Contributed papers are welcome in all branches of acoustics. The technical program will consist of lecture and poster sessions. Technical sessions will be scheduled Monday through Friday, 2--6 December 2002.

Abstracts must be submitted and will be printed in the program in English. Authors have the option to present their papers orally at the meeting in Spanish or Portuguese. No translation will be provided. Authors of papers presented in Spanish or Portuguese must include English on all of their presentation materials including graphics, slides, powerpoint or posters. See the section on Special Language Instructions.

Every effort will be made to schedule contributed papers in accordance with author and technical program organizing preferences. However, authors should be prepared to accept assignment to poster sessions. Assignments will take into account: a) author preference, b) program balance, and c) Technical Committee instructions. Papers will be rejected if they do not comply with the instructions.

The special sessions described below will be organized by the Technical Program Committee. Authors of invited papers must indicate on their abstracts the title of the special session in which they have been invited to participate. Authors of contributed papers have the option to request placement of their abstracts in these sessions. If no special session placement is requested, papers will be scheduled in sessions with papers of similar technical content.

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OTHER TECHNICAL EVENTS

The instrument and equipment exposition, which will be conveniently located near the registration area and meeting rooms, will open at the Fiesta American Grand Coral Beach Hotel on Monday, 2 December, and will close on Wednesday afternoon, 4 December. The exposition will include computer-based instrumentation, scientific books, sound level meters, sound intensity systems, signal processing systems, devices for noise control and acoustical materials, active noise control systems and other exhibits on acoustics. Contact the Exhibit Manager, Robert Finnegan, Advertising and Exhibits Division, American Institute of Physics, Suite 1NO1, 2 Huntington Quadrangle, Melville, NY 11747-4502, Tel: 516-576-2433; Fax: 516-576-2481; E-mail: rfinneg@aip.org.

Register in advance using the registration form or the online registration form at . You may also sign up to attend at the meeting subject to space availability.

Monday, 2 December, 7:00 p.m.--9:00 p.m., "Architectural Acoustics" by Neil Shaw (Menlo Scientific Acoustics, Inc., Topanga, CA), Rick Talaske (The Talaske Group, Inc., Oak Park IL) and Sylvio Bistafa (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Polytechnic School, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil). This tutorial is intended to provide an overview of current knowledge and practice in architectural acoustics. Topics covered will include basic concepts and history, acoustics of small rooms (small rooms for speech such as classrooms and meeting rooms, music studios, small critical listening spaces such as home theatres) and the acoustics of large rooms (larger assembly halls, auditoria, and performance halls).

Friday, 6 December, 7:00 p.m.--9:00 p.m., "Industrial Noise Control" by Samir Gerges (Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Brazil) and Brandon Tinianov (Johns Manville, Littleton Colorado). This tutorial is intended to provide a practical overview of applied acoustics and industrial noise control, including the fundamentals of applied acoustics, industrial noise control and case histories. The following topics will be covered: Sound radiation, sound transmission, outdoor sound propagation and indoor sound fields, sound absorption materials, machinery noise and its control (fans, motors, compressors, air jets, pneumatic tools) and the design of sound enclosures.

On Sunday, 1 December, two special short courses will be organized and presented by Bruel & Kjaer USA. One course will be held in the morning and the other in the afternoon. A separate registration fee of $10 is charged to attend. Each course is limited to 40 registrants. Lunch, compliments of B&K, will be provided to course participants. Register in advance using the registration form or the online registraton form.

You may also sign up to attend at the meeting subject to space availability. Topics include:

Sound Quality Fundamentals: Basic introduction to sound quality; recording and playback; introduction to sound quality parameters; overview of SQ metrics.

Noise Source Identification Techniques: Introduction to sound intensity; sound intensity metrics; sound intensity equipment; advanced noise source identification techniques.

