SBE national meeting
Date: Oct. 19-20
SBE Chapter 67 in North Texas will host the society’s national meeting at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.
For more information, visit www.sbe.org.
SBE Ennes workshop in Dallas
Date: Oct. 19
The day-long program at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center will cover passive RF systems and mask filters for television transmitters, DTV transport systems, Program Metadata Communication Protocol and closed captioning for DTV.
For more information, visit www.sbe67.org.
CBA 2005 fall show
Date: Oct. 23-25
Location: Stardust Hotel, Las Vegas
The Community Broadcasters Association annual gathering will focus on DTV, including a condensed version of the DTV Burst & Larcan Training Camp and “DTV 101: What You Really Need to Understand.”
For more information, visit www.communitybroadcasters.com.
SBE Ennes workshop in Boston
Date: Oct. 25
The full-day program at the Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel & Trade Center in Marlborough, MA, will cover passive RF systems and mask filters for television transmitters, DTV transport systems, Program Metadata Communication Protocol, and closed captioning for DTV.
For more information, call the national SBE Office.
DTV Channel Election — Round Two Conflict Letters
Date: October 2005
Media Bureau issues conflict letters for Round Two.
For more information, visit www.fcc.gov.
SMPTE technical conference and exhibition
Date: Nov. 9-12
Location: New York City
This year’s annual Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers gathering will open with a full day devoted to digital cinema with the remaining three days devoted to digital standard definition and high definition television.
For more information, visit www.smpte.org.
DTV Channel Election — Round Two Conflict Decision Forms
Date: December 2005
Licensees file conflict decision forms with Media Bureau.
For more information, visit www.fcc.gov.
DTV Channel Election — Round Three Elections
Date: February 2006
Licensees file Round Three elections with the Media Bureau; public notice lists NCAs, if any, filed in Round Three and set comment dates.
For more information, visit www.fcc.gov.
DTV Channel Election — Round Three Conflict Resolution
Date: March 2006
Commission resolves remaining conflicts among third round elections.
For more information, visit www.fcc.gov.
New DTV Table of Allotments
Date: August 2006
Commission issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposing new DTV Table of Allotments.
For more information, visit www.fcc.gov.
