The 16th International Congress on Acoustics and the 135th meeting of the Acoustical Society of America (ICA/ASA `98) will be held Saturday through Friday, 20--26 June 1998 at the Seattle Sheraton Hotel and Towers and the Westin Seattle Hotel, Seattle, Washington. Registration will begin on Saturday, 20 June, at 2:00 p.m. at the Sheraton Hotel.
To secure IUPAP sponsorship, the organizers have provided assurance that the ICA/ASA '98 will be conducted in accordance with IUPAP principles as stated in the ICSU Document "Universality of Science" (sixth edition, 1989) regarding the free circulation of scientists for international purposes. In particular, no bona fide scientist will be excluded from participation on the grounds of national origin, nationality, or political considerations unrelated to science.
Please check the ICA/ASA `98 web
site at
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Seattle is a very popular summer travel destination and, therefore, hotel occupancy rates are very
high. The local organizing committee strongly recommends that you book your hotel rooms as
soon as possible. As a reminder, the deadline for receiving the conference rate at the two
conference hotels is: 30 May for the Westin; deadline for Sheraton has passed (22 May).
Technical sessions, and administrative and standards meetings will be at two hotels, the Sheraton
Seattle Hotel and Towers and the Westin Seattle Hotel, which are separated by a 5 minute walk.
The majority of sessions sponsored by the Technical Committees on animal bioacoustics,
architectural acoustics, musical acoustics, noise, psychological and physiological acoustics and
speech communication will be held at the Westin Hotel; similarly the majority of sessions
sponsored by the Technical Committees/Groups on acoustical oceanography, bioresponse to
vibration/biomedical ultrasound, engineering acoustics, physical acoustics, signal processing in
acoustics, structural acoustics and vibration and underwater acoustics will be held at the Sheraton
Hotel.
A block of rooms for single and double accommodations has been reserved at each hotel. Please
make your reservations directly and, more importantly, as early as possible. Contact the hotel of
your choice and ask for one of the rooms being held for ICA/ASA `98. To obtain the group rate,
please, make your reservation prior to 22 May at the Sheraton and 30 May at the Westin. After
these dates the special rates may no longer be available and all rooms from the ICA/ASA `98
room block will be released.
The Westin Seattle, 1900 Fifth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101; Tel.:
206-728-1000 or 800-228-3000; Fax: 206-728-2259. Room rates: $139/ single
occupancy/$150/double occupancy plus local and state taxes. Parking $14/day.
The Seattle Sheraton Hotel and Towers, 1400 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, WA
98101; Tel.: 206-621-9000 or 800-204-6100; Fax: 206-621-8441. Room rate: $146/single
occupancy; $170/ double occupancy plus local and state taxes. Parking $14/day
For information about alternative housing in the Seattle area, including university dormitories,
contact Kirk Beach, ICA/ASA `98 Housing Chair, via e-mail at houseasa@u.washington.edu or via regular
mail (Kirk Beach, ICA/ASA `98 Housing, Box 356410, School of Medicine, University of
Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-6410, USA).
Additional Hotel Housing
Please note that hotel room charges are subject to a 16% tax. Always refer to the conference
name (ICA/ASA '98) when making your reservations. Special conference rates are not
guaranteed after May 25, 1998, but may still be available. Hotels will suggest you guarantee your
room with a credit card or advance payment of the first night's fee.
Warwick Hotel Two blocks to Sheraton; four blocks to the Westin. Cafe, fitness center,
computer hook-ups. Near downtown tourist attractions. One block to the Westin; five blocks to the Sheraton Seattle; restaurant;
in the heart of downtown shopping district; near tourist attractions including
Pike Place Market. Three blocks to Sheraton; four blocks to Westin. Fitness center, room
service, data ports. Near downtown tourist attractions, shopping.
2. TRANSPORTATION AND AIRFARE
DISCOUNTS
For travel within the United States and Canada, United Airlines provides a 5% discount off any
published fare, or a 10% discount off full coach (M Class) with a 7-day advance purchase, where
the fare is that in effect on the date of ticketing. To receive these fares, you must: 1) book
through United's Meeting Trip Desk at 1-800-521-4041, 2) use the special Tour Code 518BM
and 3) travel between 18 June and 1 July 1998.
Also, discounted fares on United and Northwest Airlines for domestic and international flights
are available through the ICA/ASA's designated travel agent in Seattle, AST Travel
Management. Discounts range from 5% to 40% depending on travel plans. Call them at
1-800-558-7846 or 425-586-2069; Fax: 425-453-8306; E-mail: arletta@asttvl.com for quotes and reservations.
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport is located approximately 15 miles south of downtown
Seattle. The Gray Line Airport Express provides frequent shuttle service to the Westin and
Sheraton Hotels between 6:00 a.m. and 11:45 p.m. The cost is $7.50 per person one-way.
Advance reservations are not necessary. Tickets may be purchased from the service desk located
on the baggage claim level of the airport.
