Certification Report
                          by Richard Goldy

      Well, I have not yet received any requests for Certification materials as a result of the superlative presentation at our last meeting. I have to remind you that if I did not persuade some of you to seek certification at that time……..we may have to do the presentation again. Those of you who attended can assure those who did not that we do not want to have to have a repetition. Nuff said.
      As of June, SBE National reports that there have been 208 new certifications in 1999. Also, that there were 100 exams scheduled for the June cycle. None in Houston.  Recertifications nationally totaled 92, mostly in the Broadast Engineers, Television category and in Broadcast Technologists.  The Millennium Certification Project that I have been telling your about, brought in 25 applications.
(4 Senior Radio, 5 Senior Television, 8 Television Engineers, 2 Broadcast Engineers, and 5 Broadcast Technologists). You can see from this list that this project will give you that opportunity to regain the Level of certification you once had pretty easily. SBE National added 10 new members to the rolls as a side benefit.  There has been a tweak of the software of the computer disk sample tests. Plans continue for disposing of the paper versions within the next six months.

     Information received from SBE National indicates that the addition of more exam dates at local chapters is increasing the number of members who seek certification.

Here is a reminder of the upcoming exam schedules:
Application date location exam date

September 30, 99 Local chapter November 12-22, 99
December 31, 99 Local chapter February 11-21, 2000
March 5, 2000 NAB April 11, 2000
April 21, 00 Local chapter June 9-19, 00
July 7, 00 Local chapter August 18-28, 00
September 22, 00 Local chapter November 10-20, 00