This project analyzes different audio engineering organizations. I collaborated with my classmates Devin and Justin on this. We covered 6 different organizations that had to do with our career field of choice.

1. GROUP 6
Devin, Justin, and Megan

2. GAME AUDIO NETWORK GUILD
● Global audio community
● Organization formed in 2002 to assist those in game audio industry to share,
continually improve, evolve their craft, and to inform both overall game
industry and enthusiasts about not only excellence in that craft but fair
treatment of professionals
● G.A.N.G. awards recognized as industry’s highest recognition for sound-
related achievement

3. GAME AUDIO NETWORK GUILD
Membership categories & cost per year
● Student [$50 per year]
○ For individuals currently enrolled in official education program, be it at university, high school program, trade
school etc / for non-professionals
● Associate [$75 per year]
○ For individuals interested in working professionally in interactive audio but haven’t received payment for their
work on interactive audio project
● Professional [$100 per year]
○ For individuals who have in past or currently receiving payment for audio services pertaining to interactive
entertainment

4. GAME AUDIO NETWORK GUILD
Benefits of being part of sponsorship
● Bronze sponsorship [$1000 per year]
○ 1 Individual Annual Membership
○ Reduced Individual Membership Fees for Employees - 10% Discount
○ 1 Article, per year
○ 1 Newsletter/Sidebar/Footer Ad, per year
○ 1 Press Release or Special Announcement, per year
○ Unlimited Calendar Items, per year
○ Access to all member’s-only areas of www.audiogang.org, including Perks Page for special discounts on conferences,
products and services
○ Bronze Sponsor recognition and appreciation at annual G.A.N.G. Awards Show at GDC
○ Prominent logo featured onscreen during annual G.A.N.G. Awards Show at GDC
○ Corporate logo with embedded website link on home page, and profile with logo on sponsor area page of
www.audiogang.org
○ Online promotion of products and services on Perks Page of website at special discount for members only
○ Inclusion in all G.A.N.G. Newsletters

5. GAME AUDIO NETWORK GUILD
Benefits of being part of sponsorship | The higher the sponsorship - benefits increase
● Patron sponsorship [$500 per year]
● Silver sponsorship [$2500 per year]
● Gold sponsorship [$5000 per year]
● Platinum sponsorship [$7500 per year]
● Diamond sponsorship [$10,000 per year]
Publications
● Click on ‘News’
○ G.A.N.G. Blogs | User blogs
○ G.A.N.G. Newsletters

6. FRACTURED ATLAS
● National organization supporting “folks at every level of the cultural ecosystem”
○ Mostly includes individual artists — performing, visual, literary, design, media, and
everything in between — and arts organizations — from one-person outfits to “biggest of
the big”
● Fractured Atlas empowers artists, arts organizations, and other cultural sector stakeholders by
eliminating practical barriers to artistic expression, so as to foster a more agile and resilient cultural
ecosystem
● Membership in Fractured Atlas offers direct connection to many services, programs, and technology
solutions for arts businesses
● Membership categories & cost per year
○ Community [Free]
○ Professional [$10 per month]
○ Organization [$20 per month]

7. FRACTURED ATLAS

8. FRACTURED ATLAS
Job boards
● Click on ‘About Us’
● Click on ‘Job Openings’
● Under ‘Current Job Openings at Fractured Atlas’ are job openings
○ Senior Director, Financial Operations & Analysis | Posted Feb 1, 2019
Publications
● Click on ‘Blog’
● Fractured Atlas Blog “News and musings on art, culture, technology, and all things Fractured Atlas.”

9. Audio Engineering Society (AES)

10. Audio Engineering Society
About
- Founded in the United States in 1948.
- Currently over 12,000 members are affiliated with more than 75 AES professional sections and more than 95 AES
student sections around the world.
- The AES is a 503c3 non-profit corporation and is registered in New York City.
Rates
- One Year: $125 (USD)
- Student Rate: $50 (USD)
Upgrade to Printed Journal: $75 (USD)

11. Audio Engineering Society
The Five Memberships
- Member
- Associate Member
- Students
- Life Membership
- Sustaining Membership

12. Audio Engineering Society
The Five Memberships
- A Member may be anyone active in audio engineering or acoustics who has an academic degree or
the equivalent in scientific or professional experience.
- An Associate Member may be anyone interested in audio engineering and in the society’s objectives,
but who does not yet have the degree of the equivalent in professional experience.
- Students can pay student rates for one year following graduation and then qualify for a one-time
“Recent Graduate” discount (of approximately 35%) when upgrading from Student to either Associate
Member or Full Member, depending on qualifications and experience.
- Life Membership is any Member or Fellow in good standing who has been a paid member for at least
25 years. When that member reaches the age of 65, they can apply for life membership status and be
exempt from paying dues from that time onwards.
- Sustaining Membership is available to organizations who wish to support the AES.

