Contributed papers are welcome in all branches of acoustics. The technical program will consist of lecture and poster sessions. Technical sessions will be scheduled Monday through Friday, 16--20 May.
Every effort will be made to schedule contributed papers in accordance with author and Technical Committee preferences. However, authors should be prepared to accept assignment to poster sessions. Assignments will take into account: a) author preference, b) program balance, and c) Technical Committee instructions. Papers will be rejected if they do not comply with the instructions.
The special sessions described below will be organized by the ASA Technical Committees in coordination with the Canadian Acoustical Association. Authors of invited papers must indicate on their abstracts the title of the special session in which they have been invited to participate. Authors of contributed papers have the option to request placement of their abstracts in these sessions. If no special session placement is requested, papers will be scheduled in sessions with papers of similar technical content.
ACOUSTICAL OCEANOGRAPHY (AO)
Acoustics and ocean observatories
Riverine acoustics
ANIMAL BIOACOUSTICS (AB)
Behavioral audiometric methods in animal bioacoustics: The search for standards
Methodology for measurement of auditory evoked potentials in aquatic animals
Tools for animal bioacoustics: New designs and directions
ARCHITECTURAL ACOUSTICS (AA)
Architectural acoustics and the green building movement
Classroom acoustics - The research perspective
Possibilities and problems with auralizations of classroom acoustics
Preserving acoustical integrity in the course of renovation
Scattering in architectural acoustics
Soundscapes from an architectural view point
BIOMEDICAL ULTRASOUND/BIORESPONSE TO VIBRATION (BB)
Audible-frequency medical diagnostic methods, including multimode techniques
Diagnostic and therapeutic ultrasound relevant to the brain
Gene therapy and molecular imaging
Acoustics education for the future
(Joint with Underwater Acoustics and Animal Bioacoustics)
Science results and system development efforts related to sustained ocean observation in all fields of ocean science from physical to biological
(Joint with Underwater Acoustics)
Developments in acoustic methods for the riverine environment, with emphasis on measurement of fish and the riverine habitat.
(Joint with ASA Committee on Standards)
There are no standards for conducting audiometric studies on animals; topics such as background noise, reinforcement methods, stimulus delivery, attention, etc., will be discussed.
Instrumentation, electrodes and data collection and analysis for measuring auditory evoked potentials to estimate hearing sensitivity in aquatic animals.
Development and first trials of technology that promises to enable new directions for animal bioacoustics research
Green building and associated acoustical issues (conflicts and synergies).
(Joint with Education in Acoustics, Noise and Psychological and Physiological Acoustics)
Will bring together researchers and other stakeholders to discuss current and future research.
(Joint with Speech Communication and Psychological and Physiological Acoustics)
Is computer auralization an effective tool in judging the acoustic suitability of classroom and other educational facility design
(Joint with Noise)
Maintaining or improving the acoustic viability of listening spaces undergoing renovation or modification.
Development and current status of characterizing scattering in architectural acoustics .
(Joint with Noise)
Impact on soundscapes–combined measurement-synergetic aspects.
(Joint with Physical Acoustics)
Techniques that rely on audible frequency vibroacoustic phenomena alone or as part of a multimode approach including for example ultrasound, MRI, CT.
(Joint with Physical Acoustics)
Ultrasonic methods for the diagnosis and/or treatment of diseases and disorders of the nervous system, e.g., improved imaging, tumor destruction and drug delivery.
Use of ultrasound to effect gene therapy, e.g., sonoporation and for molecular imaging
(Joint with Physical Acoustics)
To connect recent clinical experience of using medical shock wave devices for orthopedic applications with the ASA's long history of research on shock wave induced bio-effects
EDUCATION IN ACOUSTICS (ED)
Acoustic education courses and programs to meet needs for developing technologies.
Demonstrations will be set up for experimentation by high school students
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Low frequency content in music
(Joint with Architectural Acoustics and Psychological and Physiological Acoustics)
Contributions on the importance of low frequency audio and/or tactile content in music, addressing especially issues of binaural and tactile perception and room acoustics.
Characterization of acoustical materials
(Joint with Architectural Acoustics and Engineering Acoustics)
New techniques for the characterization of complex acoustical materials.
