SBE 17 Meetings and Stories in 2021:
October 21, 2021: Blockchain and cryptocurrencies make the headlines, which present some interesting questions. What technologies have had the greatest impact on how we pay for things and what are said impacts? We heard from Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank Vice President Guy Berg. He gave an overview of the U.S. banking system and stated the opinions given were his own, not that of the Federal Reserve. https://www.minneapolisfed.org/people/guy-berg
September 8-10, 2021: The Annual Wisconsin Broadcasters Clinic was held in Madison, Wisconsin, at the Marriott West. Attracting about 200 engineers from 27 states, it is said to be the most successful regional conference in the country.
There were sessions on text to natural sounding speech and speech to text, as seen on monitors in the hall. Other talks included metadata, fiber optics, virtual studios, computer modeling of FM antenna patterns, containerized software, what to do when an inspector arrives, LED tower lights, controlling studio audio from a smartphone and much more.
July 22, 2021 SBE Chapter 17 Zoom meeting: You might remember a meeting before the pandemic in which we discussed solar-powered transmitters. This time we examined how that style of technology has played out at a user level. We heard from stations throughout the country, each of them approaching this concept in their own way. YouTube video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-U4w98htg0
June 23, 2021 SBE 17 Zoom meeting: Those who regularly listen to WCCO-AM may be aware of the work of Blois Olson from Fluence Media https://www.facebook.com/groups/116697651741203/. He gave us his take on "the changing dynamics of broadband politics," and some other interesting nuggets about wireless, in general. Blois explained that everyone wants broadband internet, but not everyone wants to pay to get expensive infrastructure built everywhere. YouTube Video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uY6Eq8kgU4A
May 25, 2021: SBE Chapter 17 Zoom meeting. You may have seen the article:
https://www.startribune.com/as-tech-evolves-for-severe-weather-warnings-hennepin-county-leads-the-way/600049871/ in the Star Tribune about disaster preparedness, and the technology used by Hennepin and Ramsey Counties, as well as the Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport. Our panel included Director Eric Waage of Hennepin County, and Manager Kristin Rollwagen from the Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport. YouTube video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTQbM_T8sh4
https://www.startribune.com/as-tech-evolves-for-severe-weather-warnings-hennepin-county-leads-the-way/600049871/ in the Star Tribune about disaster preparedness, and the technology used by Hennepin and Ramsey Counties, as well as the Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport. Our panel included Director Eric Waage of Hennepin County, and Manager Kristin Rollwagen from the Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport. YouTube video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTQbM_T8sh4
May 20, 2021: SBE Chapter 17 met online for eleven to hear from Doug Ferber VP of Sales at Tieline and Jacob Daniluck. They gave us an overview of the company and products they offer for remote broadcast and remote studios, especially during COVID times. More info at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/15vdu177rO9avUBtOujTgmOlf-ELhFAtH/view?usp=drive_web
February 25, 2021: Chapter member Mark Persons SBE, CPBE, AMD, CBNT gave a talk on how to write a website with this website as an example. There were 18 guests.
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The text of his talk is available here:
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