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mended that ASA offer this School at least every other year. Many attendees highlighted the opportunity to network with others in the field and learn about areas of acoustics outside of their primary interests. Indeed, students and instructors shared their email addresses and established communication by social media. The most common suggestion was to increase the diversity of the subject matter. A second request was for more breaks between speakers and a less structured schedule, to allow more time for discussion, questions, and interactions with peers and presenters. Attendees also pre- ferred more demonstrations and hands-on experience, even if this meant less lecture time.
Many students also expressed interest in other ASA tech- nical areas, including Acoustical Oceanography, Animal Bioacoustics, Biomedical Acoustics, Physical Acoustics, Signal Processing in Acoustics, Structural Acoustics and Vibration, and Underwater Acoustics. In keeping with the interdisciplinary acoustical theme, Living in the Acoustic Environment, these seven technical areas will be the focus of ASA School 2014, scheduled immediately prior to the ASA spring meeting in Providence, Rhode Island, 3-4 May 2014. For more details, refer to the advertisement in this issue of Acoustics Today, and upcoming announcements by email and on the ASA website (acousticalsociety.org).AT
Brigitte Schulte-Fortkamp is Professor of Psychoacoustics and Noise Effects at the Institute of Fluid Mechanics and Engineering Acoustics, Technical University of Berlin, Germany and ASA Vice President, 2011-2012.
Judy R. Dubno is a Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston and ASA President-Elect, 2013-2014. Brigitte and Judy served as co-organizers of ASA School 2012 and are currently co-organizing ASA School 2014.
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