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6 S U M M E R 2 0 1 8 C A S Q U A R T E R L Y It gives me great joy as the president of an organization as exemplary as the CAS to see the organic growth that happens as time passes. Our society going from strength to strength. We are so proud of the success of our first couple films of the CAS Summer Screening Series: Being There and The Matrix. The next in the series will be announced shortly. We hope these events will continue in popularity and will enhance our annual membership benefits. We have also seen the first New York educational event on April 14 as CAS co-hosted over 150 people at the School for the Visual Arts Amphitheatre for a Wiring for Sound clinic. An inspiring hands-on event where the breakout sessions saw groups wiring up each other under the watchful guidance of many outstanding professional production mixers who had given their time on a Saturday afternoon. We rounded off the New York weekend with an East Coast mixer. It is wonderful to be able to engage with members in different locations and get a feeling for the issues they are experiencing and what we can do to provide support. There has been much discussion within the Board (and I'm sure outside the Board) about what can be done to share our on-the-job experiences with a wider audience. We are searching to enable younger generations to benefit from our day-to-day trials, tribulations, and tales of times past. I am proud to say that Board member Peter Devlin CAS decided it was time to get this ball rolling and we now have our first In Conversation podcast on the CAS website for all to hear. Peter sat with fellow production sound mixers William Kaplan and David Macmillan CAS, discussing their history and adventures in our industry. This is a must listen!!! Looking forward, I am thrilled to announce next year's CAS Awards will take place on Feb. 16, 2019, at the new location of the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown Hotel. We have had a busy couple of months redefining many of the rules and guidelines around the CAS Award submission and nomination processes to align with changes we are seeing in the industry. These are all on the CAS website, along with the timeline for submissions and the rest of the award dates. I am already looking forward to seeing you at the awards! Mark Ulano CAS President THE PRESIDENT'S LETTER To educate and inform the general public and the motion picture and television industry that effective sound is achieved by a creative, artistic and technical blending of diverse sound elements. To provide the motion picture and television industry with a progressive society of master craftsmen specialized in the art of creative cinematic sound recording. To advance the specialized field of cinematic sound recording by exchange of ideas, methods, and information. To advance the art of auditory appreciation, and to philanthropically support those causes dedicated to the sense of hearing. To institute and maintain high standards of conduct and craftsmanship among our members. To aid the motion picture and television industry in the selection and training of qualified personnel in the unique field of cinematic sound recording. To achieve for our members deserved recognition as major contributors to the field of motion picture and television entertainment. CINEMA AUDIO SOCIETY MISSION STATEMENT CAS SUMMER 2018 NEW MEMBERS Active Nick Baldock Todd Beckett Vincent Caro Glen Gauthier Mike Mirkiw Elmo Ponsdomenech Michael Semanick Russell White Associate Duane Wise Zhe Zai Student Michael Britt Woo Yung Cho Hsiao-Chu Lin