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SoundGirls AES Events

We are excited to welcome members from around the globe that will be attending AES NY.

We have put together a few events for our members to attend and we look forward to meeting everyone.

 

October 18


SE01 – Diversity Town Hall

Wednesday, October 18, 9:30 am — 10:45 am (1E15/16

Moderator: Leslie Gaston-Bird, University of Colorado Denver – Denver, CO, USA

Panelists:

This Town Hall is meant to introduce the recently formed AES Diversity and Inclusion Committee and give AES members a chance to have a meaningful discussion about the committee’s purpose. The committee has stated a number of goals intended to strengthen the AES as a whole:

These efforts will include women and other underrepresented groups, as well as students and young audio professionals working in newer music genres and audio fields.


SoundGirls Dinner:

Join us at 6:45 pm at


October 19


EC03 – SPARS Mentoring

SoundGirls Executive Director Karrie Keyes will be at the mentoring session.

This event is especially suited for students, recent graduates, young professionals, and those interested in career advice. Hosted by SPARS in cooperation with the AES Education Committee, career-related Q&A sessions will be offered to participants in a speed group mentoring format. A dozen students will interact with 4–5 working professionals in specific audio engineering fields or categories every 20 minutes. Audio engineering fields/categories include gaming, live sound/live recording, audio manufacturer, mastering, sound for picture, and studio production.


Women’s International Music Network – Girls Night Out

Join us to help support our friends at Women’s International Music Network for an evening of music featuring Grammy award-winning Lisa Loeb, The Command Sisters and Jenna Paone, and more. Info and tickets


October 20


EC10 – Education/Career Fair

Friday, October 20, 12:30 pm — 2:30 pm (Fairs)

SoundGirls will have a booth – come visit us.

The combined AES 143rd Education and Career Fair will match job seekers with companies and prospective students with schools.


SoundGirls Mentoring Session – SIR

Join us for a Mentoring Session with Women Leaders in Professional Audio

You must be a member of SoundGirls.Org. (membership is free and open to all genders and non-binary people. You can sign up on our website). You must register for this event as space is limited.

Register Here

This event is a casual mentoring session (not a panel), and you will be able to get advice and answers to your questions from industry leaders.

More Info here


October 21


SoundGirls Brunch

Please RSVP to soundgirls@soundgirls.org

We will also be available throughout the show to meet privately with members. If you wish to schedule an appointment, please email us at soundgirls@soundgirls.org.

 

Australia Mentoring Opportunity

Sound Engineer Gil Eva Craig will be touring Australia with The Pink Floyd Experience in June and is welcoming SoundGirls members the chance to shadow her for the following shows. One member per show. If you are interested please email soundgirls@soundgirls.org with the following info.

Adelaide: Thebarton Fri 23rd June

Melbourne: Hamer Hall Sun 25th June

Sydney:  Riverside, 29th June

Sydney: Enmore, 30th June

Queensland: Gold Coast Arts Centre 6th July

Brisbane:  Q Pac 8th July

 

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