Shuttle Express is suggested for late night and early morning hours. Departures are frequent from
the baggage claim level of the airport and advance reservations from the airport are not required.
The one-way cost to downtown Seattle is approximately $18, or $24 for two persons traveling
together.
Taxi service from the airport to downtown hotels is approximately $30 one-way.
Seattle is well-served by a public transit bus system, including service between the airport and
downtown Seattle as well as between downtown and the university area. Seattle bus information
is available at transit.metrokc.gov/
A car is not necessary for conference participants staying at the Westin, Sheraton or other
downtown hotels. Downtown parking costs are high and services and attractions are located
within convenient walking distance from the conference hotels.
3. STUDENT TRANSPORTATION SUBSIDIES
To encourage student participation, limited funds are available to defray partially the cost of
travel expenses of students to Acoustical Society meetings. Instructions for applying for travel
subsidies are given in the Call for Papers which are mailed to ASA members for each meeting.
The deadline for the present meeting has passed but this information may be useful in the future.
Messages may be left by calling the Sheraton Seattle at 206-621-5901 during the meeting and
asking for the ASA Registration Desk on the second floor, where a message center board will be
located. This board may also be used by attendees who wish to contact one another. There will
also be a message board in the Grand Foyer of the Westin.
Click here to download a registration form
Registration is required for all attendees and accompanying persons. Only persons with
registration badges will be admitted to the meeting rooms, the Pacific Science Center Welcome
Reception on Saturday, the Opening Ceremonies on Sunday, the Social/Reception at the Seattle
Sheraton on Monday, and the Accompanying Persons' Program.
Note that attendees who register as accompanying persons are not permitted to
attend technical sessions.
Registration will begin Saturday afternoon, 20 June, at 2 p.m. in the second floor Pre-Function
Area of the Seattle Sheraton. There is no registration at the Westin Seattle. 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.
The conference registration fee is $350 and includes admission to all technical sessions and the
exhibits, CD-ROM proceedings, reception at the Pacific Science Center, Opening Ceremonies,
Social on Monday evening and boat cruise and salmon dinner at Tillicum Village on Blake
Island.
Students (full-time students with valid student ID) and Emeritus members of ASA (Emeritus
status pre-approved by ASA) are eligible for the reduced fee of $175.
The accompanying person registration fee is $100 and includes the reception at the Pacific
Science Center, Opening Ceremonies, Social on Monday evening, coffee in the guests'
hospitality
suite, and the boat cruise and salmon dinner at Tillicum Village on Blake Island. The
accompanying person registration fee does not include attendance at technical sessions.
All attendees must register and pay the appropriate registration fee. Participants will receive a
name badge which secures admission to all meeting events, including social events.
Nonmembers of the Acoustical Society of America are invited to apply for membership at the
time they register at a discounted membership rate of $50 for their first year of membership
(1998). (Annual membership dues are $100).
An ICA/ASA `98 information desk will be located in the Grand Convention Office on the 4th
floor of the Westin and will be staffed from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday - Friday. At the
Sheraton, contact the ICA/ASA `98 Registration Desk.
New members and people attending their first ASA meeting who desire to meet other members
of the Society should ask for blue ribbons when registering. They are encouraged to attend the
social activities and meetings of the Technical Committees scheduled as noted in the meeting
calendar. Experienced members are urged to introduce themselves to those wearing blue ribbons
and to offer assistance and information about Society activities
8. ASSISTIVE LISTENING DEVICES
The ASA has purchased FM 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. To do so, ask at the registration desk. If you arrange sufficiently in
advance of the session you wish to attend, the transmitting device will already be set up when
you arrive. If you have problems with an ALD return to the registration desk for help. 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, 500 Sunnyside Blvd., Woodbury, NY
11797; E-mail: asa@aip.org.
Sixteen plenary lectures will be presented during the meeting by recognized experts in the field.
These lectures will be directed to attendees in all fields of acoustics, in order that listeners can
understand, be conversant with, and profit by advances made outside their own special fields of
expertise.
Plenary lectures have been designated with the code PL and each Plenary Lecture is scheduled
either before or after the Technical Sessions in that hotel so that all attendees have an opportunity
to attend.
Refer to the calendar for the titles and presenters of each Plenary Lecture.
The technical program consists of 170 sessions, with 1504 papers scheduled for
presentation during the meeting. Floor plans of the Westin and Sheraton Hotels appear in the
meeting program.
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 or précis poster format, with the display times indicated
in the
program schedule.
11. TECHNICAL SESSION DESIGNATIONS
The first character is a number indicating the day the session will be held, as follows:
1-Monday, 22 June
The second character is a lower case "a" for a.m. or "p" for p.m. corresponding to the time of day
the session will take place. The third and fourth characters are capital letters indicating the
primary Technical Committee or Technical Group that Organized the session, using the
following abbreviations or codes:
AA - Architectural Acoustics
In sessions where the same Technical Committee 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 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 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.
