Your comments and suggestions are always welcome. Reach me at president@sbe.org.

More and more, we are expected to solve problems that include areas outside our expertise, that include the unfamiliar and unknown. How do we problem-solve when we are not an expert and don’t have the time or resources to become an expert? “Next Step – Module 1” will cover soft skills and techniques to take the next step and solve real-world problems encountered on the job.

Instructor: Dan Fogel, Founder and Former CEO of DNF Controls

Module 6: IT Cybersecurity

The 2022 CBNT & CBNE Study Topics Series Module 6: Cybersecurity will discuss cybersecurity threats, mitigations and hygiene.

Instructor: Wayne Pecena, CPBE, 8-VSB, AMD, ATSC3, DRB, CBNE

When registering for a Webinar by SBE, be sure to click on the MemberPlus link to activate your MemberPlus benefit to register for free. Not a SBE MemberPlus member? Learn more about SBE MemberPlus.

SBE Chapter 22 Central New York is planning the 2022 SBE22 Broadcast & Technology Expo, to be held Sept. 29 in Liverpool, NY. The SBE National Meeting will be held in conjunction with the Expo. The SBE National Meeting includes the SBE National Awards Reception and Dinner, recognizing outstanding achievement by SBE members and chapters. The SBE will also conduct the SBE Annual Membership Meeting on the 29th.

The Expo takes place on Sept. 29 and includes broadcast technology sessions and broadcast/media equipment and services tradeshow. The Expo was held for 45 consecutive years before taking a four-year break beginning in 2015. Chapter 22 brought it back in 2019, only to have it delayed because of COVID. The event draws broadcast engineers from all over New York State, surrounding states and Canada.

Registration for the Expo is now open. Register as an attendee for the full day of technical sessions and the exhibit hall. Manufacturers, dealers and distributors can also register to exhibit. Paper submissions are also being accepted.

Expo hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Anyone working in the broadcast/media field, including those who work in non-technical positions in broadcast and media are invited to attend. You do not need to be an SBE member to attend. Admission to the Expo and sessions is free. Register at sbe22.org. Lunch will be available for a nominal charge.

The SBE National Meeting and Chapter 22 Broadcast and Technology Expo will be held at the Ramada by Wyndham, Liverpool.

Nominations are open for candidates to run for the national SBE Board of Directors through July 1. Qualified members may run for a director seat or for an officer position. There are six director seats open this year. Nominations must be in writing and be endorsed by ten voting members of the SBE.

Nominations are made to the national secretary, Kevin Trueblood at ktrueblood@fgcu.edu. Nominees must be voting members in good standing (dues paid) and hold an SBE engineering level certification. The CBNE certification qualifies as well. Anyone whose nomination comes from the membership will be added to the ballot along with the slate of candidates submitted by the national Nominations Committee. For more information, see election information on the SBE website or contact Executive Director Jim Ragsdale.

It's the start of summer, and the June SBE WEBxtra brings Radio World Editor-in-chief Paul McLane as our guest. Paul will provide a wrap-up of the NAB Show's themes and a sampling of interesting technologies. He will also look back at the history of Radio World, how radio broadcasting has recovered after the pandemic, and look ahead for the future of radio broadcasting. Hosting the SBE WEBxtra will be SBE Social Networking Committee Chair Kirk Harnack, CBRE, CBNE.

Watch live on June 20 on the SBE YouTube Channel. The replay will be posted a day later.

Just more than one year ago, the Society of Broadcast Engineers, in its continuing effort to advance its Program of Certification, added a new Specialist Certification to its offerings: The ATSC3 Specialist. The latest level of SBE certification was developed by the Society of Broadcast Engineers Certification Committee with direct assistance from the Advanced Television Systems Committee.

The SBE Certification Committee constantly updates the exam subject material to stay current with changes in technology. While there are a span of certification levels that require a certain time of professional career experience and cover a broad knowledge base, the SBE Specialist Certifications focus on a specific understanding of a technology. Other Specialist certifications include the 8-VSB Specialist (8-VSB), AM Directional Specialist (AMD), and the Digital Radio Broadcast Specialist (DRB).

