SMPTE Sees Increased Attendance at San Francisco Conference: Society Officials Cite Enhanced Technical Program for the Rise
SMPTE Journal · 1995
Almost 450 people came to San Francisco to attend the 1995 SMPTE Advmced Television and Electronic Imaging Conference.where they were treated to two days of informative paper presentations.an all-day preconfe re n ce sc ni i n a r on coin in 11 n i c at i o n s technology, and various social activities.T h e conferencc, held at the Westin St. Francis Hotel, February 9 to 1 I .1005, is being touted as one of the most successful SMPTE winter events in recent years."This conference wits one o f the best I've seen," said Conference Vice-President Ed Hobson, Graham-Patten Systems."It was extremely successful both in terms of the technical prcscntati on s and the networking o p port 11 n ities.I can't praise the San Francisco Section enough for their efforts under the leadership o f Glen Pensinger and Rick Le Forge.""We were very pleased with the number of people who attended and with the favorable comments we received."remarked 1,ocal Arrongcrncnts Co-Chair Glen Pensinger, San Jose State University."The mix o f papers on compression, networking, and video fundamentals seemed right on target ."Program C o-C h ;I i r Pc t e r S y me s , Grass Valley Group, agreed."The mood of the conference indicated that the attendees eqjoyed the conference very much.Wc had great authors who did a wonderful job."Technical Sessions Nearly 30 papers were presented on February 10 and 1 1 as part of four tc c h n i c a I s e s s i on s : "Transport and C o m p re s s i on , " " H IIT V , " "V i d c o Fund a men t a I s ," and '' f ;u t u re D i rec tions."Among the titles were "Video: For Here o r To Go? Using Coniprcssion and Packetimtion i n Television Product i on Fa c i I i t i c s , ' * " S w itch i n g Facilities in MPECi-2: Necessary But Not Sufficient," "The Transport 1,ayer o f the Grand Alliance ATV System," Charles Poynton addresses the audience at the all-day seminar.