158th MEETING OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA

158th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America
Hyatt Regency San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas
26-30 October 2009

The 158th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America will be held Monday through Friday, 26-30 October 2009 at the Hyatt Regency San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA.. Registration will open on Monday, 26 October, at 7:30 a.m. Technical sessions will be held Monday through Friday

SECTION HEADINGS

HOTEL INFORMATION
TRANSPORTATION AND TRAVEL DIRECTIONS
STUDENT TRANSPORTATION SUBSIDIES
YOUNG INVESTIGATOR TRAVEL GRANT
MESSAGES FOR ATTENDEES
ROOM SHARING
REGISTRATION
ASSISTIVE LISTENING DEVICES
TECHNICAL SESSIONS
TECHNICAL SESSION DESIGNATIONS
HOT TOPICS SESSION
ROSSING PRIZE IN ACOUSTICS EDUCATION AND ACOUSTICS EDUCATION PRIZE LECTURE
MUNK AWARD AND MUNK AWARD LECTURE
TUTORIAL LECTURE: PODCASTING DEMYSTIFIED: FROM CONCEPT TO PRODUCTION FOR EVERY BUDGET
SHORT COURSE ON ACOUSTIC IMAGING APPLICATIONS: SEISMIC, UNDERWATER, BIOMEDICAL AND SPEECH
TECHNICAL COMMITTEE OPEN MEETINGS
TECHNICAL TOUR
PLENARY SESSION AND AWARDS CEREMONY
ANSI STANDARDS COMMITTEES
COFFEE BREAKS
A/V PREVIEW ROOM
ONLINE MEETING PAPERS
PROCEEDINGS OF MEETINGS ON ACOUSTICS
E-MAIL ACCESS
BUFFET SOCIALS
FELLOWS' LUNCHEON
STUDENTS MEET MEMBERS FOR LUNCH
STUDENT ICEBREAKER AND STUDENT RECEPTION
COMMITTEE ON WOMEN IN ACOUSTICS LUNCHEON
WOMEN IN ACOUSTICS ROUNDTABLE MENTORING
JAM SESSION
CHILD CARE AND CHILD CARE GRANTS
ACCOMPANYING PERSONS PROGRAM
WEATHER
TECHNICAL PROGRAM ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
MEETING ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
PHOTOGRAPHING AND RECORDING
NOTE TO SMOKERS
ABSTRACT ERRATA
GUIDELINES FOR ORAL PRESENTATIONS
SUGGESTIONS FOR EFFECTIVE POSTER PRESENTATIONS
GUIDELINES FOR USE OF COMPUTER PROJECTION
DATES OF FUTURE ASA MEETINGS

1. HOTEL INFORMATION

The Hyatt Regency San Antonio is the headquarters hotel all meeting events will be held.

A block of guest rooms at discounted rates has been reserved for meeting participants at the Hyatt Regency San Antonio. Early reservations are strongly recommended. Note that the special ASA meeting rates are not guaranteed after 3 October 2009. You must mention the Acoustical Society of America when making your reservations to obtain the special ASA meeting rates.

HYATT REGENCY SAN ANTONIO

The Hyatt Regency San Antonio is located on the Riverwalk in downtown San Antonio. The Riverwalk is the heart of the San Antonio entertainment district and is a park-like area that borders the San Antonio River as it meanders through the downtown area. The hotel is situated such that rooms have views of the historic Alamo, the Riverwalk and downtown San Antonio.

The Hyatt comprises 632 extra large contemporary guestrooms with Hyatt Grand Beds™, iHome stereo with iPod dock, generous work desk, and Wi-Fi Business Plan rooms are also available.

Hyatt Regency San Antonio
123 Losoya Street
San Antonio, TX 78205
Tel: (210) 222-1234
Toll-Free: 1-800-233-1234
sanantonioregency.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels

ONLINE RESERVATIONS

www.sanantonioregency.hyatt.com/groupbooking/satrsasa72009

ROOM RATE

Single/Double Occupany: $189.00
Triple Occupany: $214.00
Quadruple Occupancy: $239.00

All rooms are subject to 16.75% tax

Reservation cut-off date: 3 October 2009

2. TRANSPORTATION AND TRAVEL DIRECTIONS

San Antonio International Airport (SAT) is located on the north side of San Antonio at the intersection of Interstate Highway Loop 410 and U.S. Highway 281. It is approximately 20 minutes from the central business district. SAT is served by the following airlines: Terminal 1: Aeromexico, Aerolitoral, Delta, Frontier, Mexicana, Midwest, Southwest, Skywest, United; Terminal 2: American, Continental, and U.S. Air.

