Numbers jump for audio conference

The recent Audio Engineering Society’s 140th International Convention in Paris saw a 61 per cent increase in visitor pre-registration and a doubling of the exhibiting brands.

Traditional AES convention program elements, such as the Richard C. Heyser Memorial Lecture (presented this year by AES Fellow, Dr. Rozenn Nicol), the Student Delegate Assembly activities, career and education fairs and student recording and design competitions, were accompanied by new opportunities for attendees such as the Professional Sound Expo (PSE) and the Audio Projections multi-format listening experience series.

The Convention technical program included over one hundred presentations of technical research papers on a wide range of the latest advances in pro audio technology, measurement, practice and applications. The preprints of these presentations are available as part of the AES E-Library collection of exclusive documents and media; the AES E-Library is the world’s largest repository of professional audio research and development.

In addition to this year’s expanded Technical Program, the exhibition floor area, had more than 75 booths and demo rooms.

Audio Engineering Society executive director, Bob Moses, stated: “We headed into the Paris convention with great expectations based on registration and exhibitor participation, along with the number and quality of technical presentations, special events, and sponsored presentations scheduled for the convention. The industry responded in a big way, breaking recent pre-registration records and extending the AES’s reach into audio communities far and wide. By every measure, AES Paris has exceeded our initial expectations. Kudos are due to Convention Chair Michael Williams and his entire committee. We now look forward to seeing everyone in Berlin, Germany, in the spring of 2017 for the 142nd Convention.”

The AES Europe convention will return to Berlin, Germany, in 2017 for the 142nd Convention and exhibition.

For full coverage of the AES 140th International Convention in Paris, France, as well as downloadable papers and presentations, visit: http://www.aes.org/events/140/