IEEE Broadcast Technology Society Offers a Three-Day Virtual Event

July 1, 2020, 9:30AM Eastern Standard Time

MEDIA ADVISORY: IEEE BTS offers a virtual event: meet the experts over three days in three sessions and hear their answers to vital industry questions.

WHEN: October 6th - October 8th

WHAT: Although BTS is unable to host our annual Broadcast Symposium in-person events due to the current global environment, we can still fulfill our integral role of industry information sharing. Get vital industry questions answered by top experts during a three-day virtual event hosted by the IEEE Broadcast Technology Society.

5G Broadcasting will be the focus of the first session chaired by Peter Siebert, Broadcast Industry Advisor; Will 5G be the future of DTT broadcast? What role will 5G play? Will 5G replace or complement DVB or ATSC Broadcast?

Madeleine Noland, President of ATSC will chair the second session which will review ATSC 3.0 Implementation and Roll Out; What is the ATSC 3.0 rollout status? Who will deliver the devices? How will NextGen TV features entice the end user? Is spectrum re-pack an opportunity or an obstacle to ATSC 3.0 rollout?

To conclude the event, the third session chaired by Guy Bouchard, Director of Transmission Systems at Tele-Quebec will focus on Broadcast Disaster Preparedness; Lessons learned during the pandemic? Were broadcasters ready? Radio broadcast, the ultimate solution for emergencies? Can there be a truly disaster resilient infrastructure?

Similar to the IEEE Broadcast Symposium and our other industry offering, this virtual event will continue to provide attendees the opportunity to earn multiple Continuing Education Credits or Professional Development Hours. When registering for the technical sessions you will have the option to purchase

CEUs or PDHs.

Registration and speaker information will be available soon on the BTS website https://bts.ieee.org/

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ABOUT BTS: The IEEE Broadcast Technology Society (BTS) is a membership organization open to everyone in the broadcast industry and allied fields. The BTS mission is to serve the needs of its members; to enhance their professional knowledge by keeping them informed of the latest research results and industry trends, and provide enriching educational and networking opportunities.

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Press, Event & Sponsorship Contact:

Margaux Toral, Society Promotions & Marketing Manager, IEEE Broadcast Technology Society

445 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08854, 732.981.3455, m.toral@ieee.org