WELCOME TO THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA

The celebration will begin on Tuesday night with a 75th "celebratory banquet" which will feature a video with recollections by past presidents covering highlights from the Society's 75 years. This will be followed by a number of events on Wednesday. In the morning there will be a "celebratory look" to the future of the Society at City Center followed by a reception for Fellows of the Society. A number of special tours have been scheduled for the afternoon, and in the evening there will be an organ concert at St. Thomas Church. Click her for details about the various celebration events.

The technical program will include over 40 special sessions, two distinguished lectures, and a tutorial by Leo Beranek, all of which are described in this Meeting Announcement and Call for Papers. For further up-to-date information about the technical program, please refer to the "Meetings Section" on the ASA Home page at asa.aip.org/meetings.html. Also you may register for the meeting online.

Authors have the option to submit their abstracts electronically or by postal mail. Please note that the deadline for receipt of abstracts is Friday, 16 January 2004. This deadline will be strictly enforced. Abstracts submitted after the deadline will not be accepted.

We hope you will be able to join us in this wonderful technical program and celebration in the exciting city where the Society began 75 years ago.

Ilene J. Busch-Vishniac President

Charles E. Schmid Executive Director

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ENGINEERING ACOUSTICS (EA)

Acoustic payloads of underwater vehicle acoustics
(Joint with Underwater Acoustics)
Development of acoustic payloads for unmanned undersea vehicles

MUSICAL ACOUSTICS (MU)

Digital signal processing methods for restoring, enhancing and manipulation of music recordings
(Joint with Signal Processing in Acoustics)
Topics include noise reduction of recordings, improving fidelity and ambience and manipulation of music recordings

Musical instruments developed during the ASA era
Acoustics of musical instruments developed after the formation of ASA in 1929

Neurophysiology of playing a musical instrument
(Joint with Psychological and Physiological Acoustics)
Focus on speed, accuracy, and strength of the reflex-motor system to control musical instruments, including the voice

New research on pre-1929 instruments
Research on instruments that fell out of use before the ASA era

NOISE (NS)

On the occasion of his 90th birthday, special session to honor the contributions of Leo L. Beranek to acoustics and teaching
(Cosponsored by all Technical Committees and ASA Committees on Education in Acoustics and Standards)
Historical reviews of contributions by Leo Beranek to several technical areas, and to standards and teaching

Noise and society
(Joint with Psychological and Physiological Acoustics)
Review of the adverse impacts of noise on hearing, mental and physical health, children's development, and quality of life and explore the educational and advocacy programs that are addressing these issues

Noise control enforcement in New York City
(Joint with ASA Committee on Standards)
A look at approaches to noise enforcement and their effectiveness

Noise impact evaluation - Old and new
(Joint with Psychological and Physiological Acoustics)
Analyzing noise effects; soundscape and/versus community noise measurements

Noise in large cities
Trends in noise levels in urban areas, noise sources, singular noise problems in specific cities, mitigation measures

PHYSICAL ACOUSTICS (PA)

Recent advances in buried landmine detection
Recent technological and scientific advances in buried landmine detection

Robert E. Apfel memorial session
(Joint with Biomedical Ultrasound/Bioresponse to Vibration)
A celebration of the life and contributions of Robert Apfel to the field of physics

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PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL ACOUSTICS (PP)

Compression in hearing
Focus on compression observed in mammalian cochlea; perceptual effects and impact of hearing loss

Perceptual organization of sound
Overview of psychophysical and physiological aspects of perceptual organization of sound sources

The perception of complex sounds: Honoring the contributions of Charles S. Watson
(Joint with Speech Communication)
Invited and contributed papers to review current research regarding the perception of complex sounds

SIGNAL PROCESSING IN ACOUSTICS (SP)

Advances in sonar and imaging techniques including interferometric, synthetic and tomographic apertures
(Joint with Underwater Acoustics)
Presentations on advances in sonar and acoustic imaging techniques and discussion of pacing technology issues

Inverse problems in seismic signal processing
(Joint with Acoustical Oceanography)
Survey of current academic and industrial methods and applications for solving the seismic inversion problem

Underwater acoustic communications
(Joint with Underwater Acoustics)
New techniques for improving performance and reducing environmental degradation through adaptive modulation, demodulation channel estimation, networks, simulation tools and performance analysis

SPEECH COMMUNICATION (SC)

Forty years of VOT (Voice Onset Time)
Invited and contributed papers on the use of Voice Onset Time to commemorate the first publication on VOT by Leigh Lisker and Arthur Abramson

Speech perception and production in monolingual and bilingual acquisition
Invited and contributed papers on bilingual acquisition to explore research on features in perception and production skills of those who acquire a second language in childhood

ASA COMMITTEE ON STANDARDS (ASACOS)

Role of standards in ASA
Introductory presentations followed by presentations from Technical Committees on role of standards to those Technical Committees

STRUCTURAL ACOUSTICS AND VIBRATION (SA)

Experimental modal analysis
Survey of concepts and algorithms for extrapolations of vibration properties from measurements in the time and frequency domain

Urban transit noise
(Joint with Noise)
Prediction, evaluations, and mitigation of transit noise in the urban setting, including light rail, commuter rail, subway, streetcar and bus transit

UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS (UW)

Automomous underwater vehicle acoustics
(Joint with Engineering Acoustics)
Acoustic sensing navigation and communication concepts for autonomous underwater vehicles

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Additional information may be found at the ASA website (asa.aip.org) or by contacting any of the competition organizers:

Students intending to enter must make their intentions known by sending an email to Bob Coffeen on or before 1 April 2004. Please indicate your name(s), school, faculty advisor and email address.

An advance meeting program summary will be published in the March issue of JASA and a complete meeting program will be mailed as Part 2 of the May issue. Abstracts will be available on the ASA Home Page in mid-March.

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ABSTRACT SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

An abstract of not more than 200 words is required for each paper, whether invited or contributed. 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.

Authors should use only one method of abstract submission, i.e., via the web, by email or by postal mail. Electronic abstracts should be submitted to the email address given in the on-line template. For abstracts submitted by postal mail, send one original paper-copy abstract to the Technical Program Chair:

Gary W. Elko
c/o Elaine Moran
Acoustical Society of America
Suite 1NO1
2 Huntington Quadrangle
Melville, NY 11747-4502, USA
Tel: 516-576-2360

ALL ABSTRACTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY FRIDAY, 16 JANUARY 2004. This deadline will be strictly enforced. Abstracts submitted after 16 January will not be accepted. Authors should allow at least 5 days for delivery of paper-copy abstracts by U.S. or Canadian mail, 2 days for express mail, and 10 days for international air mail. Facsimile transmitted abstracts or abstracts sent by regular email will not be accepted. Contributors submitting electronic abstracts will automatically receive acknowledgment that their abstracts have been received. Contributors submitting abstracts by postal mail who desire notification of receipt of their abstracts should include self-addressed postcards. Acceptance notices will be mailed to authors in March.

A contributor in Speech Communication may be the principal author of only one paper, and, subject to time and space limitations, may be the co-author of only one additional paper. Authors contributing papers in Speech Communication are also encouraged to select poster-style presentation.

While authors may indicate a preference for presentation style, it may not always be possible to honor the request. Authors should be prepared to accept assignment of their abstracts to either lecture or poster presentation or to be limited to one paper per principal author.

Authors submitting abstracts by email following the special instructions for email submissions will receive automatic notification of receipt of their submissions. If the submission is incorrect, it will be rejected by the computer program and an error message will be returned to the author. Upon receipt of such message, the submission must be corrected and sent again.

For abstracts submitted on the World Wide Web, a resubmission number and PIN will be issued for each submitted abstract which constitutes acknowledgment that the abstract has been received by the Society.

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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AUDIO-VISUAL AND SPECIAL EQUIPMENT

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BEST PAPER AWARDS FOR STUDENTS AND YOUNG PRESENTERS

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The registration fee for this lecture is $5.00 for both preregistration and registration on-site. The lecture has been underwritten by an ASA Fellow. Please use the registration form to register for the tutorial session.

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SPECIAL MEETING FEATURES

A student transportation subsidies fund has been established to provide limited funds to students to partially defray transportation expenses to meetings. Students presenting papers who propose to travel in groups using economical ground transportation will be given first priority to receive subsidies, although these conditions are not mandatory. No reimbursement is intended for the cost of food or housing. The amount granted each student depends on the number of requests received. To apply for a subsidy, submit a proposal (e-mail preferred) to be received by 12 April to: Jolene Ehl, ASA, Suite 1NO1, 2 Huntington Quadrangle, Melville, NY 11747-4502, Tel: 516-576-2359, Fax: 516-576-2377, Email: jehl@aip.org. The proposal should include your status as a student; whether you have submitted an abstract; whether you are a member of ASA; method of travel; if traveling by auto; whether you will travel alone or with other students; names of those traveling with you; and approximate cost of transportation.

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 New York meeting. This award is designed for young professionals who have completed the doctorate in the past five years (i.e., not currently enrolled as a student), who plan to present a paper at the New York meeting. Each award will be of the order of $300. It is anticipated that the Committee will grant a maximum of three awards. Applicants should submit a request for support, a copy of the abstract they have submitted for the meeting and a current resume/vita which provides information on their involvement in the field of acoustics and the ASA to: Melissa Epstein, Biomedical Sciences, Room 5A12, University of Maryland Dental School, 666 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21201; Fax: 410-706-0193; Email: mae001@dental.umaryland.edu. Deadline for receipt of applications is 15 April.

The Education Committee has established a program for students to meet one on one with members of the Acoustical Society over lunch. The purpose is to make it easier for students to meet and interact with members at meetings. Each lunch pairing is arranged separately. Students who wish to participate may sign up by contacting David Blackstock, University of Texas at Austin, Mechanical Engineering Dept., 1 University Station C2200, Austin TX 78712-0292; Tel.: 512-471-3145; Fax: 512-471-1045; Email: dtb@mail.utexas.edu. The information needed in order to arrange each pairing is the student's name, university, department, status (graduate student or undergraduate), research field, interests in acoustics, and days that are free for lunch. The sign-up deadline is one week before the start of the meeting, but an earlier sign-up is strongly encouraged. The cost of the meal is the responsibility of each participant.

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75th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

The Celebratory Banquet will be held on Tuesday, 25 May, at 6:30 p.m. A filmed presentation of the Society's "Glorious Past" featuring the past presidents will be presented. Some special awards will be given, and all present who have been members for 30 years or more will be honored. A musical presentation will be part of the entertainment. The banquet cost will be $65 per person for preregistration by 12 April and $75 thereafter including on-site registration at the meeting (cash bar). It is urged that tickets be reserved using the preregistration form so that the size of banquet space needed will be known.

The celebration will begin at 8:30 a.m. at City Center (55th Street between Ave. of the Americas and 7th Ave.). There is no admission charge, but each person, including spouses and guests, must wear a meeting registration badge. The festivities will start with the Plenary Session at which major Society awards will be presented, special announcements made, the outgoing president honored, and the incoming president introduced. After a brief "standing" intermission, an extraordinary "Celebratory Look Into The Future " will be presented.

At about 11:30 a.m., a one-hour demonstration of an advanced virtual orchestra will be featured. Twenty-four loudspeakers with tonal quality to match the acoustical instrument being emulated will be located in the orchestra pit of the theater. A computer operator will have complete real-time control over orchestral dynamics and tempo. The computer operator and two singers will follow a professional conductor.

Immediately following the celebratory session, the College of Fellows will hold a reception for all past and new ASA Fellows in the Mezzanine Lobby of City Center (second floor). Photos will be will be taken for the ASA archives. Champagne and cheese (no lunch) will be served. The cost is $25 per attendee (plus one free guest per Fellow). The reception is expected to last until 1:30 p.m. Space is limited to 300 guests and Fellow counts are needed so please make your reservation using the preregistration form.

Premier Tour: ASA has chartered a Circle-Line cruise boat for a tour around Manhattan Island, with a tour guide, that lasts 3 hours and includes skyline views of: Battery Park, Ellis Island, Statue of Liberty, Wall Street, Brooklyn Bridge, Empire State Building, Chrysler Building, United Nations Buildings, Gracie Mansion, Yankee Stadium, New Jersey Palisades, George Washington Bridge, Grant's Tomb and more. Tickets are $40 for adults and $25 for children, including bus transportation between hotel and pier; lead bus loads at 1:45 p.m. Box lunches are available for $17.

A tour bus to the Steinway Piano Factory will depart from City Center at 1:30 p.m. The Steinway Factory was recently featured in The New York Times and is a very special and historical site. Box lunches will be available on the bus for $17. The bus will return to the hotel at about 4:30 p.m. The event is sponsored by the Acoustical Society Foundation and the cost is $60. This tour is limited to 44 participants.

A tour to the Rose Planetarium at the Museum of Natural History will depart from the hotel at 3:30 p.m. This tour features attendance at a regularly scheduled show in the Museum followed by a one-hour "behind the scenes" private tour conducted by the chief audio engineer. He will demonstrate the most complex multi-channel spatialized audio system and equally complex video computer system ever built. The bus will return to the hotel about 6:00 p.m. The event is sponsored by the Acoustical Society Foundation and the cost is $60. This tour is limited to 44 participants.

