Special USGIF-NAB Workshop on Full Motion Video

November 29, 2010

On Wednesday, December 1, the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) and the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) held a one-day workshop titled “Mastering the Transition to Digital.” The event filled the venue to capacity with 75 attendees from government, the broadcast community, and industry.

Some of the participants PowerPoint presentations are now available online.

The USGIF-NAB workshop offered a unique opportunity for professionals in industry and the government sector to understand challenges and solutions of capturing, transmitting, storing, tagging, archiving, accessing, disseminating, and repurposing digital video.

The event featured:
- Keith Barber, Director, NSG Expeditionary Architecture Integrated Program Office, NGA
- Jim Kutzner, Chief Engineer, PBS
- James Martin, James Martin, ADUSD for Portfolio, Programs and Resources
- Keith Masback, President, USGIF
- Gary Nadler, General Manager, Telecommunications & Affiliate Services, ABC TV Network, Broadcast Operations & Engineering
- Bart Palmer, SVP Media Engineering, Discovery
- Bob Seidel, CBS VP Engineering and Advanced Technology
- Donnie Self, Chief, Sensor Assimilation Division, Acquisition Directorate, NGA
- John Snevely, OUSD / ISR Programs

USGIF and NAB look forward to future co-hosted workshops, and will post information to their calendars when available.