12. TECHNICAL COMMITTEE OPEN MEETINGS
Technical Committees of the Acoustical Society of America will hold open meetings on Monday
and Tuesday evenings. These are working, collegial meetings. Much of the work of the Society
is accomplished by actions that originate and are taken in these meetings. All meeting
participants are cordially invited to attend these meetings and to participate actively in the
discussions. Times and locations for each Committee meeting are given in the schedule for other
meeting events.
13. UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH POSTER
SESSION
The ASA Committee on Education in Acoustics is sponsoring an undergraduate research poster
session which will be held on Wednesday in the Westin's Grand Crescent from 2:15 p.m. to 3:15
p.m.
14. ARCHITECTURAL ACOUSTICS
WORKSHOP
The Workshop on Opera House Acoustics is jointly organized by the Conferenza Internazionale
di Acoustica e Ricerca Musicale (CIARM), Music and Concert Hall Acoustics (MCHA) and the
Technical Committee on Architectural Acoustics of the ASA. The Workshop encompasses six
technical sessions (1aAA, 1pAAa, 1pAAb, 2aAAa, 2aAAb, 2pAAa) and a student design
competition (2pAAb). All sessions are scheduled to be held on Monday, 22 June and Tuesday,
23 June. All Workshop technical sessions will be held in Cascade II in the Westin Hotel. The
student design
competition submissions will be on display in the Grand Foyer at the Westin on Tuesday
afternoon. Workshop organizers are Roberto Pompoli, Yoichi Ando, Dana Hougland, Robert
Coffeen, Christopher Jaffe and Robert Essert.
15. OPERA HOUSE DESIGN STUDENT
COMPETITION
The ASA Technical Committee on Architectural Acoustics and the National Council of
Acoustical Consultants will sponsor a Student Design Competition to be judged during the
ICA/ASA meeting (Session 2pAAb). The 1998 Student Design Competition will involve the
schematic design of
a multipurpose opera hall with the design emphasizing room acoustics and noise control.
College and university students interested in building acoustics are invited to enter this
competition. Five awards will be given...one award of $1,000 for the entry judged "First
Honors," and four awards of $500 each for entries judged "Commendation." Entries must be
submitted by 1 June 1998. Additional information may be obtained by contacting Robert C.
Coffeen, Architectural Engineering, Marvin Hall, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
66045, USA; Tel.: 785-864-4376; Fax: 785-864-5099; E-mail: rcoffeen@falcon.cc.ukans.edu
Memorial sessions are scheduled for Manfred Heckl (Session 2pSA), Isadore Rudnick (3pPAc)
and Hugh Flynn (4aPAa and 4pPAa).
A short course on "Nonlinear System Techniques and Applications" will be held on Saturday and
Sunday, 20 and 21 June, at the Westin Hotel.
The main objective of this course is to acquaint people with important features and engineering
applications from practical nonlinear system techniques developed in the last eight years. These
new nonlinear system single-frequency spectral techniques can solve important nonlinear system
problems in many fields. Single-input/single-output (SI/SO) nonlinear models are replaced by
equivalent multiple-input/single-output (MI/SO) linear models, where the measured physical
data
can have arbitrary probability, correlation and spectral properties. Nonlinear system amplitude
and frequency-domain results can be identified by these new techniques that are easy to compute
and interpret. Nonlinear system response effects can be ranked at each frequency with
cumulative coherence functions. This course will discuss computed results from recent practical
solutions of nonlinear problems in automotive, biomedical and oceanographic fields.
Dr. Julius S. Bendat, the course instructor, is an internationally recognized authority in the field
of random data analysis and engineering applications. He is a mathematical consultant for a
wide
range of organizations in both industry and government, and has presented many short courses in
the United States and other countries on the topics discussed in his eight Wiley books.
Click here for a complete course
description
and registration information
Meetings of ANSI Accredited Standards Committees and their advisory working groups will he
held at the dates, times and locations listed in the schedule for standards committee meetings.
Meetings of Accredited Standards Committees S1, Acoustics; S2, Mechanical Vibration and
Shock; S3, Bioacoustics, and S12 Noise, are open meetings and all attendees are invited to attend
and participate in the acoustical standards development process. Meetings of 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). Those
interested in attending and in becoming involved in working group activities must contact the
ASA Standards Manager for further information about these groups, or about the ASA Standards
Program in general, at the following address: Dr. Avril Brenig, ASA Standards Manager,
Standards Secretariat Acoustical Society of America. 120 Wall St., 32nd Floor, New York, NY
10005, Tel.: 212-248-0373, FAX: 212-248-0146; Email: asastds@aip.org.
Authors whose AV needs have changed since their original requests were submitted or who have
failed to contact the ICA/ASA `98 AV organizers, should contact Steve Kargl via email at kargl@apl.washington.edu. Those authors who
have requested computer projection equipment should be aware that this equipment may not
always be available as this is a new technology for ASA meetings. Authors are strongly
encouraged to bring an alternative form of presentation to the meeting.
