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Conference Program

Sunday, 25 February 2001
7:00 - 9:30 PM		Welcome Reception and Exhibit Preview

Monday, 26 February 2001
8:00		Call to Order & Announcements Matt Peterson, President, Scenic Wonders, Inc.
8:05		Introduction of VSF officers, directors, & members and of VidTranS exhibitors Matt Peterson, President, Scenic Wonders, Inc.
8:15		Welcome Steve Storozum, President, Video Services Forum
8:20		1A-1 Keynote: The New Business Model for Content Creation David Beddow, Chief Executive Officer, Liberty Livewire Corporation
9:10		1A-2 The Difficulties in Transporting Ancillary Data in a Mixed Analog, Digital and Compressed Environment Rick Ackermans, Director of Engineering, Turner Entertainment Networks
9:55		Break
10:15		1A-3 New Formats for Transport of Content and Metadata Among TV Facilities Brad Gilmer, President, Gilmer & Associates, Inc.
10:55		1A-4 Distribution of Video/Audio Data via a Paradigm IP Network Carsten Baumann, Director of Product Management, Leitch, Inc.
11:35		1A-5 Case Study: Ultra Low Bandwidth Video Transport Bill Acker, General Manager, West Virginia Public Broadcasting
12:15		Conference Lunch
1:30		1P-1 Broadband Content Peering Phil Rzewski, Sr. Architect Network Products Division, Inktomi Corporation
2:15		1P-2 User Panel: Content Creation Moderator: Roberta Margolis, President, Runway, Inc. Clark Cameron Marty Evry, Assistant Editor, "The Street" (TV drama in production) Doug Mielke, Independent Producer Randy Morgan, Editor, "Third Watch" Billy Redner
3:45		Stretch Break
4:00		1P-3 Case Study: Implementing the FOX Sports ATM Network Robert Dutcher, Director of National Technical Operations, FOX Cable Networks
4:45		Announcements & Next Day Review Matt Peterson, President, Scenic Wonders, Inc.
5:00		Adjourn
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM		Exhibit Hours

Tuesday, 27 February 2001
8:00		Call to Order & Announcements Matt Peterson, President, Scenic Wonders, Inc.
8:05		2A-1 Keynote: Bandwidth, Storage and the War Over Intellectual Property Dan Gillmor, Technology Columnist, San Jose Mercury News
9:00		2A-2 Digital TV: How to Control & Manage New Broadcast Networks Trevor Danger, Business Marketing Manager, Philips Networking and Control
9:45		Break
10:00		2A-3 Technology Panel: Key Protocols for Video Transport Moderator: Steve Storozum, Dir. Strategic Business Development, Zuma Networks, Inc. ATM: Tom McDonough, Dir. Strategic Industry Solutions, Marconi Communications Fibre Channel: Dimitri Chernyshov, Marketing Manager, Tivoli Systems, Inc. IEEE-1394: Ed Hobson, Vice President, Omneon Video Networks IP: Marc Morin, Technology Director, Cisco Systems, Inc.
11:20		2A-4 Video Delivery via VDSL over FSN Bill Coufal, Manager, Technical Video Program (Olympics), Qwest Chuck Van Dusen, Chief Technology Officer, VideoTele.com
12:15		Conference Lunch
1:00		2P-1 Luncheon Address Fritz Coleman, Weathercaster, NBC-4
2:45		2P-2 Digital Online Production Network & Case Study: CBS' Family Law Paul Haggis, Creator, Writer & Executive Producer, "Family Law" Bob Musslewhite, President, Media.Net Communications, Inc.
3:45		2P-3 Special Report: Streaming Media Moderator: Carolyn Giardina, Editor, Film & Video Magazine Dan Bruns, President, Blinc Interactive Linda Hannan, President, ITN Patrick Shipstad, Audio/Video Producer for Universal Studios Online
4:45		Announcements & Next Day Review Matt Peterson, President, Scenic Wonders, Inc.
5:00		Ice Cream Social
9:00 AM 6:00 PM		Exhibit Hours

Wednesday, 28 February 2001
		Special Off-site Program with the University of Southern California/Entertainment Technology Center at their new Digital Cinema Lab at the Pacific Hollywood Theater Courtesy transportation for VidTranS participants will run continuously between the hotel and theater from 7:00 am to 2:00 pm.
8:00		Call to Order & Announcements Matt Peterson, President, Scenic Wonders, Inc.
8:05		3A-1 ETC Welcome and Digital Cinema Lab presentation Thomas MacCalla, Associate Executive Director, ETC
8:35		3A-2 Digital Cinema Standards (SMPTE DC28) Part 1: Digital Cinema Standards Overview Curt Behlmer, Senior Vice President, Soundelux Entertainment Group, SMPTE DC28 Chair Part 2: Packaging, Transport & Theater Systems Michael Karagosian, President, MKPE Consulting / NATO
9:50		Break
10:00		3A-3 Industry Panel: ETC Technical Advisory Board Michael Karagosian, President, MKPE Consulting / NATO Philip Lelyveld, Director, Digital Industry Relations, Walt Disney Company Tad Marburg, VP, Technical Operations, Warner Bros. Jerry Pierce, Senior VP, Technology, Universal Studios Dave Schnuelle, Director of Technology, Digital Cinema, Lucasfilm Ltd.
11:15		Theater Lunch
11:45		3A-4 Digital Cinema Feature Presentation
1:45		Adjourn