The Student Challenge Problem is posted online at www.sao.nrc.ca/ims/asa_sp/Challenge_f01_v4.htm

. Submissions are being accepted by e-mail and should be made in MS Word, WordPerfect, PDF, or ASCII with TeX formula conventions. The deadline date for receipt of submissions is 30 September 2002. Submissions are being accepted by e-mail only and should be sent to Dr. Charles Gaumond at gaumond@nrl.navy.milwith a copy to Dr. Jose Diaz at jadiaz@thor.uc.edu.ve.

Your submission should include your name, university attended, professor's name and e-mail address, your mailing address and your e-mail address both now and after December 2002.

Winners will be selected by a panel appointed by the Chair of the Technical Committee on Signal Processing in Acoustics. The panel will meet during the Cancun meeting to choose the winner and the winner will be notified by e-mail. The winning answer will be posted on the Technical Committee on Signal Processing in Acoustics website.

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An abstract of not more than 200 words is required for each paper, whether invited or contributed. All abstracts must be in English. ABSTRACTS LONGER THAN 200 WORDS WILL BE EDITED OR TRUNCATED. Authors have the option to submit abstracts via the World Wide Web, by electronic mail or by postal mail. Abstracts must be prepared in accordance with the instructions given for the submission method selected.

If you do not receive acknowledgment as described above, your abstract has not been received by the Society. Please contact ASA [516-576-2360; asa@aip.org] immediately if you have submitted an abstract and do not receive an immediate acknowledgment of receipt or an error message.

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If you are interested in serving as a room monitor/av assistant, please submit the following information by mail, fax or e-mail (e-mail preferred) not later than 1 October to Jolene Ehl [Acoustical Society of America, Suite 1NO1, 2 Huntington Quadrangle, Melville, NY 11747-4502, Fax: 516-576-2377; E-mail: asa@aip.org.

1. Your name, the university/college you are attending, degree program, (i.e., MS,Ph.D.),mailing address and telephone number
2. Your current e-mail address and your e-mail address after 1 October (if different)
3. Planned arrival date and time (estimated arrival time at hotel)
4. Departure date and time
5. Half days that you will be available during the days you will be in attendance. Sessions are usually scheduled from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. You must be available 15 minutes before and 15 minutes after the sessions in which you will serve.
6. Technical areas of interest corresponding to the 13 Technical Committees of the Acoustical Society. Please indicate 1 for first choice and 2 for second choice: Acoustical Oceanography, Animal Bioacoustics, Architectural Acoustics, Biomedical Ultrasound/Bioresponse to Vibration, Engineering Acoustics, Musical Acoustics, Noise, Physical Acoustics, Psychological and Physiological Acoustics, Signal Processing, Speech Communication, Structural Acoustics and Vibration, Underwater Acoustics.
7. Whether or not you are presenting a paper and the day and time of your session.

We will contact you by 15 October to let you know whether or not you have been selected to participate in the travel grant program.

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The Committee on Women in Acoustics is sponsoring a Young Investigator Travel Grant to help with travel costs associated with presenting a paper at the Cancun meeting. This award is designed for young professionals who have completed the doctorate in the past five years (not currently enrolled as a student) and, who plan to present a paper at the Cancun meeting. Each award will be of the order of $200 USD. It is anticipated that the Committee will grant a maximum of five awards. Applicants should submit a request for support, a copy of the abstract they have submitted for the meeting and a current resume/vita to (e-mail submission preferred): Ellen Livingston, Office of Naval Research, Code 321OA, 800 N. Quincy St., Arlington, VA 22217; e-mail: livinge@onr.navy.mil. Deadline for receipt of applications is 25 October 2002.

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U.S. State Department Website: www.travel.state.gov

After clearing Customs at the Cancun airport and after exiting the International arrivals building look for Thomas More travel and the ASA banner; you will be directed to a waiting vehicle.

