This year, the SMPTE Honors & Awards Ceremony will take place on Monday, Oct. 24, following the SMPTE 2016 Symposium, and it will feature a red carpet and poolside reception. In addition, honorary membership and the Progress Medal will be conferred at the SMPTE Centennial Gala on Friday, Oct. 28, in the Ray Dolby Ballroom. The Centennial Gala will celebrate SMPTE’s past, present, and future in a compelling program. 2016 Honors & Awards recipients, as well as SMPTE Fellows, will be announced soon. A limited number of tickets is available for both events. Those registering for SMPTE 2016 may elect to purchase both Honors & Awards Ceremony and SMPTE Centennial Gala tickets as add-ons to conference packages. Further details about SMPTE 2016 are available at www.smpte2016.org.
Accredited members of the press who wish to attend these events may request credentials here. Note that event credentials are separate from SMPTE 2016 Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition registration.
SMPTE Section meetings around the world are open, and members of the press are encouraged to attend. Please contact Aimée Ricca at [email protected] for press registration details. Note that many Sections are currently on hiatus and will resume their monthly meeting schedules in September.
| Date | Section Location | Topic/Link |
| Aug.10 | Montréal/Québec | Annual Golf Tournament |
| Aug.22 | Atlanta | Teleports of the Future — The Next 30 Years |
| Sept.23 | New England (Dedham, MA) | Technology Topics for Newsgathering |
| Oct.6-7 | Vatican City | SMPTE Italy Section Seminar |
| Oct.24 | Hollywood, CA | SMPTE 2016 Symposium |
| Oct.24 | Hollywood, CA | Women in Technology Luncheon |
| Oct.24 | Hollywood, CA | SMPTE Honors & Awards Ceremony |
| Oct.24-28 | Hollywood, CA | SMPTE 2016 Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition |
| Oct.26 | Hollywood, CA | SMPTE-HPA Student Film Festival |
| Oct.28 | Hollywood, CA | SMPTE Centennial Gala |
| Nov.17 | Los Angeles | HPA Awards |
August Standards Update Webcast — Free and Open to All
TITLE: Countdown to History: 100 Years of SMPTE Standards Development
SPEAKER: Howard Lukk, SMPTE director of engineering and standards; S. Merrill Weiss, president of Merrill Weiss Group LLC; Michael A. Dolan, founder and president of Television Broadcast Technology; and Mark Schubin, SMPTE Life Fellow and winner of multiple Emmy Awards.
WHEN: Wednesday, Aug. 10, 1 p.m. EDT
This year marks 100 years that SMPTE has provided essential support to motion pictures, television, and most recently, online and over-the-top (OTT) streaming media. SMPTE was established in the early years of film and exhibition to help enable interoperability through the development of essential standards. So, which SMPTE standards have made the biggest impact?
Please join an impressive group from SMPTE in counting down the top SMPTE standards that have helped advance the motion-imaging industry!
SMPTE Standards Webcasts are free and open to all. Register for all upcoming SMPTE webcasts here: https://www.smpte.org/webcasts.
