Joint SMPTE/SBE Meeting

Joint SMPTE/SBE Meeting Tuesday, September 21, 2010

WHYY Public Media 150 N. 6th St., Phila., PA

On September 25th, WHYY will officially open a major facility 12,000 SF addition to its public media Technology Center located on Independence Mall in Philadelphia - the “Hamilton, Public Media Commons”. This unique, multimedia life-long learning, content creation and event facility is designed to accommodate all types of media production, technology education, experimentation and a diverse schedule of special events.

WHYY will host a special joint meeting preview and a tour for the members and guests of the Philadelphia Section of SMPTE, the local chapter of the SBE and other regional professional organizations on Tuesday evening, September 21st from 6:00 pm until 9:30 pm.

The design consultant, RJC Designs, the system integrator, Vistacom, Broadcast Pix, AMX, Community Pro Speakers and others will join WHYY’s VP & CTO, Bill Weber to present the many technology and architectural components of this innovative, converged design that supports a 3000 SF studio with a 16’ x 9’ theatrical style HD screening system, HD robotic cameras, HD control room, two media classrooms, edit suites and a 130 node, 20’x 65’ LED soft image display - a hi-tech building feature facing downtown Philadelphia.

Tours will be available before and after the program that will begin promptly at 7 p.m. Food and beverages will be provided. Underground parking on Independence Mall is available at 6th & Arch Sts. The evening rate is $9.50. Upon arriving at WHYY you will also receive a $2 discount coupon that can be used when you exit the parking lot. Other nearby parking lots and metered street parking is also available.

Don’t miss this opportunity to attend this special technology and architectural perspective of this new, public media community resource. Please RSVP your attendance in advance to Shay Walker, 215-351-1270 or [email protected]

Additional info: www.whyy.org/learninglab