We do not now have any items that require BOG action.
Irv Joel has accepted the position of Vice Chair of the Historical Committee, and Ted Sheldon has accepted the position of Secretary.
The presently active AES Historical Committee projects [as numbered in our Guidelines] are as follows:
8 [Encourage each Local Section and each Convention Committee to organize an appropriate session on the history of audio engineering, or a display on an appropriate historical subject. When requested, provide information to help them to do so.]
AESHC members under the leadership of David Baker are organizing a historical exhibit for the 115th Convention in New York (“When Vinyl Ruled”, building on the exhibits at the 109th, 111th and 113th Conventions).
10 [Create an AESHC web site and an FTP site on which to publish the information compiled in the following sections.]
12 [Devise a catalog for classifying the inventions and developments made in audio engineering, based on the work of HK Thiele.]
13 [Record oral histories (sound only, sound with video, and/or sound with still photographs) of important figures in the history of audio engineering.]Report on Oral History Projects From 2002 October:
14 [Collect, write, publish, and otherwise disseminate accurate historical information about the field of audio engineering.]
The Project Group have reviewed a number of these proposals but no actions has been taken at this time. Irv will continue our disscussion with Willy Aubert about his massive database.
Jay McKnight, Chair
AES Historical Committee
Report written on 2003-03-11