Attendees arriving via commercial transportation are encouraged to use public transportation to travel to the Hyatt (rather than car rental) as driving in San Antonio center city can be challenging and parking can be costly and may be limited.

There are a variety of ground transportation options between San Antonio International and surrounding metropolitan area destinations. Transportation information is available from the booths located curbside in front of both Terminals 1 and 2. Uniformed transportation agents can describe offered services and provide rates to various destinations. For additional ground transportation information please call (210) 207-3411.

Shared Ride Shuttle: A shuttle service is available from the San Antonio International Airport to downtown hotels for $18.00 per person one-way, or $32.00 round-trip. For additional information visit (www.saairportshuttle.com).

Taxicabs: Taxicabs are available at the lower level curbside, outside of baggage claim, at Terminal 1 and at the front curbside of Terminal 2 just outside baggage claim. The cost from the airport to the Hyatt Regency is approximately $20.00 to $23.00 USD. For additional information visit (www.sanantonio.gov/aviation/taxicabs.asp)

Automobile Rental: San Antonio International Airport is served by nine major car rental companies which have counter spaces in each of the Terminals. For additional information visit: (www.sanantonio.gov/aviation/carrentals.asp)

Driving information from the airport: Take 281 South which will turn into I-37 South near the downtown area. Follow I-37 South and exit onto Houston Street. Turn right on Houston and proceed 5 traffic lights to Broadway. Turn left on to Broadway and continue down 3 1/2 blocks. Broadway changes to Losoya Street at East Houston. The Hyatt will be on the right.

Parking at the Hyatt: Hyatt parking is located directly across the street from the hotel at the Central Parking System garage. Self-parking with in/out privileges is offered for $23.00 a day, plus tax, and valet parking with in/out privileges for $27.00 a day, plus tax.

3. STUDENT TRANSPORTATION SUBSIDIES

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 14 September to: Jolene Ehl, ASA, Suite 1NO1, 2 Huntington Quadrangle, Melville, NY 11747-4502, Tel: 516-576-2359, Fax: 516-576-2377, E-mail: 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.

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4. YOUNG INVESTIGATOR TRAVEL GRANT

The Committee on Women in Acoustics (WIA) is sponsoring a Young Investigator Travel Grant to help with travel costs associated with presenting a paper at the San Antonio meeting. Young professionals who have completed their doctorate in the past five years are eligible to apply if they plan to present a paper at the San Antonio meeting, are not currently students, and have not previously received the award. Each award will be of the order of $300 with three awards anticipated. Awards will be presented by check at the WIA luncheon at the meeting. Both men and women may apply. Applicants should submit a request for support, a copy of the abstract for t heir presentation at the meeting, and a current resume/vita which includes information on their involvement in the field of acoustics and in the ASA. Submission by e-mail is preferred to Dr. Sarah Hargus Ferguson safergus@ku.edu. Deadline for receipt of applications is 15 September.

5. MESSAGES FOR ATTENDEES

Messages for attendees may be left by calling the Hyatt Regency San Antonio Tel: (210) 222-1234 and asking for the ASA Registration Desk during the meeting, where a message board will be located. This board may also be used by attendees who wish to contact one another.

6. ROOM SHARING

ASA will compile a list of those who wish to share a hotel room and its cost. To be listed, send your name, telephone number, e-mail address, gender, smoker or nonsmoker preference, not later than 18 September to the Acoustical Society of America, preferably by e-mail: asa@aip.org or by postal mail to Acoustical Society of America, 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.

7. REGISTRATION

Registration is required for all attendees and accompanying persons. Registration badges must be worn in order to participate in technical sessions and other meeting activities.

Registration will open on Monday, 26 October, at 7:30 a.m. in the Regency Foyer of the Hyatt.

Checks or travelers checks in U.S. funds drawn on U.S. banks and Visa, MasterCard and American Express credit cards will be accepted for payment of registration. Meeting attendees who have pre-registered may pick up their badges and registration materials at the pre-registration desk.

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 only on the day of their presentation may register without charge. The registration fee for nonmember invited speakers who wish to participate for more than one day is $110 and includes a one-year Associate Membership in the ASA upon completion of an application form.

Register online or use the downloadable registration form. If your registration is not received at the ASA headquarters by 5 October you must register on-site.

