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SOCIETY OF BROADCAST ENGINEERS, INC.

Chapter Meeting Report                                     Date of Meeting-  May 13, 2010

Chapter Meeting Place- Denny’s Restaurant, Vestal, NY

Chapter No. 1 Location- Binghamton, NY      Presiding Chairman- James A. Pratt

 

Total Attendance-  12       SBE Members- 5         SBE Certified- 1         Guests- 7

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Meeting started at 8:16 PM

 

Secretary’s Report- Read last month's minutes

 

Treasurers Report- Treasury balance is - $XXX.07(from last month’s meeting)

 

Old Business- 

 

1] The July 8th (Thursday) meeting will be our annual “Never Rain Picnic” will

be hosted by our member Tom Siglin starting at 6:00 PM till dark. Location is at

108 Clark St., Vestal, NY.  Hot dogs, hamburgers, chicken, beverages and      

condiments will be provided by SBE Chapter 1.  Please bring a dish to pass. 

 

New Business- Jim went over all upcoming meeting dates

 

1] June’s meeting will be presented by Tektronix (June 10th). Location to be announced.

 

2] “A Taste of NAB”, to be presented by Larry Bloomfield, will be held on August 12th (Thursday) at the Vestal Public Library in Vestal, NY. The supper tentatively will start about 5:00 PM and the presentation about 5:30 PM.  The dinner will be provided by Chapter 1 and will be free of charge to those who attend the “ A Taste of NAB” road show. Additional updates, as needed, as we get closer to August 12th meeting.

In addition to the door prizes supplied by vendors that Larry Bloomfield has lined up, Chapter 1 will be selling raffle tickets for extra give away items.

Tom Siglin to inquire about these raffled items to be given away.

Scott Phillips to confirm the overall time slot for the presentation.

Jim Pratt to confirm the updated time change with Larry Bloomfield.

 

3] A possible “SkyWarn presentation by Dave Niccosia of the NWS (National    

     Weather Service) is possibility for a fall meeting. Chapter 1’s board of directors  

     to look into this at a later date.

    

Adjournment- 8:42 PM 

 

Program-

Tom Siglin demonstrated Pinnacle Studio Ultimate version 12 lets you take advantage of the latest HD video editing technologies,

including Blu-ray and AVCHD.

 

 Minutes submitted by Scott Phillips, Sr.