...SMPTE 2012 Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition that will focus on online closed captioning, 3D, and ultra high-definition TV, including the participation of the Chief Engineer of the U.S. Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Media Bureau and the presentation of a new surround sound format for cinema.

SMPTE 2012 will take place October 23 – 25 in Hollywood, California. A special pre-conference symposium—High Frame Rates for Digital Cinema – will occur on October 22nd. As the premier event for motion-imaging industry, the annual SMPTE conference enables technical and high-level business professionals to hear from and engage with academic, engineering, executive, and standards thought leaders across the broadcast, cinema, and IT industries. Scheduled presentations include the BBC, Belden, Cisco, Dolby Laboratories, Ericsson, FUJIFILM, Harmonic, Harris, HBO, IBM, Microsoft, NHK, NVIDIA, Motorola Mobility, Qualcomm, Snell, Skywalker Sound, Sony Electronics, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Technicolor, and Verizon. Also participating will be leading vision-science researchers from around the world, as well as representatives from the European Broadcasting Union and the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.