PBS Technology Conference Programme

2018,

4th - 6th April

Conference Programme

Wednesday, 4th April
Wednesday 14:00 - 14:50	Welcome To TechCon: Opening Session Venue Grand Ballroom A&F
Wednesday 15:00 - 15:50	W1500-GBB IT Roundtable Session Chaired By: Rhonda Holt Venue Grand Ballroom B
IT Roundtable Discussion » Josh Winterrowd (MontanaPBS), Rhonda Holt (PBS)
Wednesday 15:00 - 15:50	W1500-GBC The Future is Closer than You Think: New Business Opportunities for ATSC 3.0 Chaired By: Rick Hunt Venue Grand Ballroom C
The Future is Closer than You Think: New Business Opportunities for ATSC 3.0 » Lisa Hobbs (Ericsson), Chris Homer (Chris Homer LLC), Terry Douds (WOUB)
Wednesday 15:00 - 15:50	W1500-GBD Traffic Jam 2018: Celebrating the Past, Charting the Future Chaired By: Nick Agresti Venue Grand Ballroom D
Traffic Jam 2018: Celebrating the Past, Charting the Future » Nick Agresti (PBS), Kristen Hurley (WGBH), Spencer Terry (KUED / University of Utah), Brent Burton (WSRE), Sally Schwein - Wicks (Colorado Public Television)
Wednesday 15:00 - 15:50	W1500-GBE Leveraging Purchasing, Training, and Sharing of Resources to Meet System Technology Needs of the Future Chaired By: David French Venue Grand Ballroom E
Technology Infrastructure: A Way Forward » Ted Krichels (Corporation for Public Broadcasting) Leveraging Purchasing, Training, and Sharing of Resources to Meet System Technology Needs of the Future » John McCoskey (EAGLE HILL CONSULTING), Ted Krichels (CPB)
Wednesday 15:00 - 15:50	W1500-SCA Digital Transformation Through Data Chaired By: Amy Sample Venue St. Croix A
Digital Transformation Through Data » Amy Sample (PBS Digital & Marketing), Jim Sterne (Digital Analytics Association)
Wednesday 15:00 - 15:50	W1500-SCB Podcast Tips and Best Practices Chaired By: Tara Vaezi Venue St. Croix B
Listen to This! Podcast Tips, Tricks and Best Practices » Tara Vaezi (PBS), Pam Johnston (FRONTLINE), Nick Andersen (WGBH - MASTERPIECE)
Wednesday 16:00 - 16:30	PM Networking Break in Exhibit Hall Venue Grand Ballroom - Foyer
Wednesday 16:30 - 17:50	W1630-GBAF sIX Interconnection Update Chaired By: Tom Crowe Venue Grand Ballroom A&F
sIX Interconnection Update » Meg Keller (PBS), Tom Crowe (PBS)
Wednesday 16:30 - 17:50	W1630-GBD Turn Ideas Into Action: A Design Thinking Workshop Chaired By: Maura McKinley-Tull, Mary Anne Hayes Venue Grand Ballroom D
Turn Ideas Into Action: A Design Thinking Workshop » Colleen Wilson (KQED), Umbreen Bhatti (KQED)
Wednesday 16:30 - 17:50	W1630-GBE Steal This Idea! Chaired By: Katie Wilson Venue Grand Ballroom E
Steal This Idea » Sloan Carroll (Public Broadcasting Service), Lina Blanco (KQED), Lisa Bralts (Illinois Public Media), Jackie Bruleigh (WGBH), Lindsay Rassmann (NJTV News), Ashley Urdang (KQED), Carl Zornes (Georgia Public Broadcasting)
Wednesday 16:30 - 17:50	W1630-SCA Capturing the Passport Opportunity Chaired By: José Fernández Venue St. Croix A
Capturing the Passport Opportunity » Tim Bischoff (KET), Sara Robertson (KLRU-TV), Melissa Major (WNET/Thirteen)
Wednesday 16:30 - 17:50	W1630-SCB Digital Publishing: A How-To Guide Chaired By: Leif Brostrom Venue St. Croix B
Digital Publishing: A How-To Guide » Jill Arrigoni (Twin Cities PBS), Maribel Lopez (Twin Cities PBS), Alex Stahlmann (Twin Cities PBS)
