Text has been updated to correct the responsibilities of the track chairs.
The Society of Broadcast Engineers has posted its Ennes Workshop program for the 2024 NAB Show. It includes a new track about media over IP.
The two-day workshop returns to the Las Vegas Convention Center after being held at the Westgate in 2023.
The workshop will take place April 12 and 13 as the NAB Show is getting underway. It will feature tracks on “RF101” and “Media over IP Essentials.”
Each track will start with a continental breakfast at 7:30 a.m. and last until 6 p.m. At the end of the second day, a joint 90-minute session on management skills will be presented.
The RF101 track, chaired by Jeff Welton and returning from 2023, is designed to provide someone with a predominantly IT-oriented background with foundational knowledge of transmission methods and equipment, enabling them to work effectively in these disciplines.
Among the sessions in this track are topics like electronics basics, modulation, regulation, proof of performance, site safety, antennas and single-frequency networks.
The new track on Media Over IP Essentials, co-chaired by Fred Willard and David Bialik, covers basics of IP-delivered media, including video and audio implementations. Topics include SNMP and monitoring protocols; the four types of AoIP commonly encountered in radio plants; audio loudness; and streaming basics.
The final part of Day 2 will unite the tracks for a session on management skills, focusing on how to discuss ROI, cost of acquisition and cost of ownership/operation “using language that owners, managers and financial colleagues understand, with a goal toward helping bring engineering back into the management team.”
Details are on the SBE website.
Workshop registration costs $259 and is available via the NAB Show website. An SBE member code can be used for a free NAB Show exhibits-only pass or it can be applied for a discount on the Core Education Collection registration for the BEITC sessions and exhibits.
The Ennes Workshops were established in 1991 through the Ennes Educational Foundation Trust to provide affordable education to SBE members. Regional workshops, typically one day in length, are held throughout the year.
