As the Audio Engineering Society gears up for its 140th International Convention,
taking place at the Palais des Congres in Paris, France, from June 4 through 7,
2016, both exhibition and attendee registration are on-pace for century-high
numbers, making for one of the most exciting AES Europe conventions in recent
memory. As part of the AES’s continued growth, the AES Paris Convention will once
again feature top presenters and technologies through its Special Events program,
which presents many of the AES Convention mainstay highlights, as well as new
features, and is open to Exhibits-Plus badge-holders, as well as premium All Access
attendees.

The AES Paris convention will kick off, as is customary, with the Opening
Ceremonies, which will feature remarks from AES President John Krivit, Executive
Director Bob Moses, and AES Paris Convention Chair Michael Williams, as well as
AES Special Awards presentations by Awards Committee Chair Sean Olive.
Additionally, this year’s keynote speaker, Alex U. Case, President Elect of the AES,
will set the tone for the Convention with a presentation entitled “Intuition, Rebellion,
Courage, and Chance – Historic Moments of Creative Signal Processing That
Resonate to This Day.’ Day one Special Events also include the presentation
“Podcasting – Telling Your Story with Sound,’ presented by award-winning engineer
Jim Anderson, and conclude with this year’s highly-anticipated Richard C. Heyser
Memorial Lecture by distinguished researcher Rozenn Nicol, who will be presenting
on “The 3D Audio Revolution from Labs to Mass Market.”

New for this Convention, the Special Events program will also host a series of
twelve “Audio Projections’ listening experiences, offering a unique set of on-site
listening environments purpose-built to showcase the latest surround, multichannel,
3D audio and other immersive audio formats from a variety of experts in the field.

The AES Paris Special Events schedule further offers attendees a pair of social
evens providing unique opportunities to network and enjoy some of Paris’s other
offerings. Sunday night’s event will feature a banquet in the heart of the Ile Saint
Germain at Issy Les Moulineaux, where attendees will enjoy French seasonal
specialties in a Napoleon III pavilion, which will include a musical interlude of
interest, and more (the number of seats is limited, but you can reserve your place
now, and pay for your ticket(s) on arrival at the Convention). The following day will
conclude with a traditional organ concert presented by Graham Blyth and Francis
Rumsey at Saint Etienne du Mont Church, utilizing one of Paris’s most historic
instruments and open to all Convention attendees.

Register now at: www.aes.org/events/140/regis
tration/. Exhibits-Plus, along with one-day, two-day and full convention All
Access registration options, are available to maximize your convention experience.

Complete AES 140th International Convention Special Events and presenter
information is available on the AES website at
http://www.aes.org/events/
140/specialevents/ and via the AES Events mobile app (iOS and Android),
which also offers convention maps, scheduling, social media interaction, and other
helpful guides to making the most of the convention.

Find out more about the Audio Engineering Society at aes.org.