Wednesday 18:00 - 18:50	W1800-GBB Accessibility Made Accessible: Broadcast to Digital Captioning Workflows Chaired By: Maura McKinley-Tull Venue Grand Ballroom B
Accessibility Made Accessible: Broadcast to Digital Captioning Workflows » Brenna Verre (WGBH - FRONTLINE)
Wednesday 18:00 - 18:50	W1800-GBC When Meta Met Data Chaired By: Rachelle Byars-Sargent Venue Grand Ballroom C
When Meta Met Data » Rachelle Byars-Sargent (PBS)
Wednesday 18:00 - 18:50	W1800-GBD ProTrack: With New Trends Comes New Workflows Chaired By: Nick Agresti Venue Grand Ballroom D
ProTrack: With New Trends Comes New Workflows » Nancy Carter (Myers), Crist Myers (Myers), Nathan Mccarthy (Myers)
Wednesday 18:00 - 18:50	W1800-GBE Making ATSC 3.0 Work For You Chaired By: Rick Hunt Venue Grand Ballroom E
Making ATSC 3.0 Work For You » Steve Holmes (Public Media Company), Marc Hand (Public Media Company)
Wednesday 18:00 - 18:50	W1800-SCA Reimagining Fundraising on Digital Platforms Chaired By: Jen Hinders Venue St. Croix A
Reimagining Fundraising on Digital Platforms » Jen Hinders (PBS Digital)
Wednesday 18:00 - 18:50	W1800-SCB Multiplatform Marketing Approach for The Great American Read Chaired By: Tara Vaezi Venue St. Croix B
Multiplatform Marketing Approach for The Great American Read » Tara Vaezi (PBS), Eric Freeland (PBS Digital), Lori Dicker (PBS), Brandon Arolfo (PBS), Sloan Carroll (PBS)
Thursday, 5th April
Thursday 07:00 - 08:15	Networking Breakfast in Exhibit Hall Venue Grand Ballroom H&G
Thursday 08:30 - 09:20	KN-1 Keynote: Geoff Ramsey of eMarketer Venue Grand Ballroom A&F
08:30 title to come » Geoff Ramsey eMarketer
Thursday 09:30 - 10:20	T0930-GBB Writing for Social Media Chaired By: Sarah Jacobs Venue Grand Ballroom B
Writing for Social Media » Carly Severn (KQED), Taylor Shore (Iowa Public Television)
Thursday 09:30 - 10:20	T0930-GBC Craft Editing for Content in the Cloud Chaired By: Douglas Pelenberg Venue Grand Ballroom C
Craft Editing for Content in the Cloud » Chris Reynolds (Prime Focus Technologies), Vimalesh Melwani (Prime Focus Technologies)
Thursday 09:30 - 10:20	T0930-GBD Traffic Workflow I: Break This! Maximizing Break Time and your Time Chaired By: Nick Agresti Venue Grand Ballroom D
Break Structure Priority Workflow » Nicole Quirk (KOCE / PBS SoCal) Traffic Workflow I: Break This! Maximizing Break Time and your Time » Wendy Ross (PBS), Spencer Terry (KUED), Kristen Doogan (Alaska Public Media), Nicole Quirk (KOCE / PBS SoCal)
Thursday 09:30 - 10:20	T0930-GBE Diversity Is Not Just for Microphones Chaired By: Renard Jenkins, Mary Anne Hayes Venue Grand Ballroom E
Diversity Is Not Just For Microphones » Tim Mangini (WGBH Production Group), Renard Jenkins (PBS)
Thursday 09:30 - 10:20	T0930-SCA The Playbook: Digital Culture Acceleration at Your Station Chaired By: Max Duke Venue St. Croix A
The Playbook: Digital Culture Acceleration at Your Station » Maja Mrkoci (Corporation for Public Broadcasting)
Thursday 09:30 - 10:20	T0930-SCB How To Think About Data, Not Just Access It Chaired By: Amy Sample Venue St. Croix B
How To Think About Data, Not Just Access It » Dan Haggerty (PBS)
Thursday 10:30 - 11:00	AM Networking Break in Exhibit Hall Venue Grand Ballroom H&G