Cavitation and other mechanical effects in biomedical ultrasound: A special session to honor the work of Wesley Nyborg
(Joint with Biomedical Ultrasound/Bioresponse to Vibration and ASA Committee on Standards)
Review of the contributions of Wesley Nyborg (silver medalist, 1990) and to present recent research in this general area.
Multiple stochastic scattering of elastic and seismic waves
(Joint with Signal Processing in Acoustics)
Recent developments in elastic wave multiple scattering with a view towards applications, in seismology, especially the seismic coda
Smart acoustic sensing for land-based surveillance
Signal processing from arrays of smart land-based acoustic sensors for detection, localization, classification and tracking of targets.
Acoustic interaction with ocean boundaries: Single bounce measurements
(Joint with Acoustical Oceanography)
Probing ocean boundaries with a single-interaction measurement can reveal reflection and scattering processes obscured in multiple boundary interaction observations. Focus on experiments and theories of single (bounce) interactions with the seabed and or sea surface
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.
QUALIFICATIONS:
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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.
Registration fees are as follows:
Preregistration by Registration after
Category 11 April 11 April
ASA or CAA Members $300 $350
ASA or CAA Members One-Day $150 $175
Nonmembers $350 $400
Nonmembers One-Day $175 $200
Nonmember Invited Speakers $0 $0
ASA Student Members
with current ID cards) $0 $0
Student Nonmembers $40 $50
(with current ID cards)
Emeritus members of ASA $40 $50
(Emeritus status pre-approved by ASA)
Accompanying Persons $40 $50
(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 (2005) of membership. Invited speakers who are members of the Acoustical Society of America or the Canadian Acoustical Association are expected to pay the registration fee, but nonmember invited speakers may register without charge.
NOTE: A $25 PROCESSING FEE WILL BE CHARGED TO THOSE WHO WISH TO CANCEL THEIR REGISTRATION AFTER 11 April.
Instructions for the preparation and submission of abstracts on the World Wide Web are provided online.
Acknowledgment that your abstract has been accepted into the database will be issued online automatically in the form of a "Resubmission number" and PIN. PLEASE NOTE THAT UNTIL THESE HAVE BEEN ISSUED YOUR ABSTRAC HAS NOT BEEN ENTERED INTO THE DATABASE.
1. Web Abstract Submission Procedure is accessed on ASA Home Page at
http://asa.aip.org/
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}
%Use passives instead of pronouns "I" and "we," e.g., "It was noted" instead of "We noted."
% INSERT THE ABSTRACT, INCLUDING THE OPTIONAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF SUPPORT, BETWEEN THE LINES "\begin{abstract}" and
% "\end{abstract}".
\begin{abstract}
The relation between binaural and monaural loudness was measured by magnitude estimation for a $\lambda=1000$-Hz tone and for band-limited white noise. Four types of stimuli---monaural and binaural tone, monaural and binaural . . .
perfectly with earlier results [D.E. McGee and I.J. Knox, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. {\bf 57}, 55--62 (1975)] from a {\it different} group of subjects who made loudness matches between binaural and monaural stimuli. [Work supported by NSF.] \end{abstract}
% REQUIRED. Insert the number of words (not to exceed 200) in the abstract, including text of abstract and acknowledgment of support, but not including authors and title:
\numberwords{187}
% If this abstract is for a special session, insert title of session here. If invited, state "Invited."
\specialsession{Invited, Loudness and Perception}
% REQUIRED. Insert the suggested technical area:
\technicalarea{Psychological and Physiological Acoustics}
% OPTIONAL. Fill in special equipment here; only overhead projectors and laser pointers are standard equipment. Refer to A/V section in Call for Papers.
\specialequipment{DAT player}
% OPTIONAL. List your preferred method of presentation:
\preferredmethod{Prefer lecture but willing to give as a poster}
%REQUIRED. List one complete PACS subject classification number including letters (for example, 43.28.Ae) under which the abstract should be classified (see PACS list online at http://asa.aip.org/jasa.html, in a recent June or December issue of JASA, or via ftp in the
/PACS directory of ftp.aip.org)
\PACS {43.66.Cb}
% OPTIONAL. List technical area of best paper award competition you wish to enter \paperaward{P&P}
%OPTIONAL. If your paper involves the use of human or animal subjects, certify that you have complied with the ASA "Guiding Principles for Research Involving the Use of Human or Animal Subjects" by entering: "I have complied with ASA Guiding Principles."
