With his "A Taste of NAB" road show, Larry Bloomfield travels around the country with a van full of goodies presenting his sponsor's products. Commercial pitch? Sure, but often he turns up a piece of technology you might have missed while you were a foot soldier in Vegas. Especially for those of us who couldn't make the NAB this year, Larry's show keeps us abreast of new technology with a hands-on view. Larry's sponsors are providing food and door prizes. Bring your business card-or make one up and bring it along!
The weather will certainly be nice and after the show, a lot of us are going to head up the road to the wineries.
Look for event details at www.tech-notes.tv/2006/04-NapaValley.htm or go to www.tech-notes.tv, click on "Taste of NAB", then "Itinerary", and then on Napa Valley College. The site includes a map to the campus. There will be signs from the parking lot to the show. Nominal start time is 10:00 AM.
Looking forward to seeing you there,
Roy Trumbull
SMPTE San Francisco Section Chair
Our thanks to our most active SMPTE student chapter, Napa Valley College,
for hosting this event.
Attendees of past annual SMPTE-SF Napa Valley College events have enjoyed
the wonders of the area after the show, including some great nearby restaurants
and winery tours. See you there!
Welcome: SMPTEsf welcomes members and friends to attend without
charge.
Location:
Napa Valley College Telecommunications Department
2277 Napa Vallejo Highway (State Highway 221)
Napa, CA 94558-6236
Building: 900
See the maps & link below. Signs will be posted
at the campus and building entrances.
If you're coming from theEast Bay, take I-80 north through
Vallejo. Look for the Solano County Fairgrounds and Marine World on your
left.
Take the Marine World Parkway west exit (a right exit) over the
freeway toward Marine World. Posted highway signs alternate between calling
the road "Marine World Parkway" and "Columbus Parkway".
Continue past the Marine World turn-off until you reach Sonoma Blvd.
(Hwy 29). Turn right heading North. Some signs may identify
it as the "Napa-Vallejo Highway".
If you're coming from Marin via US 101, simply take Hwy
37 to Hwy 29 (Sonoma Blvd.) Turn Left heading North.
Don't
take any of the shortcuts along the way unless you know them really well;
it's easy to get lost. Just stay on Hwy 37 until you get to Sonoma Blvd.
(Hwy 29) and make a left (north)..
Once on Hwy 29, when you pass the American Canyon exit, the road
will split; with a branch going to the left, Hwy 12, but you continue
straight ahead on the Napa-Vallejo Hwy 221.
You'll pass a park on your left and beyond; beyond it, also on the left,
is Napa Valley College.
Follow the signs for the college. If you get to Imola Ave., you've gone
too far.
Once on campus, take the first right and head toward the parking lot at
the north end of the campus. (There will be SMPTE signs to direct you.)
Parking permits aren't enforced on Saturdays.
Near the buildings, you'll find three flag poles close together along
the edge of the parking lot. Walk between the flagpoles until you see building
900 on the right. That's the theater building. We'll be just to the left
of it. We'll have signs and people out there to direct you.
Maps: AAA maps are the best. Online maps should be taken with a
grain of salt. Follow online driving instructions at your own peril; they're
usually wrong.
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