2008 ATSC Preliminary Annual Meeting Program

ATSC 2008

Sponsors of the
ATSC Annual Meeting:

Silver Sponsor:
Zenith/LG

Bronze Sponsor:
IEEE
Samsung
VoiceAge and Neural Audio

Other Sponsors:
CBS, Cox Television, Dolby, Gannett, Harris, OMVC, Panasonic, PBS, Sony, Tandberg Television, WUSA9




Back to
2008 ATSC Annual Meeting    
    

Continental Breakfast    

Welcome                                                                       
Glenn Reitmeier (NBC-U), Chairman, ATSC Board of Directors

Opening Keynote Speech:
The Honorable Richard Wiley

ATSC HD Newscast

Panel: HDTV, we’ve come a long way
Moderator:  Peter Fannon, Panasonic

Randall Dark
Larry Thorpe, Canon
Jim Goodmon, WRAL

Break

Broadcasting is built on technical standards:
David Donovan, MSTV

Panel: February 17, 2009 Perspectives
Moderator:  John Orlando, CBS
Jonathan Collegio, NAB
Jason Oxman, CEA
Bernadette McGuire, NTIA
Rick Chessen, FCC
William Check, NCTA                                                                           

Lunch

Guest Speaker:
Paula Kerger, President & CEO, Public Broadcasting Service 

Caption Contest Award

Recognition of Bill Miller

25 Year Membership Awards

Bernard Lechner Outstanding Contributor Award

The future of broadcasting is on the move:
Brandon Burgess, OMVC/ION Media

Break

Panel: ATSC Strategic Plan: Where are we?
Moderator:  Glenn Reitmeier
Mark Aitken
Graham Jones
Rich Chernock
John Henderson
                                                                         
Closing Comments                                                                                 Mark Richer, ATSC President