INTRO
The goal of this meeting is to bring all participants up to speed with the newly created JT-DMF, its activities, and to provide quality face-to-face time to pursue the ongoing work. The first meeting was in Geneva on November 27-28; this meeting will be similar and will give an opportunity for North American participants to jump in.
You can see more information about JT-DMF here.
Who it's for
- AMWA and EBU members
- Leaders and participants in the JT-DMF working groups/activites
(NABA members are invited to join us in person on Tuesday 9am ET – noon)
Seats are limited with a maximum of 2 per organization.
When
March 10 -11, 2026
Remote access will be possible for Working Groups Sessions and for the Conclusion & Summary Sessions.
Location
Paramount/CBS
1515 Broadway
31st floor, room 9 &10
New York City, New York, 10036 US
Cost
To cover the expenses during the event, we ask for a small contribution of $120.
Remote participation: free
AGENDA
NOTE: Online access is available for the working group sessions and for the closing summary & conclusion session on Wednesday, as noted below.
Tuesday, March 10
8:00am ET
NABA has kindly invited us to join them and "grab a bite from the breakfast spread"
9:00am ET
Room 9 &10
JT-DMF general "bringing up to speed everyone" sessions
-What is JT-DMF, How it works – Brad Gilmer, AMWA and Félix Poulin, CBC
-Update on EBU DMF Reference Architecture – Willem Vermost, EBU and Félix Poulin, CBC
-Status on MXL SDK project – Vincent Trussart, GV
-CBC plans and progress with DMF – François Legrand, CBC
-Why DMF is important for CBS? – Naveed Aslam, CBS
10:30am
Coffee & tea break
11:00am
Rooms 9 &10
Status from the JT-DMF working groups:
-End-to-end Synchronisation – Andy Rayner, Appear
-Compute Resource Management – Sithideth Viengkhou, Riedel
-Flow Connection – Hartmut Opfermann, BFE
-Business – Brad Gilmer, AMWA and Naveed Aslam, CBS
12:00
Lunch
1:00
Workgroup Session 1 (2 in parallel - online access to group contributors)
-End-to-end synchronisation – breakout room 1/2
-Compute Resource Management – breakout room 4
2:30pm
Coffee & tea break
3:00pm
Workgroup Session 2 (2 in parallel - online access to group contributors)
-Flow Discovery and Exchange Coordination – breakout room 1/2
-Business – breakout room 4
4:30pm-5:00
Closing of day 1 – Brad, Willem, Felix
Room 9 &10
5:30pm - 6:30
Social moment
5 O' Clock Somewhere Rooftop Bar (elevator to 31st Floor)
Inside Margaritaville
560 Seventh Ave New York, NY 10018
Wednesday, March 11
8:30am
Opening of Day 2 – Brad, Willem, Felix
Room 9 &10
9:00am
Workgroup Session 1 (2 in parallel - online access to group contributors)
-End-to-end synchronisation – breakout room 1/2
-Compute Resource Management – breakout room 4
10:30 am
Coffee & tea break
11:00am
Workgroup Session 2 (2 in parallel - online access to group contributors)
-Flow Discovery and Exchange Coordination – breakout room 1/2
-Business – breakout room 4
12:30pm
Lunch
Rooms 9 &10
2:00pm – 4:00
Summary & Conclusion
Room 9 &10
(online access)
-What is JT-DMF, How it works, How to get involved
-Progress and next step from each workgroup
-Maintain the list of future topics
-Start, Stop, Continue






