Meeting Topic: AES Spotlight: Networking Techniques
Moderator Name: Vickie Cardenas, Tristan Telischuk
Other business or activities at the meeting: Upcoming Events: Universal Audio 3/4/2024, Warm Audio 3/14/2024, CRAS Community Night 3/16/2024
Meeting Location: Gilbert, AZ
The weekly AES meeting on February 26, 2024 started off with introductions between office holders and attendees. The icebreaker question for this week was "what is your favorite piece of audio equipment that you own"? Then co-presidents, Vickie Cardenas and Tristan Telischuk, formally introduced the office holders of AES CRAS student chapter. Three new office holders will be added in the future. The meeting continued with both co-presidents explaining what AES does and the benefits to having a membership. They also went over student pricing and the resources that come with it.
Upcoming events were brought up after the introductions and general AES information. Universal Audio will be visiting CRAS on March 4, 2024 and speaking at the AES meeting that night. Warm Audio will be doing an event at CRAS on March 14, 2024 at night and gear demos during the day. CRAS is also hosting a Community Night on March 16, 2024, which is an event where students and staff get the opportunity to perform or meet in a non-academic setting.
The main topic for this meeting was "Networking Techniques", which is the topic that attendees voted on at the meeting last week. The importance of networking in any field was discussed and how to go about doing it. An emphasis was also put on the importance of maintaining connections as well as building them. It was recommended that students go to events, make good first impressions, have business cards ready and to take any opportunity that comes their way. A video created by Indeed that explained the basics of networking was played. A TedTalk video was played after that. The video had a man that talked about his experiences with networking and how lucrative it was to succeed in his career.
The next part of the meeting involved talking about the various groups that CRAS has to offer. Current active subgroups include music creation/songwriting, jammers and sound design. Other groups at CRAS include Women of Audio and CRAS Mentor Program. Co-presidents went over how one can start a new subgroup. Then they went over how the sound design contest works, the rules and potential prizes for winners. Attendees get a few audio clips and try to creatively make sounds out of them. The entries are played at an AES meeting and attendees get to vote on their favorite sounds.
Finally, the plugin of the week was revealed, which is a saturation knob created by Softube. A short video was played to explain what the plugin does and potential applications. To end the night, everyone said their goodbyes to both co-presidents, Vickie Cardenas and Tristan Telischuk, as this was their last AES meeting.
Written By: Leah Won
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