WGBH Digital Asset Management Symposium Presentations and Discussions

General Session:

• Welcome & Introductions: A welcome from WGBH's Amy Rantanen, who will provide opening comments, followed by a presentation by David Liroff, "Designing Our Organizations Around Content".
  Dave MacCarn will describe a practical approach to Digital Asset Management.
  --Dave MacCarn's visual presentation as pdf.
  --Listen to Welcome presentation (http format) (rtsp format)
• Public Broadcasting Metadata Dictionary Project: CPB's Alison White will provide a project overview and status report.
  --Alison White's visual presentation as pdf
  --Listen to Alison White's Metadata presentation (http format) (rtsp format)
  --Listen to Dennis Haarsager's DDII presentation (http format) (rtsp format)
• PBS Interconnection: PBS's Jim Kutzner will present an "Update on the Next Generation Interconnection System" and describe how this key initiative depends on Asset Management.
  --Jim Kutzner's visual presentation.
  --Listen to Jim Kutzner's Interconnection presentation (http format) (rtsp format)
• Sun Microsystems, Inc./Artesia Technologies/Sony Electronics Inc., Systems Solutions Division.
  An Introduction to the DAM Reference Architecture and Our Partners.
  --Avelino Miguelez of Sun Microsystems's visual presentation as pdf.
  --Dipto Chakravarty of Artesia Technologies' visual presentation as pdf.
  --Sony Electronics' visual presentation as pdf.
  --Listen to the Partners' presentation (http format) (rtsp format)
• Dave MacCarn will demostrate a practical approach to Digital Asset Management.
  --Dave MacCarn's visual presentation as pdf.
  --See an updated video demonstrating the Digital Asset Management reference architecture in action!
• Mark Canepa, Executive VP, Network Storage Products Group, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
  --Mark Canepa's visual presentation as pdf.
  --Listen to Mark Canepa's presentation (http format) (rtsp format)

General Session:

• WGBH Asset Management Initiative
  WGBH DAM Project Team will provide an example of today's production workflow and the workflow of the future
  --Current workflow jpg.
  --Future workflow jpg.
• Digital Rights Management
  Sun Microsystems, Inc., Jim Del Rossi will provide a project overview.
  --Jim Del Rossi's visual presentation as pdf
  --Listen to Jim Del Rossi's presentation (http format) (rtsp format)
• National Center for Accessible Media (NCAM)
  Madeleine Rothberg and Gerry Field will provide an overview on Accessibility Opportunities in Asset Management.
  --Madeleine Rothberg and Gerry Field's visual presentation as pdf
  --Listen to Madeleine Rothberg and Gerry Field's presentation (http format) (rtsp format)
• Next Steps/Wrap-up
  --Listen to the Next Steps presentation (http format) (rtsp format)

Breakout Sessions:

• Technology Track Session #1: WGBH Implementation
  Design and Implementation of the DAM Reference Architecture.
  --Dan Freda of Sun Microsystems' visual presentation as pdf.
  --John Fitzgerald of Artesia Technologies' visual presentation as pdf.
  --Listen to the Reference Architecture presentation (http format) (rtsp format)
• Business/Operations Track Session #1:
  How to conduct inventory and identify workflow.
  Tracking ROI.
  How to leverage efforts with PBS member stations and related organizations
  --WGBH's visual presentation as pdf.
  --Artesia's visual presentation as pdf.
  --Listen to the Workflow presentation (http format) (rtsp format)
• Technology Track Session #2:
  Network, hardware and software solutions WGBH is building today and for the future.
  --Lowel Moulton's MXF presentation as pdf.
  --Listen to the Technology Solutions presentation (http format) (rtsp format)
• Business/Operations Track #2:
  Technology partnership opportunities.
  How to anticipate and gain internal support.
  Next steps, how to engage vendors.
  --visual presentation as pdf.
  --Listen to the Technology Partners presentation (http format) (rtsp format)