Thursday 11:00 - 11:50	T1100-GBB Rethinking Content Creation and Monetization in a Connected Age Chaired By: Eric Wolf Venue Grand Ballroom B
Rethinking Content Creation and Monetization in a Connected Age » Janet Gardner (Perspective TV), Renard Jenkins (PBS), Eric Wolf (PBS)
Thursday 11:00 - 11:50	T1100-GBC Build, Buy, or Service Agreements? Chaired By: David French Venue Grand Ballroom C
Build, Buy, or Service Agreements? - Navigating, Understanding, Evaluating and Selecting the Right Technology Options for Your Broadcast and Production Operations » John McCoskey (EAGLE HILL CONSULTING), Ron Clifton (CliftonGroup International Limited)
Thursday 11:00 - 11:50	T1100-GBD Traffic Workflow II: Tick-Tock, the Calendar, the Clock Chaired By: Nick Agresti Venue Grand Ballroom D
Traffic Workflow II: Tick-Tock, the Calendar, the Clock » Wendy Ross (Traffic Advisory Committee), Kimberlee Namen (The Programming Service for Public Television), Spencer Terry (KUED / University of Utah), Keith Jacoby (MontanaPBS)
Thursday 11:00 - 11:50	T1100-GBE Dr. Lovestrange, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love ATSC 3.0 Chaired By: Chris Homer Venue Grand Ballroom E
Dr. Lovestrange or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love ATSC 3.0 » Chris Homer (Chris Homer LLC), Mark Corl (Triveni Digital), Walid Hamri (ATEME Inc.)
Thursday 11:00 - 11:50	T1100-SCA Digital Immersion: Building Station Collaboration through Digital Strategic Teams Chaired By: Max Duke Venue St. Croix A
Digital Immersion: Building Station Collaboration through Digital Strategic Teams » Tabitha Safdi (South Carolina ETV), Mark Jahnke (South Carolina ETV)
Thursday 11:00 - 11:50	T1100-SCB Bento 3.0: Prepare to Launch Chaired By: Amy Lust Venue St. Croix B
Bento 3.0: Prepare to Launch » Amy Lust (PBS), Katie Wilson (PBS)
Thursday 12:00 - 13:20	KN-2 Programming Pipeline Luncheon Venue Grand Ballroom A&F
12:00 Programming Pipeline Luncheon » Bill Gardner PBS
Thursday 13:30 - 14:20	T1330-GBC Digital Immersion: Now What? A Crash Course in Leadership Chaired By: Amy Lust Venue Grand Ballroom C
Digital Immersion: Now What? A Crash Course in Leadership » Amy Lust (PBS), Jennifer Hinders (PBS), Tammy Carpowich (KPBS), Mary Gribulis (WMHT Public Media), Max Duke (PBS)
Thursday 13:30 - 14:20	T1330-GBD Rapid Solutions Lab: Addressing Challenges in Family Media Chaired By: Jon Burns Venue Grand Ballroom D
Rapid Solutions Lab: Addressing Challenges in Family Media » Jon Burns (PBS KIDS Digital), Aaron Berkowitz (PBS KIDS Digital)
Thursday 13:30 - 14:20	T1330-GBE sIX Interconnection is Here: A sIX Alpha Panel Chaired By: Bob Mullins Venue Grand Ballroom E
sIX Interconnection is Here: A sIX Alpha Panel » Meg Keller (PBS), Suzanne Kembel (New Mexico PBS), Bob Mullins (PBS)
Thursday 13:30 - 14:20	T1330-SCA When and How to integrate with the Cloud: Master Control, Production, Archive Chaired By: Joy Yu, Ken Walters Venue St. Croix A
When and How to integrate with the Cloud: Master Control, Production, Archive » Shane Miner (WGBH - Technology Group), Ryan Groth (WGBH - Technology Group), Marcus Hill (Litewire)
Thursday 13:30 - 14:20	T1330-SCB MXF with AAC for Next-Generation Interconnect Chaired By: Chris Homer Venue St. Croix B
MXF with AAC for next-generation interconnect » Oliver Morgan (Metaglue)
