MINUTES

The Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE) Chapter 74 met on Wednesday November 12, 2008 at the University of Nebraska at Omaha Information Technology Services.

Gina talked about the upcoming meeting dates and locations: January date and location is being planned. February meeting is with Martin Conroy, location to be planned.

Secretary’ Report: Secretary Darrel Sudduth gave a quick reading of the August, September and October minutes. A motion was made, seconded and with a vote meeting minutes were approved.

Treasurer’ Report: Treasurer Pat Caffrey reported there is $xx,xx in treasury with $xx,xx interest as only activity.

Nomination committee: Jim Skinner, George Blessing, Jr., and Darrel Sudduth will nominate officers for the year 2009.

Bob Eastwood of the Nebraska Emergency Management office stated that the 2009 EAS manuals were mailed out.

Bill Beck made a motion to adjourn, Jim Leedham seconded and with a vote meeting was adjourned at 1:18 pmcst.

Kent Marshal of High Plains Technology presented a very interesting and informative session about Vmware Virtualization that lets one computer do the job of multiple computers, thus saving money, time and information.

After Kent Marshal’s presentation, Andrew Buker, UNO Systems Administrator and George Blessing, Jr. talked about the Virtualization of computers at UNO. After their presentation, George Blessing, Jr. took all on a tour of the UNO Information Technology Center.

For the latest information about the Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE) Chapter go to: www.sbe74.org

The Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE) Chapter 74 met on Wednesday October 8, 2008 at the Omaha Westside Church 15050 West Dodge Rd.

Larry Bloomfield of Taste of NAB Road Show presented a very interesting and informative demonstration of various electronic gear.

Each year Larry and an assistant tour the United States with new and cutting edge electronic gear and equipment for the Broadcast Industry.

For the latest information about the Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE) Chapter 74 goes to: www.sbe74.org.

The Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE) Chapter 74 met on Wednesday September 10, 2008 at the Omaha Public Power District’s North Omaha Power Station.

There were ten (10) members and three (3) guests present

Chairperson Gina Dierks called the meeting to order at 12:23 pmcdt.

Rick Klatts, Dave Russel, and Pat Caffrey talked about the Nebraska Broadcasters Association booth at the Nebraska State Fair. Pat had been there on Tuesday answering questions and hearing comments about the upcoming transition of analog to high definition television. Rick and Dave had been there on Friday. Many of the questions were “When are you going to broadcast HDTV and how to connect the converter boxes. It appears that many citizens are still confused about the transition.

Gina called for reports:

Secretary’s Report: Secretary Darrel Sudduth read an overview of the July minutes. Dale Scherbring made a motion; Jim Leedham made a second to approve. With a vote of the majority, the July meeting minutes were accepted.

Treasurer’s Report: Treasurer Pat Caffrey gave a report of xxxxx.xx. Only activity was $x.xx interest.

Chairperson Gina Dierks told of the upcoming events: the tour of KRVN facilities on September 20, Iowa Public Television symposium in Des Moines, Iowa October 7, 8, & 9, Taste of NAB with Larry Bloomfield on October 10.

November meeting will be at the University of Nebraska Omaha with presentation by High Plains Technology.

Certification Exam Dates to remember:

2008 Dates	Location	Application Deadline
November 7-17, 2008	Local	September 19, 2008

2009 Dates	Location	Application Deadline
February 6-16, 2009	Local	December 1, 2008
April 21, 2009	NAB	April 1, 2009
June 5-15, 2009	Local	April 17, 2009
August 7-17, 2009	Local	June 5, 2009
November 6-16	Local	September 18, 2009

Future Programs:

September 20, 2008	Tour KRVN facilities in Kearny and Lexington
October 10, 2008	A Taste of NAB Road show
November 2008	High Plains Technologies at UNO
December 2008
January 2009	Mahoney Dinner Theatre
February 2009	Martin Conroy
March 2009
April 2009
May 2009
June 2009

Old business: None

Jim Skinner made a motion to adjourn, Jim Leedam seconded and with a vote of the majority, meeting was adjourned at 12:48 pmcdt.

After the meeting Greg Krieser of Omaha Public Power District gave a very informative Power Point presentation covering the generation of electrical power. Greg also covered some of the history of the OPPD. After the presentation, Darrell Bender and Randy Lambert took everyone on an informative tour of the facilities.

For the latest information about the Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE) Chapter 74 go to: www.sbe74.org.

Any Additions or corrections,
contact Darrel Sudduth ds50206@alltel.net

Respectfully submitted, Darrel Sudduth, Secretary

Posted November 13, 2008 09:51 PM

December 2008
January 2009	Mahoney
February 2009	Martin Conroy
March 2009
April 2009
May 2009
June 2009

2008 Dates

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Application Deadline