As this is my first WABE newsletter, I want to thank the executive team under Tessa Potters leadership, for the sacrifice of time, and passion to rebuild WABE into the organization it is growing into. I am very excited to share the executive board with Tessa, Rob and Daniel. We’re working extremely hard at expanding what it means to be a WABE Member!

WHERE SHOULD WABE GO NEXT?

Keeping with our projected momentum, please follow the link below, and tell WABE where we should hold the 2026 conference!

>>Have your say here<<

With the 2025 conference execution well underway, we are already planning for 2026. As a regional Canadian show, The WABE Media and Entertainment Technology Conference has the opportunity to provide a venue for our community anywhere in the country.

We look forward to seeing you THIS YEAR in Calgary, AB to celebrate our 75^th Anniversary at the WABE Media & Entertainment Technology Conference – Sept 29 – Oct 1, 2025, hosted at the Calgary Telus Convention Center. Conference updates and Registration details coming soon to WABE.ca

 

UPDATES!

Role Changes

• In case you missed it, December 3^rd marked our 2024 AGM and a shuffling of heads.
• I would like to welcome Rob Brown into the newly created “Secretary” Role. Rob has graciously offered his time to spend another year with us!
• I (Cameron Thomson) have moved from “Secretary Treasurer” into the newly created “Vice President” Role.
• Daniel Oong now joins us as “Treasurer”. Daniel brings a wealth of knowledge having worked directly with NPO’s in the past, and comes with training on how to balance the books! Thank you Daniel for volunteering your time, I truly look forward to taking on WABE with you this year and well into the future!

WABE MEETUP – CALGARY

• Thank you to DEMA and Diversified for sponsoring Lubos Kuzma’s (Blue Warden) presentation on Cyber Security providing advice on protecting our IT Hardware and Software.
• Thank you to Chris Lee, for organizing and facilitating the event, and thank you to Randy Opperman for providing AV equipment and setup time.
• The evening held host to lots of familiar faces and a few new ones. I for one love the post presentation conversations we get into. This world touches so much more than our traditional WABE attendees.

WABE MEETUP – WINNIPEG Monday May 5^th

• Details coming soon!!!

 

Media & Entertainment Technology Excellence

Calgary is getting smarter!

Led by Erin Ruttan and David Basto – Smart Cities,  The City of Calgary; the second ATSC 3.0 Transmitter Facility in Canada was turned up under the direction of Willie Parez and Orest Sushko of the Humber College Broadcast-Broadband Convergence B²C Lab. Calgary Smart City and the B²C Lab aim to prove the viability of ATSC 3.0 as an emerging datacasting technology that can provide resources for communities far beyond legacy broadcast systems.

This first experimental broadcast testbed in North America will be dedicated to supporting testing and deployment of NextGen broadcast/datacasting services for a host of municipal stakeholders and surrounding communities – all in support of advanced communications and digital equity services.

To find out more about Calgary Smart City – Smart Cities, The City of Calgary

To learn more about the Broadcast-Broadband Convergence B²C Lab – b2convergence.ca