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SMPTE and Hollywood Post Alliance to Merge by May 2015

SMPTE, Hollywood Post Alliance to Merge in 2015 | Studio Daily (http://www.studiodaily.com/2014/06/smpte-hollywood-post-alliance-to-merge-in-2015/?hq_e=el&hq_m=2901884&hq_l=5&hq_v=1c1fd2b3e2)

SMPTE is the Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers
https://www.smpte.org/

The Hollywood Post Alliance hosts an excellent tech retreat each winter:
Hollywood Post Alliance, redefining post production? (http://hollywoodpostalliance.org/?page_id=5978)