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Week 9 EOC: Conventions for the Audio Industry

There are numerous conventions out there for the audio industry, which makes sense because audio deals with sound and sound is all around us. One of the biggest conventions for the audio industry would be the NAB show (http://www.nabshow.com/). The show brings all parts of the audio industry together under one roof to provide one insane trade show to show off the latest and greatest audio technology. "Attendees representing every sector of the industry will be there. Broadcast, Digital Media, Film, Entertainment, Telecom, Post-Production, Education, Houses of Worship, Advertising, Military/Government, Retail, Security, Sports, IT and more converge in Las Vegas for six days to feed the need of next-generation content (http://www.nabshow.com/attend/show-overview)." Another convention for the audio industry is The NAMM Show 2015 (http://www.namm.org/thenammshow/2015). At this convention it "is your chance to build your company's brand and reach the most important music products buyers and decision makers in the world. (http://www.namm.org/thenammshow/2015)." It mostly deals with the music side of the audio industry. What makes this a big convention is that it is the first one of the year starting in January. The Audio Engineering Society also holds conventions across the world (http://www.aes.org/). The Audio Engineering Society is a group of dedicated audio engineers that hold conferences to introduce new studies and give out knowledge of the ever changing audio industry. The international consumer electronics show is another convention held in Las Vegas. CES, "howcases more than 3,500 exhibitors, including manufacturers, developers and suppliers of consumer technology hardware, content, technology delivery systems and more; a conference programwith 250 sessions; and more than 150,000 attendees from more than 140 countries (http://www.cesweb.org/about-us)." Cedia Expo is another audio industry convention located in Dallas, TX (http://expo.cedia.net/why-cedia-expo/why-attend). At Cedia Expo they offer a wide variety things like, "The chance to explore hundreds of new audio, video, control, networking, and lighting products and meet with manufacturers, opportunity to update and/or receive new certifications, Advanced training on systems integration and networking, training that provides executable result, exposure to groundbreaking new product launches, connections to thousands of like-minded peers ready to talk shop and much more (http://expo.cedia.net/why-cedia-expo/why-attend)." These are just some of the conventions that they hold for the professional audio industry that people can attend.