AES Section Meeting Reports

Meeting Topic: BAES Officers monthly meeting plus Committee September 17th 2024

Moderator Name: Daniel Fox

Speaker Name: Daniel Fox (co-chair) Malik Williams (co-chair) Dereck Blackburn (treasurer) Otto Klammer (secretary) Brewster LaMacchia, Geoffrey Edwards, Robert Barkan, John Mailloux (comittee) Ryan Boyle (guest)

Other business or activities at the meeting: 1. Treasurer's Report $764 in the account, next powersoft donation to be collected at end of november for the third out of four installments. 
2. Webinar series updates - Plan to send out newsletter announcing webinar (be sure to mention Dan Foley is also presenting at the ADI event on monday) Friday of this week, alongwith an event reminder for ADI. 
3. 9/4 Museum of Science Hayden Planetarium report back
4. Recording Academy meeting report back
5. 9/23 ADI, Wilmington
1. Ryan Boyle of Analog Devices, dropping into today's meeting - he offers suggestions for the event description in Zeffy. Ryan also shares screen and give an overview of what products/ demos are to be presented at the event. 
2. food/drink needs? - to be provided by ADI for up to 100 people. 
3. Name badges, signage - provided by Dan Fox. ID's to be checked at the door by ADI staff/volunteers 
4. Updates to Zeffy - doors at 5:30 
5. Final push via newsletter, socials, personal connections
6. 10/8-10/10 AESNY
1. Who is planning to go? Dereck plans to go all week, Malik for a day. Dan suggests a slack channel for Boston members in attendance to link up at the convention. Brewster suggests using the Boston AES facebook group, so called "community chats" but might be too new a feature to push. The discussion touches on the different types of ticketing for the convention. Malik, soon to be AES governor,  brings up advocating to grant all access for section officers. 
2. Sonos scholarships? - sonos is in partnership with We Are Moving the Needle for said scholarship
7. 10/21 Sonos confirmed - food and drinks to be provided, listening room, and an anechoic chamber! 
8. 11/16 Focusrite immersive @ Record Co, Boston
1. Needs: N/A - AES Co-Promotion only
9. Announcement of Malik's new AES BoG post 

Museum of Science event recap - 53 RSVPS, Brewster and others in attendance remarked on a good time as well as a well attended after party. Dan points out that the free parking provided by the host was a huge benefit to people making it out to the event. Brewster recalls an attendee who works in Museum installations who had flown from Kansas City to attend. 

10. Malik talks about his meeting with GBH and the idea of having an intro to both AES and GBH (campus in Brighton) for a collaborative event in 2025. (Intro to AES for students including Film, TV, Podcast, Audio Recording)

Meeting Location: Zoom

Summary

Overview:
The AES Boston Committee Planning Meeting focused on upcoming events and initiatives, highlighting the third webinar in the series scheduled for October 3rd, featuring Dan Foley discussing headphone transient response, as well as an ADI event on September 25th. The meeting clarified event details, including start times and fare for attendees, and discussed plans for the AES New York Conference, notably creating a Facebook group for coordination among members. Recaps of past events demonstrated strong turnout and engagement, while future events, such as a Sonos showcase and a collaboration with GBH studios aimed at high school students, were also confirmed. The committee acknowledged Malik's recent appointment to the AES Board of Governors and strategized on leveraging connections for future outreach. Action items were assigned, including promotional efforts for the ADI event and webinar, updates to event schedules, and extending invitations to the Recording Academy for collaborations.

Written By: Otto Klammer

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