NABShow: Broadcast Engineering Conference

The 62nd annual Broadcast Engineering Conference (BEC), the industry’s elite training forum for digital media, will address the most recent developments in broadcast technology. The opportunities and challenges that face broadcast engineering professionals around the world will be examined. Technical paper presentations will deliver the most up-to-date information on all the varied fields that make up broadcasting today.

Register for the BEC and get access to all sessions in the Radio Management, Television Management, and Broadcast Regulatory & Legislative Conferences, which cover all aspects of owning and operating a broadcast station. Registrants also receive access to the All-Industry Sessions, Super Sessions, Spotlight Series, RTNDA@NAB Conference, and all exhibit halls. One NAB Luncheon (Radio, Television or Technology) of your choice is included with each Broadcast Conference Package registration. Additional Luncheon Tickets only $55!

Conference Pricing	By 4/10	On-Site After 4/10
Member	$495	$645
Non-Member	$795	$995
Student	$175	$175
Spouse	$100	$100

Co-Produced by


8:00 a.m. - 5:15 p.m.	The Ennes Workshop presented by SBE
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.	IEEE Broadcast Technology Society (BTS) Tutorial: Proposed ATSC Mobile/Handheld Systems

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.	Broadcast Engineering Conference Breakfast
9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.	Broadcast Engineering Conference Opening Session
9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.	Digital Opportunities for Radio
9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.	DTV Broadcasting for Mobile and Handheld
1:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.	Radio Technology Advancements
5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.	Broadcast Engineering Conference Reception

7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.	Mobile TV: Opportunity at 100 MPH!
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.	Communicating with Management
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.	DTV Reception Issues
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.	Alternative STL Technologies
1:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.	TV News and Live Production
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.	Digital Radio Worldwide

7:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.	The Issues Breakfast: Election 2008: The Home Stretch Presented by RTNDA and NAB
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.	Broadcast Engineering Conference Breakfast
9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.	New Technologies for Radio Listening
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.	Video Content Creation & Manipulation
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.	Audio over IP
2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.	Future Broadcast Technologies - A Worldwide Perspective
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.	Next Generation Public Alerting

9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.	Monitoring and Measurements in the Broadcast Plant - TV
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.	Monitoring and Measurements in the Broadcast Plant - Radio
11:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.	Television RF & Transmission Systems
12:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.	Technology Luncheon
2:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.	Radio RF & Transmission Systems
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.	Amateur Radio Operator’s Reception

9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.	Technology Innovations
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.	Codecs, Compression Systems & Scaling for Video