reported
by: Arthur Ngiam
photos by: AES Singapore Section Members
AES Singapore Section
participated at Broadcast Asia 2004, held in Singapore from June 15th
till 18th, by jointly organizing the full-day Audio
Technology Seminar, under the topic SURROUND SOUND HITS THE AIRWAWES
on June 17. The Section also ran a booth at the four-day show as
part of its publicity and membership drive. The membership drive is
targeted
at visitors from Singapore and ASEAN countries as this show also
draws visitors from the neighboring countries.
The full day seminar
on June 17th will be reported separately with photographs and greater
details of the various talks from illustrious
speakers.
Secretary Kenn Delbridge
and chairman Arthur Ngiam drew up a roster for Section members to man
the booth for the full duration of the
show, with
two members manning the booth in four-hours shifts; two members
were required to allow for toilet breaks and cope up with the
occasional
large flows of visitors. In all, over 16 members kindly volunteered
their time
for the four full days. There were times during the first two days
when Singapore AES members visiting the AES booth were drawn in
to help to
cope with the large curious and enthusiastic crowd. The AES committee
appreciates the members’ sacrifice for the section’s
membership and publicity drive.
Our booth was beside the APB (Asia Pacific Broadcasting) booth
and attracted numerous visitors from the region. The organizer
provided
the AES Singapore
Section with a complimentary booth at an ideal location, visible
upon entry and only 70 meters away from the main entrance of Hall
1 of the
Singapore Expo Centre at Changi.
Many prospective
members were told to go online to apply for membership, especially
overseas visitors from Malaysia, Thailand,
Vietnam,
Indonesia and Brunei; we also had visitors from India and Pakistan.
However,
they were a few ‘hardcore’ visitors to the AES booth
who insisted on applying for membership with us on the spot
by paying the fees and
submitting their duly filled application form.
Our vocal slogan at the Broadcast show for the four days was:
FOR LIFELONG SOUND INVESTMENT--------- JOIN AES!!
This provocative
slogan invited many questions, debates, even skeptics, that all made
the booth bustle with activity and enthusiasm. The booth also became
a meeting point for many overseas AES members
from Australia, Europe and United States who participated
either as exhibitors
or visitors to the show. There they were about to share
information about various AES sections activities and catch up with
friends
and common
friends in the Audio fraternity. The whole history of Singapore
Section with detail reports of every event or activity
from the day of First
AGM up till the ATS seminar (June 17th 2004) at Broadcast
Asia were available for viewing from a CD-R burned by our webmaster.
The members who volunteered
and kindly donated their time for manning the booth also enjoyed themselves
in meeting
and explaining
about
AES to visitors to the show. From the visitors and members’ points
of view, it was a fruitful and enjoyable participation.
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