10:30 a.m. Monday, October 21, Eric Leonardson delivers the inaugural keynote “Advances In Eco-sensing and the Soundscape,” for the first meeting of Red de Ecología Acústica_México / Acoustic Ecology Network_Mexico (REA_Mx) taking place on 21–23 October, 2019 at Fonoteca Nacional in Mexico City. This conference is framed within in a week entitled Jornadas Sonoras 01, from October 21 to 26 .

REA_Mx is a new network conceived as “a space that brings together academics, professionals, creators and students, interested in the social, cultural, ecological and scientific aspects of Mexico’s sound environment.” REA_Mx seeks to become an affiliated organization of the World Forum for Acoustic Ecology (WFAE). This inaugural conference precedes the launch of Leonardo Laser Talks Mex with the International Society of Arts, Sciences and Technology (ISAST), followed by II Coloquio Internacional Espacio e Inmersividad (the 2nd International Colloquium for Space and Immersivity). Jornadas Sonoras 01 is hosted by the Department of Arts and Humanities of the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana.

Historical note: Ten years ago at the Fonoteca Nacional, Leonardson participated and reports about the international conference, Megalópolis Sonoras: Sonidos en peligro de extinción (Sound Megalopolis: Cultural Identity and Sounds in danger of extinction) organized by the Mexican Forum for Acoustic Ecology and WFAE.