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WFAE Board Representatives
The WFAE Newsletter is an online supplement to Soundscape:The Journal of Acoustic Ecology. The goal is to make available a calendar of events, announcements and latest news from the WFAE Board, WFAE Affiliates, and others related to the field of acoustic ecology.
The success of this newsletter depends upon contributions by WFAE affiliate organizations and members. See the Contributions section on how to submit material to this newsletter.
WFAE Newsletter Publication Dates:
1 November (Deadline for contributions - 20 October)
1 December (Deadline for contributions - 20 November)
1 January (Deadline for contributions - 20 December)
WFAE Affiliate News
ASAE: Call for Submissions. The New York Society for Acoustic Ecology has a new monthly 2-hour webcast radio show called Giant Ear broadcast the last Sunday of each month from 7-9pm at Free103point9, a Brooklyn-based nonprofit media arts organization for artists who use radio for creative expression.
Giant Ear plays field recordings (processed or not), interviews, text, and live performances relating to the urban soundscape and acoustic ecology.
More information and PLAYLIST is on line. Launch Player to LISTEN to Free103point9 Radio <http://www.free103point9.org/>
Please send your Field Recordings and/or Acoustic Ecology-themed works! Recordings under 10MB can be sent to: lemurz66@yahoo.com or mail CD or minidisk to: Andrea @ 154 W. 9th St. 1st Floor Brooklyn, NY 11231.
Source: The New York Society for Acoustic Ecology.
Remove Natural Quiet from US National Parks. The 26 August edition of the New York Times reports that Paul Hoffman, US Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Dept. of the Interior, has proposed changes to the National Park Service basic policy. Among the proposed changes is the elimination of a sentence in the existing policy saying "the Service will strive to preserve or restore the natural quiet and natural sounds associated with" the physical and biological resources of the parks, as was mention of natural sounds like "waves breaking on the shore, the roar of a river or the call of a loon."
Response and comments regarding this proposed change can be send to:
Paul Hoffman <Paul_Hoffman@ios.doi.gov>
http://www.doi.gov/contact.html
SSRG. The Sicilian Soundscape Research Group (SSRG ) is an FKL (Italy) sub-affiliate that gathers together people in Sicily who are interested in listening to, studying, and responsibly managing the acoustic environment in which we live. Founded in Catania in 2004, the association is currently composed of professionals and non-professionals working in various fields in science and art, brought together by a common interest in promoting the culture and practice of listening, with a particular interest in environmental sound. Conact: Stefano Zorzanello, ne12662@iperbole.bologna.it
WFAE Board Report
WFAE International Meeting 2006
November 2 - 5, 2006
Hirosaki, Japan
Web: http://www.saj.gr.jp/en/hirosaki2006.html
Organised by the Japanese Association for Sound Ecology (JASE)
Co-hosted and co-supported by Hirosaki University and Soundscape Association Japan (SAJ) Lectures - Paper presentations - Discussions - Soundwalks & Excursions.
Within 1 to 2 hours drive from Hirosaki, in Northern Japan, one can visit villages and communities whose residents still keep traditional lives and habits.
For information contact Professor Hiramatsu at Kyoto University
email: hkozo@asafas.kyoto-u.ac.jp or the WFAE.
WFAE Flyer. A new flyer listing WFAE Affiliate organizations and services has been prepared and will be distributed at WFAE endorsed events around the world in 2005.
WFAE Membership. Become a member of a WFAE Affiliate organization for 2005. See membership information and download a membership form from the WFAE Web site.
Discounts. The EarthEar audio disc catalog is now offering a 10% discount to all WFAE members. Just enter the coupon code "WFAE" on the first page of the online shopping cart. International orders: please remember to use the drop-down menu
Meet the WFAE Board:
The WFAE Board is composed of an elected representative from each of the seven international affiliate organizations.
This issue we introduce the Australian Forum for Acoustic Ecology (AFAE) representative Lawrence Harvey.
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In 2003, Lawrence Harvey was appointed to the position of Lecturer in the recently established SIAL Sound Studios. Prior to this he completed music studies in Canberra, Melbourne and Les Ateliers UPIC (now CCMIX) in Paris. His practice involves the research and production of large-scale electroacoustic works for concerts and installations, and new pedagogical models for sound based studies in architecture.
In addition to guiding the construction of the Studio facilities between 2003-04, he has established two cross-University electives in Soundscape Studies and Spatial Sound Composition and Diffusion; directed the inaugural concert series "SPECTRUM" for the Studios; established a post-graduate cohort of 11 Masters and PhD researchers, and led contract research for the City of Melbourne including the CitySounds project investigating community attitudes to Melbourne's soundscape and the development of an interactive Acoustic Design Resource for residents, designers, developers and builders.
As a composer and sound designer, he has worked collaboratively on projects in music, theatre, dance and virtual reality, mostly using spatial sound systems. With Metraform, his work has recently been presented at the First Biennial of Architecture in Beijing, Ars Electronica in Linz and the Biennial of Electronic Arts Perth (BEAP). With theatre company not yet it's difficult, his work has appeared in the Melbourne Festival, Vienna Festwochen and later in 2005 at the Seoul Festival.
He is completing a PhD in the School of Architecture and Design at RMIT University researching spatial sound design and the aural qualities of behaviour settings. |
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