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8 I M PS E . O R G On August 23, 2025, EIPMA & Harman hosted WOMEN IN MUSIC An Online Streamed Webinar A PANEL ON CREATIVITY, CAREERS, AND BREAKING BARRIERS IN MUSIC Moderator: Vanessa Mering: Harman International Director, Brand Management, Lifestyle Panel: Ariel Beesley: Artist Composer Suzy Shinn: Engineer Producer Ainjel Emmel: Vocal Producer Karrie Kayes: Monitor Engineer, Executive Director of SoundGirls On October 18, 2025, the VAUGHAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL HOSTED AN IFF SEMINAR Making Waves: The Storytelling Power of Sound Step into the world where sound becomes story. The immersive seminar will reveal how music, Foley and design shape emotion, create atmosphere, and transform the way we experience film. Through live demos and critical listening exercises, you'll see—and hear—how the right sound can change everything on screen. Guest speakers: Bernard Weiser MPSE, President of EIPMA Tony Lamberti CAS, Sound Designer/ Re-recording Mixer On November 2, 2025, Cinema Audio Society & Motion Picture Sound Editors presented THE SOUNDING BOARD v5.0 A day of in-person discussion about the practical, creative, and technical art of sound for picture with a Hands On Lab: Wiring and Clean Up. KEY SPONSOR PRESENTED BY Experts held discussions on: RECORD & CATALOGUE Where to start planning your recording through to the metadata to flag. Advice for proper coverage, clip specs, metadata, etc. IS THE MIX TRACK DEAD? Is the mix track as dead as a dinosaur or as essential as water? In a world where storage is cheap and ISOs are plenty, does the mix track become an essential storyteller or a relic of days- gone-by? FRIENDS IN HIGH PLACES An overview of protections and contract stipulations provided by the union. Know your rights as a union worker. LET'S WORK TOGETHER Explore workflows for sharing project data across a team. Remote is no longer a nice way to have option but the default position; so how do we stay connected apart and how do we manage that data for consistency and clarity from conception to completion?