ATSC & NIST TO CO-SPONSOR SYMPOSIUM ON DASE
Featuring Enabling Technology for Enhanced & Interactive Television
WASHINGTON, D.C., February 15, 2001
The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) and the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) announced that they will co-sponsor a symposium on the emerging ATSC DTV Application Software Environment (DASE) Standard. DASE defines a DTV receiver middleware layer to create common platforms that will support enhanced and interactive data services.
Glenn Adams, interim chairman of the ATSC specialist group on DASE, endorsed the symposium as "an excellent opportunity for broadcasters, content providers, authoring tool developers, professional equipment and consumer receiver manufacturers to learn about this enabling technology."
The symposium will be held on June 19th & 20th at NIST in Gaithersburg, MD. Register on-line at. A call for papers is available there and at the ATSC website
The Advanced Television Systems Committee is an international, non-profit organization developing voluntary standards for the entire spectrum of advanced television systems. The ATSC has 200 member organizations representing the broadcast, broadcast equipment, motion picture, consumer electronics, computer, cable, satellite, and semiconductor industries.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce's Technology Administration. Established in 1901, NIST strengthens the U.S. economy and improves the quality of life by working with industry to develop and apply technology, measurements, and standards. It carries out this mission through a portfolio of four major programs: Measurements and Standards Laboratories, Advanced Technology Program, Manufacturing Extension Partnership, and Baldrige National Quality Award.
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Contact: Christy Kehlbeck, ATSC (202) 828-3130
Alan Mink, NIST (301) 975-5681
Call For Papers
The 2nd Annual Digital TV Application Software Environment (DASE) Symposium 2001:
End-to-End Data Services, Interoperability & Applications
19-20 June 2001
NIST, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
Sponsored by: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and The Advanced TV Systems Committee (ATSC)
The emergence of interactive digital television (DTV) brings about a host of exciting opportunities for broadcasters, content providers, tool developers, and equipment manufacturers. Interactive DTV combines aspects of traditional television and the Internet that inspires applications in e-commerce, targeted advertising, video-on-demand, and enhanced viewing services. An enabling technology for applying interactive DTV is being developed by the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) Digital TV Application Software Environment (DASE) standards group. The emerging DASE standard and how it relates to DTV is the focus of this Symposium. Such a standard environment fosters the interoperability concept of write once, run anywhere applications. The DASE Symposium brings together the DTV industry players to promote commerce and provide an opportunity to learn about DASE technologies in a focused setting.
We are soliciting contributions on all related topics to DASE as delineated in the topics below. We encourage contributions from Interactive DTV architects, broadcasters, equipment manufacturers, content developers, tool developers and other top experts in the field. The agenda will provide ample opportunities to meet the leading industry players, in both formal and informal settings, learn what others are working on and investigate potential collaborations. The aim of the symposium is to introduce the participants to the technologies and opportunities in interactive DTV.
Topics:
- ATSC/DASE (A/65, A/90, Declarative Applications and Environment, Procedural Applications and
Environment, Security and Conformance)
- DASE Receiver Architecture (Hardware Footprint/Sizing and Requirements, Backup, Storage and Upgrades)
- Interactive Digital TV Applications and Data Services
- Tools for the Development of Interactive DTV Applications
- Interactive Digital TV Applications Impact, Benefits, Limitations & Barriers
- Related Standards (DASE, MHP, OCAP, ATSC, DVB, ATVEF, SMPTE...)
- Packaging, Submission & Certification of Content to Broadcasters
- Integration, Processing, Announcement & Emission of Content by Broadcasters
- Conformance Requirements and Testing
- Security and Digital/Intellectual Property Rights Management
- Interfaces to Residential Gateways and Home Networks
- Content and Environment QoS Measurement/Modeling
- Current Practices for Content and Environments
- Applications and Features for the Special Needs Community (e.g., Elderly, ill and Handicapped)
- Operating System Support, User Interfaces and Usability
- Interoperability, Data & Program Migration Path, Storage, Backup and Recovery
Submissions:
Because we are interested in recent work our submission process and schedule are streamlined. Submissions consist of a one page abstract (Microsoft WORD format, 12 point, Times New Roman font) that must include a title, authors name, affiliation and contact information (telephone, email address and fax, if available). The workshop proceedings will consist of the one page abstract and an advanced copy of your PowerPoint slides or full papers. Email your submissions and/or questions, with a subject line of DASE2001, to: <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] .
Schedule:
Session & Tutorial Proposals Due: 1 March 2001
One Page Abstracts Due: 1 March 2001
Notification of Acceptance: 16 March 2001
Camera Ready Copy: 24 May 2001
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