The NAB Show floor may not open until tomorrow, but things are well underway here in Las Vegas.
On Saturday, BEITC Engage kicked off with speakers on Emerging Broadcast Delivery System, IP for Broadcast and Media Facilities Design. The new electronic poster format allowed session attendees to interact directly with speakers.
Attendees at the BEITC Engage session
Amazon was also here conducting a Boot Camp for Alexa Skills.
Attendees at the Amazon Alexa Boot Camp
@NABShow visitors learn to write Alexa code so that #Amazon's personal assistant can answer more of our commands/questions @reviewjournal pic.twitter.com/eadCxFKP08
— Todd Prince (@toddprincetv) April 22, 2017
Created my first @amazonecho #alexa skill to count down days until school is out in @robmccauley workshop at @NABShow #nabshow @nabpilot pic.twitter.com/cVfB2aJrWw
— Steph Bauer Marshall (@stephers25) April 22, 2017
NAB CTO Sam Matheny, and PILOT Executive director John Clark also met with students from the NAB Education Foundation Technology Apprenticeship Program (TAP). Sam gave the students an overview of the latest issues in broadcast technology, while John spoke to the students about the ways PILOT is engaging with new partners on emerging platforms to accelerate broadcast innovation.
Love talking with @NABEF Technology Apprentice Program … bright leaders of tomorrow! #NABShow2017 https://t.co/X7QhLCjMk0
— Sam Matheny (@NABCTO) April 22, 2017
Overall, a fantastic start to what is shaping up to be a great week. Stay tuned for our next daily recap featuring news from BEITC opening with FCC Chief of OET Julius Knapp, Digital Futures Exchange (DFX), the PILOT Innovation Challenge, and more.