If you have not made advance reservations you have two choices. After clearing Customs and before exiting the building look for the taxi shuttle called Chac-Mol for a shared ride from the airport to the hotel for approximately $10.00 USD per person. Alternatively, a taxi to the hotel will cost approximately $20 USD. Taxis are not metered so it is advisable to first negotiate the fare. Remember that the meeting hotels are the Fiesta Americana Grand Coral Beach and the Hyatt Regency Cancun

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ASA will compile a list of those who wish to share an hotel room and its cost. To be listed, send your name, telephone number, e-mail address, gender, smoker or nonsmoker, by 21 October to the Acoustical Society of America, preferably by e-mail: asa@aip.org or by postal mail to Attn.: Room Sharing, Suite 1NO1, 2 Huntington Quadrangle, Melville, NY 11747-4502. The responsibility for completing any arrangements for room sharing rests solely with the participating individuals.

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Reservations will only be accepted by fax or postal mail using the forms that can be downloaded here for the Fiesta Americana or the Hyatt Regency.

Reservations cannot be made by phone. The special ASA discounted rate cannot be obtained by calling the 800 number for Hyatt hotels nor through online reservation services.

Meetings of Administrative, Technical and Standards Committees, including Writing Groups, will be announced in the printed ASA program if requests are received not later than 28 June 2002. Send to: Elaine Moran, Acoustical Society of America, Suite 1NO1, 2 Huntington Quadrangle, Melville, NY 11747-4502; Fax: 516-576-2377; E-mail: asa@aip.org.

Requests should be made by postal mail, fax or e-mail and should specify the committee's needs for space, room arrangement, furnishings, catering, and any special equipment. Requesters should note that space is limited, and that late requests can be filled only on a space available basis. Most committee meetings will be held at the Hyatt Regency.

Anyone planning to attend the meeting who will require the use of an assistive listening device, is requested to advise the Society in advance of the meeting: Acoustical Society of America, Suite 1NO1, 2 Huntington Quadrangle, Melville, NY 11747-4502, E-mail: asa@aip.org.

Spouses and accompanying persons may register in advance using the registration form. The accompanying persons registration fee includes the opening ceremony, buffet socials on Tuesday and Thursday evenings and refreshments in the accompanying persons hospitality suite during the meeting.

The Accompanying Persons program will include the following activities.

• A presentation describing the area and the culture to acquaint accompanying persons with the Mayan culture and the tours and activities in Cancun and the surrounding area.

• A trip to Playa del Carmen (Carmen Beach). This charming little town was once a sleepy fishing village. Take a walk down famous Fifth Avenue where you will find a wide variety of shops to browse and buy regional handicrafts, silver, embroidered clothing, leather goods and pottery.

• A trip to Isla Contoy (Contoy Island), a natural reserve with sea life and a large variety of birds. This tiny island was declared a National wildlife reserve in 1961 and is renowned for its flora and fauna, particularly for its birds. Bring your cameras.

• A trip to Tulum and Xel-ha. Tulum, to the south of Cancun is the only major Mexican ruins to overlook the Caribbean Sea and is the only Mayan port city ever discovered. Tulum is a gleaming-white walled city that invites visitors to roam its small temples and buildings. Xel-ha is the world's largest natural aquarium where you can see colorful fish and other fresh water animals in their own habitat.

Full details about the above tours, including registration, will be available at the meeting.

Full details will be available on the ASA website in June.

The registration desk at the meeting will open on Monday, 2 December at the Fiesta Americana Grand Coral Beach Hotel. To register download the registration form or register online. If your registration is not received at the ASA headquarters by 11 November you must register on-site.

