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Following the success of its first online Annual General Meeting (AGM) in April 2021, the World Forum for Acoustic Ecology (WFAE) convenes its 2022 AGM on Saturday, May 7, 2022 at 7:00 AM CDT / 12:00 PM GMT/UTC. Join our fellow affiliated and associated organizations, …
We are eager to share news about MSAE’s nonprofit status, leadership, and opportunities including new soundscape studies and public programs, with themes of social justice, inclusion and healing at the heart of many initiatives.
The Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology mourns the loss of musician, sound designer, and leading member of the World forum for Acoustic Ecology (WFAE), Nigel Frayne. Following a long battle with cancer—a time during which he remained active in WFAE’s leadership, starting in the late-90s—Nigel passed away on 6 January, 2018.
More reflections about Nigel’s role in the World Forum and its Australian Forum for Acoustic Ecology will be published in the next edition of Soundscape: The Journal of Acoustic Ecology, due for release in June 2018.
My own thoughts are posted here on the WFAE News Page.