a later date, the various modules used by Karl in his presentation will be posted on the SBE52.Org web site. Tom Navaro shown on left is with AVI Systems. AVI Systems’ supports continu-

ing technical training and is offering the additional seminar on video communications to be held on Novem-ber 14, 2013. The seminar is described on page 7. Contact Tom if you would like to attend at 513-578-6560 or Mobile 513-617-3426 to register or for further information.

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Area Frequency Coordinators Columbus and Central Ohio

Greg Savoldi WTVN, (614) 487-2485 Southeastern Ohio: Southwestern Ohio:

Tom Nornhold (937) 293-0107 Questions About The EAS?

Please Contact:

Ben Ary, WNCI (614) 487-3440

National SBE Numbers

Office : (317) 846-9000 Job Line : (317) 846-9000 Fax : (317) 846-9120 BBS: (317) 253-7555 (N,8,1)

World Wide Web http://www.sbe.org Society of Broadcast Engineers 9102 North Meridian Street, Suite 150 Indianapolis, IN 46260

Chapter 52 Members Certified

As of May 6, 2013 SBE Chapter 52 had 63 Members listed with 35 of those Members being certified.

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SBE’s Website Features On-Line Membership Application

Encourage prospective members to join the SBE by visiting the SBE’s website on-line membership application. Applicants can complete the form and submit their dues via credit card on-line, 24/7/365. Go to www.sbe.org and click on Join SBE and then, Individual Memberships.

Now on Facebook & Twitter! Check them out! Robert Holden, SBE Chapter 52 Webmaster, has opened a Facebook and a Twitter Account for Chapter 52 to help to communicate better with Chapter 52 Members.

CHAPTER OFFICERS

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John Owen # 3620 1393 Dutch Thomas Road Peebles, OH 45660 (937) 930-3763 johno@qcom1.com

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John McKinley # 13113 510 Whitley Drive Gahanna, OH 43230 (614) 475-1747 Extremity@aol.com

Secretary/Treasurer/ Newsletter Editor

Ralph Hoffman # 19978 5665 Vanatta Road Centerburg, OH 43011 (740) 625-6575 R.Hoffman@IEEE.org

Webmaster

Robert Holden 5161 Goose Lane Road Alexandria, OH 43001 (614) 562-8441 rjholden1971@gmail.com

Newsletter Editor Emeritus

Dave White #4363 288 Larrimer Avenue Worthington, OH 43085 (614) 888-2069 DAWHI1@Columbus.rr.com

Certification Chairman Roland Elikofer# 8999 3200 Strathburn Court Dublin, OH 43017 (614) 264-6979

This month’s puzzler. What is this? Looks like it could be a Giga Hertz oscillator and mechanically modulated horn antenna. Maybe a sausage grinder or meat slicer. Where is it located? Submit your answer (guesses) to R.Hoffman@IEEE.Org. Winners, or humorous guesses, will be announced in the next issue.

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Educational Seminar Topics to Include:

This exclusive seminar, hosted by AVI Systems in Cincinnati, OH, will provide a series of educational presentations on video communications starting at both 9 a.m. and again at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 14. The seminars will provide attendees with insight on upcoming trends within the video-tions market and showcase how these solutions can easily be implemented into their workflows.

Please contact Tom Navaro, Regional Sales Director, Direct 513-578-6560 or

Mobile 513-617-3426 to register or for further information.

• Multi-Camera Production

An overview of how to implement a TriCaster

complete live production and media publishing

system into your multi-camera production. Also

covered, how and why live web streaming is an

important part of connecting with an audience,

acquiring new fans, and generating new reve-

nue opportunities.

• Live and Video-on-Demand Streaming

Streaming solutions that integrate with your

broadcast workflow! Give viewers online access

to your events while they are occurring with live

streaming, or allow viewers to watch previously

recorded community events online at their own

convenience with video-on-demand.

• All-in-One Video Servers

Providing a local cable channel has never been

easier with all-in-one video servers that include

advanced system management software, digital

video and emergency messaging capabilities,

dual encoders to create files optimized for

streaming video-on-demand, and more!

• Point-to-Point Broadcasting Solution

Learn about a solution that provides high quality

H.264 video and audio encoding to get a broad-

cast from its origination point to one or more re-

mote display locations. This solution allows for

multiple video input types, including HD/SD-SDI

and composite.

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CHAPTER 52 MEETING JUNE 1, 2006 AT THE OSU AIRPORT

The answer to last months puz-zler: The tower belonged to

WOSU and was located at the

OSU Golf Course. If was pulled down by a small winch on Febru-

ary 21, 2003, some 10 years

ago.

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