Society of 
Motion Picture and Television Engineers
Atlanta Section


Section Officials

Chairperson
David Siegler
WSOC-TV
704-355-4795
dave.siegler@wsoc-tv.com

Secretary/Treasurer
Zandra Clarke
Turner Networks
zandra.clarke@turner.com

Membership Chair
T.J. Scott
Thomson Multimedia
770-338-4273
tj.scott@thomson.net

Program Chair
Ron Caird
Pathfire
678-566-5235
 rcaird@pathfire.com

Webmaster 
Andy Funk 
FOX5 News, WAGA-TV
404-898-0116
andyfunk@foxtv.com


Managers

 Ron Caird ‘05
Pathfire
rcaird@pathfire.com

Jim Edwards ‘05
Tektronix
 jim.w.edwards@exgate.tek.com

Jack Gary ‘06
Turner Networks
Jack.Gary@turner.com

Roger Hatcher ‘05
Georgia Technology Authority
 rdhatche@doas.state.ga.us

Doug Keltz  ‘06
Tektronix
Douglas.b.keltz@exgate.tek.com

Brad Newberry ‘06
WXIA-TV
bnewberry@wxia.gannett.com

Governors

Jim Edwards  ‘06
Tektronix
Jim.w.edwards@exgate.tek.com

Paul Hogan  ‘05
Sony
 Paul.Hogan@am.sony.com

 

 


Next Meeting:

Monday,  May 9, 2005

Spiced Right BBQ at 6:30 PM
Program Starts at  7:30 PM
 

Hosted By:

Turner
 1050 Techwood Drive
Atlanta, GA 30318

Topic:

The State of the Organization

It is becoming a tradition with the Atlanta Section to devote an occaisional meeting to an open discussion of the state of the larger SMPTE organization and to thoughts and suggestions for the activities of the local section.

For the May meeting we will have Clyde Smith, Secretary/Treasurer of SMPTE, and Jim Edwards and Paul Hogan, Representatives to the Board of Governors, to provide some insight into the current state of the International SMPTE organization. We will also have an opportunity to both review the past and provide input on future activities of the local section. This will help with planning programs and other activities for the upcoming year.

Past meetings of this type have been productive and helpful in providing direction for the section and have had a significant impact on several decisions made by the local Managers. Please plan to attend this relaxed yet productive session and help insure that the local organization remains responsive to your professional needs.

Due to Security Procedures at Turner, people planning to attend this SMPTE Section meeting must contact Zandra Clarke, Zandra.Clarke@turner.com at Turner to confirm your attendance.

All interested people are invited to this meeting. While we encourage you to join our organization, you do not have to be a SMPTE member to attend.
 

NOTE:  Due to Security Procedures at Turner, people planning to attend this SMPTE Section meeting must contact Zandra Clarke, Zandra.Clarke@turner.com at Turner to confirm your attendance.


Directions: 

Complete directions with a map are available in this pdf file. General directions:

The entrance to Turner is on Techwood Drive Between 14th and 10th Streets.

  • From the north, exit I-75/85 at 10th/14th Street. Follow the exit ramp straight past 14th Street.
    It becomes Techwood Drive. The entrance to Turner is on the Right.
    Stop at the Security Booth to confirm your attendance.

  • From the south exit I-75/85 at 10th/14th Streets. Turn Left on 10th Street.
    Turn Right on Techwood Drive. The entrance to Turner is on the left.
    Stop at the Security Booth to confirm your attendance.
     

Please Join Us:

There is no charge to attend these SMPTE Atlanta Section meetings and everyone is invited. You do not need to be a member to attend, although it is a terrific idea for you to join today. Find out more about the Society Of Motion Picture & Television Engineers at www.smpte.org.

PLEASE POST

Invite your Friends And Colleagues

Program Suggestions:

Is there a topic that you would like us to cover or want to present? Do you have new equipment or a facility you would like to show off?

We are always looking for hosts and presenters for our meetings. 

Please contact: 

David Siegler
Section Chair
704-355-4795
dave.siegler@wsoc-tv.com		 Ron Caird
Section Program Chair
678-566-5235
rcaird@pathfire.com

Section Internet Mailing List

We have a full-featured Internet mailing list for support of Section activities. List members receive meeting notices and other appropriate announcements. The list is easily administered via the web. You can subscribe, unsubscribe, and change your list options —yourself—  on the list Info Page, or view past list messages kept the list Archive.

And now there's another list that may be of interest — AtlTech — created for those in the Atlanta area interested in broadcast, television and motion picture engineering. It is a "place" online where SMPTE members interested in the SBE can learn of what they're doing, and where SBE members can learn of SMPTE activities, etc. You can subscribe, unsubscribe, and change your list options —yourself—  on the list Info Page, or view past list message kept in the list Archive.

Comments?

Send your announcements, job openings, or other information of general interest to Program Chair Ron Caird:

rcaird@pathfire.com
Voice: 678-566-5235
Fax: 678-566-5235

Have comments or suggestions for the Section web site? Send them to Andy Funk, andyfunk@foxtv.com or kb7uv@arfunk.com.

For more information on the Society visit the SMPTE Home Page. 

Related sites can be found on our Internet Links page. 

Many of our past meeting announcements can be found in our archives directory.

News of Related Organizations:

The Peach State Chapter of the Society of Broadcast Engineers web site at www.broadcast.net/~sbe5/ has information on the activities of this related group.