Registration fees are as follows:

                                 Preregistration by         Registration after
Category                            4 November              4 November                        
       
ASA/FIA/IMA Members                     $270                $320      

ASA/FIA/IMA Members One-Day             $135                $160

Nonmembers                              $320                $370

Nonmembers One-Day                      $160                $185

Nonmember Invited Speakers              $270                $320
(Note: The fee is waived for these
speakers if they attend the meeting
on the day of their presentation only)

Students (with current ID cards)        Fee waived          Fee waived

Emeritus members of ASA                 $35                 $45       
(Emeritus status pre-approved by ASA)

Accompanying Persons                    $35                 $45
(Spouses and other registrants who 
will not participate in the technical 
sessions)

Nonmembers who simultaneously apply for Associate Membership in the Acoustical Society of America will be given a $50 discount off their dues payment for the first year (2003) of membership. (Full price for dues: $100). Invited speakers who are members of the Acoustical Society of America are expected to pay the registration fee, but nonmember invited speakers who participate in the meeting for one day only may register without charge. Nonmember invited speakers who wish to participate in the meeting for more than one day will be charged the member registration fee, which will include a one-year membership in the ASA upon completion of an application form.

NOTE: A $25 PROCESSING FEE WILL BE CHARGED TO THOSE WHO CANCEL THEIR REGISTRATION AFTER 4 November.

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Acknowledgment that your abstract has been accepted into the database will be issued online automatically in the form of a "Resubmission number" and PIN. PLEASE NOTE THAT UNTIL THESE HAVE BEEN ISSUED YOUR ABSTRACT HAS NOT BEEN ENTERED INTO THE DATABASE.

1. Web Abstract Submission Procedure is accessed on ASA Home Page at http://asa.aip.org/

2. Click on "Submit Abstract for the Cancun meeting" from the main page

3. Enter Password: Cancun

4. Next screen will ask you to indicate whether you are submitting a new abstract, wish to view a previously submitted abstract without making any changes or edit a previously submitted abstract.

5. When "New Abstract" is selected, the next screen will contain instructions for selecting the format in which to prepare your abstract, i.e., either straight text or LaTeX. Straight text should be used for abstracts that do not contain any special characters or fonts such as bold, italics, etc. LaTeX should be used for abstracts that contain boldface, italics, speech symbols or mathematical expressions. Special characters used in Spanish, Portuguese and other languages, e.g. á, é, ç, ö, must be entered using the LaTeX coding. These symbols cannot be "cut and pasted" into the submission templates from word processing programs such as Word or WordPerfect. If LaTeX coding is not used letters with accent marks or special characters and symbols will be completely dropped by the processing programs and will not appear in your abstract.Select format and click Continue.

6. The next screen will contain a blank template for entering abstract text, author information and other data needed to submit abstract, e.g., Technical Area, presentation format, etc. Online help and an example of a completed template are available from this screen.

7. After completing all REQUIRED and OPTIONAL sections of the template, click Continue. Your abstract will then be processed by a program to detect errors.

8. If the abstract is free of errors, the next screen titled "Good Abstract" will confirm the absence of errors and will display the abstract as it will appear in the printed program. Also shown will be the author contact information. You will be asked to either submit the abstract as it appears or whether you wish to make changes before final submission. If you wish to make changes prior to final abstract submission, the template containing your abstract will be returned to the screen.

9. If the abstract contains errors, a screen is displayed describing the error and giving the approximate line number where the error appears in the LaTeX source file for your abstract. You can either return immediately to the template and fix the error if you know its location or view the LaTeX source document to locate the line on which the error appears. Each line in the source document is numbered for easy location of errors. After locating the errors return to the template to make corrections and resume the submission process.

10. When you are ready for final submission of the abstract, the next screen will contain the Resubmission number and PIN for your submission This is your acknowledgment that the abstract has been entered into the database. Please retain this number should you wish to view or edit this abstract at a later time (prior to the deadline date). Note that a Resubmission Number and PIN will be issued for each new abstract or resubmission of a previously submitted abstract.

11. If you wish to view a previously submitted abstract without making any changes, select "view only." The next screen will ask for the Resubmission Number and PIN issued at the time you submitted the abstract originally. When these numbers are entered, the template containing your abstract will be provided. If you do not have the Resubmission and PIN numbers, instructions on how to obtain them are given online. After viewing abstract click exit. You will not receive a new PIN and Resubmission number since you did not make any changes to your original submission.