Registration fees are as follows:

Preregistration by Category 5 October Onsite Registration Acoustical Society Members $385 $435 Acoustical Society Members One-Day Attendance* $195 $245 Nonmembers $435 $485 Nonmembers One-Day Attendance* $220 $270 Nonmember Invited Speakers One-Day Attendance* Fee waived Fee waived Nonmember Invited Speakers $110 $110 (Includes one-year ASA membership upon completion of an application) ASA Early Career Associate or Full Members $195 $220 (For ASA members who transferred from ASA student member status in 2007, 2008, or 2009) ASA Student Members (with current ID cards) Fee waived $25 Nonmember Students (with current ID cards) $50 $60 Emeritus members of ASA $50 $75 (Emeritus status pre-approved by ASA) Accompanying Persons $50 $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 (2010) of membership. Invited speakers who are members of the Acoustical Society of America are expected to pay the registration fee, but nonmember invited speakers may register for one-day only without charge. A nonmember invited speaker who pays the full-week registration fee, will be given one free year of membership upon completion of an ASA application form.

If you register as a Nonmember Student and complete a membership application, your first year's membership dues (2010) are waived.

Special note to students who pre-registered online: You will also be required to show your student id card when picking-up your registration materials at the meeting.

NOTE: A $25 PROCESSING FEE WILL BE CHARGED TO THOSE WHO WISH TO CANCEL THEIR REGISTRATION AFTER 5 OCTOBER.

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*Note: One-day registration is for participants who will attend the meeting for only one day. If you will be at the meeting for more than one day either presenting a paper and/or attending sessions, you must register and pay the full registration fee.

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8. ASSISTIVE LISTENING DEVICES

The ASA has purchased assistive listening devices (ALDs) for the benefit of meeting attendees who need them at technical sessions. Attendees with hearing loss are encouraged to take advantage of ALDs. Any attendee who will require an assistive listening device should advise the Society in advance of the meeting by writing to: Acoustical Society of America, Suite 1NO1, 2 Huntington Quadrangle, Melville, NY 11747-4502; Email: asa@aip.org

9. TECHNICAL SESSIONS

The technical program includes 82 sessions, with 660 papers scheduled for presentation during the meeting.

Session Chairs have been instructed to adhere strictly to the printed time schedule, both to be fair to all speakers and to permit attendees to schedule moving from one session to another to hear specific papers. If an author is not present to deliver a lecture-style paper, the Session Chairs have been instructed either to call for additional discussion of papers already given or to declare a short recess so that subsequent papers are not given ahead of the designated times.

Several sessions are scheduled in poster format, with the display times indicated in the program schedule.

10. TECHNICAL SESSION DESIGNATIONS

The first character is a number indicating the day the session will be held, as follows:

1-Monday, 26 October
2-Tuesday, 27 October
3-Wednesday, 28 October
4-Thursday, 29 October
5-Friday, 30 October

The second character is a lower case "a" for a.m., "p" for p.m., or "e" for evening corresponding to the time of day the session will take place. The third and fourth characters are capital letters indicating the primary Technical Committee that organized the session using the following abbreviations or codes:

AA - Architectural Acoustics
AB - Animal Bioacoustics
AO - Acoustical Oceanography
BB - Biomedical Ultrasound/Bioresponse to Vibration
EA - Engineering Acoustics
ED - Education in Acoustics
ID - Interdisciplinary
MU - Musical Acoustics
NS - Noise
PA - Physical Acoustics
PP - Psychological and Physiological Acoustics
SA - Structural Acoustics and Vibration
SC - Speech Communication
SP - Signal Processing in Acoustics
UW - Underwater Acoustics

In sessions where the same group is the primary organizer of more than one session scheduled in the same morning or afternoon, a fifth character, either lower-case "a," "b," or "c" is used to distinguish the sessions. Each paper within a session is identified by a paper number following the session-designating characters, in conventional manner. As hypothetical examples: paper 2pEA3 would be the third paper in a session on Tuesday afternoon organized by the Engineering Acoustics Technical Committee; 3pSAb5 would be the fifth paper in the second of two sessions on Wednesday afternoon sponsored by the Structural Acoustics and Vibration Technical Committee.

Note that technical sessions are listed both in the calendar and the body of the program in the numerical and alphabetical order of the session designations rather than the order of their starting times. For example, session 3aAA would be listed ahead of session 3aAO even if the latter session began earlier in the same morning.

11. HOT TOPICS SESSION

Hot Topics session 3pID will be held on Wednesday, 28 October, at 1:00 p.m. in the Rio Grande East. Papers will be presented on current topics in the fields of Acoustical Oceanography, Biomedical Ultrasound/Bioresponse to Vibration and Noise.

12. ROSSING PRIZE IN ACOUSTICS EDUCATION AND ACOUSTICS EDUCATION PRIZE LECTURE

The 2009 Rossing Prize in Acoustics Education will be awarded to James V. Sanders, Naval Postgraduate School, at the Plenary Session on Wednesday, 28 October. James Sanders will present the Acoustics Education Prize Lecture titled "Fundamental acoustics education and applications" on Wednesday, 26 October, at 2:15 p.m. in Session 3pID in Rio Grande East.

