2012 Media and Entertainment Digital Survey SMPTE Members are invited to participate in the 2012 Media and Entertainment Digital Survey. This survey is intended for media and entertainment professionals and is designed to determine the industry's digital storage needs and expectations for the capture and creation of raw content, editing and post production, distribution of content, digital archiving, as well as digital conversion and preservation. The results of the survey will be used to create the Coughlin Associates report on Digital Storage for Professional Media and Entertainment. A summary of the survey results will be made available to SMPTE Members. To participate in the survey, click the link above or go to: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/QSQKBC5. For more information on Coughlin Associates go to www.tomcoughlin.com.

2011-2012 Season... Section Calendar Some dates are still tentative SMPTE/New England meetings are usually held at 7:00pm (refreshments at 6:30) on the third Wednesday of every month from September through June. Locations vary to allow attendees to tour various sites of interest. You don't have to be a SMPTE member to attend and there is no admission charge. Students and the public are invited to attend. Join our e-mail meeting announcements list and we'll send you e-mail every month so you don't have to keep on checking the web site. You don't have to be a member to get these announcements. September 21: Digital Streaming Technologies October 18: Some New Evidence that Teenagers May Prefer Accurate Sound Reproduction November 30: Tapeless Workflows Utilizing AVID’S AMA Plug-In December 21: Happy Holidays! (Nothing Scheduled) January 18: Advanced Display Technology February 16: THINK METADATA! March 21: Voice-Automated Camera Switching April 25: Our Annual NAB Wrapup May 23: PIONEERS IN THE VIDEO INDUSTRY June 20: Our Annual Barbecue! Writeups of past seasons' meetings

Updated: 15 April 2012 Bob Lamm, SMPTE/New England Newsletter/Web Page Editor blamm@broadcastpix.com