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Symposium registration is included with select SMPTE 2017 conference packages as an add-on, but stand-alone registration also is an option. Further details about the Symposium are avail- able at http://www.smpte2017.org/ai-ml-sympo- sium.html. support the art and craft of storytelling. This year’s Women in Technology Luncheon is titled “Changing the Status Quo: Gender Bias in Media and Entertainment” and features keynote speaker Madeline Di Nonno of the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media. Other events taking place on Monday, Oct. 23, include the annual Women in Technology Luncheon, presented by SMPTE and Hollywood Professional Association (HPA) Women in Post, and the SMPTE-HPA Student Film Festival, which will highlight the creative use of technology to SMPTE 2017 itself will include the usual wealth of technical sessions, along with an array of spe- cial events that offer numerous opportunities for face-to-face interaction between attendees, exhibitors, and speakers. Broadcast Beat Magazine • www.broadcastbeat.com • 63