Acoustical Society of America

Committee on International Research and Education (CIRE)

The CIRE seeks to enhance the Acoustical Society of America's (ASA) role in International Research and Education. Accordingly, it has generated the following initiatives:

• JASA on CD ROM will be mailed bimonthly without cost to selected institutions in developing countries. Click here for application procedures.

• CIRE has joined with International Commission for Acoustics (ICA) to provide funding of $2000 for "Specialty Conferences" (conferences on a restricted topic involving less than 100 participants) in developing countries. Click here for application procedures.

• CIRE provides "International Student Grants" of approximately $750 to assist the research of promising graduate students, principally from developing countries. Click here for application procedures.

How to apply: Send a letter (or email) request directly to the Editor-in-Chief, Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Suite 1NO1, 2 Huntington Quadrangle, Melville, NY 11747-4502 (adp@bu.edu)

How to apply: Email a completed Application Form both to (1) Mark Hamilton, Chair, CIRE, hamilton@mail.utexas.edu, and (2) Marion Burgess, Secretary General, ICA, m.burgess@adfa.edu.au. The application should contain the following information:

• Title of the Conference
• Date of the meeting
• Expected number of participants
• Registration fee
• Conference Organizer
• e-mail address
• Conference www address
• Organizing Committee
• Conference venue
• Amount of Grant requested
• Description of the meeting (Please indicate how the Grant would be used)

Eligibility: Students enrolled in an acoustic research program at a major university or technical institute within a developing country. Preference will be given to individuals from countries listed on the ASA Website as eligible for Corresponding Electronic Associate Membership. Applications will be considered during the fall meeting of the CIRE and the awards will be made in the spring of the following year.

How to apply: Email a completed Application Form either (1) to Malcolm Crocker, sub-committee Chair, CIRE, mcrocker@eng.auburn.edu, or (2) to Mark Hamilton, Chair, CIRE, hamilton@mail.utexas.edu. The application should contain a request for consideration of support, a 200-word description of the research to be performed, the name and institutional address of your research supervisor, and a recent CV as an attachment.