The 2018 National Translator Association Annual Meeting and Convention is set to open this weekend in Salt Lake City, UT and runs through Sunday at the Sheraton, Salt Lake City. Scheduled to be in attendance at this year’s meeting includes Hossein Hashemzadeh, Media Division; Robert Gates, Audio Division; Martin Doczkat & Mark Colombo, OET, Equipment Manufacterers and Communications Attorneys.
For forms and information, visit NationalTranslatorAssociation.org or call Susan Hansen 303-378-8209
Here is the schedule:
Friday May 4, 2018
7:00AM Breakfast
Registration, Exhibit Hall Open
8:15 Welcome, Opening Remarks
John Terrill, NTA President
8:30 Introduction of NTA Board of Directors And Convention Staff
Keith Larson, NTA Director
8:35 Washington Report
George Borsari, Borsari and Paxson, NTA Legal Counsel
8:55 The Incentive Auction:
Hossein Hashemzadeh, Deputy Chief, Video Division Michael Couzens, Introduction
10:00 Break
10:15 Incentive Auction Part II: Panel discussion
Hossein Hashemzadeh,,Peter Tannenwald, Fletcher Heald & Hildreth; Kathleen Victory,Fletcher Heald & Hildreth; Greg Best, P.E.
11:00 “Can we all get along?” T-Mobile Spectrum Roll out
Mark Bishop, Senior Manager, National Development for T-Mobile
11:30 Meet The Exhibitors
11:45 Lunch
1:00 fcc audio division update
Rob Gates, Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Ched Keiler, VP NTA . Michael D. Brown, Brown Broadcast Services
1:30 »Break Outs: Brighton Meeting Room
1:30-2:15 Technalogix & Sencore GUI & Communicating with your equipment
2:15 Break
2:30 Federal Reimbursement, Plans & Policies After the Displacement Window:
Bob Weller, VP of Spectrum Policy, NAB;
John Terrill, NTA President;
Louis Libin, Manageing Dirertor, Stagey, HC2 Broadcasting;
Lee Miller, Executive Director, Advanced Television Broadcast Alliance;
Vern Fotheringham, Co-Executive Chairman, Edge Spectrum, Inc.
»Break Outs: continued Alta Meeting Room
2:30 – 3:30 FM Discussion
3:30 Looking to the Future
Les Zoltan, DVEO.
»Break Outs: continued Alta Meeting Room
3:30 – 4:30 Microwave Options & Site Details, Kyle Guild, Thin Air
4:30 “Moving Down the Street to VHF” – Low Band-High Band VHF / UHF Antennas
Bill Ammons, Micronetixx
5:00 Explore The Vendors
Dinner – Open (on your own)
6:00 Hospitality Suite Open
Saturday May 5, 2018
7:30AM Breakfast
8:30 FCC Update
- LMS How To and Q & A
- Navigating information and compliance on the FCC Web Site
- New Mechanics of filing: The LMS System
Hossein Hashemzadeh, Deputy Chief, Video Division;
Martin Doczkat, Technical Analysis Branch Chief, OET; Mark Colombo, OET; Greg Best, P.E.; Kathleen Victory,Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth;
9:45 Regulatory q & a
Peter Tannenwald, Fletcher Heald & Hildreth;
George Borsari, Borsari and Paxson NTA Legal Counsel; Jim McDonald, NTA Director; Greg Best, P.E.
10:30 Break
10:45 Encoding Primer Joel Wilhite, Harmonic
12:00 Lunch
1:15 rabbit Ears.info
Mark Colombo, FCC Office of Engineering and Technology
1:30 »Break Outs: Brighton Meeting Room
1:30-2:30 Technalogix & Sencore
GUI & Communicating with your equipment
2:00 atsc 3.0 What’s Happening & Where It’s Going
Perry Priestly, Anywave
2:45 Break
»Break Outs: continued Alta Meeting Room
2:45-3:30 Microwave Options & Site Details,
Kyle Guild, Thin Air
3:00 Self-Test & Site Compliance Checklist
Charlie Cannaliato, NTA Director
3:45 Navigating the New Spectrum Environment –
Finding an Audience and Educating Viewers
Daniel Pray, NTA Director, Moderator; Lloyd Williams, NTA Director; Karlo Maalof,“Mr.Antenna”;
Gary Cocola, Cocola Broadcasting Companies, LLC;
6:00 Reception – Cash Bar & Hor’dourves
7:00 Banquet
Michael Couzens Master of Ceremonies
9:00PM Hospitality Suite Open
Sunday May 6, 2018
8:00AM Breakfast
