APPENDIX B AUTHORIZED SECTIONS of the SOCIETY OF MOTION PICTURE AND TELEVISION ENGINEERS with GEOGRAPHICAL BOUNDARIES (Revised 12-12-2008) ATLANTA SECTION - Southern Region Alabama (Part) by choice Florida Georgia Mississippi (Part) by choice North Carolina South Carolina AUSTRALIA SECTION Asia/Australia Region Includes the States of New South Wales, Queensland, West Australia, Victoria, South Australia, and Tasmania, the Northern Territory, the Australian Capital Territory, and the country of New Zealand. CHICAGO SECTION - Central Region Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Minnesota Nebraska North Dakota Missouri South Dakota Wisconsin It also includes the following areas, by zip code (NNNxx): Montana 590, 591, 592, 593, 594, 595, 596, 597, 598, 599 DALLAS/FORTH WORTH SECTION - Southern Region Oklahoma Texas (north of a line from and excluding Newton County on the east and Van Verge County on the West) DETROIT SECTION - Central Region Michigan plus the counties of Essex, Kent, and Lambton in the province of Ontario. GERMAN SECTION Europe, (etc.) Region
Country of Germany HOLLYWOOD SECTION - Hollywood Region Arizona New Mexico Southern California - any zip code less than 93554 and Southern Nevada - below an extension of the southern border of Utah. HONG KONG SECTION Asia/Australia Region Country of Hong Kong HOUSTON SECTION - Southern Region Louisiana Texas (South of a line from and including Newton County on the east and Van Verge County on the west.) ITALIAN SECTION Europe, (etc.) Region Country of Italy MONTREAL/QUEBEC SECTION - Canadian Region Includes the provinces of Quebec, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, as well as the areas of Ontario lying east of the western boundaries of the counties of Lennox & Addington and Renfrew.. NASHVILLE SECTION - Southern Region Alabama (Part) by choice Arkansas Kentucky Mississippi (Part) by choice Tennessee NEW ENGLAND SECTION - Eastern Region Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire Rhode Island Vermont NEW YORK SECTION - New York Region Connecticut New Jersey - North and at Surf City and running to US-9 to I-95 west to New Jersey Turnpike. Turnpike north to Hightstown. From Hightstown 571 west to Princeton. Princeton west to Lambertville. Southeastern New York - below a line drawn between Binghamton and east of a line starting Albany, not including these two cities, but including Schenectady and Troy. NORDIC SECTION - Europe, (etc.) Region
Denmark Finland Norway Sweden OHIO SECTION - Central Region Ohio PACIFIC/NORTHWEST SECTION - Western Region Alaska Alberta (Canada) British Columbia (Canada) Oregon Washington PHILADELPHIA SECTION - Eastern Region Delaware Pennsylvania New Jersey - south and west of a line starting at Surf City and running to US 9. Then proceeding north on US 9 to I- 195. I-195 west to NJ Turnpike. Turnpike north to Hightstown. From Hightstown 571 west to Princeton. Princeton west to Lambertville. ROCHESTER SECTION - Eastern Region Northwestern New York - Above a line drawn through Binghamton and Albany, including these two cities, but not including Schenectady and Troy. ROCKY MOUNTAIN SECTION - Western Region Colorado Montana- Except for zip codes (NNNxx): 590, 591, 592, 593, 594, 595, 596, 597, 598, 599 Utah Wyoming RUSSIA SECTION - Europe, (etc.) Region Independent States SACRAMENTO SECTION - Western Region Northern Nevada - Zip 89503 Northern California - Zip 95203 to 95999 SAN FRANCISCO SECTION - Western Region Idaho Northern California - including zip codes 93511 to 95202 Northern Nevada - except for Zip Code 89503
TORONTO SECTION - Canadian Region All of the area of Canada lying west of the western boundaries of the counties of Lennox & Addington and Renfrew, with the exception of the counties of Essex, Kent and Lambton in the Province of Ontario, and the Provinces of Alberta and British Columbia. WASHINGTON, D.C. SECTION - Eastern Region District of Columbia Maryland Virginia West Virginia
SECTIONS CLASSIFIED BY REGIONS CANADIAN REGION Montreal/Quebec Section Toronto Section CENTRAL REGION Chicago Section Detroit Section Ohio Section EASTERN REGION New England Section Philadelphia Section Rochester Section Washington, D.C. Section HOLLYWOOD REGION Hollywood Section NEW YORK REGION New York Section SOUTHERN REGION Atlanta Section Dallas/Ft. Worth Section Houston Section Nashville Section WESTERN REGION Pacific Northwest Section Rocky Mountain Section Sacramento Section San Francisco Section ASIA/AUSTRALIA REGION* Australia Section Hong Kong Section EUROPE, THE MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA AND CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA REGION* German Section Italian Section Nordic Section Russian Section *Members located outside of the indicated sections are included under the category of "International," within the appropriate geographical region.