Members may also return renewal forms they recently received by mail to the SBE National Office using the return envelope provided or fax renewal forms with credit card payment to (317) 846-9120. Those who did not receive a renewal letter by mail should contact Scott Jones at the national office.

Take advantage of the many membership benefits including free and discounted educational programs, SBE certification, technical books, access to SBE JobsOnline, insurance coverage, and chapter programs and renew today.

The SBE looks forward to a productive and successful year. Thanks to those who have already renewed their membership.

Take a few minutes to consider a chapter member who performs their craft at the highest level and is respected by their peers. Individual nomination forms are available on the SBE website to nominate a deserving society member.

Members may nominate their own chapter or other chapters for efforts relating to chapter newsletters, websites, conventions, overall interaction and frequency coordination. 2012 is the first year for the new award for best chapter social media site. Discuss with other local members and consider nominating your chapter for one of the chapter awards. Chapter nomination forms are available on the society’s website.

The two highest individual awards that the SBE has presented since 1991, the SBE Engineer of the Year and SBE Educator of the Year, will be awarded with new names starting in 2012. Moving forward, the awards will be known as the Robert W. Flanders SBE Engineer of the Year Award and the James C. Wulliman SBE Educator of the Year Award. Both Flanders and Wulliman are past presidents of the SBE and are credited with making significant contributions to the direction and programs of the society in its early years, which continue to have an impact today.

The SBE also recognizes lifelong accomplishments with the John H. Battison Award for Lifetime Achievement. Named for the founder of the SBE, this award recognizes members for outstanding achievements accomplished over 40 years or more. Nominations for this award are accepted at any time throughout the year. When a member is selected to receive the award, a surprise presentation is made during the SBE Membership Meeting held during the spring NAB Show

Recognizing the professional accomplishments of members is part of the mission of the SBE. Efforts of members to nominate an individual or chapter helps the society achieve its mission. The 2012 awards will be presented on October 24 at the SBE National Meeting in Denver, Colo., held in conjunction with the Rocky Mountain A/V Expo and the Broadcast Engineer’s Boot Camp, presented by SBE Chapter 48 and the Rocky Mountain Section of SMPTE.

The tool is a great benefit of membership as full position descriptions are only available to members of the SBE. A very helpful feature of the site allows users to search for job listings based on six different criteria you choose, including type of facility, job title, location, position level, supervisory responsibility and salary range.

Users can save search criteria and have emails automatically sent by SBE JobsOnline when a new job is posted that matches your search criteria.

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Don’t forget to check the Jobs tab on this site – postings are sporadic, but always relevant to this community!

SBE offers a three hour webinar available on-demand.

This two-part webinar series embarks on event frequency coordination from beginning to end. This includes understanding the importance of coordination, where to get wireless channels, and the types of users. The FCC rules and regulations as they pertain to frequency coordination will also be reviewed. Details related to both technical and non-technical aspects of coordination are also examined, including how to communicate with the media, finding users, how to find a coordinator in other cities, and the step-by-step technical process of coordination. Click here to learn more.