12. If you wish to revise and resubmit your abstract, select "Resubmission." The next screen will ask for the Resubmission Number and PIN issued at the time you submitted the abstract originally. When these numbers are entered, the template containing your abstract will be provided. If you do not have the Resubmission and PIN numbers, instructions on how to obtain them are given online.

Please remember to use the view only option if you wish to check your abstract without making any changes.

SPECIAL NOTE: uthors have the option to present their papers at the meeting in Spanish or Portuguese and must note this by including the following statement at the end of their abstracts: "To be presented in Spanish" or "To be presented in Portuguese." Note that authors of presentations made in Spanish or Portuguese must include English in all of their presentation materials. For example, on graphics, slides, powerpoint and posters.

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2. Do not transmit duplicate submissions of the same abstract. If you do not receive email acknowledgment of receipt of your abstract, send a message to asa@aip.org to determine whether your submission was received. If you wish to submit a revised abstract, enter the number of your original submission (i.e., the asae number) in the braces following \resubmission.

3. The files needed for electronic submission may be obtained via ftp or email as described below. Do not use older versions of these files; you should retrieve the latest version. You will receive five separate files. First read the file named readme.asa and carefully follow the instructions contained therein. Also included will be an empty template (including the return email submission address), a completed sample, and files containing other instructions. A completed sample is shown on the next page, with the insertions to be made by authors highlighted in yellow. For further information or questions, email asa@aip.org.

a. Anonymous ftp. Use ftp to open ftp.aip.org, log in as "anonymous" and give your email address as a password. Move to the directory /ems/tex../macros/asaabs and get all the files in that directory.

b. Email. Send a message to listserv@aip.org with the body of the message consisting of just the line sendme asaabs. The files will be emailed back to you with the filename for each message in the first line of the body of the message. Delete the e-mail headers (and the line that gives you the name of the file) and save each message using the correct filename given on the first line in the body of the file.

4. Avoid the following common errors: a) inserting line breaks in a line after the comment character, i.e., %; b) deleting the third pair of braces in the \author command, putting your full name in the first pair of braces, or using only one \author command for more than one author; c) submitting compressed or encoded abstracts or sending abstracts as an attachment; d) unbalanced braces or unmatched math delimiters; e) leaving blank lines in the abstract or \affil input; f) including more than one abstract in a single email submission; g) inputting & or % when meaning to produce the symbols "&" or "%" (\& and \% should be used); h) misspelling \affil as \afill; I) adding header or tailer information to the template; j) not filling in all "REQUIRED" commands.

5. Use passives instead of pronouns "I" and "we," e.g., "It was noted" instead of "We noted." Avoid use of non-standard abbreviations in abstract title. For example, use dB or Hz but avoid use of abbreviations which are not used across many technical areas such as HRTF, NDE, etc.

6. Limit abstract to 200 words. Count each word in the body of the abstract but do not count title or authors' names and addresses. Displayed equations that are set apart from the text count as 40 words. The Program Organizing Committee has the option to alter abstracts to bring them into compliance with the 200-word limit.

7. Do not use footnotes for references or acknowledgments. References or acknowledgments should be set within square brackets. Reference should be in standard JASA format, viz., in the sequence: authors, abbreviated journal name, volume number, first and last page numbers, and year. Only set footnotes for present addresses, use \thanks to set such footnotes and they will appear at the end of the abstract.

