13^th ITG Symposium on Electronic Media
"Systems, Technologies, Applications"

Retrospect

This year the ITG Symposium on Electronic Media took place for the 13^th time and attracted more than 100 visitors.

The symposium is organised by the Information Technology Society "ITG" of the Association for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies "VDE" in cooperation with:

• FKTG Fernseh- und Kinotechnische Gesellschaft e.V.
• Dortmund University of Technology, Communication Technology Institute
• Informatik Centrum Dortmund

Again, more than 100 visitors were attracted to the ITG Symposium in Dortmund.

Dr. Ralf Schäfer (on the left) from the Heinrich-Hertz-Institut and Prof. Kays (on the right) as symposium chair welcomed the visitors.

Coffee breaks made sure that there was enough time for inspiring technical and personal exchange.

Presentations, invited key notes and an exhibition of posters and technical demonstrations provided the attendees the possibility to learn and discuss about the state of research and further developments. The visitors listened to 2 keynotes and 26 technical presentations. The keynotes gave an overview on the current situation in broadcasting and multimedia as well as on hardware platforms for multimedia signal processing. The technical presentations were split into 8 sessions with the following topics:

• Systems and Applications
• Media Networks
• Architectures
• Signal Processing
• Source Coding

Also the poster session with 25 exhibitors attracted many interested experts.

Demonstration during the poster session.

Social Event

A special highlight was the social event at the DASA in Dortmund. First, skilled guides gave an informative and entertaining overview on the German Occupational Safety and Health Exhibition. Afterwards, the buffet in the impressive steel hall allowed for lots of discussions in a nice atmosphere.