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Rochester Section Membership

Membership Benefits

If you live in the Rochester area, you automatically become a member of the Rochester Section when you become a member of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers.

Membership in the Society indicates that you are serious about staying current and enhancing your profession. It also helps support the Rochester section to continue the quality of its monthly meetings and attract top professionals to its board of managers. The pace of changing technology is extremely fast. SMPTE's conferences and reference materials assure that you are in the best company, up-to-date with the latest in motion pictures, television, computer imaging, telecommunications, and the related arts and sciences.

If you have any questions about joining the Rochester Section of SMPTE, contact Art Cosgrove: ajcosgrove@earthlink.net 

To join the SMPTE, click here.
  • SMPTE Journal and News and Notes, the Society's newsletter.
  • The annual Progress Report and Directory of Members.Discounts on registration at all SMPTE conferences and publications.
  • Invitations to SMPTE Sections and Student Chapter meetings.
  • Free use of the Employment Service column in the SMPTE Journal.
  • Savings on group life and medical insurance for eligible U.S. members.
  • An attractive SMPTE lapel pin and membership certificate.


Sustaining Membership

(Companies Only)


This is a special category for companies who wish to support the SMPTE. The financial contributions of Sustaining Members help the Society pursue its educational and standardization goals. A major benefit to all Sustaining Members is the option to provide a complete description of your company' s products and services for inclusion on SMPTE' s website.  This ideal reference tool provides instant international exposure for your company. To date, the Society has nearly 200 Sustaining Members. If your company is interested in this special category, please click here for more information.