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13. MUNK AWARD AND MUNK AWARD LECTURE

The 2009 Munk Award will be presented to James F. Lynch, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, at the Plenary Session on Wednesday, 28 October. The Munk Award and Medal are granted jointly by The Oceanography Society, the Office of Naval Research, and the Office of the Oceanographer of the Navy. There have been eight recipients since the award was established in 1993. This will be the first time that the Munk Award is presented at an ASA meeting.

James Lynch will present the Munk Award Lecture titled "Acoustical oceanography and shallow water acoustics" on Tuesday, 27 October, at 3:45 p.m. in Session 2pAOb in Rio Grande East.

14. TUTORIAL LECTURE: PODCASTING DEMYSTIFIED: FROM CONCEPT TO PRODUCTION FOR EVERY BUDGET

A tutorial lecture on Podcasting Demystified: From Concept to Production for Every Budget will be given by Kathleen P. King of Fordham University and The Teachers' Podcast on Monday, 26 October, at 7:00 p.m. in Rio Grande Center.

Podcasting offers an inexpensive and yet powerful way to reach people around the globe in audio or video format. Dr. King has hosted and produced over 8 series, reached over 6 million people through her podcasting work, written 2 books and presented many seminars on this, other digital media and distance learning topics. Utilizing this experience, Dr. King will provide insight in the many different formats, audiences, hosting features, and applications of podcasting.

Lecture notes will be available at the meeting in limited supply. Those who register by 5 October are guaranteed receipt of a set of notes.

To partially defray the cost of the lecture a registration fee is charged. The fee is $15.00 USD for registration received by 5 October and $25.00 USD at the meeting. The fee for students with current ID cards is $7.00 USD for registration received by 5 October and $12.00 USD at the meeting. Register online or use the downloadable registration form.

15. SHORT COURSE ON ACOUSTIC IMAGING APPLICATIONS: SEISMIC, UNDERWATER, BIOMEDICAL AND SPEECH

A short course on Acoustic Imaging Applications: Seismic, Underwater, Biomedical, and Speech will be given on Sunday, 25 October, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Monday, 26 October, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Pecan room.

Acoustic imaging is both a tool that continues to be used and an emerging area in many disciplines. This short course will introduce how acoustic imaging is utilized on the forefront of science in four different acoustic disciplines: seismic imaging, underwater acoustic imaging, biomedical ultrasound imaging, and ultrasound imaging of speech.

The short course will be taught by a team of instructors who cover a wide range of expertise in acoustic imaging. Max Deffenbaugh, research geophysicist with ExxonMobil Research & Engineering Company, works on seismic signal processing and the estimation of rock properties from seismic data. Jules Jaffe, Research Oceanographer at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, has worked in the field for 25 years. Christy Holland, Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Cincinnati, is currently editor of Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, the official Journal of the World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology. Maureen Stone, Professor at the University of Maryland Dental School, has used ultrasound to study normal and pathological tongue motion for almost 30 years.

The registration fee is $250.00 USD and covers attendance, instructional materials and coffee breaks. The number of attendees will be limited so please register early to avoid disappointment. Only those who have registered by 5 October will be guaranteed receipt of instructional materials. There will be a $50.00 USD discount for registration made prior to 20 October. Full refunds will be made for cancellations prior to 20 October. Any cancellation after 5 October will be charged a $25.00 USD processing fee. Register online or use the downloadable registration form. If you miss the preregistration deadline and are interested in attending the course, please send an email to asa@aip.org.

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16. TECHNICAL COMMITTEE OPEN MEETINGS

Committees will hold open meetings on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday evenings at the Hyatt. On Tuesday and Thursday the meetings will be held starting immediately after the Social Hours at 7:30 p.m. On Wednesday, one technical committee will meet at 7:30 p.m.

These are working, collegial meetings. Much of the work of the Society is accomplished by actions that originate and are taken in these meetings including proposals for special sessions, workshops and technical initiatives. All meeting participants are cordially invited to attend these meetings and to participate actively in the discussions.

17. TECHNICAL TOUR

ETS-Lindgren Acoustic Research Laboratory and Factory Tour - Tuesday, October 27, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm A tour of the new Acoustic Research Laboratory in Cedar Park, Texas will be conducted on Tuesday, October 27. The schedule for the day includes a technical discussion on acoustic test facilities followed by a lunch break and factory tour. As a bonus, the tour will feature demonstrations of the material presented in the technical discussion.