Authors who have requested videocassette players should be aware that only VHS format players
will be provided. Authors whose tapes are in non-VHS formats are strongly encouraged to
convert and test their tapes BEFORE arriving at the conference. Conversion equipment will be
available at the meeting, but authors must submit tapes to the ICA/ASA registration desk at least
24 hours in advance of their presentation.
Authors of papers using 35 mm slides MUST arrange their slides in carousels before their
presentations. The Poplar Room in the Sheraton and the Orcas Room in the Westin will be set
up as slide preview rooms for authors' convenience and will be available Monday through Friday
from 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Carousels may be checked out from the ICA/ASA Registration Desk
at the Sheraton and the Grand Convention Office at the Westin, and must be returned to the same
desk. Because of the large number of papers, projectionists will not be able to arrange slides
during a session.
Computers providing email access will be available in the Orcas Room at the Westin.
Proceedings of the ICA/ASA meeting containing two-page manuscripts will be available at the
meeting both on CD ROM and in printed formats. At the meeting all registrants will receive the
CD ROM version which is included in the registration fee. The printed version of the
proceedings
may be purchased at the meeting and a limited number of copies may be available after the
meeting from the ASA.
23. PROCEEDINGS COPYING SERVICE
A copying service will be arranged so that copies of the Proceedings papers (including Plenary
papers) will be available at a nominal cost. Copies may be ordered from the Grand Convention
Office in the Westin. The usual ASA-meeting paper copying service will not be
provided. Individuals who wish to obtain full versions of papers should contact the
authors directly.
An equipment exhibition will open on Monday, 22 June, at 6 p.m. in Grand Ballroom C of the
Sheraton. Tables displaying literature from Exhibitors are available at the Westin in the Grand
Foyer. Exhibit hours are: Monday, 22 June 22, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m; Tuesday, June 23, 9:00 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m. and Wednesday, 24 June, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.. The Monday social/reception will
be held in the exhibit area at the Sheraton. The exhibition will include active noise control
systems, computer-based instrumentation, sound level meters, sound intensity systems, signal
processing systems, devices for noise control and acoustical materials. A list of companies
planning to exhibit at the meeting appears will be published in the meeting program.
Any organization that wishes to participate in the exhbit should contact: Robert Finnegan,
Advertising and Exhibits, American Institute of Physics, 500 Sunnyside Blvd., Woodbury, NY
11797, Tel.: 516-576-2433; Fax: 516-576-2481; E-mail: rfinneg@aip.org
Boeing
A tour of the acoustics facilities of the Boeing Aerodynamics, Noise and Propulsion Laboratories
will be offered on Monday, 22 June, and Tuesday, 23 June, evenings. The tour will include the
Low Speed Aeroacoustic Facility (LSAF), the Interior Noise Test Facility (INTF), the Quiet Air
Facility (QAF), and the Materials Laboratory. There is no charge for this tour and bus
transportation will be provided from the Seattle Sheraton to the Boeing facility. Buses will leave
from Union Street side of the Sheraton (outside of the 2nd floor registration area) at 7:00 p.m.
and will arrive back at the Sheraton at approximately 9:00 p.m. ICA/ASA `98 attendees
interested in participating may sign up at the registration desk at the Sheraton. Spaces on this
tour are limited and participation will be on a first come, first served basis.
Seattle Concert Hall
The following tours to Benaroya Hall have been arranged:
A visit has been arranged to the new Seattle concert hall. Benaroya Hall--the new home of the
Seattle Symphony Orchestra--is still under construction, but special arrangements have been
made for a limited number of ICA/ASA participants to visit the hall on Sunday evening, 21 June,
at 6:15 p.m. sharp. The 2500-seat concert hall, which will open in mid-September, is located on
University Street between Second and Third Avenues, (in the block just east of the Seattle Art
Museum shown on the downtown Seattle area map). Additional directions and sign-up sheets
will be available at the Registration Desk at the Sheraton. The acoustical consultant for the hall,
Cyril M. Harris, will greet ICA/ASA participants in the 540-seat Recital Hall for a
"walk-through" of the Concert Hall, which should be near completion at the time of the meeting.
Additional tours to Benaroya Hall can be found at www.apl.washington.edu/ASA/opera.html
26. COFFEE BREAKS AND COLLOQUY ROOMS
Complimentary tea and coffee will be available each morning on the second floor of the Seattle
Sheraton and the Grand Foyer of the Westin. Complimentary coffee and soft drinks will
also be available in the Exhibit Hall on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons.
The Juniper Room at the Sheraton and the Whidbey Room at the Westin have been set aside as
colloquy rooms where attendees may meet for informal discussions. The rooms will be available
most days from 8:00 a.m. into the evening, although administrative committee meetings are
scheduled for the Juniper Room in the Sheraton on the afternoons of Tuesday, 24 June and
Wednesday, 25 June.
