(Note that the submission site login is NOT the same as your AES login. You will need to create an EasyChair account if you have not submitted via that platform before.)

Updated: February 2, 2024

Call for Contributions

The adverse effects of excessive audio and music exposure are widely recognized and addressed in modern societies, yet there is a continued need for innovative solutions that may help prevent hearing damage or compensate intelligently when the damage is done. This conference series continues to bring international focus on technological options for safer music exposure, such as hearing protection strategies and technology, conditions for populations at risk and risk behaviors, methods for sound exposure monitoring and assessment of hearing, among others. This will be the fourth AES conference on the topic. Following the success of the third conference in this series, the AES Conference in Chicago, IL, USA, in 2018, the organizing committee has decided to continue the important task of providing a forum to present and discuss the latest knowledge and technological advancements in hearing protection, hearing diagnosis, impact of musical sound exposure, and more. Click here to see a list of Proposed Topics.

Submission Guidelines

The Audio Engineering Society is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the audio community. We encourage submissions to AES events from all audio professionals. We welcome diverse genres, embrace emergent audio fields and research, and strive to radiate inclusiveness to all.

Proposals describing work in the area of Audio and Music Induced Hearing Disorders will be considered for inclusion in the conference sessions. A detailed list of proposed topics is given below. Please also take the time to review the AES Convention and Conference Author Guidelines before submitting.

Call for Papers

Papers Chairs: Rodrigo Ordoñez, Jos Mulder, and Bozena Kostek (contact papers chairs)

Peer Reviewed Papers (Category 1)

Authors are asked to submit a complete manuscript of 8-10 pages to the submission site by January 31, 2024. These complete manuscript papers will be reviewed by at least two experts in the field and the authors will be notified of acceptance by February 28, 2024. The final manuscript deadline is April 12, 2024.

We will be using blind reviews for this Conference.

Downloadable Templates

AES uses blind reviewing, there is no field for author names on the templates. Please do not put author names. New templates will be sent at the time of acceptance, to authors whose papers are accepted.

Download the LaTeX template here (Category 1).

Download the Word template here (Category 1).

**IMPORTANT NOTE** There have been some issues reported with the LaTeX templates. In your Overleaf project, if you delete the file latexrelease.sty so that the compiler can use the updated version that has been installed in the system itself, the project should compile without errors.

Abstract/Precis (Category 2)

Authors are asked to submit an extended summary of 300-750 words by February 22, 2024. These proposals will be reviewed by at least two experts in the field and the authors will be notified of acceptance by February 28, 2024. The final manuscript deadline is April 12, 2024.

Downloadable Templates

Download the LaTeX template here (Category 2).

Download the Word template here (Category 2).

Call for Workshops

We are seeking experts and professionals involved in audio and music induced hearing disorders as well as those engaged in other areas of professional audio to participate in workshops, tutorials, and masterclasses. These sessions aim to cover a range of topics related to audio and music sound exposure, for example: hearing devices, hearing conservation strategies, live music sound monitoring, music and the impaired ear, etc. Proposals should include a title, an abstract (60-120 words), and a description (up to 500). Additionally, the submission should include the number and names of presenters, presentation format (single presenter, panel discussion, etc.), preferred presentation duration, and a list of topics and technical requirements (sound requirements during the presentation, such as stereo, multichannel, etc.). The deadline for workshop submissions is January 31, 2024. Notifications regarding acceptance will be sent no later than February 28, 2024.

Publication

Accepted papers will be included in the conference proceedings. The papers will be published in the AES E-Library no earlier than 10 days before the conference starts.

AES Conference and Convention papers are also listed in Scopus.

Open Access

Authors will have the option of submitting Open Access papers. For further information see http://www.aes.org/openaccess/

Proposed Topics

Audio and Music Induced Hearing Disorders

Live music and music venues

Surveys of Exposure Levels at Live Events
Sound Level Management for Live Sound Events
Standardization and Legislation of Exposure to Music

Audio and Music Sound Exposure

Effects of Exposure to Loud Music
High-Fidelity Listening Devices
Exposure Levels by Personal Music Players
Sound exposure in console and computer based games

Hearing conservation

Audio and Music versus Noise as an Exposure Agent
Temporary Effects on Hearing from Audio and Music Sound Exposure
Hearing Exposure Measurement and Control Devices
Technologies for Monitoring and Controlling Consumer Audio Devices
Active and Passive Hearing Protection Devices
Behavioral Patterns of Populations at Risk of Music Induced Hearing Disorders
Electro-acoustic Technologies to Prevent and Cope with Hearing Disorders (e.g.Tinnitus)
Hearing Loss in the Music Industry

Music Listening with Hearing Impairment

Electronic Devices for Hearing Impaired Musicians and Sound Production Engineers
Medical Therapies and Procedures for Hearing Protection and Hearing Loss Regeneration
Technologies for Producing Multimedia Content for the Hearing Impaired

Registration Requirements

Peer Reviewed Papers

Papers may be submitted by a single author or a group of authors. For each paper, a single “presenting author” is designated on the paper submission website – usually the person who will present the paper at the Conference. The presenting author will be required to pay a Presenting Author Fee at the following reduced rates:

Author Fee (member): $375
Author Fee (Nonmember): $500
Student Author: $250

Authors presenting more than one paper are only required to pay one Presenting Author Fee.

Co-authors of a paper are welcome, and encouraged, to attend but should register via the public registration website.

Presenting Authors will receive registrations instructions with their acceptance notice.

Workshops/Tutorials

All Workshop presenters are required to pay a conference registration fee at the following applicable rate:

Workshop Presenter (member): $250
Workshop Presenter (nonmember): $375

Instructions will be sent with the acceptance information.

2024 AES 4th International Conference on Audio and Music Induced Hearing Disorders