Section Meetings
The Toronto Section meeting held on 12 May 2020 presented many challenges for organizers Craig Jasman and Jordan Sweigman, with provincial lockdown orders in place and loss of the Ryerson University venue. It was decided to take our annual “Gadget Night” meeting virtual via Go-To-Meeting. Many thanks to home office for the use of this platform. A few “dress rehearsals” were held prior to the meeting to work out any issues. After Tony Meerakker kicked off the live streaming, Anthony P. Kuzub from C BC began the meeting with his home-brewed measurement software. This took up his garage and involved building a mezzanine level to support all of his gear. Luke Sackrider from Corus remotely showcased Nagios broadcast system monitoring and how it was deployed. François Legrand from CBC presented his third attempt at building a SMPTE ST 2110 compatible Christmas tree. Brian Young from Vistek capped off the evening with a demonstration of audiovisual products that could be used in these times. In addition to the PowerPoint presentations, presenters also used multiple cameras and additional graphics controlled by Open Broadcaster Software (OBS) to stream content. The presentations were followed by a Q&A Session. With more than 82 attendees, the level of interest was high as the meeting ran overtime. The feedback received, with respect to the virtual meeting, was very positive. Recordings of the event are available at
- Print ISSN
- 1545-0279
- Electronic ISSN
- 2160-2492
- Published
- 2020-07
- Content type
- Opinion
- DOI
- 10.5594/JMI.2020.3000078