27. ASA MEDALS AND AWARDS PLENARY
SESSION
The ASA Medals and Awards Plenary Session will be held on Wednesday, 24 June, beginning at
3:30 p.m. in Grand Ballroom III at the Westin. The Gold Medal will be presented to Floyd
Dunn. Honorary Fellowship will be conferred on Carleen Hutchins. The Helmholtz-Rayleigh
Interdisciplinary Silver Medal in Acoustical Oceanography and Underwater Acoustics will be
presented to David E. Weston. The R. Bruce Lindsay Award will be presented to Robert L.
Clark.
Certificates will be presented to the following Fellows elected at the San Diego meeting: Xavier
Boutillon, Armand Dancer, C.J. Darwin, Robert Dooling, Jos J. Eggermont, Kenneth G. Foote,
Juan A. Gallego-Juarez, Charles F. Greenlaw, Timothy Leighton, Jacques Reisse, Edwin W.
Rubel, Ronald Schusterman, John P. Seiler, Kawan Soetanto, Quetin Summerfield, Harvey
Sussman, Kevin L. Williams
All meeting attendees are invited to attend the ASA Medals and Awards Plenary Session.
The International Congress on Acoustics (ICA) is held every three years under the authority of
the International Commission on Acoustics. A special event during ICA/ASA `98 is the first
general assembly of the reorganized International Commission on Acoustics. It will be held
Thursday, 25 June, 5:15 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. in West Ballroom A and B in the Sheraton Hotel. The
main agenda items for the General Assembly are the election of the Board for the next three
years, agreement on the budget, adoption of the by-laws and discussion of other items that may
be suggested by member societies. The General Assembly consists of authorized delegates
representing member societies in the International Commission on Acoustics; however the
meeting is open to everyone interested.
29. PACIFIC SCIENCE CENTER WELCOME RECEPTION -
SATURDAY, 20
JUNE
This special event will be held at Seattle's popular Pacific Science Center. The Pacific Science
Center was designed by I.M. Pei, and is considered one of the top science museums in the United
States. Located in the shadow of the Space Needle on the grounds of the Seattle Center, the
Pacific Science Center invites visitors to explore science, mathematics and technology through
hands-on and interactive exhibits. Enjoy hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar featuring Northwest beer
microbrews and regional wine selections. The cost of this event is included in registration.
Continuous round-trip transportation between the Sheraton and Westin hotels will be provided.
Buses will depart from the Union Street side of the Sheraton (outside of the second floor
registration area) and from the Virginia Street side of the Westin Hotel. Buses will run depart
every fifteen minutes beginning at 6:45 p.m. The last buses for the return run will depart the
Pacific Science Center at 11:00 p.m.
For those wishing to travel via the Monorail, the one-way fare is $1.00. The Monorail departs
from the third floor of Westlake Center (short walking distance from the conference hotels) at
Fifth and Pine Streets. The trip to the Seattle Center takes just two minutes. The Pacific Science
Center is located a short walk south of the Seattle Center Monorail terminal.
Because of another event taking place at the Seattle Center on Saturday evening, parking lots in
the vicinity will be full to capacity. The ICA/ASA `98 organizers recommend that attendees
NOT plan on driving cars to the reception at the Pacific Science Center.
30. ICA/ASA `98 OPENING CEREMONIES
The Opening Ceremonies at the Fifth Avenue Theatre will introduce attendees to the unique
Pacific Rim culture of the city of Seattle and the Pacific Northwest Region. Included will be a
special welcome to our international colleagues, a keynote speaker, and entertainment by local
musical groups.
The Fifth Avenue Theatre, located on Fifth Avenue between Union and University Streets is
within walking distance of the Sheraton and Westin. The theater was
built in 1926 as a vaudeville house. Its ornate Chinese motif interior is modeled after three of
ancient China's most stunning architectural achievements: the Forbidden City, the Temple of
Heaven, and the Summer Palace. Renovated in 1980, the Theatre was declared a "national
treasure" by the first lady of American theater, Helen Hayes.
The Fifth Avenue Theater is about a 5 or 10 minute walk from the hotels.
A complimentary buffet social with cash bar will be held in the Sheraton Grand Ballroom from
6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Monday, 22 June, in conjunction with the opening of the equipment
exhibit. Registration badges are required for entry. This event will provide opportunities to view
the exhibits and to socialize with friends and colleagues from around the world. [One free drink
ticket will be provided for each registrant.]
32. BOAT CRUISE AND TILLICUM VILLAGE SALMON
DINNER
An evening cruise and salmon barbecue dinner is scheduled for the evenings of Wednesday, 24
June and Thursday, 25 June. The cost of this event is included in the registration fee. Total time
for this excursion is about four hours.
