Conference co-chair Michael Fleming is a professor of audio production in the College of Media and Entertainment at Middle Tennessee State University, where he teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in audio technology, production techniques and critical listening. His professional activities include music production and engineering, broadcast supervision, post-production and technical consulting. Michael earned degrees from McGill University (Masters of Music in Sound Recording) and Carleton College (physics). He is a former Thomas J. Watson Fellow and has previously served the AES as a Governor, Central Region Vice-President and co-chair of the 2013 AES Conference on Audio Education.