HOLLYWOOD — The LA chapter of SMPTE is holding a free panel discussion on Thursday, March 24th. “IP and the Engineer: the true story of a video engineer's fight for his budget, his job and for answers in a world of fast transition” will take place at the Linwood Dunn Theater (1313 Vine St, Los Angeles), with a reception staring at 6:30pm.
Attendees will learn what ROI division heads look for, how it hits the P&L, the chief engineer’s view, specifications and real world exploits. Steve Wong
of Siemens Convergence Creators will moderate the panel. Participants will include:
- Thomas Edwards
VP Engineering & Development, FOX Networks Engineering and Operations
- Ira Goldstone
SMPTE Fellow, ATSC 3.0 Technical Committee, Executive Engineer at Fox Networks and Operations
- Alan Popkin
Director of TV Engineering and Technical Operations for KLCS-TV in Los Angeles
- Vince Roberts
Former Executive Vice President Global Operations and CTO Disney ABC Television Group
- Steve Garrett
Owner / CEO GQC Entertainment. GQC provides IP Based production technology for Jimmy Kimmel Live
The event is free and guests are welcome.