Round-trip bus transportation will be provided between the Sheraton and Westin hotels and the
excursion boats departing from Pier 55 on Seattle's colorful waterfront. We will enjoy a narrated
harbor tour as we cruise to Tillicum Village on Blake Island. The Northwest native village
includes a ceremonial cedar longhouse where salmon is cooked over alder fires, a traditional
Northwest Coastal Native American method of cooking salmon. Following the buffet dinner,
guests will be entertained by "Dance on the Wind" featuring songs and dances from Northwest
tribes. The return cruise features Seattle's nighttime skyline.
Conference participants may exchange the voucher provided at registration for a ticket for one of
the available excursion times. Tickets for the following excursion times will be distributed from
the registration area on the second floor of the Seattle Sheraton:
Wednesday, Blake Island Excursion Group I: Buses leave hotels at 4:00 p.m. to meet the boat at
the waterfront.
Wednesday, Blake Island Excursion Group II: Buses leave hotels at 6:00 p.m. to meet the boat at
the waterfront.
Thursday, Blake Island Excursion Group III: Buses leave hotels at 6:00 p.m. to meet the boat at
the waterfront.
Chartered buses will depart at the times listed above from the Union Street side of the Sheraton
(outside of the 2nd floor registration area) and from the Virginia Street side of the Westin Hotel.
TICKETS FOR THE THURSDAY EVENING SAILING ARE LIMITED. TICKET
CHOICE IS AVAILABLE ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED BASIS.
33. BANQUET AND CLOSING CEREMONIES
The ICA/ASA `98 Banquet will be held on Thursday, 25 June, in Grand Ballroom III of the
Westin Hotel and will start with a no-host reception at 6:30 p.m. Dinner will be served at 7:30
p.m. and will feature closing ceremonies. The cost of the banquet is $45 and is separate from the
registration fee. Tickets are limited and must be purchased in advance by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday,
23 June, at the Registration Desk on the second floor of the Sheraton.
34. ACCOMPANYING PERSONS'
PROGRAM
A hospitality area will be open from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, 21 June, and 8:00
a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Monday, 22 June, to Friday, 26 June, in the Olympic Room of the Westin
Hotel. Information will be available about activities in Seattle, such as tours, restaurants,
shopping, historical attractions, nightlife, museums, sports, and theater. Special activities with a
local flavor are planned for the mornings. Details will be available in the Olympic Room.
In addition, on Monday, 22 June, from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. in the Westin's Olympic Room,
there will be a presentation on tours offered by Seattle VIP Services. During this time you can
learn more about the trips they have planned for accompanying persons throughout the week.
Tours to be offered are as follows:
More details on tours are listed on the ASA/ICA `98 website.
Advance sign
up
and payment for tours are strongly encouraged. You may print out the tour sign-up form from
the
web site. Please submit all forms and payment directly to VIP Services (Fax: 206-623-2540;
phone:
206-623-2090).
Student attendees interested in Structural Acoustics and Vibration are invited to attend a pizza
lunch
on Tuesday, 23 June, at 12:00 noon in the Juniper Room in the Sheraton.
Student attendees interested in the fields of Physical Acoustics, Underwater Acoustics,
Acoustical
Oceanography, and Bioresponse to Vibration/Biomedical Ultrasound are invited to attended a
reception on Tuesday, 23 June, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Metropolitan Ballroom of the
Sheraton.
Student attendees interested in the fields of Speech Communication, Psychological and
Physiological
Acoustics, Animal Bioacoustics, Architectural Acoustics, and Musical Acoustics are invited to
attend a reception on Thursday, 25 June, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Fifth Avenue Room
of
the Westin.
36. STUDENTS MEET MEMBERS FOR LUNCH
The Committee on Education in Acoustics has established a program for students to meet with
members of the ASA over lunch. Students should sign up at the registration desk at the meeting.
Members who wish to participate should contact Scott D. Sommerfeldt, Tel.: 801-378-2205,
E-mail:
s_sommerfeldt@byu.edu prior to the meeting.
Participants are responsible for the cost of their own meals.
37. COMMITTEE ON WOMEN IN ACOUSTICS
RECEPTION
The ASA Committee on Women in Acoustics will host an open buffet lunch on Tuesday, 23
June
from 12:00 noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Cirrus Room on the 35th floor of the Sheraton.
The Sheraton and the Westin concierges will assist attendees in making child care or adult care
arrangements with the Best Sitters, Inc. company. Attendees may also contact Best Sitters
directly
at Tel.: 206-682-2556; Fax: 206-277-9873 for current rates and information.
There will be two satellite symposia immediately following ICA/ASA `98:
International Symposium on Musical Acoustics 98 (ISMA 98), Tone and Technology in
Musical
Acoustics, 26--30 June 1998, Sleeping Lady Conference Center, Leavenworth, Washington;
Homepage: www.boystown.org/isma98.
