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ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY NEWS
Allan D. Pierce
Acoustical Society of America Publications Office West Barnstable, MA 02668
The statement was accompanied by the following explanatory note and affirmation of implementation:
Explanatory note: The Society upholds the belief that diversity enriches the field of acoustics. We are working to diversify its membership and the acoustics community in general by identifying bar- riers to implementing these goals, and are taking an active role in organizational and institutional efforts to bring about such goals. (1) We assert that all individ- uals, regardless of racial identity, ethnic background, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, or national origin, must be provided equal opportunity in the field of acoustics.
Implementation: The Society active- ly supports efforts by the acoustics com- munity to better engage the knowledge and talents of a diverse population, and to increase the viability of acoustics as a career option for all individuals.
New President and Vice-President of the Society
At the close of the Montreal meet- ing in June 2013, James H. Miller took over the reins as President of the ASA and Peter H. Dahl took over the reins as Vice President. Miller succeeded David L. Bradley, who was President during 2012-2013, and Dahl succeeded Michael R. Stinson.
Charles Schmid to retire as ASA Executive Director
At the ASA Executive Council meeting in Kansas City in October 2012, Charles Schmid announced that he wished to retire as Executive Director effective the end of 2013. Schmid began service as the Society’s first Executive Director in 1990. He received the Society’s Distinguished Service Citation at the Society’s meet- ing in Paris in the summer of 2008.
A search committee appointed by then ASA President David L. Bradley and chaired by former ASA President Mardi Hastings, and including other
Judy Dubno (l). Barbara Shinn-Cunningham (r)
Executive Council Elections
The recent elections for new offi- cers of the Executive Council of the Acoustical Society of America resulted in Judy Dubno being elected President- Elect and Barbara Shinn-Cunningham being elected Vice President-Elect. Judy Dubno was Vice-President of the Society in 2010-11 and a member of the Council in 2004-2007. Barbara Shinn-Cunningham was a member of the Council in 2010-13. The newly elected officers will begin serving terms as President and Vice-President immediately after the Providence ASA meeting in May 2014.
Newly elected members of the Council are Ann R. Bradlow and Michael V. Scanlon. They both began serving a three-year term beginning immediately after the Montreal meet- ing in June 2013.
Executive Council adopts Diversity Statement
During the ASA Executive Council meeting in Montreal in June 2013, a motion was made to adopt a diversity statement that had been suggested by the ASA's Panel on Public Policy (PoPP). The drafting of such a diversity state- ment had been initiated by the ASA's Committee on Diversity, which was chaired by Juan Arvelo. The motion passed and that statement is now the official diversity statement for the Society. The statement is as follows: The Acoustical Society of America is committed to making acoustics education, research, and practice accessible to everyone.
Charles Schmid (l). Mardi Hastings (r).
ASA former Presidents David Blackstock, William Yost, Gilles Daigle, and Jim West, has been active since the beginning of this year, and the position of a new Executive Director has been extensively advertised. It is expected that the position will be filled by the beginning of October, with an overlap of service during the last quarter of 2013 with the retiring Executive Director. The new Executive Director will fully take on the job at the begin- ning of 2014.
Advisory Committee for Acoustics Today
At the ASA Executive Council meeting in Hong Kong, in May 2012, the Council approved the appointment of an advisory committee for Acoustics Today. An earlier advisory committee had been appointed at the time the magazine was first launched, but it had been little consulted and was long dor- mant. Its listing on the masthead page of the magazine was dropped several years ago. Some of the leadership of the Society felt that a new advisory com- mittee could play an effective role in the management of the magazine, and the Editor-in-Chief was encouraged to make a motion to the Executive Council. The newly appointed Advisory Committee consisted of Brenda L. Lonsbury-Martin (Chair), Erica E. Ryherd, Juan I. Arvelo, Geoffrey F. Edelmann, and Stephen C. Thompson. The Committee has subse- quently held meetings at the recent ASA meetings in Kansas City (Winter 2012) and Montreal (Spring 2013).
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