Join us for our annual workshop, full of exciting and stimulating activities and discussion! Further event details to follow. Background: AIRS is a seven-year major research initiative aiming to understand individual, cultural, and universal influences on singing and the influences of singing on individuals and societies. In cooperation of over 70 researchers representing every province in Canada and 15 other countries on 6 continents, individuals will share their knowledge and expertise from numerous perspectives, including psychology, musicology, music therapy, education, sociology, folklore and medicine. There are three major themes that AIRS focuses on: (1) Development of singing ability (2) Singing and Learning (3) Enhancement of Health and well-being through singing. These themes may be regarded respectively as defining what singing behaviours there are possible given mental, physiological and environmental constraints; what singing behaviours occur in practice, and what are societal implications of singing. Dissemination of research findings will provide a foundation for decision making in education, health, culture, immigration, and foreign policy. Website: www.airsplace.ca