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Convergence The impact of computers and networking on future audio technology
31st March - 1st April 2005New Hall, Cambridge
Thursday 31st March 2005
Introduction
Steve Harris, Conference co-chairman |
Session 1: The integrated home environment
Chairman: Steve Harris |
| Right content - wrong room : networking is coming home |
| David Sturge, Pace Micro Technology | www.pacemicro.com |
| Integrated Home Technology |
| Adrian Lloyd-Owen, Crestron | www.crestron.com |
| The PC in your living room - Microsoft's eHome strategy |
| Tom Blank, Microsoft | www.microsoft.com |
Coffee
Session 2: Business models for success
Chairman: John Grant |
| The Future of Hi-Fi Equipment in the Connected Home |
| John Dawson, ARCAM | www.arcam.co.uk |
| Learning from iPod: four rules for succeeding in digital consumer products |
| Nelson Phillips, Judge Institute of Management, Cambridge | www.jims.cam.ac.uk |
Lunch
Session 3: Professional audio
Chairman: Mark Yonge |
| Overview of computer technology in the professional market |
| Joe Bull, SADiE | www.sadie.com |
| Life after MIDI |
| David Harvey, Sibelius | www.sibelius.com |
| System design for audio record and playback with a computer |
| Klaus Buchheim, BridgeCo | www.bridgeco.com |
Tea
Session 4: Phones and background music
Chairman: David Errock |
| When is a phone not a phone - mobile media becomes reality |
| Simon Garth, Symbian | www.symbian.com |
| Convergence propels background music into the foreground |
| Roy Campbell, Colroy | www.colroy.com |
Dinner at New Hall (included)
Friday 1st April 2005
Session 5: High resolution audio
Chairman: John Dibb |
| Developments in high definition audio and video |
| John Ive, Sony | www.sony.com |
| High resolution audio |
| Bob Stuart, Meridian Audio | www.meridian-audio.com |
Coffee
Session 6: Networking and compression
Chairman: Steven Harris |
| Networked consumer electronics products |
| Markus Rutz, Philips | www.streamium.com |
| Synchronization strategies for IP networked home audio equipment |
| Tom Blank, Microsoft | www.microsoft.com |
| A comparison of audio compression algorithms |
| Markus Erne, Scopein Research | |
| 5.1 audio over a low bit rate channel |
| Stefan Meltzer, Coding Technology | www.codingtechnologies.com |
Lunch
Session 7: Digital radio and automotive
Chairman: Paul Troughton |
| Digital radio - quality or quantity |
| Adrian Pickering, Southampton University | www.ecs.soton.ac.uk |
| Digital radio - benefits and challenges |
| Andy Baker, BBC | www.bbc.co.uk |
| Automotive audio technology leads the way to integrated, easy to use, entertainment systems |
| Tim Nind, Harman | www.becker.de |
Tea
Session 8: Music distribution methods
Chairman: Timothy Harris |
| How people find music they like: p2p,piracy,freebies & annoying 30 second previews |
| John Buckman, Magnatune | www.magnatune.com |
| Digital music distribution - technologies & business models |
| Richard Gooch, IFPI | www.ifpi.org |
Dinner at Magdalene College (optional)
Disclaimer: The organisers reserve the right to change the authors and topics without notice.
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