If you can't wait till Dec. you could go to this one.
ANNOUNCEMENT:
November Silicon Valley ACM SIGGraph Chapter Meeting
DATE: Thursday November 20, 1997
TIME: 7:30pm, Networking and Socializing
8:00pm, Robin Wilson, DiviCom
PLACE: Town Hall Auditorium, Apple Conference Center
#4 Infinite Loop, Apple Headquarters, Cupertino
Just off 280 and De Anza Blvd.
TOPIC: Digital Video: Present and Future
The talk will cover the topics:
* Overview of the MPEG digital video format
* Data and Bandwidth Considerations
* Interlaced vs. Non-Interlaced Video
* Square vs. Non-Square Pixels
* The ATSC and HDTV standards
* The Convergence of Computers and Television
* Market and Technology Opportunities
* Evolution of the Infrastructure
Robin Wilson is the Director of Marketing, DiviCom, Inc. DiviCom develops
and integrates products and systems that make digital video networking
possible. Products include audio/video encoding and decoding systems, and
integration consulting and implementation services. Based on the MPEG-2
and DVB international standards, DiviCom's products enable digital video
broadcasting over a variety of networks including satellite, wireless,
fiber, cable, and twisted pair wiring.
Mr. Wilson began his career as an engineer at the BBC, where he was
involved in various operational and engineering functions. Later, he
worked for RCA Broadcast as a systems engineer in Europe and Africa, then
as a camera design engineer in the United States. Mr. Wilson transferred
to NBC in New York, where he held various positions, including Director
of Technical Planning. In 1990, he moved to California to serve as Grass
Valley Group's Product Marketing Manager and Strategic Planning Manager
where he lead the company's product systemization and product planning
efforts.
Mr. Wilson has held several positions with SMPTE, EBU and MPEG
organizations. He chaired the SMPTE digital diagnostics group and the
working group on packetized television interfaces and has represented
SMPTE at MPEG meetings.
Mr. Wilson holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the
University of Dundee in Scotland.
Go Mr Wilson. You seem energized. |
