CHAIRMAN'S WELCOME
Dear Audio Friends,
Following a two-year interval, the Audio Engineering Society has once again
chosen Munich for its 106th AES Convention!
Here, from May 8 to 11, 1999, Europe�s largest convention and trade fair
for professional audio technology took place. Visitors were presented with
over 300 exhibitors, approximately 130 professional lectures, 14 workshops
and various panel discussions with student participation.
The Organising Committee also offered a wide range of special events which
highlighted the economical and cultural importance of Munich. The 1999
media year will be forged by important decisions for broadcasters and studios,
for audio professionals and politicians, for engineers, scientists, marketing
strategists � and last but not least � for our listeners and customers!
The latest developments in audio technology at the end of this millennium
were presented in all their grandeur filling the four halls of the MOC.
Here the door to the future will swing wide open.
Information is knowledge! Reserve sufficient time for this significant event.
After attending the AES you will be well informed
for the next millennium!
Martin W�hr, Convention Chairman
INTRODUCTION
This Preliminary Program was designed to help you
plan your trip to the 106th AES Convention.
This year�s convention program was one of the most
intensive of any AES convention: more than 130
technical papers, 14 workshops, 14 technical tours,
the education fair, and the education forum, technical
and standards committee meetings, plus several social
events and activities.
A record number of exhibitors � about 300 � gathered under one roof in the Munich
Congress Center (MOC) for the largest exhibition of professional
audio technology and equipment in Europe.
Convention Calendar
CONVENTION INFORMATION
Exhibition
AES Membership
Opening Ceremony
The Convention began with the Opening Ceremony
where the AES-Awards were presented to the
awardees. This ceremony was the opportunity for the
Society to honor those who have made significant
contributions to the field of audio.
The keynote speaker was the famous conductor
Lorin Maazel. With his triple talent as conductor,
composer and violinist he is today on the zenith of his
career. In his youth, he conducted nearly all great
orchestras in Canada and the U.S.A;. In 1965 he
became Musikdirektor of the Deutsche Oper Berlin
and the Radio Symphonie Orchester Berlin, later the
Cleveland Orchstra, the Wiener Staatsoper, the Wiener
Philharmoniker and in 1988 the Pittsburg Symphony
Orchestra. Since 1993, Lorin Maazel is chief conductor
of the Symphonie Orchester des Bayerischen Rund-funks.
He is also a music ambassador for UNICEF,
UNESCO and WWF.
Technical Committee Meetings
Technical Open House Reception
Presented by the AES Technical Council and Technical Committees
All interested AES members attending the convention
were invited to join the company of members of
the AES Technical Council and its eleven Technical
Committees. Learn about what these groups are
doing to further define the technical direction of the
AES. Chat with the experts, voice your ideas, and get
actively involved. You will find a Technical Committee
close to your interests. A tasteful appetizer of live
music, conversation, wine, and light food were
provided. Keynote speaker, Dr. Henning Wilkens,
Director of IRT in Munich, provided a European
perspective on technical developments embracing the
world.
Education/Student Activities
All dates and times for the Preliminary Convention
Program and Exhibition hours can be found on the
Convention Calendar.
The Exhibition Floor is located in all four halls of the
ground level of the MOC. Demo rooms, work-shops,
papers, and special event facilities (Rooms K1-
K4) are conveniently located nearby. See exhibitors
listing).
The difference between the full program registration
fee for non-members versus AES-members equals the
AES membership fee for the year 1999 (130 DEM
and 70 DEM for Students). This membership fee
includes subscription to the AES Journal (10 issues
per year) and lower rates for convention registration
and AES publications. If you wish to become a member,
please contact the Audio Engineering Society.
Saturday, May 08, 11:00-12:00 h, Room K 3
Keynote speaker: Lorin Maazel
The Technical Committees, coordinated by the AES
Technical Council, track trends in the audio world in
order to recommend to the Society special papers
sessions, standards projects, publications and awards
in their respective fields. The TC meetings were open
to all conventions registrants.
Sunday, May 09, 17:00-19:00 h, Conf. Room K4
Keynote speaker: Dr. Henning Wilkens, Director, IRT, Munich.
An education fair and forum and other student activities
were scheduled for the benefit of those
particpants who wanted to get information on schools,
colleges and institutes providing courses in the audio
field. See the list of special events.
Technical Papers Sessions and Workshops
Papers were held as shown on the time table on the
Convention Calendar. Every paper
lasted 30 minutes. A complete listing of all paper session
and workshop titles is shown in sequence.
