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Boston – August 16, 2024
Meeting Topic: August Monthly Section Committee Meeting
Moderator Name: Daniel Fox
Speaker Name: Otto Klammer (secretary) Malik Williams (co-chair) Daniel Fox (co-chair) Dereck Blackburn (treasurer) Robert Barkan, Brewster LaMacchia
Other business or activities at the meeting: Treasurer’s Report – payment made from Powersoft, reimbursements will be paid soon as well.
Webinar
Schedule – first Tuesday of the month, Otto to send reminder emails to presenters. Both webinar and Museum of Science events in the same newsletter, Robert to make a flier for the Museum event.
needs: Reach out to Lashonda to make all of the committee members alt hosts of the webinars, typical advertising taks.
9/4 Museum of Science Hayden Planetarium, Cambridge
Needs: flier, Zeffy RSVP page, website update, newsletter, social posts, food/drink
Also need to include info for a post-event hang out once that is sorted out. Parking will be validated via Museum of Science
9/23 ADI, Wilmington
Needs: Zeffy RSVP page, website update, newsletter, social posts, food/drink
10/8-10/10 AESNY
Who is planning to go? – Derek and Otto (Otto to apply to We are Moving the Needle scholarship)
Sonos – (tentative) Tues 10/29
Also – Scholarship to AES – need to get details sorted out about how much is being offered and who it is open to.
11/16 Focusrite immersive @ Record Co, Boston
Needs:
Malik – new AES post, starting January
Website updates (future events, past events, webinar)14
Powersoft/Audio Spectrum status
To Do’s:
Dereck – Zeffy and site updates pertaining to 2024 events
Malik – follow up with Dan Cantor about Berklee involvement
Dan – reach out to Ian, Kirsten, Violet, Geoff about becoming sub-committee to help with events
MMF-Boston (Music Managers Forum) https://www.mmfus.comMeeting Location: Zoom
Summary
The AES Boston Meeting, conducted via Zoom, included introductions and updates from participants, followed by a financial report showing a balance of $1,532 after a payment to Powersoft. Key agenda items included the confirmation of a September 4th event at the Museum of Science, where Robert volunteered to create promotional materials, and discussions on managing workloads and enhancing online presence. The group also addressed the initiative for the Sonos Scholarship aimed at supporting women in AES to attend conferences, and discussed potential events including an ADI event on September 23rd and a collaboration with the Music Managers Forum (MMF) to expand network visibility. Action items were assigned for event promotion and follow-ups on various responsibilities, culminating in a plan for future collaborations and community engagement in Boston’s music and audio sector.
Written By: Otto Klammer
