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
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Webmaster
Andy Funk
FOX5 News, WAGA-TV
404-898-0116
[email protected]
Managers
Jack Gary '06
Turner
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Doug Keltz '06
Tektronix
[email protected]
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
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Last Updated: 11 July 2025
� Copyright 2004 Atlanta Section, Society
of Motion Picture and Television Engineers
All Rights Reserved
Next Meeting:
Monday, July 11, 2025
Spiced Right BBQ at 6:30 PM
Program Starts at 7:30 PM
Hosted By and Program By:
Fujinon
1231 Collier Rd.
Suite G
Atlanta, GA 30318
Topic:
Critical Focus in HDTV
Thom Calabro
National Sales Manager
Fujinon
Achieving
critical focus with current HDTV viewfinders is difficult. This presentation
will describe the microprocessor controlled Precision Focus Assist System,
as developed by Fujinon & NHK, and how this new
technology helps the cameraperson in this important function.
The
presenter for this month's program is Thom Calabro, National Sales Manager
for Fujinon. Thom has been with Fujinon for 7 years. Prior to this Thom was
employed by Philips Broadcast Televisions Systems as Marketing Manager -
Acquisition Products, where he helped develop products such as the LDK
100/200, LDK 6000, and the Super SloMo. Thom came to Philips from Ikegami
Electronics where he served as Executive VP
& Director of Engineering.
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:
I-75 South, exit Howell Mill make a left.
Left on Collier Rd.
After 2nd red light, 1231 Collier Road is your first right, Suite G.
I-75 North, exit Howell Mill make a right.
Left on Collier Rd.
After 2nd red light, 1231 Collier Road is your first right, Suite G.e
entrance to Turner is on Techwood Drive Between 14th and 10th Streets.
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From the north, exit I-75 at Howell Mill and make a left. Turn left on Collier Rd. After 2nd traffic light, 1231 Collier Road will be your first right. Suite G.
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From the south exit I-75 at Howell Mill and make a right. Turn left on Collier Rd. After 2nd traffic light, 1231 Collier Road will be your first right. Suite G.
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.
Also Of Interest:
On June 23rd, at 7:00 PM DST will be hosting the Atlanta SBE meeting. This meeting will feature Larry Bloomfield of Tech-Notes with his NAB 2005 Review Road Show. All are invited to attend. More information is on the Atlanta SBE website.
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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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 Program 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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