Tour participants will see several state-of-the-art chambers for acoustic test services, including a hemi-anechoic chamber and two reverberation chambers, impedance tubes and supporting acoustic test equipment and software. The laboratory offers product noise emission testing and structural/architectural acoustic testing. Product noise emission testing is commonly performed in the double-walled hemi-anechoic chamber that is designed to measure very low noise emissions from products and devices at 80 Hz and above. Outside chamber dimensions are 8.5 m long x 8.5 m wide x 7 m high. This chamber is ideal for testing sound power and pressure levels as well as small fan noise. Products tested include Information Technology Equipment (ITE) such as laptop computers and associated printers, home appliances, garden equipment - essentially any noise emitting device may be tested in this chamber. Commonly referenced standards for testing in this chamber include ISO 3744, ISO 3745, ISO 7779, ISO 11201, and ECMA 74. Structural/architectural acoustic testing is performed in the reverberation chambers. With transmission loss testing of wall samples, windows, doors, automobile panels and the like, design engineers can determine how much sound energy is transmitted through a product sample at specific frequencies. Sound absorption testing may also be performed in these chambers. The source chamber measures 7.4 m long x 5.9 m wide x 4.8 m high; the receive chamber measures 7.4 m long x 9.2 m wide x 6 m high. ASTM E90, ASTM C423, ASTM E596, and ISO 3741 are the most commonly referenced standards for testing in these chambers.

To enhance chamber performance, the hemi-anechoic inner chamber sits on a 50 ton isolated concrete slab while the reverberation chambers sit on individual floating concrete slabs. The laboratory is ISO 17025 accredited under the US Department of Commerce NIST National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) Lab Code 100286-0.

The tour will also feature a stop in ETS-Lindgren's ISO 9001 certified factory. Tour participants will see how acoustic chambers are constructed.

Bus loading will begin promptly at 8:00 am outside the main entrance of the Hyatt Regency Hotel, on Losoya Street. Tour participants will travel in a luxury air-conditioned motor coach for the approximate 90 minute ride to Cedar Park (near Austin). The bus is equipped with bathroom facilities. Refreshments will be provided upon arrival at ETS-Lindgren. A traditional Texas Style BBQ lunch buffet will be served at noon. Snacks in the afternoon and a treat for the return bus ride to San Antonio will also be provided. The bus will depart Cedar Park by 2:30 pm for an arrival at the Hyatt Hotel before 5:00 pm, traffic permitting.

Please note tour attendance is limited to 50 people and reservations will be confirmed in the order received until space is filled. There is no fee to attend, but you must have a prior reservation to board the bus. To make your reservation, please visit www.ets-lindgrenregistration.com/ASAtour. For more information, please contact Janet O'Neil, janet.oneil@ets-lindgren.com or phone +1.425.868.2558.

18. PLENARY SESSION AND AWARDS CEREMONY

A plenary session will be held Wednesday, 28 October at 3:30 p.m. in Regency West. The Silver Medal in Acoustical Oceanography will be presented to Robert Spindel and the Silver Medal in Noise will be presented to Michael R. Stinson.

The Science Writing Award in Acoustics for Journalists will be presented to Rachel Ehrenberg and the Science Writing Award for Professionals in Acoustics will be presented to Ingo R. Titze.

Certificates will be presented to Fellows elected at the Portland meeting of the Society.

19. ANSI STANDARDS COMMITTEES

The meeting of the ASA Committee on Standards and ANSI Accredited Standards Committees advisory working groups will be held at the dates and times listed in the Schedule of Committee Meetings and Other Events.

Meetings of selected advisory working groups are often held in conjunction with Society meetings and are listed in the calendar or on the standards bulletin board in the registration area, e.g., S12/WGI8-Room Criteria.

People interested in attending and in becoming involved in working group activities should contact the ASA Standards Manager for further information about these groups, or about the ASA Standards Program in general, at the following address: Susan Blaeser, ASA Standards Manager, Standards Secretariat, Acoustical Society of America, Suite 114E, 35 Pinelawn Road, Melville, NY 11747; Tel.: 631-390-0215; Fax: 631-390-0217; Email: asastds@aip.org.

20. COFFEE BREAKS

Morning coffee breaks will be held each day in the Regency Foyer from 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and outside the Bowie Room at the Losoya Center on Wednesday and Friday mornings from 10:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.

21. A/V PREVIEW ROOM The Directors Room on will be set up as an A/V preview room for authors' convenience, and will be available on Monday through Thursday from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

22. ONLINE MEETING PAPERS

The ASA Meeting Papers Online site can be found at scitation.aip.org/asameetingpapers/

Authors of papers to be presented at meetings will be able to post their full papers or presentation materials for others who are interested in obtaining detailed information about meeting presentations. Submission procedures and password information have been mailed to authors with the acceptance notices.

