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Behind the Lens – What Makes Great Event Video

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With the growth of hybrid events, webinars, and general re-purposing of event content online, video is becoming a critical part of the event plan.

While the lighting and camera angles are very important (more on that later), according to Emily Timmerman, Senior Solutions Consultant with Adobe Connect, the most critical decision that needs to be made is the quality and resolution of the video.[Tweet "Behind the Lens: Event video tips from Emily Timmerman with @AdobeConnect #GovEventsBlog"] You need to be knowledgeable about your online audience. What is their bandwidth? What level of resolution can they best view and can you best produce? If they cannot clearly view HD, there is no reason to spend money on getting high definition footage.  You also need to be aware of the bandwidth of the location you are shooting, make sure the connection can easily handle your video feed. Continue reading →

SMPTE Conference Offers Free Admission to Government Workers

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Originally posted on TVTechnology

Group seeks to offset effects of sequestration

WASHINGTON-- The Washington, D.C. SMPTE Section has decided to offer free admission to its upcoming regional technical conference for federal government employees. According to conference organizer, Peter Wharton, this plan came about as a result of restrictions on government employee attendance due to the continuing sequestration.

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Al Gore to Headline Excellence in Government in May

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Originally posted by Mark Micheli on Government Executive

20 years ago next week, on March 3, 1993, President Bill Clinton created the National Performance Review (NPR) and selected Vice President Al Gore to be its leader. Together with 250 career civil servants, Gore and the NPR (later called the National Partnership for Reinventing Government) set about scrutinizing individual agencies and government systems in order to create a government that "works better, costs less, and gets results Americans care about."

A movement that began two decades ago has continued ever since, manifest in countless individuals who have dedicated their careers to making government better. There remains much work to do. That's why today that movement convenes around one singular event--an event founded by the men and women who began the reinventing government movement under Vice President Gore--the Excellence in Government conference.

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VIDEO: Leading Trends in Information Technology from ITSAF 2012

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VIDEO: Leading Trends in Information Technology
Secretary Ramos opens the 2012 IT Security Awareness Fair with a welcome to the Government ISO community. He addresses some of the challenges that Government faces protecting important information while still providing services at an exceptional level as well as the leading trends in the Information Technology environment.

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