Ramakrishnan K. M. Kattil

Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers (SMPTE) is a professional society of media professionals, technologists, and engineers working in the digital entertainment industry. The private company is based in White Plains, NY. The society fosters a diverse and engaged membership from both the technology and creative communities, delivering vast educational offerings, technical conferences and exhibitions, the SMPTE Motion Imaging Journal, and access to a rich network of colleagues essential to career success. SMPTE people form a professional society of individuals and corporations collaborating for the advancement of all things technical in the motion picture, television, and digital media industries.

Audio Engineering Society, Inc. is a professional society dedicated to audio technology. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY. The company offers online sessions, resources, and a peer-reviewed journal, the Journal of the Audio Engineering Society, which contains technical papers, feature articles, and news from AES sections around the world.