Rome - Aug 13, 2012 - The 134th Audio Engineering Society Convention will be held in Rome, May 4-7, 2013, at the new Roma Eventi - Fontana di Trevi Conference Centre. The convention will be chaired by Umberto Zanghieri, vice president of the AES Southern Europe Region. This marks the first time an AES Convention will be held in Rome.

The modern Roma Eventi - Fontana di Trevi Conference Centre is situated in a magnificent neoclassical palace, built by Guido Barluzzi in 1930. Designated by Benedict XV as home to the Gregorian University, the Conference Centre covers almost 30,000 square feet, and consists of 15 meeting rooms able to accommodate more than1,000 participants.