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June 18, 2010                                                                              Janice Wise: 202-418-8165
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FCC ANNOUNCES FURTHER DETAILS FOR ITS JUNE 25, 2010 BROADCAST 
ENGINEERING FORUM
Washington, D.C.:  The Commission today announced additional details for its June 25, 
2010 broadcast engineering forum.  Participants in the four workshops held throughout the day 
will discuss a variety of opportunities and challenges currently facing the broadcast industry.  
Their findings will be presented at a public forum from 3:00 – 6:00 p.m. EDT in the Commission 
Meeting Room.
The afternoon summary is free and open to the public, with seating available on a first-
come, first-served basis.  The public will have an opportunity to participate via an “open 
microphone” at the end of the presentations.  The session will be broadcast live over the Internet 
at http://reboot.fcc.gov/live.  Questions from the Internet audience can be submitted via email to 
broadbandoutreach@fcc.gov and via Twitter using the hashtag, #brdcstforum.
Agenda and Forum Participants
3:00 p.m. Welcome and Overview of the Working Sessions
Julius Knapp, Chief, Office of Engineering and Technology
3:15 p.m. Cellularization of Broadcast Architecture
Jay Adrick, Harris Corporation
Mark Aitken, Sinclair Broadcasting
Rick Engelman, Sprint
Vern Fotheringham, CTB Networks
Jim Krammen, Motorola
Bob Seidel, CBS
Dennis Wallace, Meintel, Sgrignoli & Wallace
Merrill Weiss, Merrill Weiss Group
3:45 p.m. Methodologies for Repacking the TV Band
Lynn Claudy, NAB
Bruce Franca, MSTV
Mel Frerking, AT&T
Ira Goldstone, Univision
John McCoskey, PBS
Bill Meintel, Meintel, Sgrignoli & Wallace
Jim Ocon, Gray Television Group
Joseph Snelson, Society of Broadcast Engineers
Dr. Byron St. Clair, National Translator Association
John Viall, LIN Broadcasting
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4:15 p.m. Improvements in VHF Reception
William Belt, Consumer Electronics Association
Greg Best, Greg Best Consulting
Charles Cooper, duTreil, Lundin and Rackley
Kerry Cozad, Dielectric Communications
Ross Heide, Cohen, Dippel and Everist
Ralph Hogan, Society of Broadcast Engineers
Jeff Johnson, Gannett Broadcasting Group
John Ross, Antennas Direct
Victor Tawil, MSTV
Kelly Williams, NAB
4:45 p.m. Advancements in Compression Technology
Richard Chernock, Triveni Digital
David Converse, ABC
Greg Coppa, CBS
Sterling Davis, Cox
Matthew Goldman, Tandberg Television / Ericsson
Brett Jenkins, ION
Glenn Reitmeier, NBC Universal
Mark Richer, ATSC
Andrew Setos, FOX Broadcasting
Peter Sockett, Capitol Broadcasting
5:15 p.m. Discussion/Public Comment
6:00 p.m. Adjournment
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