After a breakfast buffet, attendees were treated to a presentation by Mark Dodd, Celestion's head of group research, entitled A New Methodology for the Acoustic Design of Compression Driver Phase-Plugs with Concentric Annular Channels. Dodd's enlightening dissertation helped to shed light on new directions in driver development technology.
"Renkus-Heinz as a company is well known for its passion for innovation," commented Dodd. "I'm honoured to have been invited to speak at this event, which is an ideal opportunity for us all to share our experience with a view to opening up new horizons within the pro audio industry."
Following Mark Dodd, Kevin Gross, network consultant for AVA Networks, delivered a detailed and informative presentation on Convergence and Quality of Service in Today's Media Networking. Gross is one of the world's leading experts on audio networking and the creator of CobraNet, licensed by more than 40 leading professional audio manufacturers.
Yong Kim, senior technical director at Broadcom Corporation, then introduced Michael Johas Teener, who concluded the programme with a discussion of Emerging IEE1722 Standard for Audio and Video Transport over Ethernet, Ethernet AVB.
"We always look forward to our consultants' breakfast as an opportunity to bring together friends and clients to network and share information," remarked Ralph Heinz, Renkus-Heinz's senior vice president, who presided as moderator of the event. "This year we were truly fortunate to welcome some of our industry's greatest innovators, each of whom delivered fascinating perspectives on some of the most significant technological developments currently inspiring us here at Renkus-Heinz, and others throughout the industry."
(Jim Evans)
