The latest “Sound and Society” forum brought together nearly 120 people for a very enjoyable dinner in the Senate’s reception rooms on Monday, November 2. Hosted by Catherine Morin-Desailly, Senator for Seine-Maritime, the guests included, among others, Senators Sylvie Valente-Le Hir and Annick Billon, Senator Loïc Hervé, Khondker M. Talha, Ambassador of Bangladesh and President of the UNESCO General Conference; Hind Darwich, Ambassador of Lebanon to UNESCO; Michel Drucker; and Emelie De Jong, Director of France Culture. The speakers presented their projects in a wide variety of fields, all united by a common cause: the quality of the sound environment.