The SMPTE Board of Governors continues to look for ways to improve what can be done for international members of the Society, and create localised presence under the SMPTE banner. New Zealand members have expressed a desire to have events run locally, and to participate in events run in Australia. Read more…
Application deadlines for both the Lou Wolf Memorial Scholarship and the SMPTE Student Paper Award have been extended to July 15! The Lou Wolf Memorial Scholarship awards up to $2,000 to help students further their undergraduate or graduate studies in motion pictures and television, with an emphasis on technology. Full-time Read more…
Call for Papers submissions for SMPTE11 will remain open until Midnight Australian Eastern time on 20th May. SMPTE11 is now using the EDAS registration system to ensure smooth handling of papers. To submit a paper, session or panel idea for consideration, please register with EDAS, and then follow the prompts. Read more…
SMPTE President Ken Fuller has announced Barbara H. Lange as the Society’s new Executive Director. Ms Lange joins SMPTE from the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE). “Barbara is an outstanding professional and a superior match for the SMPTE’s unique organizational development and membership growth requirements going forward,” said Mr Read more…
SMPTE is conducting an important worldwide survey, and we are reaching out to all television broadcasters and TV equipment manufacturers to obtain as much information as possible. This survey is NOT restricted to SMPTE members so, if you have any close contacts in the business who might not receive this Read more…
The Australia Section of SMPTE (the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers) used the recent SMPTE09 Gala to confer its inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award for Services to Australian Film and Televisionis proud to Jack Thompson. An Australian acting icon, Jack Thompson has played a significant role both on and Read more…
The search is on for a new US-based Executive Director for the Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers as a result of the resignation of Kimberly Maki who has left the organisation to take up a new corporate role within the cable telecommunications industry. According to SMPTE President Ken Read more…
At the June meeting of the SMPTE Board of Governors, it was announced that Trevor Bird of Seven Network has been named as a Fellow of the Society. The grade of Fellow is awarded to Trevor in recognition of his contribution and achievements to the industry at large over an Read more…