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2010 ASAE symposium and retreat

The proceedings of “Listening for the Future” the American Society for Acoustic Ecology’s first-ever national symposium and retreat are to be published soon. Read a conference report published in the Sept/Oct WFAE Online Newsletter.

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Soundwalk at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore

Join members of the American and Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology, and World Listening Project for a soundwalk at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.
Participate in Listening For the Future: The American Society for Acoustic Ecology Symposium and Retreat. Learn how to explore a natural environment through sound.
Time: 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Date: Saturday, July 10
Location: Paul [...]

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The May – June, 2010 WFAE Newsletter Now online

The bimonthly WFAE Newsletter is now online for May-June, 2010. This publication is a supplement to the annual Soundscape: The Journal of Acoustic Ecology. Its mission is to make available in a timely manner, news, events, and announcements from the WFAE Board, WFAE Affiliates, and other sources.
Each newsletter includes:

Affiliate Reports
Events Calendar: Updates on current world-wide [...]

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Learning To Capture the Quiet

Nature Sound Recordists Campout
Friday, April 30–Sunday, May 2, 2010, Crex Meadows Wildlife Area, Northwestern Wisconsin
Contact: Rich Peet richpeet@comcast.net, or Rob Danielson type@uwm.edu
Each year since 2003, a group of ten to twenty people has gathered for the purposes of sharing and recording natural sounds. The group has included sound artists, composers, birders, biologists, naturalists, media educators, [...]

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OSIS–One Square Inch of Silence

Many people are learning and talking about Gordon Hempton’s One Square Inch of Silence book and project at Olympic National Park. The MSAE is proud to have Elliott Berger as one of its members who also serves on the board [...]

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Membership for 2010, Looking Ahead, Good News

A message to American Society for Acoustic Ecology members from Michelle Nagai, Membership Coordinator/Treasurer:
Greetings Members, and Happy New Year!
The time has come to renew your membership in the American Society for Acoustic Ecology.
Our membership year coincides with the calendar year. Please follow the link below to renew your membership for 2010. Note that it’s now [...]

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Illinois Arts Council support to individual artists

Re-post from The Illinois Arts Council (IAC) website:
Overview
The Illinois Arts Council (IAC) has a long history of support for Illinois’ individual artists.  Until this year, the IAC Artist Fellowship Program had continuously provided fellowships to Illinois creative artists for more than 20 years.  Illinois artists have also been supported through the [...]

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ALERT: CHICAGO DESTROYS FIRST GROPIUS BUILDING

The destruction of Chicago’s Gropius architecture and Bauhaus legacy has begun. As reported here in August, the City of Chicago destroyed nearly all of the landscaping around the Michael Reese Hospital campus—the 37-acre site that was purchased by the city for construction of an Olympic Village in 2016. Members of the Midwest Society for Acoustic [...]

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The November-December, 2009 WFAE Newsletter

The November-December, 2009 WFAE Newsletter
Now online: http://www.wfae.net/newsletter/
The bimonthly WFAE Newsletter is now online for November-December, 2009. This publication is a supplement to the annual Soundscape: The Journal of Acoustic Ecology. Its mission is to make available in a timely manner, news, events, and announcements from the WFAE Board, WFAE Affiliates, and [...]

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World Listening Project seeking audio for “Acoustic Mirror of the World”

The World Listening Project is seeking audio submissions for its “Acoustic Mirror of the World,” a sound sculpture/installation created for the “Synesthetic Plan of Chicago” show, marking the 100-year anniversary of Daniel Burnham’s 1909 “Plan of Chicago.” The sculpture/installation was conceived and constructed by Eric Leonardson and Gregory O’Drobinak to a provide not so much [...]

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