The annual International Broadcasters Convention (IBC2005) will take place at the Amsterdam RAI, September 8th through 12th (note: the SCTE will hold its annual Benelux Lecture Meeting at the same location on the 13th). The convention, which was first held in 1967, is expected to attract approximately 40,000 attendees from 120 countries, and will feature around 1,000 exhibitors. Although one can expect to see a preponderance of Europeans at the event, its organizers have, over...