There are a range of interesting and exciting events that are upcoming in the field audio technology, including:
Listening in the Wild – A machine listening workshop hosted at Queen Mary University on the 25th of June. This will discuss how animals and machines can listen to complex soundscapes. More information here: http://www.eecs.qmul.ac.uk/events/view/listening-in-the-wild-animal-and-machine-hearing-in-multisource-environment
Intelligent Music Production – A workshop presented at Birmingham City University on the 8th September on the current state of the art in audio production technology, perception and future implications. Details are here: http://www.aes-uk.org/forthcoming-meetings/aes-midlands-workshop-on-intelligent-music-production/
Both of these events are free to attend, and promise to look very exciting indeed.