There will be seven invited lectures on different aspects of musical acoustics as well as about 75
contributed papers. Workshops will be held on 1) the Violin octet, 20 tonal copies of violins,
adjusting modal frequencies of violins, best Violin materials, construction of hammered
dulcimers,
practical electronics for instrument builders and performers, modal analysis of musical
instruments,
and handbell playing. For further information:Charles Schmid 206-842-600; E-mail: charles@aip.org or Douglas Keefe, E-mail: keefe@boystown.org.
International Phonetic Sciences -98 (IPS-98), Current Issues in Phonetics, 27--30 June 1998,
Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington. Home Page: www.wwu.edu/~linguist/IPS-98.html.
For further information contact: Rudolf Weiss, Secretary-General, IPS-98, Tel.: 360-650-3919
E-mail: weiss@henson.cc.wwu.edu.
The Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences and The University of Washington will host
The
Minifie Symposium in honor of Fred Minifie on Saturday, 27 June, at the UW Faculty Club in
Seattle. The registration fee is $25 ($15 for students). For further information contact:
Christopher
A. Moore, Dept. of Speech and Hearing Sciences, Univ. of Washington, 1417 NE 42nd St.,
Seattle,
WA 98105-6246; WWW: weber.u.washington.edu/~spectrum/symposium.
San Juan Islands and Victoria, BC, Canada
(Because the minimum registration requirement was not met, this excursion has been cancelled.)
Summer temperatures in Seattle are generally mild. The average daytime high temperature in
June
is 69 deg F (21 deg C) and the average nighttime low temperature is 51 deg F (11 deg C).
Attendees
are encouraged to bring sweaters or light coats; June in Seattle frequently brings light rain or cool
evening temperatures (especially on the water).
43. ICA/ASA `98 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Lawrence A. Crum, General Chair; Patricia K. Kuhl, Scientific Program
Chair; Charles E. Schmid, Vice Chair; Nancy L. Penrose, Conference
Coordinator
44. INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ON
ACOUSTICS
Chair: Tor Kihlman, Sweden; Vice-Chair: Gunnar Rasmussen,
Denmark; Secretary: Adrianno Alippi, Italy. Members: Peter Bury,
Slovakia; Lawrence A. Crum, USA; Gilles A. Daigle, Canada; Asbjorn Krokstad, Norway;
Leonid M. Lyamshev, Russia; Gérard J. Quentin, France; Gerhard M. Sessler, Germany;
Antoni Sliwinski, Poland; Hideki Tachibana, Japan; Renhe Zhang, China. Associate
Members: Jens Blauert, Germany; Stephen H. Crandall, USA; Sook W. Yoon, Korea
45. SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Acoustical Oceanography: Darrell R. Jackson, Chair; Tokou Yamamoto, Peter F.
Worcester, Timothy K. Stanton.
Animal Bioacoustics: Whitlow W. L. Au, Chair; Bertel Mohl, Uli Schnitzler.
Architectural Acoustics: Dana S. Hougland, Chair; Mendel Kleiner, David
Lubman,
Ewart A. Wetherill, Jerry G. Lilly.
Bioresponse to Vibration/Biomedical Ultrasound: Ronald A. Roy, Chair; Floyd
Dunn, Shira L. Broschat, Anthony J. Brammer.
Engineering Acoustics: Thomas R. Howarth, Chair; James M. Powers.
Musical Acoustics: Douglas H. Keefe, Chair; Juergen Meyer, Thomas D.
Rossing,
Uwe J. Hansen.
Noise: Richard J. Peppin, Chair; Leo L. Beranek, Louis C. Sutherland.
Physical Acoustics: James M. Sabatier, Chair; David T. Blackstock, Henry E. Bass,
Werner H. Lauterborn.
Psychological and Physiological Acoustics: Donna L. Neff, Chair; William A. Yost,
Nathaniel I. Durlach, Peter Dallos, Ervin R. Hafter.
Signal Processing in Acoustics: David I. Havelock, Chair; J. Stuart Bolton.
Structural Acoustics and Vibration: Jerry H. Ginsberg, Chair; Sabih I. Hayek,
Scott
D. Sommerfeldt, Jean-Louis Guyader.
Underwater Acoustics: George V. Frisk, Chair; Ralph R. Goodman, Anatoliy N.
Ivakin, William M. Carey
46. TECHNICAL PROGRAM ORGANIZING
COMMITTEE
Patricia K. Kuhl, Scientific Program Chair; Anthony A. Atchley, Vice
Chair; Brian Dushaw, Darrell R. Jackson, Acoustical Oceanography; Whitlow
W.L. Au, Animal Bioacoustics; Michael R. Yantis, Architectural
Acoustics;
Ronald A. Roy, Michael R. Bailey, Bioresponse to Vibration/Biomedical
Ultrasound;
Harry Simpson, Thomas R. Howarth, Engineering Acoustics; Victor W. Sparrow,
Education in Acoustics; Douglas H. Keefe, Edward M. Burns, Musical
Acoustics; Iona Park, Richard Peppin, Noise; Thomas R. Matula, Steven
Kargl,
Physical Acoustics; Donna L. Neff, Lynne Werner, Susan Norton,
Psychological
and Physiological Acoustics; Gary R. Wilson, David I. Havelock, Signal Processing
in
Acoustics; Terrance M. Nearey, Paul Iverson, Speech Communication; Jerry
H.
