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Washington DC Section

Join Our Friends List Bits by the Bay 2024
Welcome! 
 
The Washington D.C. section of SMPTE includes society members from the Washington/Baltimore metropolitan area as well as members in the Tidewater, Virginia and other nearby regions.
Section Officers include a chair, a secretary/ treasurer and six managers. There are also other volunteer positions such as Program, Membership and Publicity Chairs.
 
Our regular meeting is the third Thursday of the month at 7pm ET.  Check below for the latest update, and 
 
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Thank you to all the sponsors and attendees for making 2024 mini Bits by the Bay successful! 

The recordings will be available shortly.  We are looking forward to a multi-event in Spring 2025!

Our Next Event 

Thursday, October 17, 2024, 7 pm SBE October meeting VIRTUAL EVENT (Aoom open at 6 pm).  

“Broadcast Remote Control in Today’s Connected World.” Chuck Alexander, Executive VP of Burk Technology

The presentation will provide an overview and update on advances in remote control architecture featuring distributed intelligence, centralized control and virtual Network Operations Centers. Autonomous embedded capabilities and fallback scenarios will be studied for when communication networks are down. Flexible tools for simultaneously managing multiple sites and consolidating information to engineers and managers in the office, in the NOC and in the field, including mobile user interfaces.

Details and Registration: SBE37 website

Upcoming Events...

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We have postponed media Forward until February. Details to follow. Students are welcome at any SMPTE or SBE event. Thank you for your understanding.


November 19, 2024, 12pm C2PA, Double Tree in Crystal City   SMPTE-DC will hold its November meeting as part of Digital Video Group TV Integral DC all day Broadcast Production and Technology Symposium. Mike Palmer will present the state of C2PA.
Interval DC runs 8:30a to 4:30pm.  Registration is free. Come for the meeting, stay for the vendor displays and sessions. Stop by the SMPTE/SBE table for a picture and a chat (and maybe SWAG!)

Information and registration link at digitalvideogroup.com

Continuing Development of Technical Standard to Protect Against AI Fakes: C2PA
Produced by Mike Plamer

The Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity (C2PA) is an open technical standard providing publishers, creators, and consumers the ability to trace the origin of different types of media.  It provides the technical means to declare where media was captured, by whom, by what device, geolocation information from the point of capture, and any production or distribution processes that may have been applied.  C2PA allows producers to lay claim to their video in a way that cannot be faked or modified.  This not only protects their brand against AI fakes, but also allows them to better manage and monetize their own content and archives.

Technically, C2PA defines a schema for describing provenance and specific assertions of fact.  It allows this description to be digitally signed and locked to the media file through the use of certificates and a hierarchy of certificate authorities – very similar to how internet domains are protected today by certificates.

Presented by: Mike Palmer.

Mike Palmer

Mike Palmer is AVP of Advanced Technology/Media Management for Sinclair Broadcast, where his team's transformation-enabling media management and media pipeline services span over 200 distribution channels and media properties. Palmer joined Sinclair's Advanced Technology group in 2021 after more than 20 years as a leader in the design of commercial products and services for various broadcast and media vendors.

Palmer holds a BS in Broadcasting/Journalism from the University of Southern Colorado. Prior to working in the broadcast vendor space, Palmer worked in local station operations and news, as well as pioneering SNG and DBS businesses.

Palmer's work has been recognized with a national Technical Emmy, Broadcast & Cable's Technology Leadership Award, The Associated Press Oliver Gramling Award, and numerous product awards. He is also an active member of SMPTE, The National Press Club, and the NATAS/Emmy Technology Award Committee.


SMPTE-DC ANNAUL HOLIDAY PARTY! It's back. The annual party will be Thursday, December 5th, 2024 at Bus Boys and Poets, Shirlington, VA. Details and registration coming soon!

For sponsorship opportunities, contact Gregory.Smalfelt[@]fairfaxcounty.gov



Media Forward @ Montgomery College  at Tech Center building, lower level, Montgomery College, Rockville, MD.

The student chapter of SMPTE-DC will hold the annual MEDIA FORWARD career event at Montgomery College. Open to all students high school and above. Membership not required. Stay tuned for registration.
For sponsorship opportunities, contact Joanne.Carl[@]montgomerycollege.edu

MediaForward

  • 6:30pm – Welcome, Intros and 30-minute Panel discussion – 
  • 7:10-8:30pm – Sponsor small-group breakout tables. These breakouts include 20-minute sponsor demo with Q&A. Three rounds with 5-minute breaks between (7:15, 7:40, 8:05 – 8:25) 

Montgomery College

  • 8:30 Brief closing remarks in TC 136 with survey
  • Light meal provided by SMPTE-DC and sponsors. (Served in the Media Arts Gallery)
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Bits by the Bay returns to the Rod and Reel, May 21-22, 2025. For sponsorship and speaking opportunities, contact managers@smptedc.org


If you have topics you would like us to cover, or want to ogranize an event yourself, reach out to managers@smptedc.org!

Let's hear from you! Members and friends of SMPTE-DC, what topics would you like to learn about? 

Send your ideas to managers@smptedc.org

Questions? Please send an email to managers@smptedc.org

 

Reminders & Notices

Follow SBE37 for Radio/TV specific events

Follow DC AES for all things audio

Job Openings:
 
Contact managers@smptedc.org if you have a job or need a job!

Past Events

January 17, 2019

Amazon Web Services