Those interested in obtaining copies of submitted papers for this meeting and the immediate past meeting may access the service at anytime. No password is needed.

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23. PROCEEDINGS OF MEETINGS ON ACOUSTICS

The upcoming meeting of the Acoustical Society of America will have a published proceedings, and submission is optional. The proceedings will be a separate volume of the online journal, "Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics" (POMA). This is an open access journal, so that its articles are available in pdf format without charge to anyone in the world for downloading. Authors who are scheduled to present papers at the meeting are encouraged to prepare a suitable version in pdf format that will appear in POMA. The format requirements for POMA are somewhat more stringent than for posting on the ASA Online Meetings Papers Site, but the two versions could be the same. The posting at the Online Meetings Papers site, however, is not archival, and posted papers will be taken down six months after the meeting. The POMA online site for submission of papers from the meeting will be opened about one-month after authors are notified that their papers have been accepted for presentation. It is not necessary to wait until after the meeting to submit one's paper to POMA. Further information regarding POMA can be found at the site http://asa.aip.org/poma.html. Published papers from previous meetings can be seen at the site http://scitation.aip.org/POMA.

24. E-MAIL ACCESS

Computers providing e-mail access will be available 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday to Thursday and 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon on Friday in the Medina Room where several desktop computers will be provided as well as connections for attendees' laptop computers. Wireless access will be available in the Los Rios Foyer throughout the meeting.

25. BUFFET SOCIALS

Complimentary buffet socials with cash bar will be held on Tuesday, 27 October, and Thursday, 29 October, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Regency Ballroom.

All meeting attendees are invited to attend the social hours. The ASA hosts these social hours to provide a relaxing setting for meeting attendees to meet and mingle with their friends and colleagues as well as an opportunity for new members and first-time attendees to meet and introduce themselves to others in the field. A second goal of the socials is to provide a sufficient meal so that meeting attendees can attend the Technical Committees meetings that begin immediately after the socials at 7:30 p.m.

26. FELLOWS' LUNCHEON

A Fellows Luncheon will be held on Thursday, 29 October, at 12:00 noon in Regency West. The luncheon is open to all attendees and their guests. Purchase your tickets at the Registration Desk before 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, 28 October. The cost is $30.00 per ticket. Purchase tickets online or use the downloadable registration form.

27. STUDENTS MEET MEMBERS FOR LUNCH

The ASA Education Committee provides a way for a student to meet one-on-one with a member of the Acoustical Society over lunch. The purpose is to make it easier for students to meet and interact with members at ASA meetings. Each lunch pairing is arranged separately. Students who wish to participate should contact David Blackstock, University of Texas at Austin, by email dtb@mail.utexas.edu or telephone 512-343-8248 (alternative number 512-471-3145). Please give Dr. Blackstock your name, university, department, degree you are seeking (BS, MS, or PhD), research field, acoustical interests, and days you are free for lunch. The sign-up deadline is ten days before the start of the meeting, but an earlier sign-up is strongly encouraged. Each participant pays for his/her own meal.

28. STUDENT ICEBREAKER AND STUDENT RECEPTION

A Student Icebreaker will be held on Monday, 26 October, from 5:30 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. in the Garden Terrace which will provide an opportunity for students to meet informally with fellow students and invited members of the Acoustical Society. Students are encouraged to attend the tutorial lecture on the topic of podcasting which begins at 7:00 p.m. in Rio Grande (Center).

The Students' Reception will be held on Wednesday, 28 October, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the Chula Vista Room. This reception, sponsored by the Acoustical Society of America and supported by the National Council of Acoustical Consultants, will provide an opportunity for students to meet informally with fellow students and other members of the Acoustical Society. All students are encouraged to attend, especially students who are first time attendees or those from smaller universities.

Students will find in their conference registration envelopes a small sticker to place on their name tags identifying them as students. Although wearing the sticker is not mandatory, it will allow for easier networking between students and other meeting attendees.

Students are encouraged to refer to the student guide, also found in their envelopes, for important program and meeting information pertaining only to students attending the ASA meeting. They are also encouraged to visit the official ASA Student Home Page at www.acosoc.org/student/ to learn more about student involvement in ASA.

29. COMMITTEE ON WOMEN IN ACOUSTICS LUNCHEON

The Women in Acoustics luncheon will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, 28 October, in the Chula Vista Room. Those who wish to attend must purchase their tickets in advance by 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, 27 October.

