SMPTE Extends DeadlineSMPTE Extends Deadline

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) and the Video Services Forum (VSF) has extended the Call for Papers Deadline for the SMPTE and VSF 2008 Joint Conference, scheduled for Feb. 10-13, 2008, in Houston.

The two organizations announced that the new date will be Friday, November 9, 2007 at 5:00 pm ET. The original date was October 12.

The SMPTE/VSF Joint Conference will highlight the accelerating interdependency of technologies used in motion imaging and video transport services. Proposals should support the conference goals of providing attendees with the latest information on the technology advances in Motion Imaging and Video Transport Services, with a core theme of Distributing Digital Content in a Networked World.

Those interested in submitting a paper should visit www.smpte.org for further information on procedures, topics, requirements, and contacts.

Authors will be notified regarding the acceptance/rejection of their proposal no later than Nov. 30, 2007.

Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE)