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distributed (at a nominal cost to ASA) to those ASA mem- bers whose first interest is in noise but who are not members of INCE/USA.
As the two organizations prepare a new agreement of cooperation, it is important that the respective Editors of JASA, NCEJ, NNI, and Acoustics Today (AT) collaborate in preparing statements of mutual concern in the publications arena. It is very likely that JASA and NCEJ will remain inde- pendent of each other because their respective charters and readership. On the other hand, NNI and AT may share sever- al areas of common interest. As noted in the previous para- graph, there is specific information that is to be provided by ASA for publication in NNI. It is recommended that such directives become reciprocal in the next iteration of the Agreement, e.g., AT could publish certain INCE/USA news items that would be of interest to ASA readers.
Hearing conservation
A final area of collaboration between ASA and INCE/USA is in the general area of hearing conservation. Some of the ASA members whose primary interests are in noise, physiology, psychology, and speech are deeply con- cerned about hearing loss due to acoustic phenomena. There are likewise many INCE/USA members who share this con- cern. One forum where collaboration might be enhanced is by way of representation on the Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation (CAOHC). This Council was organized to elevate and maintain the quality of occupational hearing conservation, to establish and imple- ment standards, and to certify those who meet those stan- dards. Although INCE/USA is one of the nine component professional organizations that make up CAOHC, the ASA is not. Because the two current CAOHC representatives from INCE/USA are also members of ASA, a degree of collabora- tion is presumably in place. Another forum for collaboration is during future joint meetings of the ASA and INCE/USA. It would be desirable to have the Technical Committees on Noise, Speech Communication, and Psychological and Physiological Acoustics sponsor joint sessions with any of several INCE/USA Technical Committees that are concerned with the effects of noise on mankind.
Summary
Since its founding, the ASA has experienced on three different occasions a migration of some of its membership to form new professional organizations. In the 1950s, the IEEE Signal Processing Society and the Audio Engineering Society started as spin-offs from the ASA. In 1971, INCE/USA was formed by a group of ASA members seeking professionalism in the new field of noise control engineering. Of these three new organizations, it has only been INCE/USA that has maintained a close working relationship with ASA. The two organizations work together in supporting the development of acoustics and noise standards, in international and nation- al noise policy development, in the holding of joint meetings, and in the sharing of information in their publications. These and other areas of synergy exist because of the common goals of both organizations to increase and advance the knowledge of, attain professional excellence in, and meet the needs and
concerns of the general public and governmental bodies in a multitude of issues related to acoustics and noise control. This cooperation will surely continue into the distant future.AT
Acknowledgments
The author is grateful to the following individuals who provided some of the ideas presented in this article: Anthony Atchley, Bill Lang, George Maling, and Alan Marsh.
References for further reading
1. “Bylaws of the Acoustical Society of America, Inc.,” 2002 Membership Directory and Handbook, A22-A24.
2. “Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Institute of Noise Control Engineering of the USA, Inc.,” INCE Policy, Procedures, and Informational Manual 9, 28-31 (2004).
3. William W. Lang, “An informal account of the early years of the Institute of Noise Control Engineering of the USA, Inc.,” INCE Policy, Procedures, and Informational Manual 9, 710-747 (2004).
4. INCE/ASA Agreement drafted 8 December 2000; signed 7 June 2001 by ASA President Katherine Harris, and 9 June 2001 by INCE/USA President Paul Donavan.
5. Peggy B. Nelson, “The ASA classroom acoustics effort,” Acoustics Today 1, 28–32 (October 2005).
6. David Lubman, “The classroom amplification challenge to ANSI S12.60-2002,” Acoustics Today 1, 33-34 (October 2005).
7. AlanH.Marsh(privatecommunication,2006).
8. “Publication05-1oftheInternationalInstituteofNoiseControl Engineering Draft Report from I-INCE Technical Study Group 5: Global Noise Control Policy,” Noise Control Eng. J. 52(6), 250-
298 (2004).
Dr. Gerald C. Lauchle has
been employed at Penn State
University since 1968. He is
Professor of Acoustics and cur-
rently holds a joint appoint-
ment between the College of
Engineering Graduate Pro-
gram in Acoustics and the
Applied Research Laboratory.
His area of specialization is
acoustics with an emphasis on
flow-induced noise and noise
control engineering. Lauchle
has been the adviser of 17 Ph.D.
students and 23 Masters stu-
dents. He is a Fellow of the
Acoustical Society of America
(ASA), and is a Board Certified Member of the Institute of Noise Control Engineering of the USA (INCE/USA). He has been a long-time member of the ASA technical committees on noise and underwater acoustics. Within INCE/USA, he has served on the Board of Directors, has been a Technical Committee Chair, a Vice President for Technical Activities, an Executive Vice President, and President. Dr. Lauchle is an Associate Editor for both Noise Control Engineering Journal and The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. He is currently serving on a National Academy of Engineering study committee to make rec- ommendations on technology for a quieter America.
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