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The first day of the technical conference will fea-
ture the Fellows Luncheon, open exclusively to
SMPTE Fellows and Life Fellows who have regis-
tered for the event, as well as the SMPTE Annual
General Membership Meeting and Oktoberfest
Reception, both open to all attendees with confer-
ence registration. On the second day, the Evening
Reception will take place in the Ray Dolby Exhibit
Hall. The SMPTE 2017 Annual Awards Gala on
the third and final day of the conference will
welcome registered guests on the red carpet
and treat them to a reception and dinner honor-
ing industry leaders. SMPTE 2017 will conclude
with the Awards After-Party featuring the SMPTE
Jam, which once again will feature a pickup band
comprising a diverse group of SMPTE members
playing popular hits — and possibly a few original
pieces created for the occasion. Those wishing to
participate in the SMPTE Jam may sign-up here:
http://www.smpte2017.org/awards-gala.html.
Andrew Shulkind will present the keynote for
the technical conference. A co-founder of
HeadcaseVR and sought-after expert on vir-
tual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality
(VR, AR, and MR) content capture and creation,
Shulkind will share his experiences in developing
and using the latest immersive media technolo-
gies and techniques in his keynote, titled “The
Immersive Future: Broaden Your Horizons.”
Shulkind’s keynote will provide attendees with
perspective on the impending media disruption,
which promises exponential growth in everything
from field-of-view to storage requirements, com-
pression demands to distribution networks. The
takeaway for attendees will be a clearer sense of
what immersive content is, and what we can gain
from shaping its successful implementation.
Prior to co-founding HeadcaseVR in 2014, Shulkind
worked in feature films and broadcast advertis-
ing for clients such as Paramount, DreamWorks,
Sony Pictures, Apple, Adidas, AT&T, Budweiser,
Google, Old Spice, and Samsung. He received
the International Cinematographer’s Guild (ICG)
Emerging Cinematographer Award in 2013, Studio
Daily Prime Award in 2014, and Studio Daily Top
50 Award for Creativity and Innovation in 2016.
With his move into VR, Shulkind leveraged his
experience working with 3D images, miniatures,
and visual effects (VFX) to design a 32K RAW,
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