One of the major events of the year will take place at Expo Center Norte, SET EXPO 2015, in the Red Pavilion, São Paulo (SP). With Conference: 08/23 to 08/27 and Trade show: 08/25 to 08/27.
Organized by SET (Sociedade Brasileira de Engenharia de Televisão), a not-for-profit technical association consisting of technology and operating companies and professionals and whose main purpose is the development of technical knowledge throughout the entire electronic media supply chain, from production to delivery. In Brazil, it represents the largest discussion forum on market standards and trends for the creation, management and distribution of electronic content.

In 2015, its 27th edition, will be divided into a large Trade Fair for equipment, products and services and a technical and scientific Congress. The event brings together the best industry experts with over 200 exhibitors, over 400 brands that show intelligent and sophisticated solutions for various platforms.

This year, the SET Expo will feature 21,000 square meters of exhibition area that will receive stands of the leading companies in the sector of equipment, technologies and services of the broadcasting market, telecommunications, audiovisual and new media.
Divided into pavilions with special themes, international participation makes the event much more attractive for business, as British and Scandinavia.
SET EXPO 2015 will have more representatives of the broadcast industry from different areas from production to delivery of content, companies in the telecommunications branch, internet, big data, startups, electronics, and mobile devices.

In conference rooms during the Congress will be discussed technological aspects of production, distribution, broadcasting, new media and services. The speakers of the SET EXPO 2015 are part of the largest industries and academia of the highest profile.

The topics to be discussed during the Congress are:
August 23, 2015:
Eng: Generation/Transmission 4G-Wifi-Ethernet, Power Supply For TV Stations, Exhibition Servers Virtualized (Cloud-Based Playout), Automation, MER.SFN Workshop, Accessibility, Media Archiving: Optical x HDD x Cloud, Channel In A Box and Sharing Sites.
August 24, 2015:
Audio, IP Migration, Alternatives To The Rational Use Of Electric Energy In Radio and TV, Resolution Versus Screen Size/HDR, Systems Evolution: ISDB-T/DVB-T2/ATSC- 3.0/DTMB, Drones: Taking Off With The TV, Operating In The Cloud, TV Receivers Technologies, TVD - Your Station Has Signal? Digital TV: Medium And Small Stations And Antennas, HDR: High Dynamic Range, What It Means And Why It Is Important For TV, IP Stations: Cases, Online Media Delivery To The User. Technical Aspects, Research And Development Centers For Broadcast,
Presentations On The Audiovisual And Entertainment Market, Media Management (MAM) and File Formats, IoT - Internet Of Things - Generating Connections Through The TV, Beyond Your Imagination, Frequency Slots For Eng And Other Auxiliary Services.
August 25, 2015:
Opening Ceremony, Opening, TV: Challenges In Migration From Analog To Digital, Lenses 4K/8K For Film And Broadcast, Virtualization Services, Harmonizing OTT And Pay- TV, Digital Cinema: Sound, Image And Distribution, Quality Control, New Emerging Media: DSLR, Robotics, IoT, Apps, T-Commerce For Sports And News, UHDTV: Present & Future, Integration Cocktail.
August 26, 2015:
Sports: New Features, Satellite Capacity Development, Production Houses: Cases, Future Of Spectrum, Professionals Prepared By The Universities, Brazilian Independent Production: From Ideas To Screen, Internet Contribution Systems, Status Of The AM-FM Migration, Rules For The Analog Switch-Off - Does broadcasting will actually be preserved?, The Future Of Free-To-Air TV, Entertainment At Internet Age - Theirs Impacts In The World Of Broadcasters, Signal Distribution Via Telecommunications Networks, Online Challenges, 700 MHz Band Reallocation In Brazil: GIRED Technical Groups, W3C - World Wide Web Consortium - Performance And Range, Beyond HD: Image Acquisition Solutions For Next Generation Broadcasting Formats, Virtual Sets And Augmented Reality, Infrastructure, Analog Switch Off - How Will Stand The Municipal Governments?, Start Up.
August 27, 2015:
The Future Of Networks And Mobility Seen By The ITC Industry, Gap Fillers, SFN And Low Power Transmitter, Conected TVs/GINGA, Presentations On Audiovisual And Entertainment Market, 65 Years: TV Free-To-Air In Brazil, New Technologies For Lighting, IP Distribution Systems, Home TV Antennas, Production And Reception Of Digital Content On TV: The Look Of Communication, 65 Years: TV Free-To-Air In Brazil - The Pioneers.

For those who want to catch up on AV world news, there is the option to enroll in the Pro AV market, where topics will be covered:
Panel 1: The Future Of HDMI and HDBaseT Panel 2: Collaboration In Corporate Environments Panel 3: PA Systems For Major Events Panel 4: Ambient Sound And Evacuation Systems Panel 5: Digital Signage Panel 6: Mapped Projection, Robotic Lighting And Show Control

In addition to the PRO AV Workshop said earlier, there will be also the 2nd Latin American Broadcasting Business Forum, to be held on August 25 and 26.
According to Claudio Younis, Marketing Director of SET, "The Forum offers an in-depth discussion, an excellent opportunity for executives, specialists and professionals from all over Latin America to exchange ideas."
Executives from major radio and television broadcasters in Latin America, along with experts will discuss current and future challenges in the industry.
The topics to be addressed during the 2nd Latin America Broadcasting Business Forum are:

•   Switching Off Analogical Television In Brazil
  
•   The Challenges Facing Radio In An Environment Of Convergence
  
•   The Future Of Open Television Content
  
•   Broadcasting And Mobile Devices: SecondScreen
  
•   The International Scenario For Radio
  
•   Advertising Restrictions In Communication Media
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• If you are looking for the Trade Show, here are the confirmed 2015 SET Expo Exhibitors:

The sponsors of SET EXPO 2015 are:

Companies supporting SET EXPO 2015:

Stay tuned in those numbers: Conference:
August 23 – 27, 2015 @ Convention Center - 1st floor:
August 23th to 26th: 09:00 AM to 05:00 PM; August 27th: 09:00 AM to 01:30 PM.
Fair:
August 25 – 27, 2015 @ Red Pav: August 25, from 09:00 AM to 11:00 AM Opening Cerimonial;
August 25, from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM: authorities and congressmen; August 25, from 12:00 PM to 08:00 PM: visitation; August 26, from 12:00 AM to 08:00 PM : visitation; August 27, from 12:00 AM to 07:00 PM : visitation.
Note: Remembering that the visit to the Fair is free!
Business Forum:
August 25 – 26, 2015 @ Convention Center - 1st floor:
August 25: 09:00 AM to 05:00 PM; August 26: 08:30 AM to 05:40 PM. Expo Center is located in José Bernardo Pinto street, 333 - Vila Guilherme, São Paulo – SP.
In this video you can view some of SET Expo 2015 and what's to come:

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