Moderator:
Jim Johnston, AT&T - Research, Florham Park, NJ, USA
Participants:
Bishnu Atal, AT&T - Research, Florham Park, NJ, USA
Barry Blesser, Blesser Associates, Belmont, MA, USA
Ray Dolby, Dolby Laboratories, Inc., San Francisco, CA, USA
Emil Torick, Consultant, Communications Technology, Santa Barbara, CA, USA

This event provided an overview of the history of signal processing. Each of the four presenters gave a 30-minute presentation. After the presentations, questions from the audience were encouraged. This event was organized in conjunction with the AES Technical Committee on Signal Processing.

Program:
"The History of Analog Signal Processing in Audio," by Ray Dolby
"The History of Signal Processing in Speech and Telecommunications," by Bishnu Atal
"The History of Signal Processing in Digital Audio," by Barry Blesser
"The History of Signal Processing in Broadcasting," by Emil Torick