Thursday 14:30 - 15:20	T1430-GBAF Meet Your ETAC Rep & Colleagues Chaired By: Kevin Ruppenthal Venue Grand Ballroom A&F
Meet Your ETAC Rep & Colleagues » Kevin Ruppenthal (PBS)
Thursday 14:30 - 15:20	T1430-GBD National Producer and PBS Meetup Chaired By: Matt Schoch Venue Grand Ballroom D
National Producer and PBS Meetup » Eric Freeland (PBS Digital)
Thursday 14:30 - 15:20	T1430-GBE Challenge Accepted! We'll Solve Your Thorny Digital Problems Chaired By: Amy Lust Venue Grand Ballroom E
Challenge Accepted! We'll solve your thorny digital problems » Ami Kim (WCVE (Community Idea Stations)), Colleen Wilson (KQED)
Thursday 14:30 - 15:20	T1430-SCA Raising Your Visibility: Welcome to Traffic Brandcamp Chaired By: Nick Agresti Venue St. Croix A
Raising Your Visibility: Welcome to Traffic Brandcamp » Wendy Ross (Traffic Advisory Committee), Kristen Hurley (WGBH), Suzanne Kembel (New Mexico PBS), Kristen Doogan (Alaska Public Media)
Thursday 15:30 - 16:00	PM Networking Break in Exhibit Hall Venue Grand Ballroom H&G
Thursday 16:00 - 16:50	T1600-GBB Women Who Speak Geek Chaired By: Rhonda Holt Venue Grand Ballroom B
Women Who Speak Geek » Deanna Mackey (PTMMG), Debra Solt (Vegas PBS), Cheraine Stanford (Content Strategy Director)
Thursday 16:00 - 16:50	T1600-GBC Data Visualization Tools and How To Use Them Chaired By: José Fernández Venue Grand Ballroom C
Data Visualization Tools and How to Use Them » Joseph Liu (KCTS 9), Patty Lindley (KCTS 9)
Thursday 16:00 - 16:50	T1600-GBD Redefining myPBS Chaired By: Kristin Haley Venue Grand Ballroom D
Redefining myPBS » Kristin Haley (PBS), Kristin Benjamin (WUCF TV)
Thursday 16:00 - 16:50	T1600-GBE The Vietnam War: Digital, Social, and Local Lessons Learned Chaired By: Emily Kayser Venue Grand Ballroom E
The Vietnam War: Digital, Social, and Local Lessons Learned » Emily Kayser (PBS), Eric Freeland (PBS), Lori Dicker (PBS), Mary Gribulis (WMHT Public Media)
Thursday 16:00 - 16:50	T1600-SCA The Transition to All IP: Why We Are Doing It and What It Means Chaired By: Renard Jenkins Venue St. Croix A
The Transition to All IP: Why We Are Doing It and What It Means » Matthew Goldman (Ericsson), John Mailhot (Imagine Communications)
Thursday 16:00 - 16:50	T1600-SCB Managing Tech Teams: Creating NextGen Broadcast Teams Chaired By: Alex Loker Venue St. Croix B
Managing Tech Teams: Creating NextGen Broadcast Teams » Shadi Sabra (Ideastream - WVIZ Cleveland Ohio)
Thursday 17:00 - 17:50	T1700-GBB What's the Deal with TechCon?: A Traffic Open Mic Session Chaired By: Nick Agresti Venue Grand Ballroom B
What's the Deal with TechCon?: A Traffic Open Mic Session » Nick Agresti (PBS), Kristen Doogan (Alaska Public Media), Sally Schwein - Wicks (Colorado Public Television), Virginia Nelson (Vegas PBS), Kimberlee Namen (The Programming Service for Public Television)
Thursday 17:00 - 17:50	T1700-GBC Media Manager API: The Things You Can Do Chaired By: José Fernández Venue Grand Ballroom C
Media Manager API: The Things You Can Do » Jess Snyder (WETA), William Tam (WNET/Thirteen), Augustus Mayo (Twin Cities Public Television)
Thursday 17:00 - 17:50	T1700-GBD Choose Your Own Adventure! A Digital Innovation Odyssey Chaired By: Emily Kayser Venue Grand Ballroom D
