The Convention consists of technical presentations and discussion sessions, workshops, and student-orientated activities. The associated equipment exhibition takes place in the neighbouring Novotel Exhibition Hall.
An international mix of speakers is lined up for the Convention, in sessions ranging from white-paper presentations on the latest developments in psychoacoustic research, forensic audio restoration techniques and surround sound, to practical discussion sessions on the future of running commercial studios and producing audio soundtracks for console and computer games.
Roger Furness, executive director of the AES, comments: "We're delighted that the AES has returned to London after so many years - it's actually 23 years since the Convention was last held here - and we can promise an excellent programme of AES events, technical presentations and guest speakers to accompany its return to the UK. The exhibition is a smaller show than in previous years, but we think that's appropriate given the economic difficulties we've all been going through over the last 18 months. But the mood is upbeat - we've got a fine cross-section of companies announcing new and exciting products at the show, and supporting the pro-audio industry in one of its strongest markets, the UK."
(Jim Evans)