8. Provide the following information in the correct places in the template:

a. Complete mailing address for the corresponding author, i.e., the author who should receive the acceptance notice.

b. Authors' names, affiliations and addresses. One email address will be included in the printed program for each abstract. This should be entered immediately after the mailing address for the author whose email address is to be listed.

c. Number of words in the body of the abstract. Indicate number of words in the abstract in the braces following \numberwords.

d. If the paper is intended for a special session, indicate the session in the braces following \specialsession. If invited, state "Invited." For example, \specialsession{Invited, Loudness and Perception}.

e. Choose and list the Technical Committee most nearly coinciding with the subject matter of the paper in the braces following \technicalarea. Current Technical Committees are: Acoustical Oceanography, Animal Bioacoustics, Architectural Acoustics, Biomedical Ultrasound/Bioresponse to Vibration, Engineering Acoustics, Musical Acoustics, Noise, Physical Acoustics, Psychological and Physiological Acoustics, Signal Processing in Acoustics, Speech Communication, Structural Acoustics and Vibration and Underwater Acoustics.

f. Describe special equipment desired for the presentation other than an overhead projector or laser pointer. Note that facilities for 35mm slide projection, computer projection, VCR's and monitors or dual slide and/or overhead projection are considered special equipment. Refer to the section on Special Equipment for further details.

g. Indicate a preference (if any) for lecture or poster presentation. If only a lecture presentation is desired, state "Lecture Only," in which case the paper may not be accepted if time is not available. Contributed papers in Speech Communication are encouraged to be submitted for poster presentation.

h. List one complete PACS subject classification number including letters (for example, 43.28.Ae) under which the abstract should be identified in the braces following PACS (see the PACS list, in a recent June or December issue of JASA or via ftp in the /PACS directory of ftp.aip.org)

i. If you wish to have your paper included in the best paper award competitions as described, insert the desired technical area of paper award competition in the braces following \paperaward.

m. If your paper involves the use of human or animal subjects, certify that you have complied with the ASA Guiding Principles for Research Involving Human or Animal Subjects by entering "I have complied with ASA Guiding Principles" in the braces following \hasubjects.

n. Authors have the option to present their papers at the meeting in Spanish or Portuguese and must note this by including the following statement at the end of their abstracts: "To be presented in Spanish" or "To be presented in Portuguese." Note that authors of presentations made in Spanish or Portuguese must include English in all of their presentation materials. For example, on graphics, slides, powerpoint and posters.

o. Special characters used in Spanish, Portuguese and other languages, e.g. á, é, ç, ö, must be entered using the LaTeX coding. These symbols cannot be "cut and pasted" into the submission templates from word processing programs such as Word or WordPerfect. If LaTeX coding is not used letters with accent marks or special characters and symbols will be completely dropped by the processing programs and will not appear in your abstract.

Shown on the next page is an example of a template file that has been filled in for electronic Submission (refer to the printed call for papers where you will find the sections to be inserted by authors highlighted in yellow).

%Sample submitted abstract for the meeting.
% Everything after a percent sign is ignored in the submission; it is treated as a comment.
\documentstyle[11pt,pasaabs]{article}
\nofiles
% PLEASE LEAVE THE FOLLOWING COMMANDS ALONE; don't change them at all. They will be determined by the ASA Program Organizing Committee
% and are required by the ASA Program typesetting translation software.
\aipid{ } % AIP id for SPIN database entry
\time{ } % Time of presentation
\abstractid{ } % The abstract identifier as it will appear in print
% Except for the abstract text, information should be entered between the curly braces { }. Optional comments that are now commented (follow a ''%''
% should be uncommented (delete the ''%'' sign) before use. You may return to a new line when entering long information (e.g., an affiliation). Please refer
% to the separate instructions if you have any questions (e.g., how to enter accent marks, mathematical symbols, bold face, etc.).
%
% Here is the information for the corresponding author. This information is used for contact only, it is NOT used for publication purposes.
\correspondingauthor{I.J. Knox} % REQUIRED
\correspondingaddress{2322 Harvardshire Path, Cambridge, MA 02122}
\correspondingphone{202-328-2010} % REQUIRED,
\correspondingemail{knox@icarus.bu.edu} % REQUIRED
\correspondingfax{202-555-1234} % OPTIONAL

\begin{document}

% Enter the title here. It should be initial capital only.
\title{Binaural loudness summation for tones and noise}