Choose Your Own Adventure! A Digital Innovation Odyssey » Pam Johnston (FRONTLINE), Carla Borras (WGBH - FRONTLINE)
Thursday 17:00 - 17:50	T1700-GBE PBS TV Translator Relocation and Grant Program: Strategies for Success Chaired By: Susana Lopez, Adam Austin Venue Grand Ballroom E
PBS TV Translator Relocation and Grant Program: Strategies for Success » Mark Bishop (T-Mobile), Dana Golub (PBS), Duane Smith (OPB), Dennis Wallace (Meintel, Sgrignoli, & Wallace, LLC)
Thursday 17:00 - 17:50	T1700-SCA Innovating People: A Formal Approach to Change Management for Media Organization Technology Initiatives Chaired By: David French Venue St. Croix A
Change is Mandatory... Stress is Optional » David French (Public Broadcasting Service) Innovating People: A Formal Approach to Change Management for Media Organization Technology Initiatives » John McCoskey (EAGLE HILL CONSULTING)
Thursday 17:00 - 17:50	T1700-SCB All the Moving Parts: A Live Look inside ST 2110 & AMWA NMOS Chaired By: Renard Jenkins, Craig Carter Venue St. Croix B
All the Moving Parts: A Live Look inside ST 2110 & AMWA NMOS » Thomas Edwards (FOX Networks Engingeering & Operations)
Thursday 18:00 - 19:00	Networking Reception in Exhibit Hall Venue Grand Ballroom H&G
Thursday 19:00 - 19:50	T1900-SCA Why Can't We Just Use iPhones? A Night Owl Production Roundtable Chaired By: Brian Jones, Eric Timmerman Venue St. Croix A
Why Can't We Just Use iPhones? » Chris Ostertag (KLRU-TV Austin PBS), Sara Robertson (KLRU-TV Austin PBS)
Thursday 19:00 - 19:50	T1900-SCB The Skinny on Bundles: Opportunities in Virtual MVPDs (A Night Owl Session) Chaired By: Jeremy Teres Venue St. Croix B
The Skinny on Bundles: Opportunities in Virtual MVPDs » Jeremy Teres (PBS), Andrew Maccartney (Georgia Public Broadcasting), Tim Olson (KQED), Renard Jenkins (PBS)
Friday, 6th April
Friday 07:00 - 08:15	Networking Breakfast in Exhibit Hall Venue Grand Ballroom H&G
Friday 08:30 - 09:20	KN-3 State of the System with Paula Kerger Venue Grand Ballroom A&F
08:30 State of the System » Paula Kerger PBS
Friday 09:30 - 10:00	AM Networking Break in Exhibit Hall Venue Grand Ballroom H&G
Friday 10:00 - 11:20	F1000-GBAF Washington Regulatory and Legislative Update Chaired By: Eric Wolf Venue Grand Ballroom A&F
Washington Regulatory and Legislative Update » Todd Gray (Gray Miller Persh LLP), Patrick Butler (America's Public Television Stations)
Friday 10:00 - 11:20	F1000-GBC Cybersecurity: Ransomware, Hacking and the Aftermath Chaired By: Mark Roy Venue Grand Ballroom C
Smart Security: IT, media and physical security for any size organization » Megan McGough Christian (WGBH - FRONTLINE), Shane Miner (WGBH - Technology Group), Chris Fournelle (The Outpost at WGBH) Ransomware: We Weren't Prepared. (Are You?) » John Reilly (KQED) Information Security Basics Policies - 101 » Mark Roy (PBS)
Friday 10:00 - 11:20	F1000-GBD Funny How Time Slips Away: Archiving Austin City Limits Chaired By: Eric Timmerman, Yvonne Bennett Venue Grand Ballroom D
Funny How Time Slips Away: Archiving Austin City Limits » Amanda Moore (KLRU-TV Austin PBS), Emily Halevy (Preserve South), James Cole (KLRU-TV Austin PBS), Chris Ostertag (KLRU-TV Austin PBS)
Friday 10:00 - 11:20	F1000-GBE ProTrack: Boot Camp Chaired By: Nick Agresti Venue Grand Ballroom E
