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Among the innovators featured in the new set of twenty DVDs are:

Bruce Martin: (1944-2004) Founder, Martin Audio, one of the industry’s largest dealerships in the  1970s-‘80s; an innovative console designer, and inventor of the Martin Vari-Speed, used by many studios to alter tape machine speed.

Bill Hanley: The "father of festival sound,” best known for designing, building, installing, and operating a a custom sound system for the historic 1969 Woodstock Music and Arts Fair. Mr. Hanley is a storied FOH mixer and a co-founder the Fillmore East.

Ed Greene: Chief engineer at MGM Records in 1970s; world-renowned engineer; mixer for Grammy and Academy Awards and the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics broadcasts; recipient of nineteen Primetime Emmy Awards and inducted into the Technical Excellence in Creativity Hall of Fame in 2007.

Neil Muncy: Founded SSI, Inc. in 1966 where he pioneered the use of op amp technology in multi-channel consoles and high speed tape duplicating systems. Mr. Muncy is the author of the "The Pin-1 Problem," the best-selling publication in AES history.

David Hewitt: A pre-eminent remote recording engineer for almost 40 years (Neil Young, Yes, ELP), Hewitt has received multiple TEC, Grammy, Emmy and Cinema Audio awards as a live recording and broadcast engineer, and film sound mixer. Founder of Remote Recording Services, he created an innovative and hugely successful mobile recording studio. Mr. Hewitt was inducted into the TEC Hall of Fame in 2006.

Dr. Floyd E. Toole: Recipient of the 2008 CEDIA Lifetime Achievement Award, Dr. Toole is a 40-year pioneer in the acoustics field, widely known for his research on small room acoustics, relating measurements to a listener's perceptions. A contributor to many audio publications, he continues his groundbreaking work today as VP of Acoustical Engineering at Harmon International Industries, Inc.

Dr. Marina Bosi: A past president of the AES, Dr. Bosi is Consulting Professor in the Music and Electrical Engineering Departments at Stanford University, and a founding member and director of the Digital Media Project. An accomplished author, she holds several patents and received the AES Fellowship Award for her work on audio standards development.

The other industry leaders featured in the 2^nd DVD series are: Frank Abbey, James E. Webb, Ioan Allen, Manfred Schroeder, Hamilton Brosious, David Blackmer, Kunimaro Tanaka, D.B. Keele Jr, John Meyer, Gualtiero Berlinghini, Jerry B. Minter, Dan Dugan and Walter Selsted.

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After months of dedicated effort, the new AES Website has been launched. It has a completely new user interface that features drop-down menus so you can quickly jump to the most important areas of the site. We are now using more social networking tools such as our member profiles as well as groups on LinkedIn and Facebook. We have completely revamped the interface for the AES E-Library so that anyone can utilize its search engine, even if you're not a subscriber yet. Once you've found the paper you want just purchase it with your member discount or download it for free if you're an E-Library subscriber.

The changes on the home page are the most dramatic since we now feature the latest news, job postings and links from our sustaining members, as well as direct access to the latest publications, student news, and community-produced tutorials and podcasts. This makes it quite easy to see just how active our Society is and how much free content is available to AES Members.

Special thanks go to our Webmaster, Steve Johnson, and to the volunteers that helped him make this happen: team leader Nick Zacharov, graphic designer Josh Tidsbury, and copywriters Peter Cook and Michael Fleming.

Make plans now to attend the 37th Conference on Class D Audio Amplification being held August 28-30 in Hillerød, Denmark. Registration has just been launched.

The conference committee has now compiled a very comprehensive program including 20 high quality paper presentations and a workshop. This includes a Keynote Address from Lars Risbo of Texas Instruments and an invited presentation by John Oh of Pulsus. This will ensure that you receive a world class scientific level of information at the Conference, where all leading scientists and practitioners in Class D Audio Amplification will meet, exchange knowledge and expand their professional network.

You can now book your hotel for the 127th Convention in New York.

If you want a specific hotel we'd suggest booking early before any hotels sell out. We will be posting additional convention information next month.

June 2-4, 2009
Dearborn, Michigan, USA

This conference will focus specifically on the technical and creative aspects of In-car audio systems. The conference is for Automotive Audio professionals and those whose work is related to designing, engineering, researching or testing automotive audio systems. Register today!

The 127th Convention paper proposal deadline is June 8th. You can submit a proposal or view the call for papers.

The city of São Paulo, Brazil welcomes the AES Latin America Conference 2009 which will occur May 26-28.

As the main entrance point for international flights and the country's largest airline hub, São Paulo was a logical choice for hosting the Conference. We expect a diverse and exciting group of engineers from Brazil and all of Latin America to visit us on the three days of the event.

The technical program, the exhibits and the other events scheduled make the AES conference the largest professional audio event on the continent. It is a stage from which industry specialists showcase their information and share their experiences with their fellow audio enthusiasts.

AES Munich 2009
Conference: May 7-10
Exhibits: May 8-10

For over 35 years the European AES has visited a selection of major cities in Europe. Not just large cities with a population of millions or historical locations but cities that have the facilities to host an international event like the AES.

Munich, Germany, located in the southern center of Europe, with excellent transport links and affordable hotels, will host the 2009 AES Convention. This city came out in first place in the latest Exhibitor survey of the European exhibitors held last year.

Make sure to check out the technical program, list of exhibitors, and then register today so that you can receive the advance ticket prices!

AES 36th Conference on Automotive Audio
June 2-4, 2009
Dearborn, Michigan, USA

We have just launched registration for the 36th Conference. This conference will focus specifically on the technical and creative aspects of In-car audio systems. The conference is for Automotive Audio professionals and those whose work is related to designing, engineering, researching or testing automotive audio systems.

The program is designed to cover the latest technology and techniques used in the industry such as simulation of sound reproduction in automobiles, active noise cancellation, multichannel sound, loudspeakers, voice recognition and much more.

This is the perfect opportunity for the Automotive Audio community to share, experience, and define in-car audio for the next generation. The registration deadline is May 15th so don't delay!

Authors, the deadline for proposing complete 4- to 10-page papers (using one of the style files posted on the login page) has been extended through April 15, 2009. The 37th AES Conference on Class D Audio Amplification will be held August 28-30 in Hillerød, Denmark.