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ASAAnnouncements
Acoustics Today regularly publishes announcements of ongoing and future activities that may be of interest to the acoustics community. Anyone having an announcement they would like to have considered for inclusion should send the relevant information via e-mail to the Editor (apopper@umd.edu), with a copy to the ASA Publications Office (maryguillemette@ acousticstoday.org). The Editor and the Publications staff will routinely rewrite or rephrase whatever is sent to make it compatible with the format of Acoustics Today.
Acoustical Society foundation
The mission of the Acoustical Society Foundation (ASF)is to support the mission of the ASA by developing financial resources for strategic initiatives and special purposes.
Many years ago, a number of dedicated and forward-looking ASA members established the Foundation in order to grow an endowment to support and enhance the goals of the Society. Starting from this base, ASA is now expanding its efforts in seeking philanthropic support to help the Society move forward to meet future challenges. Details concerning the Acoustical Society Foundation Fund can be found on the website: www.acousticalsociety.org/membership/as_foundation_fund
Funds from the Foundation serve as the basis on which the Society grants deserving student stipends, awards service acknowledgements and prizes, and develops new outreach initiatives as directed by the Executive Council. With new momentum, the Foundation plans to expand these activities and help the Society focus on the growth of our profession. Tax-deductible opportunities abound, from the check-off donations on ASA dues renewals, major donations, bequests, and life-time giving to the Pooled Income Fund.
The ASF Fund’s activities are directed by the Acoustical Society Foundation Board, chaired by Carl J. Rosenberg. The Board plans to present its goals and aspirations to the ASA membership in future issues of ASA publications. Anyone having ideas or questions they would like to share should
We are seeking articles for Acoustics Today. If you have an idea for an article that you would like to write, or the sugges- tion for an article, please contact the editor. Please do not, however, submit articles without discussions with the editor. Articles can be on any topic within the range of areas covered by ASA. Articles should generally be reviews, with perhaps a bit of emphasis on material that covers “hot areas” in acous- tics. Articles should be written so that they are of interest to, and understandable by, all members of ASA.
We welcome ideas for special issues of Acoustics Today. Special issues would include three or four articles on the same general theme and be done with a guest editor who would be respon- sible for design of the overall theme and the individual papers. If you have an idea for a special topic, and/or would like to be a guest editor on a topic, please contact the editor.
Acoustics Today Interns
Acoustics Today announces the start of Acoustics Today Interns (ATI), an opportunity for graduate students and early career acousticians (individuals within three years of their terminal degrees) who are members of ASA to serve the Society in a unique and different way, and, at the same time, gain expe- rience in publication of a major science magazine. Intern appointments will be for one year (generally starting June 1) and will be expected to devote 10-20 hours/month to their internship responsibilities.
Interns will work directly with an individual mentor in ASA on a specific project directly related to the magazine. Mentors might be the Acoustics Today editor, publications manager, IT manager, etc. The specific role of each ATI will depend on her/his interests and experience and the needs of the maga- zine. The expectation is that the interns will enhance the val- ue of the magazine by taking on specific tasks. For example, an intern may be assigned the gathering and writing of short news articles that will appear on the forthcoming Acoustics Today web site and/or in the magazine, helping Acoustics Today
send an e-mail to the Board’s Chair, asa@aip.org.
using the e-mail address
Acoustics Today Updates
Starting with 2014, we will include “Letters to the Editor” as a feature in each issue. Letters can be on any topic related to acoustics, and may be comments on material in recent issues. See the Letters Section for more information.
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