ProTrack: Boot Camp » Nancy Carter (Myers), Nicole Quirk (Myers), Anthony Kubiak (Myers), Timothy McMahon (Myers)
Friday 10:00 - 11:20	F1000-SCA PBS KIDS 24/7 Service: Opportunities On-Air and Online, and in Local Markets Chaired By: Amy Sample Venue St. Croix A
PBS KIDS 24/7 Service: Opportunities On-Air and Online, and in Local Markets » Joseph Miscavige (PBS), Andrea Schutzman (PBS), Toanya Kesse (PBS), Shauna Lemieux (Vegas PBS), Jon Burns (PBS KIDS Digital)
Friday 10:00 - 11:20	F1000-SCB Digital Immersion: Social Video Storytelling Chaired By: Ashley Carufel Venue St. Croix B
Digital Immersion: Social Video Storytelling » Ashley Carufel (PBS), Angela Massino (WCVE (Community Idea Stations)), Travis Daub (PBS NewsHour), Tory Starr (WGBH)
Friday 11:30 - 12:20	F1130-GBB Machine Learning Techniques Applied to Evaluating Picture Quality Chaired By: Sylvain Nazef Venue Grand Ballroom B
Machine Learning Techniques Applied to Evaluating Picture Quality » Karl Kuhn (Tektronix)
Friday 11:30 - 12:20	F1130-GBC Broadcast Infrastructure Cybersecurity Chaired By: Mark Roy Venue Grand Ballroom C
Broadcast Infrastructure Cybersecurity » Wayne Pecena (Texas A&M University-KAMU)
Friday 11:30 - 12:20	F1130-GBD Impact of Speech to Text on Closed Captioning Workflows Chaired By: Craig Carter, Yvonne Bennett Venue Grand Ballroom D
Impact of Speech to Text on Closed Captioning workflows » Giovanni Galvez (Telestream)
Friday 11:30 - 12:20	F1130-GBE Workshop: Using PBS Digital's Media Manager, Curate, and Station Manager to Maximize Your Reach Chaired By: José Fernández Venue Grand Ballroom E
Workshop: Using PBS Digital's Media Manager, Curate, and Station Manager to maximize your reach » Jose Fernandez (PBS), Leif Brostrom (PBS), Tara Vaezi (PBS), Joe Hilton (PBS)
Friday 11:30 - 12:20	F1130-SCA Building a UHD Production Workflow, Studio, Post, and Beyond Chaired By: Renard Jenkins, Brian Jones Venue St. Croix A
Building a UHD Production Workflow, Studio, Post, and Beyond » Alan Popkin (KLCS)
Friday 11:30 - 12:20	F1130-SCB A Lot with A Little: Doing The Most With Limited Digital Resources Chaired By: Katie Wilson Venue St. Croix B
A Lot with A Little: Doing the most with limited digital resources » Lauren Prestileo (American Experience/WGBH), Cheraine Stanford (WPSU), Linda Wei (Nashville Public Television)
Friday 12:30 - 13:50	Networking Luncheon Venue Grand Ballroom A&F
Friday 14:00 - 14:50	F1400-GBB Factors to Consider for Cloud Computing & Virtualization Chaired By: Eric Timmerman Venue Grand Ballroom B
Factors to consider for Cloud Computing » Raja Srinivasan (Telestream Inc.) Understanding the Transition from Appliances to Virtualized Infrastructure » Max Denton (Telestream)
Friday 14:00 - 14:50	F1400-GBC Future-proofing Public Media: The AAPB National Digital Stewardship Residency Chaired By: Kristen Haley Venue Grand Ballroom C
Future-proofing Public Media: The AAPB National Digital Stewardship Residency » Rebecca Fraimow (WGBH), Leslie Bourgeois (Louisiana Public Broadcasting), Catriona Schlosser (CUNY-TV), Selena Chau (Los Angeles Philharmonic), Lorena Ramirez-Lopez (DC Public Library Memory Lab Network)
Friday 14:00 - 14:50	F1400-GBD IP Video Update: Deployment, ST 2110 and PTP Chaired By: Sylvain Nazef, Renard Jenkins Venue Grand Ballroom D
