Monday 8th May 2000
Opening Address 10.15 - 10.30 David Robinson, AES President
Session 1: Rationale and Fundamentals 10.30 - 12.00 Chairman: Francis Rumsey University of Surrey
Tutorial: introduction to network principles for audio engineers	Andy Bailey gedas, UK
Audio quality and capacity issues in network design	David Murphy University College Cork, Ireland
Lunch 12.00 - 13.30
Session 2: Cluster Networks 13.30 - 15.30 Chairman: Steve Harris Crystal-Cirrus Logic
Audio over IEEE 1394	Bob Moses Digital Harmony, USA
Audio over USB	Jean Marc Coulon Philips, Belgium
Fibre channel technology	Robert Herzan Rorke Data, USA
Storing assets within audio networks	Peter Hulme Sagitta Technologies, UK
Tea 15.30 - 16.00
Sessions 3: Timing and Sync 16.00 - 18.00 Chairman: Robin Caine Pro-Bel
Timing issues	Robin Caine Pro-Bel, UK
Jitter considerations of IEEE 1394	Julian Dunn Nanophon, UK
Reception 18.00 - 20.00
Tuesday 9th May 2000
Session 4: Physical Interchange and Connections 9.30 - 10.30 Chairman: Mark Yonge Solid State Logic
Point-to-point links	Steve Harris Crystal-Cirrus Logic, UK
AES31 audio file interchange	Brooks Harris / Mark Yonge Brooks Harris Film and Tape, USA / Solid State Logic, UK
Coffee 10.30 - 11.00
Session 5: Local Area Networks 11.00 - 12.30 Chairman: Russell Mason University of Surrey
Designing a production network	Chris Chambers BBC Resources, Consulting and Projects, UK
Audio file transfers in radio production: 4 years' experience	Lars Jonsson Swedish Radio, Sweden
Deploying real-time Ethernet networks	Kevin Gross Peak Audio, USA
Lunch 12.30 - 14.00
Session 6: Wide Area Networks 14.00 - 15.00 Chairman: Crispin Murray Metropolis Studios
WAN issues and ATM	John Grant Nine Tiles, UK
Applications of the Presto professional digital audio interface	Tim Thompson Kurzweil Music, USA
Tea 15.00 - 15.30
Session 7: Archiving and Management 15.30 - 17.00 Chairman: John Nunn Consultant
The archive, a core resource	Giorgio Dimino RAI Research, Italy
Media asset management and enabling technologies	Richard Hopper BBC Media Data Group, UK
The organisers reserve the right to alter the programme without notice