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January 5-6,
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Greetings!
This
week's guest introduction is from Earl Geddes, Audio
Intelligence, and ALMA Education Committee
Chair:
This
coming Symposium proves to be one of the best lineup of
educational programs to date. Three classes are
being offered by well know experts in their respective
fields. Peter Larsen will once again be teaching
his "sell out" course on Practical Aspects of
Loudspeaker Design. Christopher J. Struck will be
teaching a course on Electro-acoustic
Measurements. Finally Dan Alb will be teaching a
course on Adhesives Selection and Application. One
or more of these courses should be of interest to anyone
working in the loudspeaker industry. I will be
learning more about adhesives - hope to see you
there.
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Sign Up Now!
 We only have a handful
of spaces left on each of our three training classes, so
sign up now to secure your space.
The classes are:
Click any of the links above to view a
full course outline.
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Free Exhibit Hall Entry on
Sunday Afternoon Are you arriving in
town for CES on Sunday afternoon? We are offering FREE
SUNDAY AFTERNOON EXHIBIT HALL ENTRY to the ALMA
Symposium so that you can learn what ALMA is all about,
and see all the new products that our exhibitors have to
offer. To register for a free pass, please download and
fill out the form below. Please note that this entitles
you to exhibit hall entry only. If you wish to attend
any of the other Sunday afternoon events, you need to
register for the symposium at the regular rates.
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Exhibitor Profile:
Psychoacoustic Solutions
 First-time exhibitor
and new ALMA member Psychoacoustic Solutions is debuting
three patent pending audio technologies.
- The new
Multi-channel Differential Positional Processor can
convert multi-channels 5.1 surround sound into 2
channels so the 5.1 surround sound can be heard with a
pair of regular headphones or a pair of
speakers.
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A Multi-channel HD
Audio Amplifier is designed for any regular headphones
and our Binaural Acoustic Wave Projector. The
combination of our projector and amplifier can produce
100 db high and low frequency sound at 3 meters
away.
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The Binaural
Acoustic Wave Projector is a single enclosure
(16"X9"X6") that can provide HD stereo or 5.1 surround
sound image. Every spot is a "sweet spot" within the
listening environment.
All
three will be demonstrated at the show, so come along
and hear for yourself! If you are unable to attend the
show, you can hear a demo of the 5.1 surround sound via
the website (link below). Just go to the demo page and
use the password 'test1'.
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Exhibitor Profile: Dr. Kurt
Müller GmbH. 
Dr. Kurt Müller
GmbH (DKM) has over 70 years of experience in
development and production of loudspeaker components
including cones (paper, metal, fabric, plastic, ceramic,
sandwich, etc.), surrounds (rubber, foam, fabric,
plastic, etc.), assemblies (cone/surround,
dome/surround, etc.), spiders (various fabrics), dome
diaphragms (fabric, aluminium, titanium, etc.) and dust
caps (paper, metal, fabric, rubber, foam, plastic, etc.)
DKM combines consistent, repeatable and reliable
processes with extensive knowledge of very specific
materials. We assist our customers with continuous
R&D activities for all material improvements.
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Board Meeting
Reminder
The ALMA board meeting will be held on
Jan 4 from 12-6pm at the Orleans Hotel. This is an open
meeting, and all members are welcome. We will be
discussing topics such as the China Symposium, Winter
Symposium, ALMA management, finances, education,
standards, wikipedia, and planning for the next
year.
If you are unable to attend the full meeting, but
would like to participate in discussion about a
particular topic, please notify me asap, and I will
endeavor to arrange the schedule to accommodate you.
Remember, this is YOUR organization and we always
welcome YOUR input.
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Food, Fun and
Networking...  Did you
remember to sign up for the member's only dinner at
Yolies Brazilian Steakhouse? We are repeating last
year's event, with a true meatfest (vegetarian options
available) and plenty of excellent wine. Just fill out
the appropriate line on your registration form! The cost
is just $65 for an evening of food, wine, fun and
networking. If you have already registered and forgot to
sign up for the dinner, please call me and I will add
your name to the
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Sponsor the Proceedings CD!
Give ALMA attendees a lasting imprint of
your company name by sponsoring the Symposium Proceedings CD.
The cost of $400 gets your company logo onthe front of every
CD. These contain copies of all presentations from the event,
and are sold for $10 each. Many attendees purchase them to
instantly get copies of all the presentations. A range of
additional sponsorship opportunities are also available, and
we can tailor a package to your needs. Contact ALMA for more
information.
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Exhibits Sold
Out!
I am delighted to announce that
all 24 exhibit booths (the maximum number we can fit in the
room) are now sold. Its several years since we have had this
many exhibitors, so we will have a much wider range of
products on show to you all. I'm also excited about the fact
that several of these are new exhibitors, some of whom
have never been to an ALMA event before. This makes for a
great show for visitors as it enables you to learn about new
companies, products and technologies as well as learn what is
new from the people that you expect to see here.
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ALMA is
happy to issue invitation letters to help you get a visa to
travel to the US. Please email ALMA if you require an
invitation letter, and let us know if you would like to attend
as a visitor or exhibitor.
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