It’s just a couple of days until the first day of summer, and while you may have ideas of vacation or relaxing weekends, there's one event on the SBE calendar I'd like you to note: The SBE Leadership Development Course. Held annually, the SBE has offered this course since 1997, but its roots go back to 1965. The course this year will be held in Los Angeles, October 8 to 10. Add it to your calendar now and register to save your seat in the class. There's more information in this issue of SBE-news.

One final reminder to pay your SBE dues. The grace period ends July 1, so don’t lose your member benefits. Renew today. Your comments and suggestions are always welcome. Reach me at president@sbe.org.

Ted Hand, CPBE, 8-VSB, AMD, ATSC3, DRB

SBE President

Registration Open for 2025 SBE Leadership Development Course

You don’t want to miss this three-day, highly interactive classroom course designed to take technically adept people and instill in them sound leadership, supervisory and management skills. The SBE Leadership Development Course is equally beneficial for those who are already in management and for those without prior management experience. Bring a team and share the experience of this highly interactive event, which will be held Oct. 8-10 in Los Angeles. Come, enjoy, learn and have some fun growing as a leader in the process.

Register Now for These Upcoming Webinars by SBE

SBE Scholarship Application Deadline is July 1

Annually, the Ennes Educational Foundation Trust offers scholarships to deserving candidates who aspire to careers in the technical aspects of broadcasting. Scholarship awards are used for tuition, room and board or textbook costs at post-secondary educational institutions, or for other technical training programs approved by the Scholarship Committee. Preference will be given to applicants who are SBE members; however, any individuals otherwise eligible, including graduating high school seniors, are encouraged to apply. Scholarships within the program include:

Open to anyone:

John H. Battison SBE Founder’s Scholarship

Harold E. Ennes Scholarship

Robert D. Greenberg Scholarship

Gino Ricciardelli Scholarship

Sspecifically for graduating high school seniors:

Youth Scholarship

A minimum of five $3,000 scholarships will be awarded in 2025. Scholarship applications must be filed each year by July 1. Announcement of the recipients will be made by August 1, with grants available for the fall semester of the same year.

Nominations for National Board Open Through June 27

Nominations are open for candidates to run for the national SBE Board of Directors through June 30. Qualified members may run for a director seat or for an officer position. There are six director seats open this year. Nominations must be in writing and be endorsed by ten voting SBE members. Nominations are made to SBE Secretary Shane Toven at stoven@sbe.org. Nominees must be voting members in good standing (dues paid) and hold an SBE engineering-level certification. Anyone whose nomination comes from the membership will be added to the ballot along with the slate of candidates submitted by the national Nominations Committee. For more information, see election information on the SBE website or contact Executive Director Mike Downs.

June SBE WEBxtra:

The SBE Mentor Program

The June SBE WEBxtra, which streamed on June 16, is available for replay on the SBE YouTube Channel. We talked to two participants in the SBE Mentor Program, mentor Dustin Hapli and mentee Max Vokoun. You’ll learn about the SBE Mentor Program in general, but you’ll also hear about the working relationship between a mentor and mentee. Watch the episode now.

Last Chance to Renew Your SBE Membership

The deadline for SBE membership renewal was April 1, but it's still not too late to renew your membership. SBE members who have not yet renewed their memberships have received renewal reminders. You can renew online or use the form that came with the reminder.

Don't let your member benefits lapse. If you did not receive your renewal in the mail, please contact Scott Jones at 317-846-9000 or kjones@sbe.org.

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