To all my NY Peeps: AES is bringing Benj Kanters (of my alma mater, Columbia College Chicago) to NY for a presentation on hearing loss. I caught part of Benj's presentation at AES this year and it was fascinating --and he is a very engagingand dynamic speaker. Details below.
The Audio Engineering Society - New York Section
invites audio engineers, students and all those interested in audio to a most interesting evening
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010
Join us for a Meet & Greet at 6:30pm, Presentation at 7:00pm
Note Special Venue For This Meeting
New York University
Steinhardt – Music Technology
35 West 4th Street, Between LaGuardia Place and University Place, 6th Floor
New York, NY
This meeting is open to the public.
Let Building Security know you are attending the AES meeting.
Hearing Conservation Workshop
Host: Doron Schachter, Interval Music
Presenter: Benj Kanters, Associate Professor and Associate Chair,
Audio Arts and Acoustics Department,
Columbia College, Chicago IL
The Hearing Conservation Workshop offers a new approach to promoting awareness of the ever-increasing problem of noise and music-induced hearing loss.
This program is specifically targeted to students and professionals in the audio and music industries, using the same language and principles as those governing audio systems, music and acoustics.
The workshop is a two-hour presentation, including images and animations reflecting the latest in hearing research. It is divided into three distinct but interrelated units:
1. Hearing physiology, providing a basic understanding of how the ear translates acoustic energy (via hair cell transduction) into what we perceive as sound.
2. Hearing loss, examining the mechanics of noise-induced loss.
3. Hearing conservation, examining currently accepted noise exposure limits and, ultimately, what can be done to protect hearing. We look at everything from the latest developments in “high-fidelity ear plugs” to concert in-ear monitoring systems, both of which are finding a high degree of acceptance in the professional audio and music performance industries.
The Workshop has received funding from corporations and foundations that understand the value of this initiative. This enables us to offer the workshop at no cost to the host institution. Our goal is to make it easy for schools and other institutions to bring this important message to their constituents.
Additional information is available at www.heartomorrow.org
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
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