Members of the Society of Broadcast Engineers and those interested in what it offers will find a busy agenda at the 2025 NAB Show. They’ll also have a chance to meet the society’s new executive director.
Activities start with an Ennes Workshop on April 4 and 5, consisting of two educational tracks.
“RF 101 Bootcamp” is designed to give people whose specialty is information technology some knowledge of basic electronic theory and transmission concepts so they can apply them to real-world broadcast situations.
Sessions will take the participant from the basics such as Ohm’s Law to concepts like propagation, modulation, test and measurement, remote control, directional AMs and how to assess return on investment.
Industry veterans such as Jeff Welton, Fred Baumgartner, Kevin Trueblood, Tony Peterle and Cindy and Gary Cavell are among the presenters.
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The “Media over IP” track introduces the essentials of IP-delivered media, covering video and audio implementations. Sessions will introduce the participant to internet protocol fundamentals, how to configure a digital facility for production and delivery, use of industrial off-the-shelf items for a digital facility infrastructure, and advanced concepts such as a discussion of artificial intelligence in media and how to assess ROI for media over IP.
Presenters include Joe and Jeff Geerling, John Passmore, Michael Liebman, Kirk Harnack, Al Salci, John Davis, David Bialik and others.
SBE President Ted Hand will give opening remarks to the participants. “The SBE Ennes workshops show that education and training is still the hallmark and heart of the SBE’s mission goal, with this training leading to certification of our members, our second mission goal.”
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The two tracks come together for a Sunday afternoon session about establishing a contract engineering practice, with speakers Rob Bertrand, Davit Robakidze, Jim Stenberg and Gary Cavell.
Where and when
The Ennes Workshop will be held in the West Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center. More information about the registration fee and NAB Show discounts is available here.
SBE booth NL2 will be accessible during exhibit floor hours.
The SBE national board will meet on Saturday evening. Hand, serving his second term as president, will preside over the general membership meeting on April 7. He said the society continues to develop its library of station self-inspection guides and work with engineers in other countries to develop training opportunities and grow membership.
A reception follows the general membership meeting Monday evening, with an opportunity to meet the leadership including new Executive Director Mike Downs, who began work in January. He has 27 years of experience in non-profit management at an international level, including at Kiwanis International and Key Club International.
For those who’ve registered, SBE Certification exams will be administered Tuesday morning, April 8.
