Indianapolis, IN - Jan 25, 2010 - For more than a decade, the SBE-Ennes/PBS engineering centric tutorials have been a staple of the NAB Show. This year's Ennes session will be held April 10, the Saturday before the exhibit floor opens.

The SBE-Ennes/PBS NAB program and the SBE-Ennes traveling programs are part of the larger SBE educational effort.

Here's a rundown of the topics this year.

April 10, 2010
Morning Moderator: Fred Baumgartner, CPBE

8 a.m. 9:55 a.m.
Audio over IP Tutorial
Skip Pizzi, media technology consultant

10 a.m. -10:45 a.m.
Next Generation EAS
Clay Freinwald, RF systems engineer, Entercom Seattle

10:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Considerations for adding Mobile DTV to a Broadcast Station
Richard Chernock, chief technology officer, Triveni Digital

11:30 a.m. - Noon
SMPTE Update
Peter Symes, director, standards and engineering, Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE).

Noon -1 p.m.
Break

Afternoon Moderator: Andy Butler, CPBE

1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Management/Media Skills and the Future of Broadcast Engineering
Terry Baun, CPBE AMD CBNT, director of engineering and operations, Wisconsin Educational Communications Board

3 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
HD Radio Update
Hal Kneller, CPBE AMD DRB CBNT, market development manager, Nautel

3 p.m. -3:30 p.m.
Wireless Mics after the DTV Transition
Ralph Beaver, CBT, president and CEO, Media Alert

3:30 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Impacts of 3D Television on Video and Broadcasting
Dan Holden, Comcast fellow/chief scientist, Comcast Media Center

4:15 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Reorganization of Broadcast Workflows
Greg Doyle, senior consultant, Diversified Systems

Summaries of the presentations are available at the SBE website. Full conference registration for the 2010 NAB Show is required to attend the SBE Ennes Workshop.

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