Location:

Orleans Hotel and Resort, 4500 W. Tropicana Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89103
Tel: 1800 675 3267. http://www.orleanscasino.com.

How to book a room at the Orleans.

Symposium Topic:

Sound Quality in Loudspeaker Design & Manufacturing

Leading Psychoacoustics expert Dr. Floyd Toole will be presenting a full-day training class on psychoacoustics at the ALMA Winter Symposium on Mon Jan 5th. This course will be heavily based on his book entitled "Sound Reproduction: loudspeakers and rooms" due for publication later this year.

Chris Struck will be presenting a full-day class entitled "Electroacoustic Measurements" on Tues Jan 6th. This will be a two-part class and attendees may attend either the morning, the afternoon or the full day. More information and course schedules to follow shortly.

Paul Beckmann and Al Clark will teach a half-day course on DSP for loudspeakers on Tues Jan 6.

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Technical papers will be presented by Stefan Irrgang (Klippel GmbH), Laurie Fincham (THX) & Steve Hutt, and Peter Larsen (Loudsoft). See Paper Abstracts.

As always, we will allow time in the schedule for tutorials. Anyone interested in presenting a tutorial should send and email to management@almainternational.org.

Round Table Discussions:

We have developed an exciting new format for our round table this year, based on feedback from those who have attended over the past couple of years. More info.

In keeping with our symposium title, our panel discussion title is “What loudspeaker specifications are relevant to perception?”

Moderator: Dr. Floyd Toole.  Panelists TBD.

Exhibition:

Exhibit bookings are now being taken. More information. The exhibit hall will be open on Jan 6-7 only (not Jan 5)

NEW THIS YEAR
We have four special interest discussions set up in the exhibit hall. These 'round table' sessions are open to all. The topics selected are:

Consultants: Survival in an economic downturn. Moderator: Earl Geddes

Test & Measurement: Testing without an anechoic chamber. Moderator TBD.

Manufacturing: Balancing customization and automation. Moderator: Dan Digre

Design: What design tools do you use in your business? Moderator TBD

Who should attend:

The Winter Symposium is the loudspeaker industry’s largest networking event. With round-table discussions, technical presentations, suppliers of goods and services to the industry and an audience including technical, purchasing, sales, and marketing personnel, the show is an excellent networking opportunity for anyone working in, or supplying products to the loudspeaker industry. Read the review of last year’s show.

Members: $520 before 8/31/2008, $650 before 10/31/2007 $780 after 10/31/2008
Non-members: $1070 before 8/31/2008, $1200 before 10/31/2008 $1330 after 10/31/2008 (non-members price includes annual membership fee)

Note that members must maintain a full membership at the time of the conference to qualify for the members rate.

Note that members must maintain a full membership at the time of the conference to qualify for the members rate.

Members: $160 before 11/15/2008; $195 after 11/15/2008.
Non-members:$260 before 11/15/2008; $295 after 11/15/2008.