TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. AES Vienna 2007 Wrap-up
2. 31st Conference Coming Soon
3. Author Note: 123rd Convention
4. May AES Journal available online
AES Vienna 2007 Wrap-up
The 122nd AES Pro Audio Expo & Convention: Lots of visitors and lots of activity
Vienna, May 2007: The 122nd AES Convention in Vienna closed on May 8th.
Successful and marked by a strong upswing in the audio industry, a very
interesting technical program, and an exhibition with many new
exhibitors and visitors, the convention became the platform for renewing
and expanding the AES convention series as the largest pro audio event
in Europe!
Compared to the two previous conventions, that were well attended, this
year's turnout of approximately 5,450 attendees at the exhibition and
800 full program participants shows that there is a strong interest in
audio products and information. One particularly positive trend was that
visitors spent more time at the convention itself, whereas the past
year's events had been typified by shorter visits.
As expected, 15% of participants came from Eastern European countries
this year. Thierry Bergmans, Exhibition Manager of the European AES
Convention, explained how Vienna, the host city, affected the turnout:
"Basically, a lot of our visitors came from the host country and
neighboring countries. This year we saw the trend extend to Eastern
European countries. After all, for these visitors, traveling to this
convention was easier than ever."
The convention exceeded expectations for the numbers of future audio
professionals in attendance: approximately 30% of the full-program
visitors were students who went to the AES to exchange information and
to network. Once again, these numbers show an increase compared to
previous years and underscores AES's strategy to promote training and
continued education to attract future pro audio professionals.
The Spotlights Series, a new AES initiative to provide exchanges of
subject-specific information, was added to this year's convention
lineup. Focusing on three hot topics in the industry (Broadcasting,
Live Sound and Archiving), the series offered a large array of
individual events, featuring presentations, workshops, technical tours,
exhibitor seminars, and application seminars. This comprehensive
approach made it possible to learn about the subjects from a number of
different perspectives, which visitors found very helpful.
The Application Seminars were introduced at last year's Paris
convention. These seminars feature presentations on practical areas of
the pro audio field, and they were an integral part of the Vienna
convention as well. Visitors and exhibitors were very excited about the
large presentation area that was reserved for the Application Seminars
in one of the two convention halls. In this way, the Application
Seminars once again became the central forum for all attendees and a
logical extension of the regular convention program. "We really support
this trend towards more activity in the exhibition area," said Roger
Furness, echoing the overall impression of convention attendees.
After visiting many regions of Europe in the last few years, including
such host cities as Berlin in the Northeast, Barcelona in the South,
Paris in the West, and Vienna in the East, the European AES-Convention
will return to one of the most popular cities and successful convention
locations in Western Europe in 2008: Amsterdam. Save the date for the
next convention!
The 124th AES Pro Audio Expo & Convention runs from May 17-20, 2008 at
the RAI in Amsterdam.
31st Conference Coming Soon
New Directions in High Resolution Audio
June 25-27, 2007
Queen Mary, University of London - London, UK
This Conference is concerned with the promotion and delivery of high
resolution audio, by maintaining quality throughout the recording and
playback chain with current and future technologies. It reflects the
tremendous recent growth of high resolution audio techniques and
products intended for use throughout the audio recording and playback
chain. However, issues remain on how to avoid bottlenecks where quality
is compromised, and how to maintain and encourage high resolution audio
in an ever-changing marketplace. These concerns are of interest to the
audio engineering, recording and production industries, as well as to
education and academia.
We aim to provide a place for the exchange of news, issues and results,
by bringing together researchers, developers, educators, students and
professional users, working in fields that contribute to high resolution
audio, to present original theoretical or practical work. It also serves
as a discussion forum, provides introductory and in-depth information in
specific domains, and showcases current products.
On-line registration and a full Preliminary Program Guide are
now available.
Author Note: 123rd Convention
Authors, the deadline for proposing papers for AES New York 2007 is
June 1st. Please submit your proposed paper
before the deadline.
May AES Journal Is Available On-line Here
The issue includes:
• Papers on:
MPEG Surround Sound Encoding Standard
Forensic Audio in the 21st Century
Classification of Audio Signals
Estimating Instantaneous Frequency
• Feature: Wireless Microphones
• AES Standards Committee News
• News of the Sections, New Products, etc.
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