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The World Forum for Acoustic Ecology (WFAE), founded in 1993, is an international association of affiliated organizations and individuals, who share a common concern with the state of the world's soundscapes. Our members represent a multi-disciplinary spectrum of individuals engaged in the study of the social, cultural and ecological aspects of the sonic environment.

The WFAE has seven international affiliate organizations with three in Europe, two in North America, and one each in Japan, and Australia. New affiliates are forming in Mexico and Greece. Join today and become a part of the soundscape community.

Learn more about the WFAE:

Read: The free online WFAE Newsletter is a supplement to our print publication, Soundscape: The Journal of Acoustic Ecology. It includes news, events, workshops, and other activities related to the ecology of sound. Back issues are available online. The Journal is available to all paid members and is published once a year.

Converse: We encourage you to participate in on-going discussions through the WFAE sponsored Acoustic-Ecology listserv. It is easy to join and participate with other ear-minded individuals regarding the soundscape environments in which we live.

Join: The World Forum for Acoustic Ecology encourages your participation in the growth and development of regional affiliate groups around the world. Learn more about becoming a member by visiting the membership web page or downloading our WFAE Membership Form (PDF).

Participate: WFAE members and others participate at WFAE endorsed events around the world. The most recent event was Sound Megalopolis - 2009 held in Mexico City March 23rd -27th, 2009. Researchers, teachers, sound producers, musicians, and acoustic ecologists presented papers, panel discussions, workshops, sound installations, and gave sound art performances during the event. Sponsors included: The National Council for the Culture Arts and The World Forum for Acoustic Ecology - Through The National Phonoteque of Mexico.

Uses and Abuses of Sound: 2010 - The next International Conference of the World Forum for Acoustic Ecology will be held in Koli, Finland, June 15-19, 2010.

The conference theme is 'Ideologies and Ethics in the Uses and Abuses of Sound’ and is hosted by the Finnish Society for Acoustic Ecology (FSAE). The conference website provides an overview of the conference and how to participate.

Koli, in Eastern Finland, is a perfect site for reflecting upon ideologies, ethics and soundscapes, since it was amongst the key places of the national romantic artist pilgrims in the late 19th century Finland. (FSAE) invites researchers and artists from all disciplines to join this forum.

Contacting The WFAE: wfae (dot) organization (at)gmail.com

Illustration by Liliane Karnouk