\hasubjects{I have complied with ASA Guiding Principles}
% OPTIONAL. To submit a revised abstract, enter the number of your original submission. For example, \resubmission{asae44}.
\resubmission{ }
\end{document}
2. Limit abstract to 200 words. Count each word in the body of the abstract but do not count title or authors' names and addresses. Indicate number of words in the abstract at the bottom of the sheet. Displayed equations that are set apart from the text count as 40 words. The Program Organizing Committee has the option to alter abstracts to bring them into compliance with the 200-word limit.
3. Use the format shown in the sample abstract. The paper title and author's name, affiliation, and address should be in a heading set apart from the abstract text. The author's affiliation and address should be set within parentheses, and should be sufficiently complete to ensure delivery of the acceptance notice. If there is more than one author, give the complete address for the author who is to receive the notice. For each of the other authors, give one complete address. One email address will be included in the printed program for each abstract. This should appear immediately after the mailing address for the author whose email address is to be listed.
4. The entire abstract, consisting of the heading, text and the information requested in Section 9 below, must fit on one side of an 8½ x 11-in. or A-4 sheet of paper. The heading and text should be typed or printed double spaced (3 lines/inch), with 10 or 12-point font; but the information requested in Section 9 may be single spaced.
5. Do not use footnotes. References and acknowledgments should be set within square brackets. References should be in standard JASA format, viz., in the sequence: authors, abbreviated journal name, volume number, first and last page numbers, and year.
6. Underline nothing except what is to be italicized.
7. Use passives instead of pronouns "I" and "we," e.g., "It was noted" instead of "We noted." Avoid use of non-standard abbreviations in abstract title. For example, use dB or Hz but avoid use of abbreviations which are not used across many technical areas such as HRTF, NDE, etc.
8. If the letter "I" appears as a symbol, loop the letter by hand to form a long-hand l and write "lc ell" in the margin, so as to distinguish it from the number one. If the letter "O" may be confused with the number zero, write "cap oh" in the margin. Identify phonetic symbols by appropriate marginal notes.
9. Give the following information at the bottom of the abstract, as in the sample:
a. Indicate the number of words in the body of the abstract (see item 2 above)
b. If the paper is intended for a special session, indicate the session title. If invited, state "Invited."
c. Choose and list the Technical Committee most nearly coinciding with the subject matter of the paper. Current Technical Committees are: Acoustical Oceanography, Animal Bioacoustics, Architectural Acoustics, Biomedical Ultrasound/Bioresponse to Vibration, Engineering Acoustics, Musical Acoustics, Noise, Physical Acoustics, Psychological and Physiological Acoustics, Signal Processing in Acoustics, Speech Communication, Structural Acoustics and Vibration and Underwater Acoustics.
d. The name, telephone and telefax numbers (with country and city codes if outside the U.S.) and email address of the author to be contacted for information. Notices and other correspondence will be sent to the author who is listed as the first author in the heading unless stated otherwise at the bottom of the abstract.
e. Describe special equipment desired for the presentation other than an overhead projector or laser pointer. Note that facilities for 35mm slide projectors, computer projectors, VCR's and monitors or dual slide and/or overhead projection are considered special equipment. See the section on audio visual equipment for further details.
f. 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.
g. List one complete PACS subject classification number including letters (for example, 43.28.Ae) under which the abstract should be indexed in the braces following PACS (see the "PACS list, in a recent June or December issue of JASA or via ftp in the /PACS directory of ftp.aip.org)
h. If you want to enter your paper in one of the available Best Student Paper Award competitions.
i. 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 the following statement: "I have complied with ASA Guiding Principles"
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
Murray Hodgson, General Chair
Stan E. Dosso, Technical Program Chair
Bernadette Duffy, Coordination/Food Service
Mark Cheng, Fred Tewfik, Audio-Visual
Claudio Bulfone, Social Events
Wonyoung Yang, Zohreh Razavi, Katrina Scherebnyj, Signs
Ian Wilson, Jeremy Perkins, Student Issues
Nahl Namdaran, Poster Sessions
Bryan Gick, Green Meeting
Herman Li, Connie So, Registration/ASA Office
Doug Wilson, Promotion/Sightseeing
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