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Executive Council has recently made the point of reaffirm- ing this purpose. This is with the recognition that the ASA needs to do better at bridging the “academic” and “practical” sides of the Society. Certainly, our Standards program stands out as a prime example of our mission. The new pro- ceedings that our Editor-in-Chief, Allan Pierce, has initiat- ed, is another step towards bridging the two sides of the Society. Allan received many constructive suggestions dur- ing the Salt Lake City meeting, but he also heard some con- cern. Perhaps the loudest concern was over the issue of qual- ity—to ensure that the proceedings are up to ASA’s standards
and that the proceedings do not tarnish the reputation of the Journal. Allan is now busy incorporating the many good suggestions that were made and I am sure that the issue of quality will be adequately addressed.
As I said at the beginning, this is going to be a busy year. I will make as much progress as possible on our long- term goals, but in the end as past presidents know, I am sure that Mark Hamilton will inherit all the unfinished business and he will need to carry on with the portfolio. As always, I would welcome your suggestions and comments which can be sent to president@aip.org.
NOISE-CON 2007
Join us at Noise-Con 2007 in Reno, Nevada, in the luxurious Grand Sierra Resort and Convention Center.
Meet hundreds of other noise control engineers at our:
• Technical sessions, Monday – Wednesday, 22–24 October
A record number of abstracts have been submitted. See what your peers are doing to control noise and vibration in buildings, vehicles, personal computers, and many other systems. Take home a CD filled with useful papers on noise control engineering.
• Vendor exposition, held throughout the conference
Visit with vendors; try out the latest vibro-acoustic instrumentation, data acquisition systems, and analysis software; and learn about the many noise control solutions you can apply to your problems.
• Seminars, held Sunday, 21 October
Interested in taking the INCE Noise Control Fundamentals exam sometime soon? Take a one-day course and learn what to expect on the test. Want to reduce vibrations and noise in machinery and buildings? Choose from two one-day courses and learn how. Curious about how to use the latest vibro-acoustic software to analyze your noise control problems? Learn about ESI’s latest statistical energy analysis software and how you can couple it with finite element analysis.
• Social events
Mingle with vendors and friends at the Exposition Social on Monday evening.
Visit the famous National Automobile Museum and enjoy a reception with your colleagues on Tuesday evening.
Learn more and register online at
WWW.INCEUSA.ORG/NC07
Special rates for students
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