Those who wish to attend this luncheon must register online or use the downloadable registration form. The fee is $20 (students $10) for pre-registration by 5 October and $25 (students $10) at the meeting.

30. WOMEN IN ACOUSTICS ROUNDTABLE MENTORING

The Women in Acoustics roundtable which will be held Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. in the Nueces Room will provide an opportunity for mentorship from female leaders in the Society. Informal small group discussions with be facilitated with mentors about challenges they have faced in acoustics and their career advice. Topics such as effective collegial relations, time management, work-life-family balance, early career issues, and other topics will be discussed. Males and females in all stages of their careers are welcome!

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31. JAM SESSION

A "Jam Session" will be scheduled with music provided by ASA members and other meeting attendees. Details will be provided here as they become available.

32. CHILD CARE AND CHILD CARE GRANTS

Child care for the San Antonio meeting will be provided by Northside Sitter's Club (Rosie Castro: 210-710-7940, Info@norhtsidesittersclub.com, www.northsidesittersclub.com). The cost for child care is $15/hour (+ $20/day sitter travel fee). The child care services will be provided at individual family hotel rooms.

The Committee on Women in Acoustics (WIA) is sponsoring a Child Care Grant to help with child care costs associated with bringing a child to the San Antonio meeting. Each award will be of the order of $300 with three awards anticipated. Awards will be presented by check at the WIA luncheon. Applicants must be presenting a paper at the meeting and both men and women may apply. Applicants should submit a request for support, clearly outlining the need for child care support and estimating the cost of such care, a copy of the abstract for their presentation at the meeting, and a current resume/vita which includes information on their involvement in the field of acoustics and in the ASA. Submission by e-mail is preferred to Dr. Andone Lavery at alavery@whoi.edu. Deadline for receipt of applications is 15 September 2009.

33. ACCOMPANYING PERSONS' PROGRAM

Spouses and other visitors are welcome at the San Antonio meeting. The registration fee for accompanying persons is $75.00. A hospitality room for accompanying persons will be open in the Brazos Ballroom from 8:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. each day throughout the meeting where information about activities in and around San Antonio will be provided.

San Antonio, Texas is a very historic city with a wide variety of interesting sites in the city as well as in surrounding areas. Information about these sites and opportunities to schedule and sign-up for tours to many of these sites will be available.

For tours that will require transportation and admission fees, accompanying persons should plan to sign up and pay the fees on Monday, 26 October to insure a reservation and that the tour will run. Tours will also be available that will not require scheduled transportation and may not require admission fees.

34. WEATHER

With 300 days of sunshine a year, San Antonio is an ideal destination year round. Warm summers and mild winters are complemented by a very pleasant spring and fall. The average annual precipitation is just 29.05 inches. In October the daily average temperature rages from 40°-87° F, so come prepared for cool weather as well as warm. .

35. TECHNICAL PROGRAM ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Nicholas P. Chotiros, Chair; Juan I. Arvelo, Acoustical Oceanography; Rama Ratnam, Animal Bioacoustics; Douglas F. Winker, David S. Woolworth, Architectural Acoustics; Mark Wochner , Biomedical Ultrasound/ Bioresponse to Vibration; Preston S. Wilson, Education in Acoustics and Physical Acoustics; Daniel Costley, Engineering Acoustics; James M. Cottingham, Musical Acoustics; Pamela J. Harght, Noise; Craig Champlin, Psychological and Physiological Acoustics; Natalia Sodorovskaia, Signal Processing in Acoustics; Rajka Smiljanic, Augustine Agwuele, Speech Communication; Kai Ming Li, Structural Acoustics and Vibration; Marcia J. Isakson, Underwater Acoustics.

36. MEETING ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Clark S. Penrod, General Chair; Nicholas P. Chotiros, Technical Program Chair; Tim Hawkins, Deputy to the General Chair; Jim Stockton, Assistant to the Deputy; Leonard Hebert, Audio/Visual; Debbie Smith Matthys, Food and Beverage; Patti Neary, Registration; Dixie Terry, Grace Rau, General Assistance; Judy Stockton, Accompanying Persons Program; Mark Hamilton, Preston Wilson, Mark Wochner, Mike Pestorius, Advisors to the Local Committee.

37. PHOTOGRAPHING AND RECORDING

Photographing and recording during regular sessions are not permitted without prior permission from the Acoustical Society.

38. NOTE TO SMOKERS

Smoking is prohibited indoors.

39. ABSTRACT ERRATA

This meeting program is Part 2 of the October 2009 issue of The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. Corrections, for printer's errors only, may be submitted for publication in the Errata section of the Journal.

