Track 4-10: Engineering, Broadband, Network Management, and Related Issues

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What wireless signal delivery options are available, affordable, and will deliver a quality signal? HD equipment and signal delivery, evolving from a Access TV station to a Community Media Center, interconnecting your channels to multiple video service providers, streaming technologies are just a few of the technical and equipment issues that will addressed in these workshops. Now more than ever the effective use of new equipment and software “tools” can contribute to a more efficient and effective delivery of community media services. Pick the brains of the great techie minds in our field about all these topics plus much more.

Track Leader & Organizer: Ross Rowe, City of Elk Grove, Ill.


1. Community Media Archive (Thu. pm)

This workshop will offer an overview of the Community Media Archive and related developments to support storage and distribution for community access media for current and future generations.

Moderator/Speaker:

  • Sean McLaughlin, Executive Director, Access Humboldt, Eureka, CA

Speakers:"

  • John Hauser, Special Projects Coordinator, Access Humboldt, Eureka, CA
  • Randy Van Dalsen, Vice-President, The Buske Group, Sacramento, CA


2. HD Cameras for PEG access (Thu. am)

Compare and contrast the features of HD video cameras in the $2500 to $5000 price range as how they apply to a PEG access workflow. Access centers that have converted to HD will be part of the panel to explain what they have learned. Sales representatives will speak about their equipment and how it is right for PEG facilities. A side-by-side "shoot out" in the vendor area will allow attendees to see actual cameras in action. Editing, storage, acquisition and server playback factors will also be discussed.

Moderator/Speaker:

  • Ross Rowe, Cable Production Coordinator, Elk Grove Television – EGTV, Elk Grove Village, IL

Speaker:

  • Todd Thayer, Executive Director, CAPS – Community Access Partners of San Buenaventura, Ventura, CA


3. Community Media Online: How to Aggregate videos from Producers and Staff on Your Web site (Fri. pm)

Medfield TV and other community media centers are using a free tool to curate and elegantly display all videos created by staff and members online and create a community video hub, called the Miro Community. This tool is provided to community media centers through a Knight Foundation grant. Miro users and staff will help you learn how to use this free tool to quickly create a searchable community video library online to which your staff and members can add content. Some centers are creating regional hubs on Miro to engage broader audiences. Attend this workshop to learn how to create your Miro site!

Moderator/Speaker:

  • Jason Daniels, Executive Director, ECAT – Easton Community Access Television, North Easton, MA

Speakers:

  • Anne Jonas, Community Outreach Coordinator, Participatory Culture Foundation – Miro Community, Boston, MA
  • Christopher Whitlach, Manager, Marketing/Communications, The Pittsburgh Foundation, Pittsburgh, PA


Session Archive: MP3 Audio File


4. PEG Access in the Broadband World (Sat. am)

A discussion of the evolution of Middle Mile and Fiber to the Premise (HTTP) municipally owned networks and funding strategies for PEG Access in a broadband world.

Moderator:

  • Chuck Sherwood, Senior Analyst, TeleDimensions, Inc., South Dennis, MA

Speakers:

  • Sean McLaughlin, Knight Media Policy Fellow, New America Foundation, and Executive Director, Access Humboldt, Eureka, CA
  • Michael Max Knobbe, Executive Director, BronxNet, Bronx, NY


5. Live Shoot! Strategies for Signal Delivery for Live Event Coverage (Sat. am)

More and more PEG centers are using live coverage of community events such as community meetings, sporting events, parades and other events as a cornerstone of their programming. This workshop will explore the various ways that PEG centers are getting their signals back to their facilities for cablecast.

Moderator: Ross Rowe, Cable Production Coordinator, Elk Grove Television – EGTV, Elk Grove Village, IL

Speakers:

  • B.T. Scott Magers, Producer/Operations, College Access Television, Indiana University/Purdue University Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, IN
  • Patrick Cook, Senior Project Manager, CTV15, Roseville, MN
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