What

 

What is the AES?

The AES is the Audio Engineering Society, a national professional society dedicated to all aspects of audio engineering. (see mission statement, above) Visit their website.   The Audio Engineering Society encompasses the following activities:

  • The AES Journal.   A peer-reviewed scholarly journal devoted to the exposure and dissemination of the newest research in the field of audio engineering.
  • Sections   exist in most major cities in the US, and in most countries of the World. Each section operates independently, but under the auspices and guidance of the national society. Sections hold meetings of interest to members and non-members in their local area.
  • Conventions. The national society organizes and produces two national-level conventions   each year. The fall convention is held in United States (alternating between the east and west coasts), and the spring convention is held in Europe (currently rotating between Amsterdam, Berlin). The conventions have several components, but the most visible two are the equipment exhibits and the technical meetings (presentation of papers and ongoing standards work). If you are at all interested in audio engineering, attending an AES Convention is what you need to do to advance your knowledge to the next level.

 

What is the PNW Section?

The PNW section is a recognized, officially sanctioned local section of the Audio Engineering Society. We are dependent on the national society for funding and rely on local volunteers for Section personnel. These people plan and hold the local section meetings. They also represent the local section at the national society’s conventions.

Section Information

 

Please describe the section.

We’re a medium-sized section, but we’re active. We try to hold meetings loosely within the framework of the traditional school year: September to June.

What do the Section Officers and Committee do?

The Section Officers handle the day-to-day business of running the Section and they, with the assistance of the Committee, produce and present the Section Meetings and other activities. For more information, click here.  

I would like to participate beyond attending meetings. How can I do this?

If you have a meeting idea, help us organize it. If you’d like to work ‘backstage’, let us know and we’ll get you added to the Committee (via election, June). If you’d like to serve as a Section officer, again, let us know. You must be an AES member (any grade) to participate as a committee member or section officer. You may also nominate yourself at election time in June.

Section Bylaws

Our section operates according to bylaws passed down by AES HQ, and (over the years) modified slightly to suit the way we operate. The most recent version (June 2023) of the bylaws may be found here