ST 2110 and PTP- Implementation and Testing Methodology » Karl Kuhn (Tektronix) Real world IP SMPTE 2110 and SMPTE 2059/PTP Deployments, and Lessons learned » Robert Erickson (Grass Valley, a Belden brand), Karl Kuhn (Tektronix)
Friday 14:00 - 14:50	F1400-GBE The World Isn't Flat, Why is Our Video? Chaired By: Katie Wilson Venue Grand Ballroom E
The World Isn't Flat, Why is Our Video? » Chad Davis (netNebraska), Bohdan Zachary (Milwaukee PBS), Chris Ostertag (KLRU-TV Austin PBS), Charlotte Cushing (South Florida PBS)
Friday 14:00 - 14:50	F1400-SCA Digital Immersion: Platform Optimization for Developing Audiences with PBS Digital Studios Chaired By: Leif Brostrom Venue St. Croix A
Digital Immersion: Platform Optimization for Developing Audiences with PBS Digital Studios » Daniel Levy (PBS Digital Studios), Leslie Datsis (PBS Digital Studios)
Friday 14:00 - 14:50	F1400-SCB Hearing From TAC's Most Important Audience: YOU! Chaired By: Nick Agresti Venue St. Croix B
Hearing from TAC's Most Important Audience: YOU! » Wendy Ross (Traffic Advisory Committee), Keith Jacoby (MontanaPBS), Kristen Hurley (WGBH)
Friday 15:00 - 15:30	PM Networking Break in Exhibit Hall Venue Grand Ballroom H&G
Friday 15:30 - 16:20	F1530-GBB Digital Infrastructure and Strategic Collaboration Chaired By: Max Duke Venue Grand Ballroom B
Digital Infrastructure and Strategic Collaboration » Marc Pultuskier (CPB), Tim Olson (KQED), Scott Nourse (PBS Digital), Robert Kempf (WGBH)
Friday 15:30 - 16:20	F1530-GBC ATSC 3.0 Challenges in the RF domain: High bit rate IP-Centric Microwave STL/TSLs & Designing Antennas for Higher OFDM PAPR Chaired By: Philip Schoene, Don Phillips Venue Grand Ballroom C
ATSC 3.0 Ready – Designing Antennas for Higher OFDM PAPR » John Schadler (Dielectric) Digital IP-Centric Microwave STL/TSL Considerations for ATSC 3.0 Transmission Workflows » John Payne IV (IMT)
Friday 15:30 - 16:20	F1530-GBD Technology Evolving: HDR & UHD Chaired By: Douglas Pelenberg, Renard Jenkins Venue Grand Ballroom D
Evolving Technology - High Dynamic Range » John Humphrey (Hitachi Kokusai Electric America)
Friday 15:30 - 16:20	F1530-GBE Audience Insights 2018 Chaired By: Amy Sample Venue Grand Ballroom E
Audience Insights 2018 » Amy Sample (Public Broadcasting Service), Raj Bhansali (PBS)
Friday 15:30 - 16:20	F1530-SCA Public Safety and NextGen TV – the Future is Now Chaired By: Dana Golub, George Molnar Venue St. Croix A
Public Safety Datacast Paging Utilizing NextGEN Television Broadcast » Fred Engel (UNC-TV), Red Grasso (North Carolina Department of Information Technology), Paul Allan Sadowski (State of North Carolina, Broadcast Infrastructure (retired)) Saving Lives and Protecting Communities: The Future is NOW at Houston Public Media » Joshua Adams (Houston Public Media)
Friday 15:30 - 16:20	F1530-SCB 40 Years of Public Television Innovation Chaired By: Kevin Ruppenthal Venue St. Croix B
40 Years of Public Television Innovation » Terry Harvey (NY Joint Master Control)
Friday 16:30 - 17:45	KN-4 TechCon Town Hall Venue Grand Ballroom A&F
16:30 TechCon Town Hall » TechCon Attendees & PBS Staff PBS
Friday 18:00 - 19:30	Closing Reception at 1OAK Venue 1OAK

Email Support • Blog • Privacy Policy • Cancellation Policy

Wednesday, 4th April

Thursday, 5th April

Friday, 6th April