NAB is the largest event in our industry, but what's more, it's one of the biggest trade shows/conventions in the entire world, spanning multiple convention halls with more than 1400 exhibitors. Simply navigating the floors can take an entire week, let alone making sense of what's out there. But our panelists are seasoned professionals, experts at analyzing and making sense of the aisle and booth numbers, as well as understanding and positioning products and players and display. And they were ready to offer their insights from NAB 2005. This year's panel included:

Peter Fasciano
Corporate Fellow, Advance Development, AVID Technology

Mike Keller
Director of Engineering, Easter Region, Hearst Argyle Television

Joe Mendonca
Manager, Product Development (Streaming Systems), HB Communications

John Rule
Founder and President, Rule Systems

Bob Turner
Video Editor and Contributing Editor/Visionary, Video Systems Magazine

Rick Zach
Chief Engineer, WCVB-TV5

Jeff Sauer, Contributing Editor for Video Systems Magazine, Sound and Video Contractor Magazine, and Computer Graphics Magazine moderated the discussion. Paul Beck taped it and we hope to post the video soon.