SVG College Summit: Virtual Campus Offers Four Days Packed With Critical Information Sharing and Networking on June 22-25 Register for free to stay connected and informed during this challenging time in college sports By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital Thursday, May 21, 2020 - 1:15 pm
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In response to the nationwide shutdown of collegiate athletics due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Sports Video Group (SVG) has moved its annual SVG College Summit into a fully virtual format for 2020!
SVG is proud to announce the preliminary agenda for SVG College Summit: Virtual Campus 2020, a four-day series of keynotes, panels, presentations, and video-based networking events to be held on June 22-25. And you can attend it all for free and from the safety of your own home!
REGISTER: SVG College Summit: Virtual Campus 2020 (June 22-25)
Registration for all online activities is free to all qualified professionals and students. And with the program going online, we expect greater participation (both from VIP speakers and attendees) and a community more united than ever before.
Register today to join us for two hours of themed, exclusive live programming per day, showcasing some of the most critical topics and smartest minds in college sports video.
PLEASE NOTE: Agenda subject to change. The college sports world is changing rapidly as we learn more about this virus and how it will impact our lives and futures. We at SVG pledge to remain nimble and will adjust the topics to be discussed in this year's Summit as needed to ensure that you are receiving the most relevant and impactful information for you and your staffs.
SVG COLLEGE SUMMIT VIRTUAL CAMPUS AGENDA Monday, June 22
Your Changing World
Monday will focus on our temporary normal. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating effect on the collegiate sports world, leading to the cancelation of the winter championship and spring sports seasons. However, video production professionals are innovative and ambitious people. We will discuss how we've all responded to this challenge while also diving into some new and unique live productions that are sure to inspire you for when we all get the sports we love back.
Live Program
12:30 p.m. ET
Panel: State of the Industry - What Now and What's Next?
The COVID-19 pandemic has turned the video production world on its head. But, it's also opened up the industry to a world of innovation that we normally never would have been exposed to. Leading video directors from athletic departments and conference offices from across the country share how their strategies have shifted to create content in the present and how they are innovating their infrastructure in anticipation of the future.
1:15 p.m. ET
SVG College Technology Case Study
A leading technology vendor offers an in-depth look at its innovative solution in use in the field.
1:30 p.m. ET
Presentation: Exposing More Sports Through Technology Production Blueprint #1
As video departments master their ability to broadcast traditional team sports, innovative minds are looking for new ways to expand their programming offering and serve more of their athletic department by delivering more sports than ever before. Some events, however, are substantially more challenging to broadcast than others. In the Production Blueprint series, live content creators give you their experiences in broadcasting those sports that require a special level of expertise to accomplish.
1:50 p.m. ET
Tech Focus: Production Efficiency
When sports return in a post Coronavirus-world, there's the potential for things to be very different. Will you need more automated tools? End-to-end solutions? Even more budget-friendly - but trustworthy toys in your in your toolbox? Vendors that specialize in cost-conscious options break down the pain points of your production that can met at a time when budgets are being crunched even more than ever.
2:20 p.m. ET
Presentation: Exposing More Sports Through Technology Production Blueprint #2
In another edition of the Production Blueprint series, a live content creator give you their experiences in broadcasting a sport that requires a special level of expertise to accomplish.
5:00 p.m. ET
Networking Happy Hour
Join us for a curated, themed Zoom networking Happy Hour where you can converse and connect with your colleagues in the sports video production community.
Small Staffs and One-Person Video Teams
You aren't blessed with a generous budget and sometimes you feel alone in you video-related passions and struggles on your own campus. Can meet and greet with others in the business just like you in this networking event geared specifically to those of us making the most with the least.
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Tuesday, June 23
Your Evolving Control Room
Tuesday will offer an in-depth look at how our video production homes continue to rapidly change. Whether your team operates out of a robust control room, with a nimble production van/flypack, or you are making magic with limited resources, we'll break down the latest in live event video production infrastructure and take a look at when the industry is headed.
Live Program
12:30 p.m. ET
Panel: No Place Like Home The Continued Shift to Centralization Through IP
As at-home production models become more commonplace in the sports production industry, college campuses are perfectly suited for centralized live event production. With IP technologies making that centralization more realistic and cost-efficient than ever, how can you set up your athletic department's infrastructure for campus-wide success?
1:15 p.m. ET
SVG College Technology Case Study
A leading technology vendor offers an in-depth look at its innovative solution in use in the field.
1:30 p.m. ET
Tech Focus: Control Room Essentials
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