As I write this article, I am on my way to the Annual Technical Conference in Hollywood, celebrating the SMPTE Centennial. As I think back to the beginnings of the Society, 100 years ago, the founders were concerned about mo-tion images, with the advent of picture and sound together in the theaters a decade or more away. As far back as 1885, Thomas Edison was trying to get his phonograph working together with his kinetoscope. Over the last 100 years there has been a steady progression of technologies developed to improve audience experience in both picture and sound. This year, as always, I anticipate a number of excellent papers being presented at the conference on various aspects of audio, in both cinema and television. This month I want to update you on progress on the standards that are being developed to enhance the audio experience in cinema and in television.