Ginsberg, David Feit, Structural Acoustics and Vibration; George V. Frisk, Dajun
Tang,
Underwater Acoustics.
Michael Bailey, Steven Kargl, Audio-Visual; Thomas Matula, Peter Kaczkowski,
Computer Access/Paper Copying Service; Charles Schmid, Evan Davis,
Entertainment; Will Cady, Peter Chang, Exhibits; Nancy Penrose,
Facilities; Pierre Mourad, Food Service; James Angerer, James Mercer,
Fundraising; Kirk Beach, Housing; Kevin Williams, Medals and
Awards Plenary Session; Rex Andrew, Marilee Andrew, Opening
Ceremonies;
Susan Norton, John Reid, Plenary Sessions; Monty Bolstad, Thomas Matula,
Public Relations; Brian Dushaw, Registration; Iona Park, Belur
Shivrashankara; Signs and Posters; Bruce Howe, Dajun Tang, Darrell Jackson,
Jeffrey
Nystuen, Socials and Receptions; Tyrone Porter, Student Participation;
Peter Dahl, Robert Dougherty, Michalakis Averkiou, Technical Tours; Jane Crum,
Jennifer Clesceri, Marilyn Matula, Visitors' Program; Professional meeting services
provided by Jan Kvamme and Sarah Cook of Engineering Professional Services.
The following organizations support for ICA/ASA `98 is gratefully acknowledged:
Advanced Technology Laboratories (ATL)
49. PHOTOGRAPHING AND RECORDING
Photographing and recording during regular sessions are not permitted without prior permission
from
the Society.
Smoking is prohibited in all indoor areas of both hotels.
This meeting program is Part 2 of the May 1998 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.
52. GUIDELINES FOR ORAL PRESENTATIONS
A. Preparation of Visual Aids
2. 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.
3. On a transparency for overhead projection, all material should be within an 8 x 9-inch (20x23
cm)
frame. Characters should be at least 0.2 inches (5 mm) high to be legible when projected;
conventional 10- or 12-pitch typewriter characters are too small.
4. Text for 35-mm slides may be prepared using 10- or 12-pitch font, but the overall frame size
of
the typed material before reproduction should be no larger than 4 x 6 inches (10x15 cm). In
general,
characters in any visual aid should have a height at least 1/40 of the total frame height. In order
that
a 35-mm slide be legible when projected in an average size room, the slide itself should be
legible
when held 10 inches (25 cm) in front of the eye.
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. On each slide put a "thumb mark" on the corner that is the upper right-hand corner when the
slide
is viewed inverted, so that on later projection the image is upright. Number the slides in order of
presentation, on or beside the "thumb mark."
8. 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."
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. A preview room will be available for viewing slides, transparencies or videotapes before your
session starts.
4. Arrive early enough so that you can meet the session chair and projectionist, check your slides
in the projector, and familiarize yourself with the microphone, slide controls, optical pointer, and
other equipment.
5. Every time you display a slide 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
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).
53. SUGGESTIONS FOR EFFECTIVE POSTER AND
PRÉCIS POSTER
PRESENTATIONS
The Précis
Explain what you did and why you did it. Your précis should make clear your advance ove
previous
work by yourself or others. It should be a preview presentation that will encourage the listener to
visit your poster station for more details and personal discussions. Update and amplify the
printed
abstract. Stress your results and conculsions. Speak slowly.
DO NOT try to condense a 15-minute talk into the allotted 5 or 7 minutes. Make your key points
and
reserve the details for reading and/or conversations at your poster station. DO NOT use more
than
5 slides or viewgraps; often one or two will suffice. DO NOT present several formulas on your
slides. Refer to the enclosed guidelines for preparation of slides.
A board approximately 6 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 such as Orator 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 x 10 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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2-Tuesday, 23 June
3-Wednesday, 24 June
4-Thursday, 25 June
5-Friday, 26 June
AB - Animal Bioacoustics
AO - Acoustical Oceanography
BV - Bioresponse to Vibration/Biomedical Ultrasound
EA - Engineering Acoustics
ED - Education in Acoustics
MU - Musical Acoustics
NS - Noise
PA - Physical Acoustics
PL - Plenary Lecture
PP - Psychological and Physiological Acoustics
SA - Structural Acoustics and Vibration
SC - Speech Communication
SP - Signal Processing in Acoustics
UW - Underwater Acoustics
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Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington
The Boeing Company
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EKOS Corporation
International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP)
International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (IUTAM)
Russian Foundation for Basic Research
1. Allow at least one minute of your talk for each slide or other visual aid, e.g., no more than 12
slides for a 15-minute talk.
B. Presentation
The Poster