The Association of Public Radio Engineers (APRE) will hold its Public Radio Engineering Conference (PREC) on Apr. 11–12 in conjunction with the National Association of Broadcasters’ NAB Show in Las Vegas.
The event — which will be held in-person at the Tuscany Suites Hotel and online via a companion live-stream — will serve as a professional development opportunity for the engineering community, as well as a place to honor engineers for their service.
This year, APRE is once again offering scholarships for budding engineers to attend PREC. The scholarships cover APRE membership for one year, the PREC registration fee and three nights of free lodging at the conference hotel during PREC.
Public radio station personnel new to the broadcast field (less than two years of experience) with a technical or operational bent are encouraged to apply. Those who have not attended PREC in the last five years are also able to apply. Find the link to the application form here.
Scholarship submissions must also include a letter of recommendation from the applicant’s general manager or supervisor, substantiating the station’s need and willingness to cover travel costs. Additionally, a letter from the scholarship candidate is required, explaining why the applicant would benefit from attending PREC.
Deadline for submission of both letters is Feb. 16, 2024 via email to apre@apre.us. Scholarship recipients will be notified in early March.
During the conference, the Association of Public Radio Engineers will also present its annual APRE Engineering Achievement Award. This honor is to be awarded to a single individual for “outstanding contributions” to the art and/or science of radio engineering that has made a “significant impact on, or improvement in,” the state of the public radio industry within the last three to five years, or for meritorious career service to public radio engineering.
Last year, the award was presented to David Layer, vice president of advanced engineering for the National Association of Broadcasters.
The engineering award will be presented the evening of Friday, Apr. 12, 2024, at the Public Radio Engineers Conference Dinner in Las Vegas, just prior to the NAB Show.
Submit an award nomination at APRE.US. The deadline for entries is Feb. 16, 2024.
