2017 IEEE Broadcast Symposium Papers & Presentations
Tuesday, 10 October 2017
8:00AM - CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
8:30AM - Registration and opening remarks
Repacking the TV Band - Session Chair: Gary Cavell, President, Cavell, Mertz & Associates
9:00AM - PSIP Architectures for the Repack, Dave Catapano, Triveni Digital
9:30AM - Practical Implications of the Repack - Matthew Sanderford, President, Marsand Inc.
10:00AM - BREAK
10:30AM - Factors Affecting Mask Filter Selection and Channel 14 Operations in the FCC Spectrum Repack, Merrill Weiss, President, Merrill Weiss Group, LLC
11:00AM - Creative Solutions to Post-Repack Channel Assignment Problems, Dennis Wallace, Partner/Technical Consultant, Meintel, Sgrignoli and Wallace, LLC
11:30AM - How Wireless Mic Users Can Navigate the 600 MHz Transition, Chris Lyons, Writer, Speaker, Content Creator, Shure Inc.
12:00PM - BOXED LUNCH, Keynote Speaker: James Snyder,Senior Systems Administrator for the Library of Congress’ National Audio-Visual Conservation Center (NAVCC)
Technical and Practical Aspects of ATSC 3.0 - Session Chair: Dr. Richard Chernock, Chief Science Officer, Triveni Digital
1:30PM - Overview of ATSC 3.0 and Deployment Readiness, Madeleine Noland, LG
2:00PM - Multiple Physical Layer Pipes & Single Frequency Network for ATSC 3.0 , Gerard Faria, Enensys
2:30PM - Field Comparison Test of LDM and TDM based on ATSC 3.0, Bo-mi Lim, ETRI
3:00PM - BREAK
3:30PM - Next Generation Broadcast Technology for the Accessible Audience, Chris Homer, Public Broadcasting Service
4:00PM - NAB ATSC 3.0 PILOT Gateway, So Vang, NAB
4:30PM - Development of 8K UHDTV Cameras and Image Sensors –for Full-featured 8K, Compactness, and High-speed Imaging and Recording,, Hiroshi Shimamoto, NHK
5:00PM - Securing ATSC 3.0 Apps and Signaling from Alteration by Cryptographic Signing, Adam Goldberg, AGP LLC
5:30PM - Closing Remarks, Exhibit Hall Opens
6:00PM - WELCOME RECEPTION
Wednesday, 11 October 2017
8:00AM - CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
8:30AM - Registration and opening remarks
Datacasting and Hybrid Broadcasting - Session Chair: Roswell Clark, Senior Director of Engineering, Cox Media Group
9:00AM - The Tip of the Spear: "Next-Gen TV" Features in a "This-Gen TV" World, Joseph Winograd, Verance
9:30AM - Infrastructure Cost, Power Consumption and Radiofrequency Exposure in TVWS: A Comparison with LTE Network, David Plets, Ghent University
10:00AM - BREAK
10:30AM - Hybrid Television and Second Screen Applications, Rafael Sotelo, Universidad de Montevideo
11:00AM - Hybrid Radio - Combining Broadcast Radio and IP to a single distribution technology, Andy Buckingham, RadioDNS
11:30AM - Measurement Solutions for a Changing Media Landscape, Nick Mannion, Nielson
12:00PM - BTS/AFCCE LUNCHEON - Keynote Speaker - Frederick D. Moorefield, Jr. Director, Spectrum Policy, U.S. Department of Defense - Sponsored by GatesAir
Practical Implementation Aspects of ATSC 3.0 - Session Chair: Dave Siegler, Vice President Technical Operations, Cox Media Group
2:00PM - FCC DTV Repack, ATSC3-SFN Considerations & Worldwide Experiences - SFN, Mark Fehlig and Ben Crease, Jampro AlanDick Antennas
2:30PM - Dynamic Service Distribution Management, Mark Corl, Triveni Digital
3:00PM - BREAK
3:30PM - First Field Testing of 3.0 Physical Layer ICs (Cleveland Field Test 2017), Wayne Luplow and Tim Laud, Zenith/LG
4:00PM - Next Gen Television – Understanding the Business Impacts of ATSC 3.0, Kerry Wheeles, Image Communications
4:30PM - ATSC 3.0 - WRAL's first Year, Pete Sockett, Capitol Broadcasting
5:00PM - Closing Remarks, Exhibit Hall Opens
6:00PM - MANUFACTURERS RECEPTION
Thursday, 12 October 2017
7:30AM - CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
8:00AM - Registration and opening remarks
AM and FM Broadcasting - Session Chair: Mike Cooney, CTO, Beasley Broadcast Group
8:30AM - Three-station Facility Exchange for Improved AM Service in Miami, Fl, Prepared by Ben Dawson, Presented by Stephen Lockwood, Hatfield & Dawson
9:00AM - Allocation Evaluation for IBOC Power Increase, Russ Mundschenk, XPERI and Glynn Walden, CBS Radio
9:30AM - Update to bit rate reduction effects on watermarking, Paul Shulins, Burk Technology
10:00AM - BREAK
Using Drones for Broadcast Engineering and Production - Session Chair: Paul Shulins, VP/CTO, Burk Technology
10:30AM - Antenna Radiation Pattern Measurement with a Drone, John Kean, Cavell Mertz & Associates Inc
11:00AM - Real World Results for a Signal Measurement Drone, Ian Gair, Sixarms
11:30AM - Close Encounters of the Drone Kind, Dave Sirak, Cox Media Group
12:00PM - BTS AWARDS LUNCH, Keynote Speaker: Sally French, Founder of The Drone Girl - Sponsored by DAC System SA
Broadcast Plant Technology - Session Chair: Kelly Williams, Senior Director of Engineering and Technology Policy, NAB
2:00PM - Metadata Generation and Distribution, Bob Dillon, Vice President, Connected Radio, XPERI
2:30PM - Cybersecurity and the Broadcast Technical Plant, Wayne Pecena, Texas A&M University
3:00PM - BREAK
Repacking the U.S. TV Band - Session Chair: S. Merrill Weiss, Owner, Merrill Weiss Group, LLC
3:30PM -Antenna Design for the FCC Repack and Facility Maximization, Nick Wymant, CTO Broadcast Division, RFS
4:00PM - Adventures in FCC TV repacking; Broadband Antenna Solutions, James Stenberg, Principal Engineer - RF Broadcast, American Tower Corporation
4:30PM - Moving Forward with the FCC Spectrum Repack – Near- and Long-Term Considerations, Joe Seccia, Manager TV Transmission Market and Product Development Strategy, GatesAir
5:00PM - CLOSING REMARKS
Friday, 13 October 2017
10:00AM - NPR Offsite Tour