Section Officials
Chairperson
Ron Caird
Pathfire
678 566-5235
[email protected]
Secretary/Treasurer
Zandra Clarke
Turner Networks
[email protected]
Past Chairperson
David Siegler
WSOC-TV
704-355-4795
[email protected]
Membership Chair
Dan Burnett
Program Coordinator
James Wilson
Webmaster
Andy Funk
FOX5 News, WAGA-TV
404-898-0116
[email protected]
Managers
Jack Gary '06
Turner
[email protected]
Doug Keltz '06
Tektronix
[email protected]
Ry Alford '06
T.J. Scott '07
Thomson
[email protected]
Mickey Kroll '07
DST
[email protected]
Dick Perin '07
r[email protected]
404-524-3911
Governors
Jim Edwards �06
Tektronix
J[email protected]
Paul
Hogan �05
Sony
[email protected]
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Atlanta SMPTE List
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Last Updated: 05 October 2025
� Copyright 2004 Atlanta Section, Society
of Motion Picture and Television Engineers
All Rights Reserved
Next Meeting:
Monday, September 19, 2025
Spiced Right BBQ at 6:30 PM
Program Starts at 7:15 PM
Program By:
Atlanta SMPTE Section
Hosted By:
Turner
1060 Building
Multipurpose Room
Atlanta, GA 33066
Topic:
CROSSING THE GREAT DIVIDE (Vol. 1)
Building the Bridge Between IT and VideoTechnologies and
Personnel
Finding ways to bring IT and Video technologies and people together has been the program topic most requested by members of the Atlanta SMPTE section. The September section meeting will be the first phase in an on-going effort to address this issue. This meeting will feature a panel of presenters from differing areas at the intersection of IT and video technologies � areas that are defining the future of the television industry. Each presenter will provide a brief introduction to a topic where the lack of shared concerns and understanding has made cooperation difficult. The presentations will be followed by a discussion period where attendees can ask questions or raise related areas of concern.
Based on this discussion, Section leadership will develop a list of additional concerns and issues that may be addressed in future meetings.
In anticipation of more discussion than usual, the program portion of this month's program will begin at 7:15 rather than 7:30. If you are a video person, please invite an IT colleague to join you for the meeting. If you are IT focused, invite a video person to attend.
The Panelist/Presenters for this meeting will be:
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Steven Kopec - Manager of Information Security, Turner Broadcasting
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Jamie Meyer - Product Manager, Station and Group Products, Pathfire
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Chris Sumsky - CNN
Note:
Due to Security Procedures at Turner,
people planning to attend this
SMPTE Section meeting must contact Zandra Clarke,
[email protected] at
Turner to confirm your attendance.
All
interested people are invited to this meeting. While we encourage you to
join our organization, you do not have to be a SMPTE member to attend.
Directions:
The entrance to Turner is on
Techwood Drive Between 14th St
and 10th St.
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From the north, exit I-75/85 at 10th/14th St. Follow the exit ramp
straight past 14th St. It becomes Techwood Dr. The entrance to Turner
is on the Right. Stop at the Security Booth to confirm your attendance.
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From the south exit I-75/85 at 10th/14th St. Turn Left on 10th St.
Turn Right on Techwood Dr. The entrance to Turner is on the left. Stop
at the Security Booth to confirm your attendance
Please Join Us:
There is no charge to attend these SMPTE Atlanta Section meetings and everyone is invited. You do not need to be a member to attend, although it is a terrific idea for you to join today. Find out more about the Society Of Motion Picture & Television Engineers at www.smpte.org.
PLEASE POST
Invite your Friends And Colleagues
Program Suggestions:
Is there a topic that you would like us to cover or want to present? Do you have new equipment or a facility you would like to show off?
We are always looking for hosts and presenters for our meetings.
Please contact:
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Ron Caird Section Chairperson 678-566-5235 [email protected] |
Section Internet Mailing List
We have a full-featured Internet mailing list for support of Section activities. List members receive meeting notices and other appropriate announcements. The list is easily administered via the web. You can subscribe, unsubscribe, and change your list options �yourself� on the list Info Page, or view past list messages kept the list Archive.
And now there's another list that may be of interest � AtlTech � created for those in the Atlanta area interested in broadcast, television and motion picture engineering. It is a "place" online where SMPTE members interested in the SBE can learn of what they're doing, and where SBE members can learn of SMPTE activities, etc. You can subscribe, unsubscribe, and change your list options �yourself� on the list Info Page, or view past list message kept in the list Archive.
Comments?
Send your announcements, job openings, or other information of general interest to Section Chair Ron Caird:
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Have comments or suggestions for the Section web site? Send them to Andy Funk, [email protected] or [email protected].
For more information on the Society visit the SMPTE Home Page.
Related sites can be found on our Internet Links page.
Many of our past meeting announcements can be found in our archives directory.
News of Related Organizations:
The Peach State Chapter of the Society of Broadcast Engineers web site at www.broadcast.net/~sbe5/ has information on the activities of this related group.
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