40. GUIDELINES FOR ORAL PRESENTATIONS

A. Preparation of Visual Aids

1. See the guidelines for computer projection below.
2. Allow at least one minute of your talk for each power point slide or other visual aid, e.g., no more than 12 slides for a 15-minute talk.
3. Minimize the number of lines of text and the number of curves shown on one visual aid. More than 12 lines of text or 5 curves are too many to be comprehended within one minute. Too little is better than too much.
4. On a transparency for overhead projection, all material should be within an 8x9-inch (20x23 cm) frame. Characters should be at least 0.2 inches (5 mm) high to be legible when projected; conventional 10- or 12-font characters are too small.
5. Make symbols no less than 1/3 the height of a capital letter. Break away any line that would otherwise pass through a character or symbol.
6. Black lines on clear background or white lines on black background are more legible than colored lines. Use color only if required to distinguish different curves or elements.
7. Video tapes must be in the standard VHS format. Videotapes not in the standard VHS format must be converted to this format by the individual presenter prior to the meeting.

B. Presentation

1. Organize your talk with introduction, body, and summary or conclusion. Include only facts or concepts that can be explained adequately in the allotted time. Rehearse talk so you can confidently deliver it in that time.
2. Session Chairs have been instructed to adhere to the time schedule and to stop your presentation if you run over.
3. An A/V preview room will be available for viewing computer presentations, transparencies or videotapes before your session starts.
4. Arrive early enough so that you can meet the session chair, load your computer presentation on to the computer provided, check your slides in the projector, and familiarize yourself with the microphone, slide controls, laser pointer, and other equipment.
5. Every time you display a visual aid the audience needs time to interpret it. Although you are familiar with the data, the audience may not be. Describe the abscissa, ordinate, units, and the legend for each curve. If the shape of a curve or some other feature is important, tell the audience what they should observe in order to grasp the point. They won't have time to figure it out for themselves.

C. References (see http://asa.aip.org/meetings.html for copies of these documents):

1. Hubbard, H.H. ''Guidelines for the planning and preparation of illustrated technical talks,'' J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 60, 995--998 (1976).
2. Young, R.W. ''On presenting a technical paper,'' J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 61, 1086--1087 (1977).

41. SUGGESTIONS FOR EFFECTIVE POSTER PRESENTATIONS

A board approximately 8 ft. wide x 4 ft. high will be provided for the display of each poster paper. Supplies will be available for attaching the poster material to the display boards. Each board will be marked with the board location number. Note that the board location number may not correspond with the abstract number. Authors should furnish, as part of their poster presentation, a sign giving the abstract number, paper title and author(s) name, in lettering approximately 1-1/2 inch high. Free-hand lettering with a felt pen is entirely adequate.

A poster paper should be able to ''stand alone,'' that is, be understandable even if the author is not present to explain, discuss, and answer questions. This is highly desirable because the author may not be present for the entire time the poster papers are on display, and when the author is engaged in discussion with one person, others may want to study the display without interrupting an ongoing dialogue. To meet the ''stand alone'' criteria, it is suggested that authors consider the following elements for a poster. Each element can be arranged on one or more standard letter-size sheets. Where typing is needed, large font type is very effective. Careful hand lettering, at least 1/4 in. high, is also acceptable. Obviously, it may not be appropriate for any given paper to include all of the ''elements'' listed below. These are merely suggestions:

1. Objective, purpose, goal, etc.
2. Background information. Prior work.
3. Assumptions, etc.
4. Experimental arrangements, block diagram, sketch, photos, parameters.
5. Outline of the theoretical development.
6. Data, graphs, tables, etc.

Graphs and photographs should be a minimum of 8 x10 inches. Figure captions are essential. Avoid glossy paper.

Display objects, such as transducer elements or materials, demonstration tapes, etc., are excellent supplements to a poster.

Since the poster paper is not archival, feel free to bring incompletely reduced data for discussion.

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42. GUIDELINES FOR USE OF COMPUTER PROJECTION

A PC computer with audio playback capability and projector will be provided in each meeting room on which all authors who plan to use computer projection should load their presentations. Authors should bring computer presentations on a CD or USB drive to load onto the provided computer and should arrive at the meeting rooms at least 30 minutes before the start of their sessions. Assistance in loading presentations onto the computers will be provided.

Note that only PC format will be supported so authors using Macs must save their presentations for projection in PC format. Also, authors who plan to play audio during their presentations should insure that their sound files are also saved on the CD or USB drive.

Presenters also have the option to connect their own laptops to the computer projector as was done at past ASA meetings. The following guidelines should be observed by speakers presenting Power Point or equivalent presentations at meetings of the Acoustical Society of America who plan to use their own computers in their presentations.