As remote
and virtual events take the central stage this year, SMPTE is launching SMPTE 2020: "Game On", an
interactive and immersive remote technical conference experience from 10-12 November
2020.
Throughout the three-day conference experience, attendees
can join live technical presentations, practical hands-on training, keynote
presentations, partner programming, product and technology demonstrations,
moderated roundtable discussions as well as virtual panels, with continual
access to a host of on-demand content.
"As people move deeper into the film and television
industry, especially on the technical side, they really need a network of
colleagues they can call upon to help them solve different issues," Kylee
Peña of Netflix, who serves as SMPTE 2020 Program Committee Co-chair along with
Media Tech Innovator Chris Witmayer.
"SMPTE conferences – and especially this year's remote
event – are a great way to build that network and find people to put in your
corner. It's a pathway towards creating your own professional community."
Designed with the aim to provide flexibility and ease of
connection, the SMPTE 2020 conference allows attendees to connect with other
attendees, sponsors, exhibitors and speakers through private meetings, the
"Ask an Expert" portal, the annual Awards Gala and Fellows Induction,
social hours, networking events, and even trivia and esports competitions.
"SMPTE 2020 attendees may be surprised at how easy it
is to access the same great quality and density of peer-reviewed technical
content, as well as keynotes and other presentations, they would see at an
in-person conference," said Peña.
More than 80 presentations will address current media
technologies as well as future advances in content creation, images and sound,
and the allied arts and sciences. Academics, students, engineers, creatives,
and executives from across the industry will cover topics ranging from colour
and compression to workflows, metadata and new business models.
The full SMPTE 2020 programme is available at 2020.smpte.org/home/program.