DVD Users Groups Call Vendors to Briefing
DVD Association and National Institute of Standards and Technology Announce Briefing On Next Generation DVD Standards May 19, 2005 – Gaithersburg, MD. The DVD Association (DVDA) in coordination with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will present a one-day DVD technology update on June 7th on the NIST campus in Gaithersburg, MD. Vendors from the HD-DVD, BluRay Disc, and Holographic Disc manufacturers groups are being invited to publicly explain their plans for pursuing consumer AV, game console, business, and government markets separately and jointly. Registration for the event is now opened to the public to allow concerned government and industry officials, interested vendors, producers, developers, and major distributors, and the working press to attend and get questions answered.Officials from each vendor group will be represented directly or indirectly.Industry experts with a combined 100 years of direct optical disc experience will direct the proceedings to uncover the likely specs, dates, and strategic alliances on which so much business depends. In Session One, Jim Taylor, Chief of DVD Technology, Sonic Solutions, Chairman of the DVD Association and Author of DVD Demystified will give his expert analysis of next generation DVD technology.Julie Schwerin, CEO of Infotech, Inc., will present the latest market statistics and forecasts for sales of next generation discs in all future formats. Judith C. Russell, Managing Director, Information Dissemination (Superintendent of Documents) from the US. Government Printing Office will put into perspective future disc technologies for government document delivery and preservation.Digital Media Longevity will be examined in two presentations, including Olibhéar Tadhg O'Slattra with the preliminary results of the Digital Longevity Survey, a pioneering benchmarking initiative, by DVDA and NIST Government Information Preservation Working Group. James M. Burger of Dow, Lohnes and Albertson will lead a panel of legal experts to encapsulate the impact of recent developments in DRM, piracy prosecution, and copyright legislation. The government’s leading technology point-person for 20 years, Jerry McFaul of the United States Geological Survey, will showcase the best of the non-entertainment applications of DVD in training, education and outreach. In Session Two, Taylor, Schwerin, McFaul and Bernie Mitchell, DVDA President, will convene a forum on the future scenarios and outcomes for the next generation disc standard with officials from HD-DVD, Blu-Ray, and holographic disc vendors to inform attendees on the economic, business, and market impact of having none, one, two, or more format standards. Registration fee is $150 and includes the conference, lunch and a one year membership in the DVDA.Full details as speakers are confirmed and online registration is available at www.dvda.org. Important Note: NIST is a Federal Facility.No walk-ins will be allowed due to security procedures.Preregistration is required to be part of this insider’s summit meeting.Go to http://www.dvda.org/html/nist-conference.php. The DVDA is a Global Community Dedicated to Fostering the Development of DVD and Related Technologies.Members include developers and related professionals in 6 countries.Go to www.DVDA.org. Founded in 1901, NIST is a non-regulatory federal agency within the U.S. Commerce Department's Technology Administration. NIST's mission is to develop and promote measurement, standards, and technology to enhance productivity, facilitate trade, and improve the quality of life.Go to http://www.nist.gov/.
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