A walking tour to two of New York's finest organs with performances will be held on Wednesday afternoon. The tour will leave from the Sheraton at 2:00 p.m. and return at about 5:30 p.m. The cost of the tour is $60 per person.

A pipe organ concert will occur at the St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 53rd Street and 5th Avenue (a short 5 to 10 minute walk from hotel), May 26, at 7:00 p.m. The concert is expected to last about 1 and one-half hours. There is no admission charge.

New York City tours leave from a stop across the street from the Sheraton every 20 minutes. The most interesting tours offer passes good for 24 hours, that allow one to get on and off the bus and stop to see specific sights or to eat. If one stays on the bus, the tours take 2 to 3 hours to complete. For details, refer to www.just-tours.net/; or www.shop.viator.com, or www.allnewyorktours.com. No tour is permitted to go to ground zero. (Cost by e-mail or at departure terminal $39 to $49 for upper or lower Manhattan tours).

New York's famous Fifth Avenue shopping street is two blocks East from the hotel and features such stores as Bergdorf Goodman, Saks Fifth Avenue, Tiffany's, Lord and Taylor and a multitude of fine shops from all countries.

On Thursday evening a social hour will be held to which all registrants are invited as guests of the Society. The event will take place at the Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers. Dress casually. Cash bar.

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TRANSPORTATION AND HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS

New York City is served by three airports: John F. Kennedy International (JFK), LaGuardia Airport (LGA) and Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR). Information for all three airports can be found on the Port Authority website, www.panynj.gov/aviation.html Please note that a three-day holiday weekend (May 29-31) follows the week of the meeting and air and automobile traffic leaving New York on Friday, 28 May, is expected to be higher than usual.

The meeting will be held at the Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers. Please make your reservations directly with the hotel and ask for one of the rooms being held for the Acoustical Society of America (ASA). The reservation cut-off date for the special discounted ASA rates is 1 May 2004; after this date, the conference rate will no longer be available. See the section on Hotel Reservation information for information about the hotel and special ASA rates.

ASA will compile a list of people 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 preference, by 23 April 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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HOTEL RESERVATION INFORMATION

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GENERAL INFORMATION

Meetings of Administrative, Technical and Standards Committees, including Working Groups, will be announced in the printed program if requests are received not later than 16 January 2004. Requests for meeting space, special luncheons, etc., should be made as early as possible to: Damian Doria, Artec Consultants, 114 W. 26 St., 12th Floor, New York, NY 10001; Tel.: 212-242-0120; Fax: 212-645-8635; E-mail: dd@artec-usa.com.

Requests should be made by e-mail, postal mail or fax 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.

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, asa@aip.org.

Additional information about things to do in New York City during you visit is available online at www.nycvisit.com

Information about New York theaters and concerts may be obtained from AmericanaTicketsNY, www.americanatickets.comand tickets ordered in advance. The telephone number of their branch in the Sheraton Hotel is 212-397-0372.

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REGISTRATION INFORMATION

The registration desk at the meeting will open on Monday, 24 May, at the Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers. To register use the downloadable registration form or register online at https://scitation.aip.org/ASA/ny.jsp. If your registration is not received at the ASA headquarters by 26 April you must register on-site.

Registration fees are as follows:

                             Preregistration by  Registration after
Category                           12 April             12 April 
                                 

Acoustical Society Members             $350                $400      

Acoustical Society Members One-Day     $175                $200

Nonmembers                             $400                $450

Nonmembers One-Day                     $200                $225

Nonmember Invited Speakers             $75                 $75

Students (with current ID cards)       $35                 $35

Emeritus members of ASA                $75                 $75      
(Emeritus status pre-approved by ASA)

Accompanying Persons                   $75                 $75
(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 (2004) of membership. (Full price for dues: $100).

NOTE: A $25 PROCESSING FEE WILL BE CHARGED TO THOSE WHO WISH TO CANCEL THEIR REGISTRATION AFTER 12 APRIL.

Online registration is now available at https://scitation.aip.org/ASA/ny.jsp.

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WORLD WIDE WEB MEETING ABSTRACT SUBMISSION PROCEDURES

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

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

3. Enter Password: New York

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. 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.

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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. 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@listserv.aip.org with the body of the message consisting of just the line

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 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.

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}
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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.] \end{abstract}

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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.]

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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