13. Audio Engineering Society
Benefits of Membership
- A one year membership includes access to the Online Journal and the AES E-Library. To read the journal in printed
form, you can upgrade for an additional $75 per year for a mailed copy of all ten issues.
- The AES E-Library allows you to download any articles of papers in AES’s vast electronic library. All papers are
stored in PDF format for free download by members but $33 per download for non-members.
Meetings and Activities
- A schedule of AES conventions and conferences are sent to the entire
membership for activities in their geographic areas.

14. Audio Engineering Society
Discounts
- A discount provided by apple to members living in the U.S., Canada and Japan.
- Receive discounts on convention and conference fees.
- Discounts on books by Focal Press and software from Sound Particles.
Job Board
- AES Sustaining Members are entitled to post new job vacancies at their company.
- 18 Jobs at the time were listed
- Focusrite, Harman, NPR, Logitech etc.
For more information visit: http://www.aes.org

15. Center for New Music (C4NM)

16. Center for New Music
About:
- The Center for New Music San Francisco, Inc. was founded in 2012. The
Center for New Music fosters contemporary music’s growth by giving
practicing artists access to professional resources and expertise, and by
providing them with opportunities for sharing knowledge and exploring new
ideas.

17. Center for New Music
3 Ways to Join
The Listener Membership is a great way for anyone with an interest in new music to get connected with the C4NM
community.
- Invitations to special member-only events
- Discounts to new music events throughout the community
- Borrowing privileges from the C4NM library
- $60 /yr
The Individual Membership includes all of the Listener Member benefits, PLUS:
- One event rental (up to 5 hours including setup/breakdown) to present a concert or workshop, have a rehearsal, or host
a meeting, free of charge, space availability permitting.
- Drop-in access to the Center during business hours for co-working and meetings, up to 2 hours per week.
- $100 /yr

18. Center for New Music
Organizations with the Organizational Membership whose work supports the Center’s mission are encouraged to join the
Center to gain access to member rates (up to 3 users), and the ability to reserve the center up to 12 months in advance.
Basic organizational membership is based on budget size.
- Annual budget below $250,000: $150 /yr
- Annual budget $250,000 - $1m: $250 /yr
- Annual budget $1m and above: $500 /yr

19. Center for New Music
Benefits to Membership
Events
- Members of the C4NM get discounted tickets for concert events and workshops.
Perform @ C4NM
- Members are welcome to rent the center for a performance, a workshop, or another special event.
Members’ first events are free of charge and deeply discounted after that.

20. Center for New Music
Rentals
- Rehearsal Studio
- $30 per hour / $15 members
- 360 square feet
- Perfect size for chamber music groups
- Main Hall
- $50 per hour / $25 members (rehearsals)
- $100 per hour / $50 members (events)
- Roughly 16 feet wide and 50 feet deep
- A good natural acoustic
Library
- Members, staff, and volunteers of the center may access
- library materials during regular business hours. The C4NM
- Library holds over 400 new music titles.
For more information visit: https://centerfornewmusic.com

21. Special interest Group on Computer Graphics
(SIGGRAPH)
● Established 1974
● Became an International
Community of researchers, artists,
developers, scientists, and
business professionals.
www.siggraph.org

22. Special interest Group on Computer Graphics
(SIGGRAPH)
MISSION: To foster and celebrate innovation in
Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques.
VISION: To be the premiere community and catalyst for
the creation, promotion and dissemination of information on
computer graphics and interactive techniques.
PURPOSE: To foster a membership community of
people whose core values help them to catalyze the innovation
and application of computer graphics and interactive techniques.

23. Special interest Group on Computer Graphics
(SIGGRAPH)
PROGRAMS:
● Student & Professional Chapters
● Digital Arts Collaborative
● Conferences & Workshops
● Awards Program
● Volunteer Program

24. Special interest Group on Computer Graphics
(SIGGRAPH)
MEMBERSHIP Benefits:
● Login credentials for ACM Digital Library
● Discounts on Conference Registrations
● Conference Exhibitor Product Discounts
● Discounts on Publications and Videos
● SIGGRAPH Email Address
● Interactions Email Newsletter

25. The Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE)
● Formed in 1964
● Serves broadcast engineers
worldwide
● 5,000 members
www.sbe.org

26. The Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE)
“SBE amplifies the voices of broadcast engineers by
validating your skills with professional certifications.”
● PROGRAMS:
○ Certification Programs
○ Education Programs
■ They offer these to help engineers
keep up with the demands of the
industry.
○ Webinars

27. The Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE)
● JOBS/INTERNSHIP SERVICES
● SBE Internships
● SBE Resume Service
● Contract Engineering Directory

28. The Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE)
● Qualifications:
1. Engaged in broadcast or allied
fields.
2. Academic degree in electrical
engineering.
3. Scientific of professional skills in
the communications field.
Membership
Traditional SBE Membership: $85
SBE MemberPlus: $175