Upgrade, add to or obtain your SBE certification today.

Each year, the Ennes Educational Foundation Trust offers scholarships to deserving candidates who aspire to a career in the technical aspects of broadcasting. Scholarship awards are used for tuition, room and board or textbook costs at post-secondary educational institutions, or for other technical training programs approved by the Scholarship Committee.

Preference will be given to applicants who are SBE members; however, any individuals otherwise eligible, including graduating high school seniors, are encouraged to apply. The deadline is July 1 and there will be five $2,500 scholarships awarded.

This webinar will discuss grounding (of course), how much grounding is too much and why how the grounds are connected to each other is almost as important as if there are grounds at all.

Instructor: Jeff Welton, CPBE, Nautel

The 2022 CBNT & CBNE Study Topics Series continues with Module 7: Building the IT Infrastructure. 

Instructor: Wayne Pecena, CPBE, 8-VSB, AMD, ATSC3, DRB, CBNE

The 2022 CBNT & CBNE Study Topics Series concludes with Module 8: Webinar Series Review. Both CertPreview and taking the exam will be reviewed.

Instructor: Wayne Pecena, CPBE, 8-VSB, AMD, ATSC3, DRB, CBNE

The annual SBE Membership Recruitment Drive ended on May 31. For those who recruited a new SBE member, thank you! Through the generosity of several SBE sustaining members and the SBE, a range of prizes have been provided, and all the recruiters are in the drawing, which will be held later this month. The winners will be announced on June 27.

The 2022 drive brought in 68 new individual members. 61 SBE members claim credit for being recruiters. The recruiters also earn $5 off their 2023 SBE dues for each new member they recruited.

The Grand Prize is a trip to the SBE National Meeting, planned to be held during the 2022 SBE National Meeting, held during the SBE 22 Broadcast and Technology Expo in Syracuse. Thanks to those who provided prizes:

• Blackmagic Design: ATEM Mini Extreme ISO

• Broadcasters General Store: BGS tumbler and

$20 Starbucks gift card (6)

• Davicom: $50 Amazon gift card

• Heartland Video Systems: $100 Amazon gift card; Heartland

Video Systems backpack; Heartland Video Systems/Ericsson

throw; Rocketbook smart notebook; Heartland Video Systems

tote bag; various Heartland Video Systems swag

• Latakoo: Bose QuietComfort headphones

• LBA: $250 in LBA online safety courses

• Orban: 1101e card and breakout cable

• Shively Labs: $100 L.L. Bean gift card

• Sutro Tower: Sutro Tower swag pack (4)

• Telos Alliance: Tribit Portable Bluetooth Speaker; Telos swag pack

• Tieline: $25 Amazon gift card (2)

• One Webinars by

SBE registration

• $25 gift certificate to

the SBE Store/SBE

Bookstore

• Two SBE coffee

mugs and magnets

• One SBE-logoed hat

• One copy of

CertPreview

New members are welcome throughout the year. The SBE membership application is on the SBE website.

The deadline for SBE membership renewal was April 1, but it's still not too late to renew your membership. In early May, SBE members who had not yet renewed their membership received a renewal reminder. You can renew online or use the form that came with the reminder. Membership dues are the same as last year: $85 for traditional membership and $175 for SBE MemberPlus. Traditional Student Member dues is $25 and the Student MemberPlus option is $90. If you did not receive your renewal in the mail, please contact Scott Jones at 317-846-9000 or kjones@sbe.org.

SBE JobsOnline assists SBE members in locating available broadcast engineering positions throughout the country. It is comprised of job openings that have been submitted to this site by prospective employers. Each job listing contains essential information about the position. Jobs are listed in the order they are received, with the most recent listings at the top. Anyone can view the listing summaries, but only SBE members can access the details.

The service has added a feature to notify by email you twice each month of the newest job listings. Go to sbe.org/jobs and follow the link to subscribe to the SBE-jobs email list.