% For each institution enter one or more \author commands, then enter the \affil command. Just cut and paste the commands (either \author or \affil), and
% fill in, for more author(s) and affiliations. For each author, enter the first name and middle initial in the first braces; last name in middle braces; and Jr.,
% III, etc. in the last braces. Leave braces empty as needed. One email address will be included for each paper in the printed program. The address should be inserted immediately after the mailing address for the author whose email address is to be listed.
%
% REQUIRED, enter author(s) here as first name and middle initial, last name, and other (e.g., Jr.):
\author{Albert B.}{Jones}{Jr.}
% REQUIRED, for preceding author(s). Use standard abbreviations.
\affil{Dept. of Psychology, Northeastern Univ., 1600 Massachusetts Ave., Boston, MA 02115, abjones@ne.edu}
\author{Irene J.}{Knox}{ }
\author{William F.}{Kinoo}{ }
\affil{Dept. of Psychology, Boston Univ., Boston, MA 02115}
%Use passives instead of pronouns "I" and "we," e.g., "It was noted" instead of "We noted."
% INSERT THE ABSTRACT, INCLUDING THE OPTIONAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF SUPPORT, BETWEEN THE LINES "\begin{abstract}" and
% "\end{abstract}".

\begin{abstract}
The relation between binaural and monaural loudness was measured by magnitude estimation for a $\lambda=1000$-Hz tone and for band-limited white noise. Four types of stimuli---monaural and binaural tone, monaural and binaural . . .
perfectly with earlier results [D.E. McGee and I.J. Knox, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. {\bf 57}, 55--62 (1975)] from a {\it different} group of subjects who made loudness matches between binaural and monaural stimuli. [Work supported by NSF.] To be presented in Spanish. \end{abstract}

% REQUIRED. Insert the number of words (not to exceed 200) in the abstract, including text of abstract and acknowledgment of support, but not including authors and title:
\numberwords{187}
% If this abstract is for a special session, insert title of session here. If invited, state "Invited."
\specialsession{Invited, Loudness and Perception}
% REQUIRED. Insert the suggested technical area:
\technicalarea{Psychological and Physiological Acoustics}
% OPTIONAL. Fill in special equipment here; only overhead projectors and laser pointers are standard equipment. Refer to A/V section in Call for Papers.
\specialequipment{DAT player}
% OPTIONAL. List your preferred method of presentation:
\preferredmethod{Prefer lecture but willing to give as a poster}
%REQUIRED. List one complete PACS subject classification number including letters (for example, 43.28.Ae) under which the abstract should be classified online at http://asa.aip.org/jasa.html, in a recent June or December issue of JASA, or via ftp in the
/PACS directory of ftp.aip.org)
\PACS {43.66.Cb}
% OPTIONAL. List technical area of best paper award competition you wish to enter \paperaward{P&P}
%OPTIONAL. If your paper involves the use of human or animal subjects, certify that you have complied with the ASA "Guiding Principles for Research Involving the Use of Human or Animal Subjects" by entering: "I have complied with ASA Guiding Principles."
\hasubjects{I have complied with ASA Guiding Principles}
% OPTIONAL. To submit a revised abstract, enter the number of your original submission. For example, \resubmission{asae44}.
\resubmission{ }
\end{document}
SYMBOLS

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2. Limit abstract to 200 words. Count each word in the body of the abstract but do not count title or authors' names and addresses. Indicate number of words in the abstract at the bottom of the sheet. Displayed equations that are set apart from the text count as 40 words. The Program Organizing Committee has the option to alter abstracts to bring them into compliance with the 200-word limit.

3. Use the format shown in the sample abstract below. The paper title and author's name, affiliation, and address should be in a heading set apart from the abstract text. The author's affiliation and address should be set within parentheses, and should be sufficiently complete to ensure delivery of the acceptance notice. If there is more than one author, give the complete address for the author who is to receive the notice. For each of the other authors, give one complete address. One email address will be included in the printed program for each abstract. This should appear immediately after the mailing address for the author whose email address is to be listed.

4. The entire abstract, consisting of the heading, text and the information requested in Section 9 below, must fit on one side of an 8½ x 11-in. or A-4 sheet of paper. The heading and text should be typed or printed double spaced (3 lines/inch), with 10 or 12-point font; but the information requested in Section 9 may be single spaced.

5. Do not use footnotes. References and acknowledgments should be set within square brackets. References should be in standard JASA format, viz., in the sequence: authors, abbreviated journal name, volume number, first and last page numbers, and year.

6. Underline nothing except what is to be italicized.

7. Use passives instead of pronouns "I" and "we," e.g., "It was noted" instead of "We noted." Avoid use of non-standard abbreviations in abstract title. For example, use dB or Hz but avoid use of abbreviations which are not used across many technical areas such as HRTF, NDE, etc.

8. If the letter "I" appears as a symbol, loop the letter by hand to form a long-hand l and write "lc ell" in the margin, so as to distinguish it from the number one. If the letter "O" may be confused with the number zero, write "cap oh" in the margin. Identify phonetic symbols by appropriate marginal notes.

9. Give the following information at the bottom of the abstract, as in the sample on the facing page:

a. Indicate the number of words in the body of the abstract (see item 2 above)

b. If the paper is intended for a special session, indicate the session title. If invited, state "Invited."

c. Choose and list the Technical Committee most nearly coinciding with the subject matter of the paper. Current Technical Committees are: Acoustical Oceanography, Animal Bioacoustics, Architectural Acoustics, Biomedical Ultrasound/Bioresponse to Vibration, Engineering Acoustics, Musical Acoustics, Noise, Physical Acoustics, Psychological and Physiological Acoustics, Signal Processing in Acoustics, Speech Communication, Structural Acoustics and Vibration and Underwater Acoustics.

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Binaural loudness summation for tones and noise. Albert B. Jones, Jr. (Dept. of Psychology,

Northeastern Univ., 1600 Massachusetts Ave., Boston, MA 02115, abj@server.edu) and Irene J.

Knox (Boston Univ., Boston, MA 02115) The relation between binaural and monaural loudness

was measured by magnitude stimation for a 1000-Hz tone and for band-limited white noise.

Four types of stimuli--monaural and binaural tone, monaural and binaural noise--were presented

frontally at eight sound pressure levels (SPL) in mixed randomly selected sequences. Subjects

were instructed to rate the four stimuli according to a single loudness scale. The loudness of the

monaural and binaural tones was found to be a power function of the mean square sound

pressure, with an exponent near 0.5. The loudness of the noise increased more rapidly at low

SPL than loudness of the tone; at high SPL it increased more slowly. The bow shape of the noise

function would be predicted from loudness matches between wide-band and narrow-band

stimuli. A sound perceived binaurally was 1.3 to 1.7 times louder than sound of the same SPL

perceived monaurally. Results of these direct loudness estimations agree almost perfectly with

earlier results [D.E. McGee and I.J. Knox, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 57, 55-62 (1975)] from another

group of subjects who made loudness matches between binaural and monaural stimuli. [Work supported by NSF.]
Presentation will be made in Portuguese

Number of words in abstract: 187
Suggested for special session on Loudness and Perception
Technical Area: Psychological and Physiological Acoustics
Special facility: VCR and 25" color monitor
PACS Subject Classification number(s): 43.66.Cb
Method of presentation: Prefer lecture but willing to give as poster
Human/Animal Subjects: "I certify that I have complied with ASA Guiding Principles"
Student Paper Competition: P&P Telephone Number: 516-576-2360 (I. J. Knox)
FAX: 516-576-2377
Send notice to: I. J. Knox
Email: ijk@server.com

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